Coreynyc over at metsie found a Mets brick outside the stadium…
Nelson’s dad should buy a new brick that says: “On 4-3-10 my son got cut yet again by the Mets despite deserving a spot on the roster and my heart was broken. Then on 4-7-10, my son signed with the Mets’ rivals and Mets fans wondered how their GM could possibly still have a job.”
Carter played his final game with the Mets in 1989, after injuries and declining production effectively ended his five-year stay with the Mets. However, before his Mets career ended, Carter was named co-captain (joining Keith Hernandez) in 1988. This would be one of many honors bestowed upon “The Kid” by the Mets and Major League Baseball, as Carter would be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame on August 12, 2001, followed by his eventual enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. – metsmerizedonline
The fact Braden Looper is unsigned in the light of a general pitching shortage in the big leagues underscores the fact that Looper might want to keep pitching, but he also wants to make sure he is comfortable with the situation. In other words, he is looking for the right opportunity, not necessarily the biggest payday. Looper could be a good fit with the Colorado Rockies — Inside Rockies - ben
We dressed in the visiting team’s locker room, stepping out onto the field as they would have during a game. Soon we were joined by a quartet of uniformed Mets heroes: Lee Mazzilli, Roger McDowell, Wally Backman and Darryl Strawberry. What kept me from taking a bat to their heads was the sick satisfaction of knowing that the centerpiece to this surreal tableau of Mets stars and comic book heroes; the man around which the Mets players gathered; the star of a poster that was to be given out to thousands of Mets fans; was a devout Red Sox fan… Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!! - heroesinmycloset.
When Houston dealt for Matt Lindstrom it appeared he was a lock to be the closer to open the 2010 campaign for the Astros. However, the picture became more clouded when Drayton McLane inexplicably paid Brandon Lyon closer money to sign with the Astros. Since that signing Lindstrom has gone on to recapture the closer role that it would have appeared he lost with the Lyon signing. Given Lyon's currently mild health issues, and his currently major performance issues in the spring, it appears Lindstrom has a bit of a leash. He likely won't post great ratios, but saves are saves. Lindstrom's career GB% is 46.5 percent, his BB/9 is a tolerable but slightly high 3.70 and his K/9 is a bit lowish for a closer at 7.56. What his career stats lead me to believe is he's probably closer to a low 4 ERA closer as opposed to the disastrous 5.89 ERA he posted last year. Closers are a volatile bunch due to the small number of innings they work, so pay for the saves and hope for some luck and perhaps you have a breakout reliever in the mold of 2009 David Aardsma - hardballtimes
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