Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
by Frank Franklin II - AP View full size photo » Note: I have enjoyed making small tributes/eulogies for various Mets when they leave - Marlon Anderson , Ramon Castro and Billy Wagner are some examples. Carlos Delgado filed for free agency and it seems unlikely, but not totally out of the question, that he will return to the Mets for a variety of reasons. What better way to "eulogize"...
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Thoughtful Sabrina from NewsChannel13 waits for the cue... Channels 6 and 10 reporters setting up for their shots... Lights, camera, action::: Betcha didn't know they could be so close in proximity when filing stories! The always playful Mayor Jerry Jennings working his way through the crowd... Red Rules! It's Marlon Anderson! Earlier in the evening: Nathan Lebron at his downtown Albany GOP Campaign...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Like everybody else, I am extremely excited that the Dodgers are returning to the postseason. However, there are still decisions to be made between now and the first game, mainly setting the playoff roster. I obviously don't have any control over the matter, but what I can do is give my two cents on the topic. Starting Lineup C-Russell Martin 1B-James Loney 2B-Orlando Hudson 3B-Casey Blake SS-Rafael...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
The Mets are likely to re-sign Alex Cora as their backup infielder for 2010, according to Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News. Cora, 34 in October, hit .251/.320/.310 in 308 plate appearances for the Mets this year. The Scott Boras client earned $2MM for his efforts. MetsBlog's Matthew Cerrone appreciates Cora's intangibles, but would hate to see GM Omar Minaya overpay him with a two-year deal (see...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
In a recap of last night's game, Adam Rubin inserted a couple blurbs about the Mets ' backup middle infield situation next season: [Anderson] Hernandez has demonstrated he doesn’t have the aptitude to play shortstop at the major-league level—even if he could handle second base. This is true. Hernandez has looked terrible at shortstop and the numbers back it up: -16.1 UZR/150 and -18 plus-minus/150...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Just curious, but for all the fans out there who want to "ride the hot hand", would you be in favor of yanking Kershaw from the postseason rotation if he gets shelled today? After all, if he gets hit hard, he might be rusty due to the time he missed. Can't have that in the playoffs, right? As for me, I think you all know how I feel about that idea, so i'll just leave it be. I do have another...
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Ronnie Belliard at the plate on Saturday. AP Photo/Chris Carlson The Dodgers surely have a luxury item in infielder Ronnie Belliard. When he was traded by the Washington Nati(o)nals on August 30, I immediately thought he was this year’s Julio Lugo: an average player with experience but not much else. At Washington this season he had a .246 batting average and an OPS+ of 75 (100 being an average...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Wilson Valdez is my favorite 2009 Met. Good week for The Spill: 2009 Mets Anagrams - Omar Minaya = I Many Aroma. Pedro Feliciano = A Periodic Felon. Marlon Anderson = Loner Or Sandman. Big Game Redding - Redding failed to live up to his moniker yesterday, pitching well against the lowly Nationals . Effective pitching is only useful vs. good teams, everyone knows that! Appreciating Javier Vazquez -...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Ronnie Belliard's grand slam in the bottom of the first inning removed all doubt as to the winner of today's game. Browse more photos » The Dodgers got one of their most satisfying wins of the season, bombing Brad Penny and the Giants 12-1 at Dodger Stadium on national television. Penny, who didn't make any friends during his final days in Los Angeles...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Inspired by this post at Gas Lamp Ball ( ed note: "inspired by" is just a nice way of saying "stolen from" ), and with a lot of help from the Internet Anagram Server , I managed to kill quite a bit of time this weekend. I plugged all of the 2009 Mets into the old anagram machine and here are the results. Feel free to try it yourself and post any other good ones in the comments....
We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The date 9/11 will always cause flashbacks to that horrific event in American history in the year 2001. Most of you probably remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard about the first plane striking the Twin Towers. The world came to a complete standstill that day as we watched the drama unfold. Baseball was at the forefront of bringing our great country back some form of...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
by David Zalubowski - AP Has Jason Giambi been a good acquisition so far for the Rockies? Yes, yes he has been. View full size photo uploaded September 7, 2009 With all the hype surrounding the non-waiver trading deadline of July 31, there have been some moves made after that date that have been useful, at least in the early returns, for the top three teams in the National League West. Here is a look...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Mike Fontenot has proven this year that he’s only a back-up/defensive replacement. Aaron Miles isn’t good at baseball and hopefully the Cubs will eat his salary next year and let him go. Jeff Baker has been hitting the ball really well since joining the Cubs. With the Cubs, Baker is hitting .297/.384/.513 with 10 double and 3 home runs in 125 plate appearances. That’s an excellent...
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
I just finished compiling my notes on the Albany Mayoral Debate held earlier this evening at the main branch of the Albany Public Library. You can go to my twitter site , scroll down (and then scroll down some more) to back-read through all my tweets about the debate. I observed that we have apples vs. oranges. Jennings and Ellis are like that. Good ideas, different approaches. It seemed like the event...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP Ronnie Belliard is now a Dodger Browse more photos » The Dodgers have acquired Ronnie Belliard from the Nationals , presumably to be another veteran pinch-hitter off the bench for the stretch run and playoffs. Chico Harlan of The Washington Post reports the Dodgers are sending Low Class A pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later to Washington....
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