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Speaking of tickets for sale, did anyone hear the radio ad for Yankee tickets? It says : "Tickts are now on sale for full season, partial season and individual game tickets between the bases". For what they're probably charging, they'd better be between first and second. Later

Ashie62 wrote: Is he wearing a cup or is that paper towel? Depends Later

Heath Bell - in Baseball Prospectus "The only thing is that I'm probably one of the candidates to go to Minnesota. Kerry Wood and some of the other candidates have gone down, and I'm healthy. I want to stay here, but it would be kind of cool to go up to (Twins catcher) Joe Mauer since he's on the cover of my PlayStation, and say, 'Hey, can you sign my game?'" Later

My all-time fave was Connie Nielsen, who was on a few shows of SVU while Hargitay was on maternity leave. She was in the episode in which Leslie Caron won an Emmy. They spoke French. I fell in love. She can put the cuffs on me any time. Later

I didn't know Mariano Rivera owns a house in Port St. Lucie: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/26/area-port-st-lucie-loses-power-man-shocked-power-l/ Later

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com 03/25/10 8:02 PM ET JUPITER, Fla. -- Considering he's relied upon so heavily in the Mets' bullpen, Pedro Feliciano was given a nice little break recently. Now, with about a week and a half remaining in Spring Training, he'll be used rather steadily as he aims to prepare himself for what will probably be another 80-appearance season in relief for the Amazin's. But the veteran left-hander has something else in mind. "I just want to be the setup man," Feliciano said prior to his club's game against the Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium, which resulted in a 2-1 loss. "I don't want to be the lefty specialist. ... I want to be the setup man. I want to be the eighth-inning guy, and I want to prove to the organization that I can pitch to righties like I pitch to lefties." Feliciano has been one of the key cogs in the Mets' bullpen for a while. Over the last four years, he's put up a 3.04 ERA while appearing in an average of 79 games per season. In 2008 and '09, he led the Major Leagues in games pitched with 86 and 88, respectively. And last season, he put up a 3.04 ERA with a career-best 3.28 strikeout-to-walk ratio. With hopeful setup man Kelvim Escobar starting the season on the disabled list, the eighth inning is a relative toss-up in Mets camp, one that could eventually be inhabited by Kiko Calero, Ryota Igarashi or even Jenrry Mejia -- after he's eased into the big leagues first. But Feliciano said pitching coach Dan Warthen asked him recently if he would embrace the eighth-inning role if it fell upon him. Now, he wants it. "I see [J.J.] Putz is gone, and nobody's set up as the setup man," Feliciano said. "I want to get that position. I want to win it. I'm working with the righties like I'm doing with the lefties. And I just want to leave Spring Training as the setup man." But Feliciano may be a victim of his past success. The 33-year-old southpaw has held lefties to a .214 batting average throughout his seven-year career. Other than Feliciano, the Mets don't really have a lefty who could come in and get a big out against a lefty slugger -- say, Ryan Howard or Chase Utley -- late in the game. Japanese lefty Hisanori Takahashi is a candidate for the bullpen, but he's been mostly a starter throughout his pro career. While dominating lefties, Feliciano has surrendered a .272 career batting average to righties. But after right-handed hitters pounded him for a .357 batting average in '08, they hit just .264 against him in '09. This spring, he's continued to work on implementing a cut fastball against righty hitters. If it turns out that he's not the setup man to begin the season, that's fine with Feliciano. But he wants to be a full-inning guy. "If they decide with me to be ... the seventh-inning [guy], I'll be there, whatever they want," said Feliciano, who amassed just 59 1/3 innings in his 88 appearances last year. "But I don't want to be the lefty specialist." Since taking a one-hopper off the right knee against the Marlins last Thursday, Feliciano hasn't pitched. Not because he's been hurt, but because the Mets want to save his arm as much as possible for the rigors of the season. Now, after throwing to one batter on Thursday, Feliciano is scheduled to pitch again on Friday, then get an off-day on Saturday before pitching in back-to-back days to get himself cranked up again for the season. Despite pitching for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic last year before leading the big leagues in appearances, Feliciano said his arm was never sore "at all," and Mets manager Jerry Manuel said: "He can probably go to New York right now and wait for us to get there." "Hopefully I break my record again this year," Feliciano said with a smile. And though he'll be 34 by the end of August, Feliciano believes he can keep making 80-some appearances again this season and possibly beyond. "I work so hard in the offseason that I'm not scared of pitching 90 games, I'm not scared of getting up [in the bullpen] 100 times," Feliciano said. "I'm ready, and I know that my body's ready for more and more years." Later

