Epic Enough For You?
hardwoodparoxysm.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — LeBron, on tonight's rematch with the Celtics : "I can't say [Friday] is a just another game; I'd be lying." J.R.R. Tolkien continues : "The veiling shadow that glowers in the East takes shape. Sauron will suffer no rival. From the summit of ...

I’m Surprised It Didn’t Collapse on Its Own
majorleaguejerk.com 2/20/2009 — Here’s some raw footage of the final piece of Shea Stadium crumbling to the ground, obviously an appropriate symbol for so many Mets teams collapsing in the final month of the season. You know, it’s too bad they didn’t keep ...

Q&A With Mets Tailgate « New York Mets Online
metsonline.wordpress.com 2/19/2009 — There are a bunch of excellent blogs out there about our favorite team. One that I particularly enjoy is Mets Tailgate. James Kannengieser is the brains behind that site and recently he agreed to do a Q&A with me on the upcoming season. Here are his responses to my questions about the 2009 Mets.

New Mets Coach Is More Than Just a Name
nytimes.com 2/24/2009 — The Mets third-base coach Razor Shines not only has one of the best names in baseball, he also has an impressive résumé that includes 12 championships. >

Mets News
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 2/12/2009 — Port St. Lucie Florida is abuzz with anticipation as pitchers and catchers are set to report to Mets camp this weekend.

Hot Offseason Action: New York Mets
umpbump.com 2/20/2009 — Back in October, the New York Mets once again played the role of the little orphan children looking into the window of an aristocratic family serving Christmas dinner by a roaring fireplace in a Dickens novel. And although we’re already in ...

Former Mets reliever Joe Smith on the 08 Mets and the 09 Indians
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 2/16/2009 — The one reliever most Met fans were looking to see in the Mets bullpen in 2009.

Why This Mets Fan Doesn't Wish Death Upon The Yankees
metspolice.com 2/21/2009 — I'm a Mets fan. I want the Mets to win the World Series for the next twenty years. They tend not to. Sometimes I'm seen at Yankee Stadium. I even have a partial ticket plan at both stadiums. Yes, I spend money in the Bronx. Horrified? I know for a ton of Mets fans you have to ...

If the Mets Want To Sell Merch...Sell These
metspolice.com 2/19/2009 — Instead of trying to make a few bucks selling Mets caps  with dopey patches on the side  why not just sell Ramierz #24 jerseys?  Of course to do so you'd need Manny on the team...but why would they sign him? As we talked about in this post  MLB won't sell ...

Mets-Citi-Blog: Is this the 2008 Mets or 2009 Mets?
metscitiblog.com 2/3/2009 — Well, the Mets have signed Perez to a three year deal worth $36 million. No fourth year vesting option. Perez will be a free agent again at 30 years old. So, let's take a look at the team make up for 2009:

New York Mets 2009 Rundown: Bobby Parnell — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
Listed as the New York Mets' fifth best prospect in 2009 by Baseball America , rookie right handed pitcher Bobby Parnell is coming off a couple of very promising appearances down the stretch for the Mets in 2008. A starting pitcher in the minor ...

Who Will Be The Mets 2009 MVP? — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
With all of the changes and acquisitions this past winter, it will be very interesting to see if the new members of the team make the significant contributions to the New York Mets as anticipated. The four returning core players are Carlos Beltran, ...

Picture this: Full squad works out — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 2/19/2009
Here's Daily News photographer Howard Simmons' view of the first full-squad workout. First, the position players head outside for duty ... But Carlos Delgado finds time for his son, Carlos Antonio ... And then it's off to ...

Mets content with current club at camp — Major League Baseball News 2/19/2009
The presence of Livan Hernandez, Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, Ramon Castro and Jose Valentin represented a subtle confirmation the club sent to the folks who have clamored endlessly for the Mets to hire Manny Ramirez -- he will not have a locker at ...

Luis Castillo Comes to Camp in Shape... — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
Luis Castillo, the most hated player by Mets fans, came in great shape to spring training. He lost 17 pounds compared to when he came into spring training last year. Castillo is trying to take advantage of a situation where the Mets could not trade ...