R.A. Dickey is easily becoming my favorite METS player. Here is what he thought about what firefighters have to go through.
Mets Train with FDNY
The FDNY invited the Mets to their training facility on Randall’s Island today. Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano was there to meet R.A. Dickey, Mike Pelfrey, Bobby Parnell, Dillon Gee, and Jeff Wilpon.
The players and Jeff Wilpon did such training as extinguishing a room, being lowered from a roof with safety line, and extinguish a car fire.
Then after all the training the Mets players met with some of the fire fighters that were training and gave out autographs to them.
Mike Pelfrey at Citi Field (Video)
Hello there fellow Mets fans. Shannon is always complaining that I need to step my game up with our “media” content for Mets Police (even though I give him stuff he sits on). In response to that, I spent my whole day editing videos that I shot from the Citi Kids at Citi Field event.
I already posted video of Jose Reyes answering questions from our fellow bloggers.
So here is Mike Pelfrey answering the bloggers questions. This part 1. I tried my best with the audio guys.
Citi Kids at Citi Field
Today the Mets and Citi launched the thrid annual Citi Field Kids with a behind the scenes tour led by Mets players. Twenty-five kids from the Sunnyside Community Services after school sports program.
The kids got to get signed baseballs, ask questions, and meet the players.
The players that gave the kids the tour were R.A. Dickey, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, Bobby Parnell, Mike Pelfrey, Dillon Gee, and manager Terry Collins. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun and were really excited to be there.
Citi Field kids provides NYC students with a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience,combining baseball and education before six baseball games each season. It is conducted with the cooperation of the Mets, Citi, The Jackie Robinson Foundation, and The Neighborhood Houses Of NY.
More pics after the jump.
Mets Sign Willie Harris
This just came in from the Mets.
METS SIGN OUTFIELDER WILLIE HARRIS
FLUSHING, N.Y., January 17, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced that they have signed outfielder Willie Harris, who has hit 30 home runs over the last three seasons, to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league Spring Training.
Harris, 32, hit 10 home runs, six doubles, two triples, with 32 RBI while batting .183 (41-224) in 132 games for the Washington Nationals in 2010. He played all three outfield positions as well as third base last season.
The 5-9, 190-pounder collected 18 doubles, six triples, seven home runs with 27 RBI in 137 games with the Nationals in 2009. Harris’ best season came in 2008 when he established career highs in home runs (13), RBI (43) and games (140) with Washington.
He has a career .239 (516-2157) batting average with 85 doubles, 24 triples, 37 home runs, 101 stolen bases and 187 RBI in 895 games with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Nationals.
Harris had a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning and scored the only run in Chicago’s 2005 World Series clinching Game Four 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros.
Harris is also one of three natives of Cairo, GA to play in the major leagues, joining his nephew Earnest Riles and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.
