Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Shannon Shark is the founder of MetsPolice.com, tweets as @metspolice, is an avid fan of Lee Mazzilli and Daniel Murphy, hates black uniforms and is the author of "Send The Beer Guy" available at Amazon.com. #imwith28
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Mets sign Ronny Cedeno

In case you missed it, and I sure missed an email (I’m backed up again) the Mes signed Ronny Cedeno.

METS SIGN INFIELDER RONNY CEDENO

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 13, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced the club has signed infielder Ronny Cedeno to a one-year major league contract.

Cedeno, 28, hit .249 (103-413) with 43 runs scored, 25 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 32 RBI in 128 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011.

He made 118 starts at shortstop and ranked fourth in the National League with a career-high .978 fielding percentage last year. The 6-0, 190-pounder went 45 consecutive games (April 16-June 9) without making an error.

Cedeno batted .256 (120-468) with eight home runs and 38 RBI in 2010 with the Pirates.

The Carabobo, Venezuelan native has posted a career .246 batting average, with 97 doubles, 16 triples, 33 home runs and 196 RBI in 701 games with the Cubs, Mariners and Pirates.

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Pictures from Port St. Lucie Mets spring training ticket sales

Florida Met Fan Rich was one of the folks in-line yesterday and was kind enough to email in these shots (click on any for a bigger version).  He said 300 or so folks were in-line.

 


I got a little scared when I saw the title of the email was “Stalin renovations” but I suspect that was an iPhone correction. The Wilpons arent that bad.  Must be Stadium renovations..

Rich says, “Right field bleachers gone…..gonna be seats and Pickford area…..full access from berm to stadium!”

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Daily News article about the 1962 Mets

The Daily News decided to compare the ’62 Mets to a team that has David Wright, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy, Jason Bay and Johan Santana. which is annoying, but there’s a few fun stories about Casey in there so it’s worth reading.

He made a scheduling announcement to the team one day that went like this, Miller recalls: “There will be two buses to the park from the hotel. The two o’clock bus is for those who need a little extra work and then there will be an empty bus leaving at five o’clock.”

via If you think today’s NY Mets are bad, then you must not remember the 1962 squad of Casey Stengal, Richie Ashburn and Marv Throneberry – NY Daily News.