Author Archives: OMmetsfan07

The Mets will dance again with the Marlins tonight for the second game of the season. It will be a battle of right handed pitchers as Pedro takes the mound for the Mets and will face Vandenhurk in his Sophomore … Continue reading →

Although I heard one announcer during one of the many games yesterday call it the third opening day for MLB, in my mind it really is the real opening day. Its the one day, besides at the end of September, … Continue reading →

I am a big fan of Season previews even though they generally don't say anything that has already been said or that they do say things that just angers me. Anyway first up is the Washington Post. Projected NL 2008 … Continue reading →

No matter what happened in todays game, the point of today was the showdown for the fifth rotation spot. The combatants: El Duque vs the Big Pelf. In the first corner, pitching 5 innings El Duque:5.0 IP, 4 H, ER, … Continue reading →

The Mets picked up Parnel in the 2005 Draft in the 9th round, 269 overall. He played 3 seasons for Charleston Southern University before signing with the Mets. Looking at his stats in college, he did not look like a … Continue reading →

With these two games, pitchers started to get their final tuneups in before the season and Randolph started some strategy. Not wanting to have Santana face the Braves and Pedro the Marlins, he moved their games away from the MLB. … Continue reading →

I just had a chance to watch the bottom of the ninth to the end of the game on an ESPN re-telecast this afternoon and have some further thoughts on the topic of opening day. First, I am not sure … Continue reading →

Part of this post I have been saving since the Padres and the Dodgers went to China to play their two game set. I watched part of both of those games, and watched part of a Red Sox game vs … Continue reading →

After searching milb.com by randomly scrolling down their list of Minor League teams, and looking at their April promotions, I have made a list of some of the promotions that are eye-catching this month. On April 5th, the Stockton Ports … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Bud Selig announced the field and the venues for the 2009 Baseball Classic. The field wasn't a mystery. It was known a while ago that the field of 16 would not be changing this year, but next time in … Continue reading →