amLinks: Pedro, Mr. Met, Wagner and Milledge
Lastly, according to Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com, the essence of Pedro Martinez could help the Mets contend in 2008.
David Wright, on Martinez, as quoted by Rosenthal:
“He’s one of our emotional leaders. He has this knack of keeping everybody smiling and laughing, but still motivated at the same time. Just his presence gives a team a little lift emotionally, doesn’t allow losing streaks to go on so far.”
In a column for ESPN.com, Jim Caple goofs around and writes a phony, spring-training notes column for every major-league team.
For the Mets, he writes, among other things:
General manager Omar Minaya admitted that he faces felony grand theft charges for stealing LHP Johan Santana from the Twins. … Mr. Met vigorously denied Kirk Radomski’s charge that his head is so big because the former clubhouse attendant supplied him with regular doses of HGH. He did, however, say Mrs. Met used the drug while preparing for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot.”
According to the Brooklyn Met Fan, Billy Wagner is ‘a little nutty,’ but we love him anyway.
Lastings Milledge is barking about the Mets again, according to a report by Adam Rubin in the Daily News.
Lastly, at Hot Foot, Andrew Beaton concludes his two-day interview with Tim Marchman from the New York Sun.
