…many readers were wondering if Ken Oberkfell would return to norfolk…well…
The Tides announced their 2006 coaching staff today, through a team press release. Oberkfell, the 2005 Minor League Manager of the Year, will return for a second season as Tides manager… 
“I’m thrilled to be back for a second season with the Tides,” Oberkfell was quoted. “Norfolk [...]

Mets prospect RHP Mike Pelfrey was a guest on Jonathan Mayo’s “Around The Minors” on MLB Radio today…
Take a listen on Mets.com under “Sights and Sounds”…
Of note in the interview:
Pelfrey said negotiations did not get serious between himself and the Mets until January, and that he was advised to sit out last summer in order [...]

Over the last week or so, several of you have emailed me saying that your IP address is banned from posting, when in fact it is not…
If you are having this problem, please go to WhatIsMyIP.com and send me what it says via email, which you can find to the left of this message in [...]

…a mets fan from canada sent me the following email, but i think he will be best served by all of us collectively chiming in via the comments section…
The fan writes…
Hi Guys,
We are considering planning a trip to NYC around the third week of May…We’d like to go to at least one game at Shea while we’re [...]

…what is it about january and nostalgia…
Former Mets trainer Bob Sikes recalled the early success of former Mets P Dwight Gooden for NY Sports Day…
Sikes tells his story through a series of excerpts about the thrilling 1985 season where the Mets finished second to the Cardinals…
…this is a brilliant and quick read…great insight into the rise of [...]

…many of you have e-mailed me asking what is up with FlushingsFuture.com, since it has been offline the last few weeks…
…i talked with jordan, and he says that he is simply taking this time in the off-season to re-tool the site, and that he hopes to be back online sooner than later…
…when he gets back [...]

…as you may recall, matt posted a notice a few weeks back about an hbo employee looking for archival footage of former mets C Mackey Sasser…
HBO’s “Real Sports” sits down with Sasser for a discussion about his troubles with what has come to be known as “Steve Blass Disease,” or a sudden loss of ability [...]

somewhere, a new york met is swinging a bat, and we have proof…
Mets OF Carlos Beltran bested newest acquisition 1B Carlos Delgado in a home-run duel at San Juan, P.R.’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium, the AP reports…
Beltran won 8-6 in the presence of about 7,000 students as well as Mets GM Omar Minaya and chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon…
 ”The aluminum bat [...]

Inside Pitch’s Bryan Hoch will be a guest on the Pete and Faz Show tonight at 6:00 PM EDT…
To listen live, go to NewJerseySportsNetwork.com…
…i believe hoch will be on around 7:30, but i encourage you to check out the entire show…these guys do a great job…

Use this link to discuss the state of the starting rotation…

Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com is reporting that former Mets C Mike Piazza has agreed to a one-year contract with the Padres for $2 million. The contract includes a mutual option for $8 million for the 2007 season. The Padres envision Piazza as a cleanup hitter, between OF Brian Giles and 3B Vinny Castilla…
…best of luck, mike…
…oh [...]

Newsday’s Jon Heyman has the following quote from a Mets official on the subject of top prospect OF Lastings Milledge:

“Milledge isn’t going anywhere. He’s going to be our leftfielder in 2007.”
…i would assume this means this will be OF Cliff Floyd’s last season with the mets…
…i have been under the asumption that milledge would fill the right field spot [...]

The Mets avoided arbitration with newly acquired RHP Jorge Julio, signing him to a one-year contract worth $2,525,000, MLB.com reports…
…yawn…enjoy your weekend…we’ll be behind the wheel for anything noteworthy, as per usual…

…i prefer to say, for this blog’s sake: opinions are like armpits, we all have them…ah, you know the rest…
Jimmy Traina of SI.com rants on the futures of Packers QB Brett Farve and former Mets C Mike Piazza. Traina says it’s about time they hang it up before they tarnish their good names, and statistics, for [...]

…i know we’ve mentioned this on here before, but this time it’s straight from pedro’s mouth…
Mets RHP Pedro Martinez is currently waiting for a custom-made shoe manufactured by Nike for his ailing right toe, ESPN Deportes reports. The report says Martinez will wear the shoe for the rest of his career. The problem developed due to [...]