…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…

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