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Yeah I thought we had this discussion when he was signed , I know I resolved not to call him that.

Who is left in camp and whi is fighting for a spot in the pen? Maybe because he felt the need to talk but during the game last night Burkhart was talking up DeSalvo like he really had a shot. Tim Redding looks like a lock for long relief Redding - 2/1 Sanchez - CUT Cherry O'Day Muniz Knight Kunz - Sent down to Minor League camp Robertson De Los Santos - Sent down to Minor League camp DeSalvo Dessens Fossum Martin - INJURED Ruelas Snyder Switzer Rivera

Probably fell over a big fat pitch.

Odds on Tim Redding are now 500/1 - he seems destined for long relief , damn lucky he has all that guaranteed money I say.

Tim Redding ] It's a shame, because my side (session) the other day was lights-out, today I really don't have any answers. It's all location. In a side session are you facing hitters?

Tom Martin fractured his right wrist yesterday when he fell down a stairs. (Merged from 2009 Insults and Injuries, 3/12/2009)

Still not the answer.

I've read the article twice now and am trying to figure out if there is any acrimony between the Mets and the MTA on this , because if there was any on the part of the MTA I'm thinking that if they wanted to they could have excluded Mets from the name.

I like the Mets/Willets Point name.

Is that a girl? From Bon Klapisch ]NEWS ITEM: WBC turns heads. We have to admit: Seeing Dustin Pedroia and Derek Jeter as teammates is better eye candy than we thought. But the most interesting aspect of Venezuela�s 5-3 victory over the U.S. Wednesday night was Francisco Rodriguez�s devastating change-up, which he used to strike out Kevin Youkilis to end the game. It may K-Rod�s best pitch in 2009. �We couldn�t touch that change-up,� one Yankee veteran said recently. �For [National League] hitters that haven�t seen him before, he�ll be lights out.�

We are in for a wild ride , lots of emotion , lots of walks...34 last season in 68 innings , 77 strike outs and 54 hits....

] As far as Pudge not being good with pitchers, I think his rep with pitchers has gone up when he's hitting and down when he's not. I don't know what to believe. I agree with that. One thing I think Rodriguez could bring to the Mets is leadership, my abiding memory of the guy is his run with the Marlins in 2003. Of course leadership might go hand in hand with good hitting ect.

"Of all the dramatic things I have seen Roger Clemens standing in George Steinbrenners hot tub taking it in the ass"

Hilarious , your going to the next round for sure.

Is this something Rubin does a lot?. Newsday has these kind of chats quite often.

S has got to be our own SJR especially with a lick arse intro like that.

Good question on Kiner , unfortunately Rubin has not seen him.

Oh boy here we go with Johnny Cat fish

Could Church have been rolling his eyes because he was all messed up from the concussions?

Prismo's question was lame , who cares by then....hope Prismo is not someone form here.

I'm only watching because you submitted a question.....

Piazza responds to acne claim in article about his duties as hitting coach. Some good stuff in here , I never knew about him possibly becoming a deacon in the Catholic Church. ] Piazza makes impact as Italy's hitting coach Mark Herrmann March 11, 2009 TORONTO There is no telling where Mike Piazza will go next. Even he does not know. As New York knows and Italy is the latest to attest, wherever it is, the place will be better for it. The greatest-hitting catcher that these eyes ever have seen is in the "What's next?" phase of his life. At 40 he is going to be a father for the second time, an author for the first time. He might go into broadcasting, he might go into the pulpit. He's going to go to Cooperstown. What else is in the cards is not set. Just bet on it being good. Figure on him being as helpful for someone as he was for the Mets and, this week, for Italy's national baseball team. As their hitting coach, he helped the country achieve its biggest win ever in baseball, beating Canada, 6-2, on Canada's own artificial turf Monday in the World Baseball Classic. No matter how seriously you take this spring training tournament, you can't deny what a moment that was for the native Italian players who wanted to feel more like pros and the American pros who wanted to feel more Italian. There was the sheer joy of seeing Chris Cooper of Pittsburgh, who pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, make a name for himself. He recalled that when his grandfather came to Ellis Island from Italy in 1911, there was a snafu in spelling his surname, Cocchiariaro. Someone saw a nameplate of an official there and put that on the immigrant, just like in the movies. Of course, nobody involved with the team is a bigger name than Piazza. It turns out his role was much more than ceremonial. That comes from Chris Denorfia, an outfielder from Connecticut, who seized on good pregame advice in the cage from Piazza and went 4-for-4 with three doubles. "I'd watch out, guys, because he is a heck of a hitting coach," said Denorfia, who was on the Athletics' disabled list with Piazza two seasons ago. "Just having him in there as a future Hall of Famer in your ear ... . you can't help but absorb just his presence and his knowledge. "I'm sure you remember watching him play and seeing his power the other way. Just his presence at the plate, you knew you couldn't get some pitches by him. He's really helping me in that aspect, just feeling strong on every pitch." Piazza knows that hitting coaches don't win games. "I just sat there [Monday]," he said. But he has been around this team enough to know how much that win meant. "It's a tremendous lift for not only the kids here now but, hopefully, for the future of the game in Italy," he said "They know that if they play games and get practice and work against top-notch competition, they're going to get better. It's a win-win all the way around. They worked so hard, and to see their work pay off is satisfying." If anybody knows that tune, it's him. His work paid off in an amazing career and a good life that leaves him with options. He will help the Italian baseball federation, but doesn't want to be away from his wife, daughter and soon-to-be born baby in Florida. Television appeals to him, but he knows he will have to put in the time to meet his own standard and he would rather be with his family. He is working on a book that is scheduled to come out next spring training. "Stories about those crazy years with the Mets," he said. Piazza is proud of videos he did to promote his faith, www.championsoffaith.com, and he is serious about possibly becoming a deacon in the Catholic Church. What he might do for a new career is up in the air. For now, he still is identified with the last career, when he was one of the finest players of his era. He knows the era, knows his name comes up when people talk steroids. "How do you answer that?" he said, alluding to one of the so-called telltale signs. "I had acne since I was 12." How about a presumption of innocence? All I know is he was on the receiving end of a rage-filled, bat-throwing episode. I never saw Josh Gibson, I saw Yogi Berra at the very end. Piazza is the best offensive catcher this peanut stand ever watched. He gets my vote for the Hall of Fame. The Hall will be enriched by having him.

