Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran will see their first spring training action against the Red Sox this afternoon. The game will be at Tradition Field in PSL, airing on SNY at 1:00pm. Mets fans will be happy to see two big pieces of the Mets line-up finally take the field this spring, but there are of course still causes for concern on the part of Delgado.

There was a playoff intense hockey game played at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. Somewhere along the way, someone forget to tell the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins that the new NHL is all about wide-open play...

It's 3:49 PM EST on a rainy Saturday afternoon in NY and I'm watching the Mets playing the Marlins on CW11 live from Port St. Lucie, Florida. Got to see Pelfey throw a couple of good innings and get smacked around in another. Saw Damion Easley and Endy Chavez take a few hacks and more importantly, make it to first base without noticeably limping...

After being beaten in a shootout on Tuesday night by the bad guys from Long Island, the hottest team in the East came into Nassau Coliseum, took the life out of the building early, leaned on Henrik the King to save their butts in the 2nd period, and smothered the Islanders in the 3rd.

Of the projected Opening Day starting line-up, the Mets are now down to 2 starters out of a possible eight. I refuse to mention either of the two remaining healthy players as I might be the cause of a jinx from 1218.04 miles away.

Its four last at-bat wins in a row for the Mets down in Port St. Lucie. Happy days, happy days. Monday's win was fueled by the strong effort of John Maine and the smoking-hot Angel Pagan.

With a loud buzzing crowd roaring in anticipation, the Rangers took it to the Islanders in the first half of period one. The line of Jagr, Avery and Dubinsky spent an eternity in the Isle zone, but Dubielewicz and the crossbar behind him was able to stop everything the Blueshirts threw at him...

One week in and my emotions have been as high as Willie Callazo's spring ERA and as low as Delgado's impinged hip. From Johan's debut to Marlon's Anderson arriving at Church a day early, I'm already dying for the season to start.

A great source of hockey information that you won't find anywhere else is The Hockey Rodent. The Hockey Rodent's owner/writer is not only a diehard Ranger fan, but IMHO, also has a very original way of looking at hockey...

Baseball isn't the only thing the Mets are training for this spring. Looks like they're in mid-season form as far as injuries are concerned. Already they have the following players sidelined for one reason or another...

Is there such a thing as a "must win" in spring training? After the Mets got pounded 7-0 by the Juan-gone juiced(?) Cardinals yesterday and with organizational savior Johan Santana making his Mets debut on the hill, the argument could be made that this is in fact, a must win for the Metropolitans.

...veteran forward Brendan Shanahan had the oh-so-sweet answer, roofing a perfect cross-ice feed from rookie Nigel Dawes at 12:32 of the 3rd, effectively putting the game away to secure their 3rd win in a row.

Scott Spezio, had an arrest warrant issued yesterday, won't be making the trip.

It's offical. Shawn Green has retired. Thanks for a good 1 1/2 seasons Shawn, we hardly knew ye...

...the winter seems to have lasted forever around here in the NY/LI area. In fact, we just received our first serious snowfall of the season 3 days ago. This past winter's weather has closely followed the outlook of the diehard Mets fan; cold, bleak and unforgiving.