All the papers are writing how Jose has lifted the spirits of the Mets when he returned to camp yesterday.  Heaven knows from what I saw, that they need his bat in the line-up.  The question is, can Jose step up into what seems to be a real leadership role here?
I know Mets fans have [...]

Great news in today’s New York papers that Jose Reyes has been cleared for baseball activities, at least for the Mets it is. I only saw the Mets three times, but I feel confident in writing that Angel Pagan is no lead-off hitter. While Ruben Tejada could have filled in adequately for a [...]

Contributed by Ryan Campbell
Events
1946 – During a game in Birmingham, Alabama, Edward Klep, the first white player in Negro League Baseball, is removed from the lineup by police and told to change into civilian clothes and sit in the “whites only” section of the ballpark.
2001 – During an exhibition game, Diamondback pitcher Randy Johnson’s fastball [...]

Congratulations to Joe Mauer and the Twins who came together to get a contract done for the home town kid. I will write more about this- how it happened, why its important in the next day or so, but for today, I think its important that we honor Joe and the Twins with a Tuesday [...]

Sitting in a very breezy Spacecoast Stadium watching the Mets take BP. It’s so windy in fact, the screen blocking first base just blew over.
Spacecoast is one of the more remote ballparks, and without surprise one that is pretty easy to get a ticket to. Compared to last season though, there are [...]