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The Mets came into the offseason with needs at left field, first base, catcher, the rotation, and the bullpen. GM Omar Minaya's approach: one big move and tons of little ones. . - link
The solid showing by Maine was encouraging for the Mets, who have lots of doubts about their rotation beyond ace Johan Santana. Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez all had issues last year.
“With the question marks we have at two, three and four, each day those guys go out and throw strikes and compete is a big plus for us,” manager Jerry Manuel said. “In all reality, it hinges on that for us. To get the quality pitches we got today is very big.”
Maine agreed there’s a question mark about how much he’ll contribute in 2010.
“I’m sure there is,” he said. “The only way I can answer that is to go out there every five days.” - link
I challenge all of us Mets fans to not point fingers, but to treat these players and their health concerns like we would with any of our loved ones. With that said, and keeping it short and simple, I want to wish the best for all Mets battling injuries and health concerns. People are going to come down with pink eye, they will struggle with arm injuries, and there will even sometimes be imbalances in their systems. The important thing to remember is that it’s not always their fault… they want to be out there with their teammates and in front of us fans just as much as we want them to. They will all be back out on the field as soon they are able to. - link
• Went to Stanford
• He is extremely intense, quirky, and he plays very, very hard
• .306 lifetime BA in 6 minor league seasons with 126 homeruns in 726 games
• Seen as a "major league hitter that plays weak defense"
• 2008 International League All-Star
• Can play 1B and corner OF
• In 2009 he made the Red Sox out of spring training as the 5th outfielder
• Listed as 6 feet tall and 230 Lbs and doesn't allow anyone to touch his bats
• Red Sox acquired him as a PTBNL in the Willy Mo Pena deal
• Uses Hulk Hogan music as his theme song before each at-bat - link
In the winter of 2007, my primary care physician noticed after a routine blood test that my thyroid numbers were very low. (Paradoxically, low numbers in this test indicate an overactive, not underactive, thyroid.) As we were very busy at my job at the time with a site redesign, I put off doing a followup visit right away. Besides, I felt fine at the time of the test results, so I didn't see that it was that big a deal. I just assumed that the number was off for some trivial reason. Big mistake.
Even though the thyroid is a a relatively small gland (it's located just below the larynx), if it's not working correctly, it will cause all sorts of mayhem with the rest of your body. This is something I quickly learned. In the two months after that initial blood test, I gradually became weaker and weaker, to the point where I literally got winded just walking from my car to my house. I also felt physically hot all the time, even in the dead of winter. My vision was getting very blurry. I was extremely irritable - even more than I usually am! And I was starting to have heart palpitations. It was a scary time for me, because I had no idea what was going on. - link
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