Series Preview - Mets vs. Nationals
metsmerizedonline.com 5/12/2008 — Good stuff!

Isn't It Ironic... Don't Ya Think...
metsmerizedonline.com 5/12/2008 — Who knew??

Add Jeff Keppinger to Omar’s List of Bad Trades
dugoutcentral.com 5/12/2008 — Heath Bell, Brian Bannister and now the worst "we lost ya for nothing" - Jeff Keppinger. Good work, Omar!

Kennedy, Not Igawa, To Open Subway Series
blogs.nypost.com 5/12/2008 — By GEORGE A. KING III Yankees’ fans will not see Kei Igawa the sequel, at least not any time soon. Ian Kennedy will be called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to pitch in the opening game of the Subway Series against...

Foul Ballpark
portfolio.com 5/12/2008 — D o richer Major League Baseball teams play in cleaner stadiums? We surveyed health-code violations at 11 stadiums to find out. It turns out that two of baseball’s richest teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and a team near the ...

ON DECK: NATIONALS AT METS — NY Post: Sports 5/12/2008
The best chance the Nationals have of slowing down Carlos Beltran tonight may be the rain that is expected to pour down on New York today, postponing the game with the Mets (7:10, SNY, WFAN). Beltran had been a major disappointment until he tore...

Smoltz hopes to return to bullpen this month — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/12/2008
Atlanta ace John Smoltz is throwing again and hopes his injured rotator cuff heals enough to let him move into the Braves bullpen later this month. Smoltz threw 45 pitches from 60 feet at PNC Park on Monday, a day after throwing 25 pitches from about ...

Education is power — Major League Baseball News 5/12/2008
As part of the "School is Amazing" program, Mets relief pitcher Joe Smith and third-base coach Sandy Alomar Sr. visited the Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy IV in Manhattan on Monday to speak to students about the importance of education.

Injured Mets P Martinez to throw simulated game — ESPN.com - MLB 5/12/2008
Pedro Martinez plans to throw a simulated game against minor leaguers Wednesday, another step toward returning to the New York Mets' rotation from a frustrating leg injury.

Frustrated Pedro Martinez ready for simulated game — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 5/12/2008
Pedro Martinez plans to throw a simulated game against minor leaguers Wednesday, another step toward returning to the Mets' rotation from a frustrating leg injury. Martinez threw a bullpen session Monday.