Blog Posts For Tag: Mets

This is how serious the rest of the globe takes the World Cup. After the Nigerian “Super Eagles” failed to win a single match in round robin competition for the third straight World Cup competition, President Goodluck Jonathan banned the national team from playing for the next two seasons.

The first official pitch has yet to be thrown at the Cactus League in Arizona and the first error has to doom the Double-A ballplayer trying to get a shot at the majors. Still, most of the American fan base is beginning to take stock of the upcoming 2010 MLB season. They are trying to get a grasp on their favorite team’s starting rotation (who’s our number three starter?) and trying to see if there is any hope late in the lineup.

The Chicago spring tease is on and the snow that was frozen into impenetrable blocks of polar ice blocks is finally begin to melt and all I can think about is baseball, baseball, and baseball. I feel like ignoring the return of the steroid scandal (I thought that tumor was benign) and daydreaming about the bleacher seats and the box scores.

Pitchers and catchers have about a week to report for spring training. This means that the season will soon be starting. That also means that anybody waiting to make predictions until the free agent pool whittled down is really out of time. I am sure a few more of these guys will be signed before the season starts (I am assuming Manny Ramirez will end up accepting a short-term deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers) and I am sure after the first round of pennant crippling injuries a few more will find a home, but it has come time to bit the bullet and make a few regular season predictions.

Yesterday must have been a slow news day on the MLB scene. The only thing ESPN had to offer was a blurb about Joe Torre and his depiction of Alex Rodriguez in his new tell-all book about his time with the New York Yankees and the fact that Jerry Manuel would not mind having Manny Ramirez in the New York Mets outfield. Rather ho hum stories I thought, but then I began to make some connections and thought: why would Manuel want Ramirez?

The American League East just got a little more interesting. The Tampa Bay Rays are well on their way to completing a deal that will bring Pat Burrell to Florida for just $16 million over two seasons.