New York, NY (WFAN) -- 1. Jimmy - NYC - Do you enjoy teaching the younger pitchers on the team? Pedro Martinez once said that he didn't feel comfortable talking about such things unless the other person asked him first. How do you feel?
2. Carlos - Houston, TX (originally from Elmhurst) - What are your thoughts on the pitch count? Do you wish that Jerry Manuel would let you pitch more complete games?
3. Michael - Middlesex, NJ - What has it been like to pitch in Citi Field? It seems like a great pitcher's park. Do you enjoy pitching there?
4. Rob - Jackson, NJ - What aspect of your change up do you think is most importand - grip, arm speed or location?
5. Louis - New Haven, CT - Is playing in New York what you expected when you signed with the Mets?
It would be nice if every now and then the Mets and their players could get their stories straight. Actually, in this case, the Mets are really not at fault, it just would behoove them to be on the same page as their injured players.
It looks like Jose Reyes will be spending a few more days in New York. Reyes – as expected – was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid on Tuesday, but will remain in N.Y.C. to undergo further blood tests. Reyes, however, tells a different story.
Sundays are usually quiet ones at Mets camp, and this one was no exception. So as we wait on Oliver Perez’ spring training debut vs. the Nationals, let’s look back at Saturday’s pounding of the Nats in Viera. It was a coming out party for Fernando Martinez, the oft-injured outfielder who just wants to stay healthy and stay on the field.
Anderson Hernandez hit the 6,000th home run in Mets' history in the first game of the day-night doubleheader in Philadelphia this past Sunday. Here are some of the other all-time milestone homers for the Mets:
Permit me this indulgence as I begin the post All Star break period. The tiny bit of vacation that I had adjacent to the break allowed for a brief vacation, and at my wife's behest we spent a few days in London.
Sitting here in a dank, bleak hotel room in Baltimore, watching the rain come down, makes me wonder just exactly why it is that we're here. That's WE, as in the entire Mets traveling party, not just me.
In an interview, I once asked Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck what sport was his favorite to broadcast? Without any hesitiation he replied, " winning baseball". I asked the inevitable follow up question, which sport is your least favorite? Jack answered, " losing baseball".
Baseball isn't just about the games being played, scrutinized, argued, and judged.. It's about the people who play it. I learned a long time ago that criticism is as common an element to the game as a bat and a ball.
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