nj.com - 4/1/2009
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SI.com JUPITER, Fla. -- The Mets know all about the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. They'll find out in October if there's an SI prediction jinx. In its baseball preview issue that comes out this week, the magazine picks the Mets...
the700level.com - 3/31/2009
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the700level.com —
The following fan report comes from one of
the first Phillies fans to step foot in Citi...
Field, the Mets new home. It also comes from the first Phillies fan to get the boot from said stadium. Seems his choice in attire was not appreciated. Allow me preface this message by telling you how much I ...
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And a Phillies Fan Has Already Been Asked to Leave Citi ...
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bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/31/2009
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The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus —
... computer now for about an hour, and I have not been in contact with any worms. And it's the last thing you need to worry about too. Think about it, if someone was going to infect our computers with a worm, you think they would announce it in advance? On April 1st??? No. What I think you need to worry about is somebody telling you that Omar Minaya went and signed Gary Sheffield, or traded David Wright for Michael Bourn, or that Sports Illustrated went and predicted that the Mets would win the World Series. Oh well. In any event, happy April 1st ...
Why is Marlon Anderson on Mets' roster?
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe —
... and just hit a punchless .238 in spring training with 3 RBI. (I'm not buying the "he plays more than one position" rationale either. The last time I saw him at first base, he ran over Ryan Church while wildly chasing a pop-up, leaving his everyday left fielder concussed and on the shelf.) All this, while a switch hitter like Bobby Kielty goes to Triple-A after posting a .296 average in spring training with a home run and 10 RBI. Oh well. On the bright side, Sports Illustrated has picked the Mets to win the World Series . Ya gotta believe
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Macho Row: Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview
macho-row.blogspot.com 4/1/2009 — How fitting is it that on April 1, April Fool's Day, is it that I receive my Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview issue. SI also threw in a special Masters Preview issue, which personally I shove aside towards the recycling bin right away. But the best part about the preview issue on April Fool's Day
Adios Spring Training —
the metropolitans
The Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview is out and they have selected the Mets as the favorites to win the 2009 World Series. This is a promising thought considering that the last two years have been abysmal for the organization and its fans. I think the Mets have an awesome chance at winning ...
Waiting for Baseball Season to Start —
Mets Lifers
Spring, unlike any other season, has the ability to get you excited about what's to come. I could dive into a Freudian rant of the effect of season change on the human psyche, but what it really comes down to is the fact that baseball season is about to start.
It begins with spring training ...
SI Gives Defense Some Love —
FanGraphs Baseball
From the most recent Sports Illustrated: Baseball’s Next Top Models
This winter Lichtman, who left the Cardinals after the 2005 season, made UZR—considered by many to be the most comprehensive defensive metric out there—available to the public on the website FanGraphs, which will ...
Sports Illustrated: Mets over Angels in World Series —
Projo Sox Blog
Sports Illustrated's baseball preview is out this week with CC Sabathia on the cover.
Click here for the Red Sox preview and here for the Yankees preview.
If SI is to be believed, the season won't end happily for either team.
Here's how SI sees the postseason:
ALDS: Yankees over ...
