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?
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MEDICAL UPDATE ON JOSE REYES The Mets today announced that shortstop Jose Reyes will undergo surgery to clean up scar tissue around the accessory hamstring tendon behind the right knee (semi tendinosis tendon).
Schwei By The Numbers
Closing Out At Citi The 2009 season comes to an end for the Mets this week with three games against the Nationals in Washington and three vs. the Astros at Citi Field.
First at Third David Wright begins this week with 832 games played at third base for the Mets, just four away from playing the most ever by a Mets' third baseman.
Tracking the Long Ball 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:
Rosey Outlook
Like It Was Yesterday 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.
Passion Play Well, I think I've finally figured out what makes the regular season Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees so special.
Interleague Play Is For The Birds 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.
Wayne's World
Turning Losing Into Winning 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".
Are Instincts Becoming Extinct? 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.
The Dreamer Dreams are things that people cling to. It makes you want to dare to be something more than what you are.
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