Arizona- 82
Atlanta- 86.5
Baltimore- 72.5
Boston- 94
Chicago C- 83
Chicago W- 82
Cincinnati- 78
Cleveland- 73
Colorado- 83
Detroit- 81
Florida- 81
Houston- 77
Kansas City- 71
LA Angels- 84
LA Dodgers- 84
Milwaukee- 80.5
Minnesota- 82
NY Mets- 81
NY Yankees- 94.5
Oakland- 78
Philadelphia- 92
Pittsburgh- 71
St. Louis- 88
San Diego- 71
San Francisco- 83
Seattle- 83
Tampa Bay- 89.5
Texas- 83
Toronto- 71
Washington- 72 - link
The Kentucky Court of Appeals denied Kentucky pitcher James Paxton's appeal of a circuit court judge's decision to deny a temporary injunction allowing Paxton to play without being subject to an NCAA review.
Paxton's advisor, Scott Boras, is being accused of directly contacting the Toronto Blue Jays on Paxton's behalf to negotiate a contract after the Kentucky right-hander was taken in the first round by the Blue Jays. Such contact would violate Paxton's amateur status under NCAA's regulations and preclude him from playing collegiate baseball. - link
-an interesting change in the pecking order today at first base...
Daniel Murphy, Mike Jacobs, and Chris Carter have been taking grounders at first during the time pitchers and catchers had to report...
Now, it's Murphy and Jacobs, with Fernando Tatis and Ike Daivs.
Seems to me that Carter must have been reassigned to the minor league section and his dreams of playing first base in Queens in April aren't on the front burner...
Twenty three years it’s been since the Mets have won it all.
Some years they’ve come so close when they’ve played such good baseball.
In ‘88 it looked good until, Scioscia knocked one o’er the wall.
And in 2000 they were on their way until the #7 train did stall.
In 2006 the Cardinals called, could Willie have been smarter?
It looked like Endy saved the game until Molina hit one farther.
It all came down to Beltran, just one hit would win the game.
But just as “Mighty Casey” struck, Beltran did the same.
So many years of losing I can’t count them on two hands.
In the 60’s “Marvelous Marv” had his head down in the sand.
And after Hodges died, and we hired Yogi Berra.
All good things must come to end and in ‘75 realized our error.
The decade of the ’90s was to be the great unveiling.
With Generation K, Bonilla, Coleman, there could only be clear sailing.
But soon our hopes were dashed and the fans were soon a bailing.
Shea became a morgue to hold the heartbreak of our failing.
And in most recent years, we’ve seen so many come and go.
Art Howe, Lastings, Willie, we hardly got to know.
Our fall from grace in ‘07 and ‘08 was truly a disaster
And in ‘09 our fall towards last could not have come much faster.
But lo, remember ‘69, when Cleon kneeled to catch.
That final out for sure there would never be a match.
And then behold in ‘86, the end was hard to watch.
When a miracle from the heavens let a simple grounder botch.
And now we’re at the crossroads as a brand new decade starts.
Come spring we’re optimistic, if but only in our hearts.
Surely our bats will hit them far and pitchers be a blazing.
Cause there’s no doubt our beloved Mets will surely be amazing.
We pray to the gods that Omar will make all the right moves.
With no division winner, he’ll surely be excused.
We want to win so badly, but do not be confused.
Cause regardless of the outcome, we’re behind you win or lose. - link
Brandon Tierney goes on to say that he is down on the Mets’ chances because he does not like the Mets starting pitching. Pitching wins, and I whole-heartedly agree. I really respect what Tierney has to say, and I often listen to his show for his opinions. I recommend anyone who has not heard his show to give it a listen when you can. Brandon picks the Mets to finish 4th, while Olney picks the Mets to finish a shocking second. I would love to take a puff of what he is smoking. - - link
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