Lefty Specialist

Alexa is cute as a button Isn't she though? Certainly cuter in a bikini than Steve Gelbs.

Well, I hope she got a pretty penny because filing these kind of suits often make it hard to find employment thereafter.

Frayed Knot wrote: I suspect one of the Plawecki/d'Arnaud duo gets dealt at some point in the future - although probably not this year. This. They're concerned about TDA's injury history and concussions. I don't think they let K'Pla! go so easily. He'll come up in June/July, replace Dreamyface, and hit okay in a backup role- .260/3/25.

This team's pretty set bench-wise, so I don't think Puello has a chance unless he hits .500 the rest of ST with 6 HR's (or if there's an outfield injury or two). They'll try to send him down and he'll get snagged by another team. He'd have to dislodge one of the following: Campbell Tejada Mayberry Nieuwenhuis Recker Don't see it happening. It'd be a shame to lose him, but it'll be hard to keep him.

I predict that tomorrow at 7 AM, he'll be the Morning-After Pill.

This probably falls into the BIG Mets-Loving Shots category..... Aforementioned Jerry Jones snuggler also a Terry Collins snuggler. Fred is probably pissed he'll have to get the bench repaired afterwards...... Kristie Ackert ?@Ackert_NYDN Dan Warthen, Terry Collins chatting up Chris Christie. #Mets

His good looks are no defense against an onrushing Kevin Plawecki. 2/15/.200 until July, at which time he takes his act on the road to Vegas.

Golly, Jeff Wilpon is already going to court in his crusade against unwed mothers. What more do these people want?

Unfortunately for America, MLB has decided to lend itself to suppression of religious freedom, freedom of speech, and (perhaps unwittingly) of the family, while promoting the acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. The phrase �as American as Mom, baseball, and apple pie� is going to lose a lot of its meaning for many Americans. Thank heavens we can at least still agree on apple pie. Mmmmm....pie. Boy, I blamed Bud Selig for a lot of things, but suppression (perhaps unwittingly) of the family wasn't one of them. Get these people some brown bags to breathe into. They deal with gay people every day and are probably too dense to know it. Or is reason also now banned by the Mets? Well, obviously DG hasn't been watching the Mets for the past few years....

Thor 2 2/3, 1 hit, no runs, 5 K's. Raises his trade value significantly.

Ruh-ro. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Josh Edgin is headed for an MRI on Tuesday for elbow "discomfort," an alarming development for a club with little safety net in that lefty relief role. "It's elbow. It's everything. Arm. It's discomfort," Edgin said. Edgin's fastball velocity sagged during last year's spring training and he failed to make the Opening Day roster. Now, Edgin has similar issues with his fastball velocity. He gave up consecutive-run scoring triples to lefty batters in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Miami Marlins while registering a modest 88 to 91 mph with his fastball. However, pitching coach Dan Warthen on Tuesday told ESPNNewYork.com that last year's issue is different from the current one. A year ago, "we felt like he was out of shape," Warthen said. Warthen said the Mets will back Edgin off pitching in games for an undetermined period. Edgin said the entire forearm is uncomfortable. Edgin consistently was missing the strike zone, mostly to his arm side, on Monday. The Mets' other lefty relief candidates include Rule 5 pick Sean Gilmartin, Scott Rice, Dario Alvarez and Jack Leathersich. The Mets have Darin Gorski and former Tiger/Marlin Duane Below in minor-league camp.

F'n Freddie Freeman. Warming up for the season, no doubt. I'd like to think he'll be pitched around a lot this year.

Frayed Knot wrote: Fman99 wrote: It'd be great if the guy, when he finally catches the piggy bank head guy, drops him to the lawn and has intercourse with him. IOW 'porks' him, so to speak. One word. Deliverance.

Not so sure that kicking your ass until you beg for mercy is the best way to train. Barwis seems to have his eyes on bigger things and the Mets are just a stepping stone in his empire-building. And I thought David was supposed to be dialing back on the workouts a bit. Seems like he isn't.

Buying one of these is on my bucket list.

I get the feeling that win, lose, or 81-81, this is Terry's last season. But short of a calamitous start, he'll keep his job the whole year.

Oof. Hope Wheeler was working on a pitch or something.

225 PA, 6 HR, 28 RBI, .255. Plus 5 mentions by Gary of how he gained over 250 yards in his high school state championship game.

Tears it up down on the farm but won't be up until June 2016.

Does not reclaim the closer's spot, despite what Terry says. He'll have a good year but not a great one, pitching the 7th/8th mostly and generally not on back-to-back days. 45 appearances, 2-2, 3.25, 3 saves. Lots of holds.

That was a stop/start kind of thing. Wilmer is no gazelle, but that was just an awkward moment on his part.

As for the other rookie, Cliff Floyd, he seemed to be pressing for stuff to say in the color role. Gary was helping him out, but there's only so many times you can ask about his gruesome injury. I think he'll be okay in small doses. Three hours was a bit much for him.

Too many off days at the beginning of the season (planned and weather-induced) to go with a 6-man. Plus, you're throwing 5 other guys out of rhythm. Don't like it.

Ron Darling doing the play-by-play. He's no Gary Cohen, but nobody is. Started a little rough but got smoother as the game wore on. He's better at describing the action than he is reading the promos. Certainly helped that he had Keith with him. The only down side is that if he's too good at this we're going to lose him to somebody else some day. And Steve Gelbs is annoying. He hasn't improved from last year, unfortunately.

He'll have a very good year, but you won't see him on the Mets until June 2016.