Reading in The News today about Sanchez getting cut was this which I found mind boggling ] Sanchez's departure leaves Ramon Castro as the most vulnerable Met, but team officials insist they're just frustrated by the catcher's lack of self-motivation and aren't looking to dump him. Teams looking for backup catching, such as the Giants, aren't interested in Castro at his $2.5 million salary It doesn't surprise me or probably anyone here to read that team officials are frustrated with him but if Castro can't be bothered then why the feck should I be?....I don't want a guy like that on the team , he can't even be motivated to be the backup , apparently he has no interest in being the full time catcher either so screw him.

No more chest hair sprouting from his open shirt.....what the hell David. I can't imagine Mike Schmidt ever got rid of that.

Mike Schmidt says David Wright might be fit for Hall of Fame BY ANTHONY MCCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 8:55 PM ] TORONTO - Mike Schmidt calls himself "a nearly 60-year-old man who's a fan of these young stars and their lives," so he's been watching David Wright closely in the week or so the two have been together with Team USA. And Schmidt, perhaps the greatest third baseman of all time, thinks Wright is not only the kind of guy "you'd want in a son," but possibly headed to Cooperstown. "I think," Schmidt said Tuesday, "you've got yourself a future Hall of Famer there on the Mets." Schmidt, who is Team USA's third-base coach, starred for the Phillies in the '70s and '80s, making 12 All-Star teams, winning three MVP awards and collecting 10 Gold Gloves. In 18 seasons, he hit 548 home runs. Who knows if Wright is on a similar career arc, but the Mets' third baseman already has an impressive resume, with 100 RBI in each of his first four full seasons. It took Schmidt seven full seasons to reach 100 RBI four times. "From a baseball standpoint, he seems way beyond his years," Schmidt said. "Hitting-wise, he's your prototypical good modern generation hitter in that he stays inside the ball. In my day, we hit around the ball - pulled the ball more. It's impressive to me he creates the production he does as a righthanded hitter, seeing a lot of righthanded pitchers, the tough relievers, the matchups he gets. "Back in our day, you'd compare him to a (Steve) Garvey or heck, even a Roberto Clemente-type hitter where he uses the whole field, hits around .300, can hit you some home runs, break up a game. He's a good solid RBI guy - what did he have last year, 128 (actually 124). I think my best year was in the low 120s (121 in 1980), so even last year he had more than I ever had." Wright is 3-for-9 in the World Baseball Classic entering tonight's game against Venezuela, which walloped Italy, 10-1, Tuesday night. The game is only for seeding purposes because Team USA has already clinched a berth in Round 2 in Miami. Schmidt also marveled at how Wright handles his celebrity status in a media-saturated age. "People might say I had an existence like that coming up in Philly, but there was nowhere near the media exposure there is today," Schmidt said. "Privacy is a hard thing to come by for these young players and I admire the way they deal with it. People would be surprised how well they handle their fame."