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This isn't a case of Sherman Lollar or Gus Triandos not making the majors because Yogi Berra was blocking them. So far, the only thing blocking Maron's progress is Maron. Later

15-10, 3.89 ERA. 35 starts. Its a good thing Legares has an acurate arm, because if Colon has to run to back up third, he might not get there in time. There, I said it. But I suspect the fat jokes will decline as the wins start to pile up. Later

If he's in 60 games, he will pitch 54 or fewer very LOOGY innings. I'm thinking more like 72 G, 60 IP. The record and ERA Ben posted look about right. Later

Resumes his prototypical backup catcher role. .220, 5, 17 in about 45 games, some as a PH. Later

Rips up PCL pitching, then gets called up late in the year to be a regular outfielder. 55 games, .278, 10 HR, 37 RBI. Later

TDA, for the fourth productive bat in the lineup. He could achieve the upside Sandy thought he had, or be very pedestrian. Later

Will be leapfrogged by Den Dekker as the first LH hitting outfielder to be brought up. If the does get his cuppa' joe, it will be a demi tasse. Later

8-7, 4.12, 135 IP, misses at least 45 days to the DL. Later

.290, 50 XBH. You know, the usual. Later

When I read words like "blew the play" or "umps suck" I immediately think of Angel Hernandez. Was he at first today? Later

Fifth starter out of Spring Training. The cutter works all year, and he has a breakout season. 30 starts, 2.96 ERA, 8.3K/IP, 1.20 WHIP. Later

8 mid year starts, 4.37 ERA. Comes up when Niese has "tightness" in his arm, then traded when Niese comes back and one of the kids gets promoted. Later

Yes, could be we're both correct. Either way, it was a shame. Later

I saw the game on tv. He grabbed his arm and walked off the mound after throwing a pitch that missed everything by a mile. I was paying attention to the game because he was famous in the minors for having great strikeout and walk numbers and this was the first time he was on tv. If he was throwing it to first, maybe that was an indication of his legendary lack of control. Or, something just snapped in the middle of his delivery. But it was closer to home than to first. Later

Where did all that scoring come from? Who got the key hits? Later

d'Kong76 wrote: Medlen walks off mound after two uncomfortable pitches ... not a good sign. I remember seeing that happen to fireballer Steve Dalkowsi in a spring training game against the MFYs. (IIRC the batter was Elston Howard). Dalkowski never pitched again. Later

Thanks for pics of all my kids. Later

Retakes centerfield after Chris Young goes on a hot streak and is traded by mid-year and Eric Young doesn't hit much. Then holds onto the job by hitting .252-6-34 with 14 outfield assists in 94 games. Later

.265- 31- 102. And fewer than 170 Ks. (less than what MFY fans are saying) Later

Its "second time around the league" time for him, and the results will not be kind. German, who had ERAs of over 4 and 5 his last long stints in AA and AAA will continue that trend (last year being the oddity) and have a Robert Carson-ish run in limited appearances. Probably something like 0-2, 6.74, 17 IP. Later

I don't see him getting more than 5 appearances for the Mets. Later

14-9, 200 IP, 3.39ERA. A whole bunch of "quality starts" that don't result in decisions because of spotty run support and shaky middle relief. Later

Deford was the editor of the old National sports weekly newspaper. He started out as a researcher, then went into writing. I liked the idea of the National, but continually got frustrated with the product. The straw that broke the back for me was during the NCAA basketball tournament. There were feature stories about two point guards who could impact the tourney, One was Gary Payton, one was a kid from UCONN(Tate George?). It was a great way for someone who had never seen them play to get to know about them. Maybe, a fan of an NBA team that needed a point guard would like to follow them. Except for one thing. In neither article did the writer tell us how tall they were, so we couldn't think about whether or not they would be a pro prospect. Shoddy writing for a sports paper. How can you fill an entire (tabloid sized) page with information about a basketball player, including a lot of statistics, and not mention his size? Twice? It was something a good editor, especially one who had been a sportswriter, should have caught. I never bought the paper again. Later

Will be pitched (and warmed up but not getting into the game) until his arm falls off, with so so success. 78G, 49IP, 50H, 19BB, 49K, 4.49ERA, WHIP ??? Later

I'm more optimistic. I see him becoming a key setup man, even spot closer by the end of the year. He has nasty stuff, and is just wild enough to keep batters loose. 51G, 62 IP, 21BB, 59 K, 3.17 ERA, 1.31WHIP. Later