seamheads.com - 8/10/2008
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Josh Deitch explores the question, “What’s the matter with Johan Santana?” I have a problem—an addiction really. Everyone says that the first step to recovery is acceptance. So, here goes: my name is Josh Deitch and I love sports talk radio. (Everybody: Hi Josh.) Whether it’s Mike and Mike in the Morning, Mike and the Mad Dog, or any show where supposed experts listen to, ...
Mets Song by Song: Weezer (Red Album) by Weezer
theropolitans.com 8/10/2008 — This time around it's Weezer's latest album, nicknamed the "Red Album." Enjoy...
Daniel Murphy is proving to be a Troublemaker for opposing pitching. Mets fans can only hope he will be The Greatest Man That Ever Lived. Seems his parents raised him well on a steady diet of Pork and Beans.
Mets show organizational depth
newsday.com 8/10/2008 — It was the bottom of the sixth inning last night when Shea
Stadium officially turned into Baseball Bizarro World.
Torve proud to be answer to No. 24 trivia
newsday.com 8/10/2008 — After Willie Mays finished his illustrious career in 1973,
one of the best players in baseball history received a nice parting gift from the Mets. Owner Joan Payson promised him no Met would wear No.24 again.
Church going to Port St. Lucie for rehab stint
newsday.com 8/10/2008 — Ryan Church was the first player on the field yesterday
afternoon and really the only one at 3 p.m. as he squeezed in a final workout at Shea before flying down to Port St. Lucie last night. He played catch and took batting practice before leaving ...
Billy the Marlin up for Mascot HOF —
Major League Baseball News 8/10/2008
Beginning Monday, voting for the Mascot Hall of Fame will get underway, and this time around, Billy the Marlin -- the Marlins' mascot since the team's inauguration in 1993 -- is on a very short list of prestigious candidates for induction.
Bullpen slowly coming together —
Major League Baseball News 8/10/2008
New York's relievers had proved effective through most of the season, but without a specific closer to rely on with Billy Wagner on the DL, manager Jerry Manuel was forced to rework the order on the mound for those final innings.