Benjamin Grimm

Y la forma fuera de peligro es un doble juego por Davis.

Torres interceptado! Esto refuerza mi ambiente flop!

Uggla comete un error con dos outs permitiendo Torres para llegar en primer lugar. Conduzca a su casa, Murphy!

Me gusta el aspecto de las paredes azules.

�D�nde est� Wayne, de todos modos? �Alguna vez conseguir un nuevo trabajo?

Por lo menos estoy aprendiendo algo de espa�ol. Reconozco las palabras "Swiiiiing!" y "Fooooul!" A modo tye, yo no te culpo a la gente por hacer caso omiso de m�. Estoy seguro de que har�a lo mismo.

Segunda entrada. Sin dejar de mirar en espa�ol. Esto no pasar�a si Romney fue presidente!

Ike Davis! Me acuerdo de �l!

Murphy se duplica en el espacio!

Extra�o, o con cable ... De cualquier manera, Johan se sale de la primera entrada con una sola inofensivo.

Tal vez Gary Cohen ten�a alg�n tipo de lesi�n en la cabeza y no darse cuenta de que est� hablando en espa�ol.

�Soy la �nica de ver el juego en espa�ol?

At least the commercials are in English.

Why is my Extra Innings feed in Spanish? Dios mio!

I like the idea that the Marlins park is a modern design. Going retro was a good idea for the Orioles in 1992 but since then it's been done, and overdone, to death. I wish the Mets had been more innovative in their architecture.

The Mets have made some bizarre decisions, but when they start scheduling games for the convenience of fans in Australia, they'll have really gone over the cliff.

To meet the Mets!

East Side, West Side, everybody's coming down...

