Daily Archives: February 4, 2008
The Mets have added Johan Santana to the header image on their website, Mets.com, alongside Jose Reyes, Pedro Martinez, David Wright and Carlos Beltran.
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 1:00 pm, the Johan Santana press conference will air live on SNY.
…i assume it will also be available for streaming on MLB.com, though i am not totally sure of that yet…
Tonight on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove Report, 
Newsday’s David Lennon and SNY’s Ron Darling and Gary Cohen will join host Kevin Burkhardt.
…also, i will be on for roughly one minute talking about how Johan Santana may affect the way Mets fans look at 2008…
The program airs at 6:30 PM EST, and again at 11:00 PM EST.
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According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Mariners have sent OF Adam Jones to Baltimore, most likely for a physical in advance of a trade for O’s LHP Erik Bedard.
…just so long as bedard is not going to the Phillies or Braves, i’m happy…
During the Winter Meetings in December, ESPN.com reported that the Dodgers and O’s had been close to a swap of Bedard for OF Matt Kemp and RHP Jonathan Broxton.
…i don’t think broxton was ever on the table…for any deal…and once the Dodgers committed to not trading kemp, i suspect that deal came to a screeching halt…
To purchase tickets to Opening Day, the Subway Series, and the 
final regular season game at Shea Stadium, the Mets will use an online random drawing.
The drawing will be the sole means of purchasing single game tickets for the home opener against the Phillies, as well as the Subway Series games at Shea, and the final regular season game at Shea on Sunday, September 28.
For more information, go to Mets.com.
According to a team press release…
“Registration for the drawing closes Monday, February 18 at 11:59 p.m. A limited number of fans will be selected in a random drawing and will be notified via e-mail by Friday, February 22 with instructions regarding the online purchase.”
Single game tickets for the remainder of the 2008 regular season will go on sale Sunday, March 9.
…i don’t want the Mets, nor their fans, to forget the pain and shock of last season’s ending…i think there is a great lesson to be learned, on all ends…however, we can’t dwell on it either and we all must move forward…
…that said, the acquisition of Johan Santana does more than just bring the Mets a great pitcher, it changes the topic of conversation among us, the media and the players when spring training begins in a few weeks…
…sure, the Mets will still get hit with a ton of questions about ‘The Collapse,’ as they should, but this acquisition allows every one involved to then shift the discussion towards a much happier topic, including us…it gives us all an excuse to look forward, not back…
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In a trio of articles for MLB.com, Marty Noble takes a look at the current state of the Mets, including their projected lineup.
He also discusses the effect Johan Santana will have on the entire team and answers a few mailbag questions revolving around…yep, you guessed it…Santana.
After analyzing the Mets, Noble offers the following as ‘the bottom line’…
“Are the Mets merely improved or vastly improved? Their defense and rotation clearly have been upgraded. The bullpen might be better. And if the other facets of their performance are improved, the offense doesn’t have to be as dominating as it was two years ago.
“The team’s greatest strength, however, appears to be that it has no conspicuous weakness.”
The Mets have tentatively scheduled a press conference to officially announce the acquisition of Johan Santana for Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Shea Stadium.
However, a time has yet to be announced.
…as soon as i hear of the time, i will immediately let you know…
…also, SNY will be broadcasting the event…
In a post to Mets Refugees, Dan M gives a detailed update on the construction of Citi Field, noting that, “Along the first base line, three of the four light towers have been extended to full height.”
To see Dan’s photos, click play below…
…i have been asked to provide the following information countless times during the last few hours…so, here you go…
According to a survey from last November, 49 percent of MetsBlog’s readers are Giants fans while 40 percent are Jets fans.
…i don’t believe this is indicative of the overall fanbases, though it could be…because, like we discussed last week with regards to the Confidence Rating, the people who read this site may or may not directly reflect the actual demographics of the Mets true fanbase…that said, i instinctively associate Jets fans with Mets fans, and Giants fans with Yankees fans, because that is how me and most of my friends and family split up…
…actually, the fact that most of my family and friends are Yankees and Giants fans is exactly why i chose to pull for the Mets and Jets…i’ve always been a contrarian like that, i guess…
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