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2009 Sandgnats Photos (101 pics)

March 12, 2010

Photos from May, 2009 of the Savannah Sandgnats, the Mets A Ball afilliate in the Sally League.
source: NYFS: NY Mets News from nyfuturestars.com

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2009 K-Mets Photos (111 pics)

March 12, 2010

Photos from June, 2009 of the Kingsport K-Mets the Mets Rookie affiliate in the Appy League.
source: NYFS: NY Mets News from nyfuturestars.com

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Pitching assignments revised (again)

March 12, 2010

The pitching assignments again have been rearranged.
Oliver Perez will start on Saturday vs. the Tigers and be followed by Hisanori Takahashi, Nelson Figueroa and likely two of three from Sean Green, Bobby Parnell and Jenrry Mejia
Johan Santana will start on Sunday at Florida. The rest remains the same – R.A. Dickey, Pedro Feliciano and (Parnell-Mejia-Green [...]

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Recap: Thyroid Specialist about Reyes on WFAN

March 12, 2010

This morning on WFAN, Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts talked to Dr. Christine Resta, a thyroid specialist, about the situation with Jose Reyes.
To listen to the full interview, go to WFAN.com.
In short, Dr. Resta said, because his thyroid levels are fast, it could make his heart rate increase, even when he is sitting still, “So, [...]

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Cora, Tejada competing as Reyes’ fill-in

March 12, 2010

Jose Reyes’ absence and the possibility that he will not play for weeks has created a legitimate spring competition between veteran Alex Cora and non-roster Ruben Tejada.
source: New York Mets News

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Rain causes cancellation of Mets’ game

March 12, 2010

The auditions for the No. 5 position in the Mets’ starting rotation go on, unaffected by the rains that caused cancellation of the team’s scheduled game against the Twins on Friday in Fort Myers, Fla. Fernando Nieve and Jon Niese are to pitch Monday.
source: New York Mets News

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Opinion: Right, Wrong and Jenrry Mejia

March 12, 2010

Jenrry Mejia is scheduled to pitch Saturday, assuming there are innings available.
In the event he doesn’t pitch Saturday, he’ll pitch Sunday.
To see the rest of new pitching schedule, check out Newsday’s David Lennon on Twitter, here.

Yesterday, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said Jerry Manuel will start Mejia in small stints, to gauge whether he should [...]

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Revised pitching assignments

March 12, 2010

Oliver Perez will follow John Maine on Saturday, after Perez’s outing Friday was rained out in Fort Myers. Hisanori Takahashi is expected to pitch third. Then, two of three pitchers from Bobby Parnell, Sean Green and Jenrry Mejia will be used in the game.
Saturday’s unused pitcher will go Sunday instead in Jupiter, in a game [...]

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Link: UMPS CARE Charities Auctioning Mets Items

March 12, 2010

Go to the above link, where you can bid on, among other things:

A New York Mets Batting Practice Experience, where the winner and three friends get to watch BP from the field and four tickets to the game.
Lunch with an Ump and tickets to that night’s Mets game.

UMPS CARE, established by MLB umpires, provides [...]

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Link: Season, GM’s Job May Ride on Arm of Oliver Perez

March 12, 2010

“In other words, if Perez puts up another stinker this season, it will probably be the final nail in the coffin of Omar Minaya’s Mets career,” explains Lou Cappetta in the above link to Bleacher Report.

source: MetsBlog.com

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UMPS CARE launches 2010 auction

March 12, 2010

The continuation of UMPS CARE’s efforts, like any charitable endeavor, relies heavily on fundraising. One of their most successful endeavors has been the UMPS CARE online auction, which returns for its second year and will begin on Friday morning, March 12 and run through March 22.
source: New York Mets News

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News: Mets and Minaya to check out Hechevarria

March 12, 2010

According to Cubans on MLB, Omar Minaya and the Mets will hold a private workout today for Cuban RHP Reinier Roibal, SS Adeiny Hechevarria, OF Jorge Padron and LHP Sergio Espinosa.
…the most intriguing player of the bunch, from what i’ve been told, is hechevarria, who is 19 years old, he is said to have tremendous range in the [...]

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