Good morning.
Spring Training has begun and it’s time again to ask a couple of you to join Mack’s
Mets as a active writer.
It’s no big deal. You
need no prior experience. You just need to be either a fan of the Mets or one
of their minor league affiliates (we especially love those of you that attend
the minor league games).
The rules are simple.
We define an ‘active’ writer as someone that can contribute a post a week. Wordage
would be in the 400-1000 range. We never edit content, only occasional spelling
and grammar.
The site is simple to
navigate. You write the post and park it and email me when it is ready. I will
schedule it.
Remember… every
Mack’s Mets writer first started as a reader.
Are baseball games too slow? It’s not the fault of baseball
that most games are at night, and people have to get up in the morning.
Speeding up the game by allowing a batter to take first on an intentional walk
without any pitches is a mistake. Anything can happen on those pitches. Those
four pitches are a foreshadowing of doom: “Oh, those bases on balls!” Frankie
Frisch used to say, shaking his head. But doom should be earned.
”If you want to call me the biggest draft bust, you can call
it that,” Appel told Bleacher Report. ”If I never get to the big leagues, will
it be a disappointment? Yes and no. That was a goal and a dream I had at one
point, but that’s with stipulations that I’m healthy, I’m happy and doing
something I love. If I get to the big leagues, what’s so great about the big
leagues if you’re in an isolated place, you’re hurt and you’re emotionally
unhappy? How much is that worth to you?”
The regulars here remember me writing about
this flake since the day he entered his junior year in high school. Yes, he
always had the God given talent to be great at this game, but every scout I
knew in those days ran for the hills when they were asked to evaluate him. He
was a total pain in the ass and his ego was twice the velocity of his fastball.
Appel didn’t just quit baseball. He left
because he wound up sucking at it.
MLB agent
: 'There is a rising tide among players for radical change. A fight is brewing'
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"The players are upset," wrote Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball. "No,
they are outraged. … Their voices are getting louder and they are uniting in a
way not seen since 1994."
7 comments:
Writing for Macks Mets has been a blast...try it, you may really like it.
Head case Appel did walk away with some nice bonus $$.
Breaux in a round below Round 1, perhaps.
Is the fiery Lucas Duda leading the uprising?
I’m retired from the fast paced stressed filled world of blogging - but I love reading the content from this site .. except for Reese ;-p
My guess is Breaux will go in the 3rd, maybe 4th round.
See, Ed? You just proved you like reading me by pointing out how much you disagree with me :)
D’OH !
Indeed! Join the site and add to the commentary.....it's a good time, IMO.
Not sure what to make of Mr Appel? I know lots of players with less talent that made it through hard work and dedication.....something he clearly lacks.
Labor strife? Ugh......it's right up there with discussions on politics.
Who was the Mets' high pick years ago (a SS) who retired after a very brief MnL career? Jaroncyk? I think he said it was for religious study. But of course he kept the bonus money.
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