Friday, March 9, 2012
Sandy Koufax, Hall of Famer, gives New York Mets reliever Bobby Parnell some pitching tips | NYPOST.com
How awesome would it be as a professional baseball player to hear that Sandy Koufax wanted to meet you because he heard so much about you (Zack Wheeler/Matt Harvey) or he took an interest in your pitching (Bobby Parnell) and wanted to offer some advice?
Broadcaster Rankings (TV): #10 – #1 | Fangraphs
Fangraphs ranked the broadcasters in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets' announcers Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez ranked #2, behind the legendary Vin Scully.
For the record, the YES Network announcers came in at #22, which is remarkably high for them.
For the record, the YES Network announcers came in at #22, which is remarkably high for them.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
You can't apply on Monster.com for a job as a Major League Baseball player.
Excellent and very well written blog post by Ted Berg, which starts off with:
"There’s a pitcher who’s in Mets Major League camp that’s staying at my hotel. It doesn’t seem appropriate to say his name and it doesn’t much matter for the sake of this weird and potentially off-putting post anyway, but I can say with some confidence that he’s very unlikely to make the Mets’ roster out of Spring Training.
And nearly every evening I see this guy sitting in his car in the hotel parking lot talking on the phone, and something about it makes me sad. I don’t know what he’s saying or to whom. For all I know he just spends an inordinate amount of time ordering pizza or engaging solicitors. But I assume he’s talking to his dad or his sister or his best friend or his old coach, someone or some combination of people who care about him a whole lot and want to hear about his progress and performance in Port St. Lucie."
You will be glad you read this post about the business of baseball and the individuals that play the game, which can also be written as 'individuals that work in this field'.
"There’s a pitcher who’s in Mets Major League camp that’s staying at my hotel. It doesn’t seem appropriate to say his name and it doesn’t much matter for the sake of this weird and potentially off-putting post anyway, but I can say with some confidence that he’s very unlikely to make the Mets’ roster out of Spring Training.
And nearly every evening I see this guy sitting in his car in the hotel parking lot talking on the phone, and something about it makes me sad. I don’t know what he’s saying or to whom. For all I know he just spends an inordinate amount of time ordering pizza or engaging solicitors. But I assume he’s talking to his dad or his sister or his best friend or his old coach, someone or some combination of people who care about him a whole lot and want to hear about his progress and performance in Port St. Lucie."
You will be glad you read this post about the business of baseball and the individuals that play the game, which can also be written as 'individuals that work in this field'.
Why David Wright is awesome...
Great interview by Matt Cerrone of Metsblog with David Wright on being a team leader and some other topics:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Johan Santana does more stuff
Ted Berg puts it best:
"It’s March 6, so it’s important not to get carried away. But then, it’s March 6 and Johan Santana is pitching in vaguely competitive baseball games, throwing fastballs at least in the high 80s, and looking and acting and sounding like Johan Santana.
So screw it: Get carried away. Go all Twitter on this and take it seven steps down the road. Let your imaginations run wild. It’s Johan Santana and he’s doing stuff and his arm still appears to be intact.
It’s hard to believe it’s for real, and that there won’t be speedbumps or roadblocks along the way for Santana. I get that. But as a fan, I want to roll the windows down and put the pedal to the floor until the next one arrives, since it has kind of been a while since I’ve enjoyed the thrill of the open road."
"It’s March 6, so it’s important not to get carried away. But then, it’s March 6 and Johan Santana is pitching in vaguely competitive baseball games, throwing fastballs at least in the high 80s, and looking and acting and sounding like Johan Santana.
So screw it: Get carried away. Go all Twitter on this and take it seven steps down the road. Let your imaginations run wild. It’s Johan Santana and he’s doing stuff and his arm still appears to be intact.
It’s hard to believe it’s for real, and that there won’t be speedbumps or roadblocks along the way for Santana. I get that. But as a fan, I want to roll the windows down and put the pedal to the floor until the next one arrives, since it has kind of been a while since I’ve enjoyed the thrill of the open road."
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Team Captains for the New York Mets?
The ever optimistic Rich Coutinho gives another reason to be optimistic about the 2012 New York Mets:
"Remember this Mets fans — I know you feel beat up right now and naturally your expectations have been lowered. But Johan Santana does not have low expectations and wants nothing to do with any players who possess those tendencies. He intends on being on the mound on Opening Day and plans on making his next start five days later because that is what he was made to do...To me, that is best reason Mets fans should be optimistic — Johan Santana is hell-bent on carrying this pitching staff."
Couple that with this quote from Metsblog.com today about David Wright:
"It’s worth noting that Wright did a lot of hanging with and goofing around with the younger guys, specifically [Cesar] Puello."
The Mets haven't had a real team captain since Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter (R.I.P. Kid) They had John Franco but I always felt he was too chummy with management and did more to undermine the team than to lead them. Let's face it, John Franco may have worn the 'C' on his jersey but it was Mike Piazza's team all those years.
Does it make sense to Terry Collins to anoint Johan Santana and David Wright team captains this season and let them lead the team? Or would that undermine Sandy Alderson's ability to trade them (and, more importantly, their contracts) during the season?
"Remember this Mets fans — I know you feel beat up right now and naturally your expectations have been lowered. But Johan Santana does not have low expectations and wants nothing to do with any players who possess those tendencies. He intends on being on the mound on Opening Day and plans on making his next start five days later because that is what he was made to do...To me, that is best reason Mets fans should be optimistic — Johan Santana is hell-bent on carrying this pitching staff."
Couple that with this quote from Metsblog.com today about David Wright:
"It’s worth noting that Wright did a lot of hanging with and goofing around with the younger guys, specifically [Cesar] Puello."
The Mets haven't had a real team captain since Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter (R.I.P. Kid) They had John Franco but I always felt he was too chummy with management and did more to undermine the team than to lead them. Let's face it, John Franco may have worn the 'C' on his jersey but it was Mike Piazza's team all those years.
Does it make sense to Terry Collins to anoint Johan Santana and David Wright team captains this season and let them lead the team? Or would that undermine Sandy Alderson's ability to trade them (and, more importantly, their contracts) during the season?
Torres overcomes ADHD to become elite defender - NYPOST.com
Nice column by Kevin Kernan about Andres Torres. Some nice quotes from Torres essentially describing what everyone with ADHD goes through:
"“If you find the right medication plus therapy and some professional help, you can find success like I did,’’ Torres told The Post. “I struggled for many years.’’
Torres, 34, was diagnosed with the condition in 2002 but took medication for only two or three days. “I was thinking, ‘I’m a good athlete, I don’t need to take anything,’ ’’ he explained.
Thinking that he could overcome the condition without medication was a bad decision. “The focus wasn’t there,’’ he said. “It’s not about just being hyper. You have to find focus in everything you do.’’"
"“If you find the right medication plus therapy and some professional help, you can find success like I did,’’ Torres told The Post. “I struggled for many years.’’
Torres, 34, was diagnosed with the condition in 2002 but took medication for only two or three days. “I was thinking, ‘I’m a good athlete, I don’t need to take anything,’ ’’ he explained.
Thinking that he could overcome the condition without medication was a bad decision. “The focus wasn’t there,’’ he said. “It’s not about just being hyper. You have to find focus in everything you do.’’"
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