Adderall has become a popular drug for athletes trying to gain an edge | The Seattle Times

In light of Philadelphia Phillies' Catcher Carlos Ruiz getting a 25-game suspension for testing positive for Adderall without a therapeutic waiver from Major League Baseball, The Seattle Times has an article about the prevalence of Adderall in professional sports as a Performance Enhancing Drug (PED).

Considering there was a shortage of Adderall last year, impacting many people legitimately taking the medicine under a doctor's supervision, it's despicable players are taking it illegally and depleting the heavily regulated supply in the market.

R.A. Dickey's thoughts on Disney buying the Star Wars franchise

Just like with baseball, I can't disagree with his thoughts on this except that he seems a bit more optimistic than me:

Did The Mets Lowball David Wright? | FanGraphs Baseball

According to FanGraphs' Dave Cameron, the Mets and David Wright might not be as far apart as people think.

R.A. Dickey this morning on CBS and Mike & Mike

2012 National League Cy Young Award Winner R.A. Dickey (it never gets old writing that!) appeared on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike as well as today's CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell:

The Value of Good Coaching | Baseball Prospectus

A very informative column written by New York Mets LOOGY C.J. Nitkowski about the value of good coaching. A must read even for the casual reader that isn't a baseball fan.

With writers like Nitkowski, Collin McHugh, and 2012 National League Cy Young Award Winner R.A. Dickey, the Mets have quite the literary group on the hill.

Like an ESPN commercial

SportsRadioInterviews.com posted some excerpts of Josh Johnson's radio interview with Dan LeBatard. The money quote:

"Where he was when he found out about being traded:

“I was actually upstairs with my kids playing and I went downstairs to check my phone and I had a bunch messages and calls from my agent and I called him back and he said ‘have you heard?’ I was like ‘what are you talking about?’ As soon as that happened I heard a bling on my phone, the MLB trade rumors and it says ‘Blue Jays close to acquiring Josh Johnson’ and I was like ‘I just did right now.’ He was like ‘yeah let me make some phone calls and see if it is for real or not’ and he did and here I am.”"

The Feds Are Closing In on Steve Cohen | New York Magazine

Just when the Bernie Madoff mess was behind the Mets, the Feds are now closing in on a Mets minority owner on insider trading charges.