By: Media Goon
According to Kevin Burkhardt’s twitter account
Rod Barajas was claimed by the LA Dodgers.
Jesus Feliciano will be taking Barajas’ spot on the roster.
Mushnick puts Piazza on the suspect list
From Phil Mushnick’s column today:
By the way, that 2000 World Series episode, when Roger Clemens, illogically enraged, threw a piece of Mike Piazza’s splintered bat back toward him, is it now safe to assume what was long presumed — that Clemens’ rage was drug-aided?
Meantime, why does Piazza remain unwilling to answer questions about his widely suspected power-producing drug use?
Interesting to see that in print.
I keep a list of players in my head that are my own “I won’t be shocked list” and as I have said in the past there is at least one notable Met on it.
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We’ll be doing the podcast tonight at 6:30
Mets lineup for Sunday
The Chris Carter era has ended.
Sunday, August 22
@ Pittsburgh
Jose Reyes – SS
Angel Pagan – LF
Carlos Beltran – CF
David Wright – 3B
Jeff Francoeur – RF
Ike Davis – 1B
Henry Blanco – C
Ruben Tejada – 2B
Johan Santana – LHP
Link: The Business Mess of the Mets
This is from a few days ago but it’s pretty darn strong:
What puzzles me most is the fact that the Mets are not shy to spend money and they are not necessarily risk averse. However, when it comes to the single place where a baseball team can extract the most value over the long run, the Mets barely qualify as bit players. The amount they have spent on the draft is absolutely pathetic and is manifested on the team’s roster in two ways. First, the Mets have very little young talent with high upside to call up in order to round out the team’s pitching staff, bullpen and bench. Instead we end up with a cast of Coras, Easleys and Valentins. Only this year has the team been able to call up some young players with upside (see: Davis, Ike).
Second, and perhaps most importantly, the Mets lack the tools necessary to make trades that will improve the Major League roster. The team had the chips to make a deal for Cliff Lee; however, the lack of depth made such a trade nearly impossible. Were the Mets to trade for Lee there simply would be nothing left for a rental. Meanwhile, the Yankees took a legitimate stab, and the Texas Rangers won out, because both teams possess a stash of young, nearly Major League ready prospects.
Kiner’s Korner to be on SNY’s website
John sent me a note clarifying that Kiner’s Korner will be on-line only.
The NY Times wrote about it:
During their move to Citi Field from Shea before the 2009 season, the Mets gave SNY a box of unlabeled videotapes. Some of them were the “Korners,†and others were team marketing films made from 1962 to 1988, which the network turned into the “Mets Yearbooks†series that has been running since last year.