Ashie62 wrote: Mr.Met has genitalia? Oh my. Of course. But Mr.Yankee doesn't. Later

This thread is heading for a prominent position in the hallowed CPF archives. Later

Ahhhh. So that's why they called Pete Rose "intense". Thanks for clearing that up. But I never realized that Joe DiMaggio was Japanese. LOL! Later

Sarge Jr. has shown he still has something left in the tank this Spring. If they feel that they can trade him, it might be relatively easy, since his old team is picking up a large portion of his salary. And if they feel Figueroa isn't going to make the team (and I hope they're wrong), he and Jr. could bring back a better player then one of them alone. Later

Just heard on WFAN that he participated in the morning workout and was the fastest in the sprints. Add running to the list of tools he's checking put. Later

Ashie62 wrote: Is there any chance Carter steals the 1B job from Muffy? There's always a chance. But it may be a slim one. Manuel is giving Muffy every chance to snap out of his funk and win the job. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: They're letting him adjust his junk .... Glad to see he's working on at least one of his tools. Later

LIST A Misch Mejia Takahashi Figueroa Dessens LIST B Perez Pelfrey Nieve Santana Niese Maine Igarashi What do players on List A have in common? What do players on List B have in common? Well, if you guessed that List A is the list of Met pitchers who may be cut, i.e. not make the 25-man roster and that List B is a list of pitchers who will make the roster, you'd be half-right. List A is actually the list of pitchers that have put up an ERA below 2.00 so far this Spring, and List B is the list of pitchers who have an ERA over 5.00 so far this Spring. Keep repeating to yourself, "its only Spring Training". Later

Does Daniel Murphy still have minor league options left? If Carter keeps hitting, and with power, do you think the Mets would send Murphy down at the start of the season to "get his swing together" like they did with Evans last year? Later

There have been many years in the past when I have anxiously scanned the daily ST transaction reports, looking for a player cut by another team, who might help the Mets. This is the first time in a long while that I feel that there are players the Mets have in their minor league organization who can be better (in some cases far better) than anyone the Mets might pick up this time of year. (40th man on the roster types) Later

And don't forget, Stengel also played for the Dodgers. We now end the sarcastic portion of this post. Yes, better late than never. I like the additions. The place is more and more looking like home. Later

Five zip last I checked. Frankie Rodriguez also gave up two runs. Not a day so far to write home about. Later

metirish wrote: Scott Strickland is in the Marlins org somewhere , or was anyway. looks like he's at Spring Training http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=232994 Oops. That's what happens when you hear stuff on the radio. http://www.kentstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11400&ATCLID=605613 Easy mistake to make. Later

Heard on the radio the other night that Scott Strickland has left Georgia Tech, where he was an assistant coach, to become the new head baseball coach at Kent State. Later

Bbbbuttt, Your Honor, the punch missed and went 30 feet over her head. From the NY Post 3/16/10 HOUSTON (AP)�Former major league infielder Chuck Knoblauch has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on his common-law wife. According to court records, Knoblauch entered his plea Tuesday in exchange for deferred-adjudication probation. Successful completion of his one-year probation could mean the conviction on the assault of a family member would be expunged from the record. Knoblauch also was fined $1,000. Knoblauch�s attorney didn�t return a telephone call Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Knoblauch�s wife told police he hit her in the face and choked her at their Houston home in September. The 41-year-old Houston native played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals from 1991-2002. In 12 seasons, the 1991 American League Rookie of the Year and four-time All-Star batted .289 with 98 home runs and 615 RBI. Later