Here is the Mets 2010 promotional video…
What do you think?
(I’ll be in NYC all day. Hopefully I don’t freeze!)
1/8/10
Mets claim Jay Marshall off waivers
According to various reports, the Mets have claimed Jay Marshall, a lefthand pitcher, off waivers from Oakland. As you can tell by this photo, Marshall is a sidearm pitcher, dropping his arm below his shoulder. See other photos here.
Marshall, 26, went 0-2 in 7 1-3 innings last season with Oakland. He posted a 14.73 ERA and 1.773 WHIP. He struck out one, walked none and surrendered one home run.
In 50 2-3 innings in Triple-A last season, he posted a 3.20 ERA and 1.342 WHIP. He struck out 30 and walked 15.
Enjoy Buffalo, Jay.
Also, he has a beard.
Awesome, but will he 2009 Met of the Year: Final Four
The Final Four is set for the 2009 Met of the Year.
Two one-seeds and two six-seeds. A starting pitcher, the ace of the staff. The third baseman, the face of the franchise. And two center fielders, one, a backup who filled in during an injury plagued season and the other, the All-Star who missed half the year due to a bone bruise.
David Wright will take on Carlos Beltran
and
Johan Santana will take on Angel Pagan.
Voting resumes on Monday.
1/7/10
Roberto Alomar denied from HOF [Video]
Here is Ken Davidoff’s story (paid).
And here is a story from Stalking Steve Phillips, who was also at Alomar’s home.
Met of the Year voting: Castillo vs Pagan
Yesterday’s winner: Johan Santana with 74 percent of the vote.
He will take on the winner of today’s matchup.
1/6/10
Guessing the 2010 Mets Opening Day lineup
This post, in no way, is what I want the Mets to do. This is, rather, a guess as to what they will do and what the lineup will look like on opening day.
Jose Reyes
- Luis Castillo
- Carlos Beltran
- Jason Bay
- David Wright
- Daniel Murphy
- Jeff Francoeur
- Bengie Molina
- Johan Santana
What do you think the Opening Day lineup will look on April 5 at Citi Field?
Link: Sherman’s notes on the Bay signing
NY Post: Notes, thoughts on Mets signing of Bay
I suggest you read through these. Some of them make me shake my head. Not that I didn’t think they were true, but that they’re already creating a fallback if this (or many other things) fails.
Why say these out loud, to a reporter? I don’t get it.
(Hat tip to Will Davidian for the link)
2009 Met of the Year: Black Bracket voting
Voting ends tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Yesterday’s winner: With 57 percent of the vote, six-seed Carlos Beltran advances to the Final Four.
Beltran and David Wright (1) will face off in the Seaver Division Final Four.
1/5/10
Quotes from the Jason Bay press conference
Jason Bay
- "Thank you to Jeff and Omar and everyone else that made this possible."
- "I'm grateful and honored to be here."
- "I offer a fresh perspective as a little bit of an outsider."
- "The Mets wanted me more."
- "The money's nice, don't get me wrong. ... You still have to make a decision ... New York: It was the perfect fit for everything."
- "Where you come up with Beirut, I don't know."
- "Can somebody ask Omar a question?" (jokingly)
- "I actually never hurt my shoulder. That thing took on a life of it's own. I had surgery in 2003 and it's been great ever since."
- "I can play in the playoffs, I can play in this market."
- "I'm expected to drive in runs. There's a lot of ways to do that."
- "I don't consider myself a home run hitter, I pride myself on trying to drive in runs."
Omar Minaya
- "We ask the fans to be patient."
- "Jason Bay, when it's all said and done, does a lot of fundamental things right."
- "I do anticipate Luis Castillo being our second baseman."
- "2009 is over, 2010, for me, for all of us, we're looking forward to having a great year."
Jeff Wilpon
- "Omar had a plan and wanted to get a power hitting outfielder. We looked at the spray charts and everything."
- "We have to do what's best for the organization long term. ... We had a deal done Christmas Eve."
- "Speed is not going to win this winter."
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