What I want to see at Citi Field

Everyone is touting the new food that will be available at Citi Field next season, but there is one item not on the menu that I'd like to see...It's called a "Bacon Explosion." It combines two pounds of bacon and two pounds of sausage. Roll it, paint it with BBQ sauce, grill it and eat it.

The NY Times:

He bought about $20 worth of bacon and Italian sausage from a local meat market. As it lay on the counter, he thought of weaving strips of raw bacon into a mat. The two spackled the bacon mat with a layer of sausage, covered that with a crunchy layer of cooked bacon, and rolled it up tight.

I want one...very badly.

Found the mysterious Roberto...sort of

Back on Jan. 20, I linked to this article from The Million Dollar Arm blog. It chronicles the journey of Rinku and Danesh, two Indian "pitchers" who won a reality show and have since signed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Last time, I quoted the blog when they said "Dinesh and I going Wedding festival Roberto. Roberto our catcher training. He sign contract Mets."

I posted a comment asking who this "Roberto" was, since after looking through the entire organizational roster, I came up empty.

They finally got back to me, via another comment. This person is...Roberto Persona.

I finally found him. (Thanks, Google!)

A catcher at UC Irivine (Go Anteaters!), has signed with the Mets in some shape or form. According to the admin of the blog, he'll start with an A-league team. Which one, I'm not sure.

Keep an eye out for Roberto Persona, he's already caught Rinku and Danesh. Who knows what's next!?

And here's the reason I stopped being a business major

Terms like these are why I'd rather write all day than do one math problem:

The New York Mets completed financing for Citi Field on Wednesday by selling $82.28 million in tax-free 37-year bonds at what Citigroup said was an average interest rate of 6.45 percent.

The bonds from Queens Ballpark Co. were rated Baa3 by Moody’s and BBB by Standard and Poors. Three years ago, the Mets sold $613 million in 40-year notes at a last yield of 4.57 percent.

...Right...

Well, as long as it's paid for. How long until April 3?

Aaron Heilman is a stand up guy

For all the Aaron Heilman took while pitching for the Mets, he still had the kindness to do something like this.

From Steve Popper, relaying info from the BBWAA awards dinner:

On Page 39 among a few ads for David Wright winning the Joan Payson Award for charity work, Aaron took out an ad that read:

An Appreciation

Playing at Shea
before you folks
was an experience
I always will savor

Thank you for support

-- Aaron Heilman

Congratulations to all award winners this evening

Almost makes you feel bad for booing him every single day.

Also, while we're on the topic of Heilman, he's on the move again. He's the newest member of the Chicago Cubs.

Want to work for the Mets?

Well, have I got the job for you!

Loading Dock Supervisor - New York Mets (Flushing, NY)

SUMMARY:

The Loading Dock Supervisor is the primary individual responsible for all incoming and outgoing deliveries. This person will be the liaison to all departments with regards to incoming deliveries. They will oversee the mail operation as well. They will be responsible for all operations at the loading dock including, dispersing of material once it is offloaded, contacting the recipient, ensuring proper storing and/or breakdown of such items.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee incoming and outgoing packages.
  
• Operation of mail operated X-ray machine.
  
• Track deliveries and maintain log of both incoming and outgoing deliveries.
  
• Compliance with MLB guidelines in regards to logging of all Clubhouse packages.
  
• Mailroom coverage when needed.

You also have to be able to lift up to 25 lbs. The Mets don't hire weaklings.

Sorry, you won't be assistant to the GM. Or Mr. Met.

If you're interested, apply here.

Zeno's Paradox: Signing Oliver Perez

If you're unfamiliar with Zeno's Paradoxes, one of them states that, "Before a moving object can travel a certain distance, it must travel half that distance. Before it can travel half the distance it must travel 1/4 the distance, etc. This sequence goes on forever."

That's how it seems the Mets are progressing with Oliver Perez.

Every time I hear a rumor, the Mets are "getting closer" or are "a bit closer" or "almost there."

With the market thinning, now with Jon Garland and Andy Pettitte off the market, it leaves really only Perez and Ben Sheets as viable options for the Mets.

They need a No. 2 or 3 starter, and though neither are a perfect fit, the Mets cannot enter the season and expect their current rotation to compete.

Sick of Manny

Look, Manny is a great player. He's a schlub in the clubhouse. He wants a lot of money, over a long period of time.

He wants this...He wants that...He'd be a good fit... I'm sick of it. I've had it up to here with all the Manny Ramirez and Mets rumors.

Mets Tailgate said it best:

If I read one more post by a Mets blogger about Manny Ramirez I'm going to scream.

Bingo. Enough speculation, enough projection. If they sign him, great. If not, well...too bad.

The team needs pitching more than it needs another left fielder. I give up.

The economy is struggling -- except if you're a Mets fan

It seems baseball will always be an "escape."

The Mets have announced they have already sold around 25,000 seats per game, for the entire season of home games, according to the Associated Press. The team has also sold all 49 luxury boxes, save for two they save for single game purchases.

If anyone has a box, want to invite me?

Link: Janish, part two

Here is the second part of the interview with Joe Janish of Mets Today, posted by Mike Steffanos of Mike's Mets

Mets add two pitchers

The Mets have announced the signings of two pitchers that will be joining them in spring training. No, they're names are not Sheets or Perez.

Righty Kyle Snyder and lefty Jon Switzer were brought on board, likely to serve as bullpen fodder at triple-A. Both ex-Red Sox, they've seen significant time in the minor leagues last season, and will look for a hot spring to possibly land them on a major league roster.

If not, I'm sure we'll see one, or both, at some time due to injuries.

Anthony DiComo also lists all the non-roster invites for spring training.

They are:
Nelson Figueroa, Michael Antonini, Dillon Gee and Tobi Stoner, left-handed pitchers Adam Bostick, Casey Fossum and Tom Martin, catchers Rene Rivera, Omir Santos and Josh Thole, infielders Andy Green, Michel Abreu and Jose Coronado, and outfielder Fernando Martinez.

18 days! 18 days!