Some good stuff in that article. Here it is, for posterity: Statistical stories for 2012 By Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & Information Expectations are low for the Mets this season. Very low. Good luck trying to find someone who will pick them to finish with a winning record. Yet, there is intrigue of a statistical nature to be mined from the depths of fan despair. Here�s a look at some of the most interesting numerical storylines for 2012: Wright�s record pursuit How long will David Wright remain a Met? Well, at least long enough to break a few records. Wright already holds the Mets marks for doubles and total bases. Among the most-prominent records in Wright�s sights are ... Most RBI: Wright�s 725 are eight shy of the Mets mark held by Darryl Strawberry. Most Runs: Wright enters 2012 with 699, 36 shy of now-former Met Jose Reyes. Most Hits: No guarantee he�ll get this one, but with a full season, he should come close. Wright enters with 1,248 hits, 170 shy of Ed Kranepool�s 1,418. Did you know ... Lesser-known Mets records he could also surpass include most walks (45 shy of Strawberry), most strikeouts (63 shy of Strawberry), most sacrifice flies (five behind Kranepool) and times hit by a pitch (eight shy of Ron Hunt). How will Citi Field play? Last October, the Mets announced that there would be significant changes to Citi Field�s dimensions and outfield fence heights. The reconfigured outfield wall will be a uniform eight feet in height. The dimensions from left to right are: 335-358-385-408-398-375-330. The old measurements, although not precisely in the same spots, were: 335-371-384-408-415-378-330. Mets management did studies showing the team would have hit 81 more home runs at home in the last three seasons, and allowed only 70 more with the new dimensions. Home Runs at Citi Field 2009 to 2011 Mets Opponents 2009 49 81 2010 63 47 2011 50 58 Those who figure to be most impacted by the changes are: David Wright: Wright hit eight home runs to right-center field at Shea Stadium from 2006 to 2008, but only one to that area in the three seasons of Citi Field. Jason Bay: During the last two seasons, Bay hit 12 fly balls to left field in Citi Field that traveled an estimated 370 feet or more. Only six left the ballpark. That�s underachieving. The typical 370-foot-plus ball to left field goes out of the ballpark 80 percent of the time. Left-Handed Hitters: In their three-season history, no Mets left-handed batter has hit a home run to left field. Ike Davis and Lucas Duda should have a better chance at it now. Did you know ... The Mets have 169 road home runs over the last three seasons, second-fewest in the majors, ahead of only the Astros, at 158. Johan If nothing else, the Mets have a better-than-reasonable chance to spend at least one day this season above .500, since Johan Santana made it through spring training and will pitch on Opening Day against the Braves. The pitch to watch in Santana�s return will be the changeup. From 2004 to 2008, when Santana was in his prime with the Twins, there was no more valuable out pitch in baseball, per advanced stat measurements on Fangraphs.com. In 2009 and 2010, the pitch was still good, but nowhere near as valuable. What could be frustrating is if the Mets bullpen and bats fail to support Santana, something he was familiar with in his first three seasons. From 2008 to 2010, the Mets lost 15 starts in which Santana went at least seven innings and allowed two runs or fewer. Over those three seasons, that was the most team losses in a pitcher�s starts in the majors. Did you know ... If Santana finishes the season as an ERA-title qualifier, with a sub-three ERA, he would have three such seasons as a Met. The only Mets with at least three such seasons are Tom Seaver (9), Jerry Koosman (4), Dwight Gooden (3), Sid Fernandez (3) and Jon Matlack (3). Replacing Reyes The expectations for Ruben Tejada aren�t necessarily great, but there will be pressure on him to at least be adequate in attempting to replace Reyes. What Tejada has going for him is that he�s young (22) and improving. He finished 2011 with a .360 on-base percentage (.368 after the All-Star Break) and had the second-highest line-drive rate on the team (21.4 percent), trailing only Willie Harris. He has shown flashes of being very good on the defensive end. What�s missing from Tejada�s game is the wow factor that Reyes brought with him. In 174 major league games, Tejada has just one triple and seven stolen bases. Tejada has minimal power, though he did hit a pair of home runs this spring. His .335 slugging percentage last season was two points lower than Reyes� 2011 batting average. Reyes had four years in which he was worth at least five Wins Above Replacement in his last six seasons. A reasonable expectation would be for Tejada to be worth half as much. Did you know ... Tejada will not be the youngest Mets Opening Day shortstop. Nor was Reyes. The distinction actually falls to longtime major league coach Jose Oquendo, who started at shortstop on Opening Day for the 1984 Mets at age 20. Everybody Loves Lucas The offensive expectations for Lucas Duda seem to be high after an impressive spring training and stellar work in the latter part of 2011. Some have drawn the Dave Kingman comparison, because Duda fits the profile of the slugger who can�t catch the ball. But on the offensive side, Duda may be a little bit better. His strikeout rate last season was such that if given 550 plate appearances, he�d have had only 90 whiffs. Duda hit a respectable .219 and slugged .391 with two strikes last season, both considerably above the major league averages of .184 and .279 for non-pitchers. He only missed about once for every six two-strike swings, also better than the major league rate of about one in five. Did you know ... Duda slugged .482 as a rookie in 2011, the fourth-highest slugging percentage by a Mets rookie with at least 250 plate appearances. The three higher were by Benny Agbayani (.525), Wright (.525) and Strawberry (.512). Good luck trying to find someone who will pick them to finish with a winning record. We have a few of them around here, Mark!

Five players poised to make their Mets debuts in the coming days: Torres, Cedeno, Ramirez, Rauch, and Francisco.

I used to start getting excited for the new baseball season sometime just before Christmas, but in recent years the excitement has been coming later and later. This year was the latest ever; it didn't hit me until... this morning! I was walking the dog and Meet the Mets kept running through my head! IT'S OPENING DAY! BASEBALL IS BACK! Let's have a sing-along! I'll start... Meet the Mets, Meet the Mets Step right up and greet the Mets...

TransMonk wrote: I wish you no ill will physically, but I hope that you have your worst year ever. Yeah, I can see that. I'm over him. He's dead to me!

Phil Hartman? I thought he was dead at the present time.

What position does he play?

Andy McCullough of the Star Ledger says the negotiations are over, and all that remains to make it official is the physical. TAMPA, Fla. -- Mets starter Jon Niese has agreed to a five-year, $25.5 million extension, with team options for 2017 and 2018 that could push the total value to $46 million, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person requested anonymity because the deal was not official pending a physical.