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Interesting that the only heritage night is Hispanic Heritage Night Concert , thanks Omar...

No problem Adam, I ordered it form Amazon last week.

4 for me too, Cage is a fave of mine, I enjoyed this one a lot.

Was Mookie at Shea today, he was expected along with Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Howard Johnson, Tim Teufel.

I really enjoyed this one...

Taguchi is hardly a reserve anymore, he played in 143 games for the Cards last season, no surprise that a lot of former Mets end up with Duke.

Hard to fault the previous managment on Wright, I don't recall any real outrage among fans that Wright should have made the team, I think the Mets were right on Wright.

Has anyone actually read the whole list..wow,that's a lot of movies.

Milton Bradley recalls 'Chicken Limbo' game http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060223/us_nm/retail_miltonbradley_recall_dc

The Catchers... Bannister gives it his all Fortunato is back

ah here's an informative link I just found.... http://www.sportstvproduction.com/articles/publish/article_257.shtml

Klap is in mid-season form.....truely cringe inducing stuff here...[url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY4ODQ4MTAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2]Get sick here[/url]

] Pedro to miss first round WBC BY JON HEYMAN AND DAVID LENNON STAFF CORRESPONDENTS February 23, 2006 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Pedro Martinez's lingering right big toe injury will keep him out of at least the opening-round games of the World Baseball Classic, Newsday has learned. Martinez said yesterday he is hoping to join his Dominican team for later rounds "if everything goes perfectly." "Without a doubt my country's people expect me to perform, but only if I'm healthy," Martinez told Newsday. "They know in the long run it's better to see me pitch every five days than not at all, even if it's the Classic." Mets officials met Tuesday with officials from the Dominican team and are closely monitoring the situation involving their star pitcher. They say they are putting their "trust" in Martinez to make the prudent calls. "We have full trust in Pedro," general manager Omar Minaya said. "I think he wants to play, and he's going to do everything he can to play. But he is very understanding of the bigger issues. We're confident he'll be OK as far as the season goes. He's not going to risk his career or his year for the sake of playing." Interest in Martinez's participation is high in his homeland, where he is an icon. Martinez said he would "love to play," but he understands his importance to the Mets and stressed he will not do anything to risk further injury. He has been diagnosed with cartilage damage in the toe, the same injury that hampered him late in the 2004 and '05 seasons. Martinez pointed out several steps remain before he's ready to pitch. "I'm optimistic, but I'm still trying to work my way through things," Martinez said. "Hopefully, my toe gives me the right signs. I need to work, and hopefully everything goes perfectly. If I'm not in position to help them, I don't want to mess it up." After his long-toss session on the outfield grass yesterday at Tradition Field, Martinez said his toe is "improving." He said he hopes to throw off harder ground or the front slope of the mound by the weekend. However, he also said, "I can't put a timetable on it. My body reacts differently every day." Martinez used plastic cleats for yesterday's sessions and is working his way up to his metal spikes, which have been modified by Nike to accommodate his injury. The Dominican team, a WBC favorite, plays first-round games against Venezuela March 7 and vs. Italy March 9, in Orlando. Stan Javier, general manager of the Dominican team, understands the uncertainty of the situation despite Martinez's strong desire to play. "Right now we have to wait and see how he feels," Javier said. "That's why it's so important to have the first week of spring training. He knows what he needs to do. He's been in the game a long time."

The director said he was impressed when he read a report sometime ago in which the hotel heiress said she had refused to pose nude in Playboy magazine and decided then to shortlist her. Maybe I should send him my copy of 'One Night in Paris', she is more than nude in that....... the article is quite funny, the script writers name is John Paul.

Plug away Adam, the pleasure is ours, Amazon is doing a good deal for the free shipping, your book along with Baseball Prospectus 2006 for $28:50....I just ordered that deal...can't wait to read yours.

Adam you are going to at least make a dozen sales on your book with your apperence here......just kidding of course, any special site that I should order the book from or is Amazon ok?..you don't have a site is what I mean.

Thanks Adam,I told myself I'd buy your book if you actually showed up here, good job.

]His response to my e-mail was "I hear you". Classic, so is he kinda admiting that he's full of crap and should not have written that article?

Thanks, that was a good laugh, you need a smug looking picture like Kiernan.

Padilla and Floyd, what's up with Floyd's pants? "yeah Jose I eat 10 egg-whites for breakfast" ok guys, caption this the future, Lastings Cliff you dressed you? name these three? Fred and Willie

Great questions G-Fafif, I have never taken Bondy all that seriously but I see your point, Adam I often wonder why TJ Quinn is not a regular anymore, IIRC he used to do Mets stuff quite a bit, now I only see him doing specials every few months, why is that?( that's probably not a fair question to ask you though).

Has Keppinger fallen that far down the chart with the Mets, I know he had terrible injury that ruined last season for him but he's youngish,did he play winter ball this year?

]Historically, Beltran has hit better from the 2 hole. So why not use him there?As Klapisch points out]Of course, batting Wright third effectively would crown him as the Mets' crown jewel, effectively demoting Beltran. That's probably too great of an admission for Randolph to make, and politically, a nearly impossible move for a team that has $119 million invested in the center fielder. No way Willie cares about stuff like that, right?

]There is way to much hate for the sacrifice bunt in these partsThere are certainly times when I hate it, I agree with what Yancy wrote, surely LoDuca is a better hitter than that, I think he was just talking bullshit really, trying to say the right things..watch come May he'll be swinging like Ordonez in his prime.