Mets Stuff - Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Zack Wheeler, Carlos Gomez

Mets Stuff  - Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Zack Wheeler, Carlos Gomez

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     Jon Niese deal: -  $25,519,500 over 5-yrs, - 250G bonus, salaries 769,500, 3M, 5M, 7M, 9M. Options 10M, 11M w/500G buyouts… next!

·        Mike Pelfrey:

"I understand the expectations. We lost … I don't know how many games we lost. Eighty-five? We lost the National League batting champion. I understand. But we're going to be OK."

·        RHP Armondo Rodriguez has cleared waivers and he has rejoined the Binghamton team as a non 40-man player

·        Chipper on David Wright:

“Wright is a shining star and when you’re on the world's biggest stage, you need to keep your shining star."

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           The Mets now are charging for Port-o-Potty usage

·        Kevin Goldstein in 2006 on opening day:

Carlos Gomez leads off for Binghamton: The Mets have done little to hide their enthusiasm for Gomez, a 20-year-old Dominican with all five tools. Still, having him skip the Florida State League seems like a reach for Gomez, as his speed (64 stolen bases in 2005) is the only tool that has shown up in games so far. He was 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base last night, but he hit just .275/.331/.376 last year at Low Class A Hagerstown--not exactly the kind of numbers that suggest he's ready for this kind of push.

Mike Pelfrey makes his long-awaited pro debut. Five shutout innings, two hits, and six punchouts is a good way to get the New York hype machine going early. The ninth overall pick last June, Pelfrey was generally considered the best college pitcher in last year's draft, and finally agreed to terms in the offseason. He was impressive in spring training and, like Hamels, is only in the Florida State League so he can begin the season in a friendlier climate. He should be in Double-A by mid-season, and could be in the Met rotation by early 2007.

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     Jon Heyman‏ - @JonHeyman - Jose Reyes answered "No chance'' to me when I asked if he missed the Mets.

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           Zack Wheeler:

“My mom and Dad always said me and my brothers, we get our arms from our mom, because she was always breaking people's fingers and stuff when she was throwing the softball. Everyone was always scared to play catch with her."

·        Opening day attendance was 42,080, the largest crowd ever at Citi Field

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           Terry Collins:

"They're (the team) a little bothered that people don't think we're very good."