Samuel was a pretty good hitter for the Phillies in the early-mid 80s, and his 28 HR 100 RBI season in 1987 was fresh in the baseball world’s mind. However, Samuel would play just 86 games for the Mets in 1989, hitting just .228 with 3 HR and 28 RBI. In December of ’89 he was traded from the Mets to the Dodgers. Samuel played until 1998, with stops in Kansas City, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Toronto after leaving Los Angeles in 1992. He was never the same hitter he was in the early part of his career.
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On the day the team picked up his option, Reyes said he wanted to remain in New York, but would not commit to signing an extension before experiencing free agency. It is becoming increasingly difficult to predict his future employer, because a healthy and productive season at age 27 will earn Reyes substantial offers from many teams - and another year dimmed by injuries might cause the Mets to deem Reyes a part of their disappointing recent past.
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The Virginia baseball program will host the ninth annual Step Up to the Plate event Saturday, Jan. 29 at John Paul Jones Arena. The featured speaker for the evening will be former MLB player/manager and current ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine. Tickets for Step Up To The Plate go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday and can be ordered in person at the UVa Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall, by phone at 1-800-542-UVA1 or online at VirginiaSports.com. Sponsored tables may be reserved by calling the Virginia Athletics Foundation at 800-626-8723. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Virginia Baseball program. - link
11-24-10 from: - mets geek - 8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis. I am not sold on Nieuwenhuis as some around here and throughout the Mets blogsphere are. His true worth is as a center fielder. If he can run down balls in center and cut down on his strikeouts, his bat will play on any team. I love his effort defensively and he shows a good bit of versatile out there. I think the main argument is whether his bat will play at the corners. Honestly, He needs to dramatically cut down on his strikeouts before I will take away the label of a 4th outfielder. Best case scenario is a solid starting outfielder for a team that won’t rely on him as its superstar player. Worst case scenario is failing to cut down on his strikeouts thus becoming a 4th or 5th outfielder type. He will start 2011 in Triple A and should stay there till September.
11-25-10 from: - MWOB - 10. Jeurys Familia RHP - Every time I see his name I am reminded of the Pirates theme song “we are family”. Jeurys right now is limited to a fastball that sits in the low 90s but can reach the mid 90s. His secondary pitches are a slider and change and both need improvement for him to have success as a starter. If they do not pan out he can always find himself in the pen. The Florida State League is reputed to be a pitcher’s league so his 6-9, 5.58 ERA have to be major disappointments. His two year career entering this season was 2.71. While he did strike out 137 hitters in his 121 innings of work he needs to reduce the 74 walks, which translates to about 5.5 walks per nine innings pitched. He was a Future Games Selection in 2010 and is currently pitching for the Gigantes in the Dominican Republic Winter Leagues. Despite his poor 2010 season the Mets still may promote him to AA.
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