Daily Archives: February 18, 2009
John Hickey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, free-agent OF Ken Griffey Jr. has agreed to a incentive-laden one-year, $2 million contract with the Mariners.
Griffey, who batted .249 with 18 HR and 71 RBI last season with the Reds and White Sox, returns to Mariners, where he spent the first 11 years of his career, after a nine-year hiatus with the Reds and White Sox.
…glad to see griffey back where he started…i’m a sucker for these types of sentimental things…
Tagged Mike Nichols |Earlier today, Ted Berg of SNY.tv provided MetsBlog.com with video he shot of the last piece of Shea Stadium falling.
As such, the following is video from William Valderrama, aka Bluenautica on Twitter, shot from his point of view as the last piece of Shea Stadium fell.
…the sound of it falling is absolutely horrific…
…thanks to william for his updates and the photos he provided on twitter the last few days…great job, william…
Tagged Mike Nichols, Shea Stadium |Eric Simon over at Amazin’ Avenue is back with his ‘Make-the-Mets-O-Meter.’
The Baltimore Sun reports Jose Reyes has signed an endorsement deal with athletic apparel company Under Armour.
Over at the Daily News, Adam Rubin relays Jimmy Rollins response to Francisco Rodriguez latest ‘team to beat’ proclamation.
Marty Noble of MLB.com has launched a new blog and answers recent questions in his inbox.
Meanwhile, over at Mets Minor League Blog, Toby Hyde continues his organizational rankings, with a look at Mets pitching prospect Brad Holt.
Lastly, Jon Heyman of SI.com rates every team’s offseason.
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The car I’m in that is driving to JFK airport just went by Citi Field, and, as you know, there was no Shea Stadium.
There was nothing but Citi Field.
Very, very weird.
As a kid, I remember being all excited to drive by Shea on the highway, seeing it empty in the distance. It as comforting. Sort of like this special place full of potential great moments, just waiting to pull me from reality.
So, to drive by today, despite seeing the impressive new stadium standing tall, I was a tad sad and lonely to see Shea missing from the horizon.
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To watch video I shot this morning of the last piece of Shea Stadium falling, click play below:
To embed this video on your blog, click the second to last icon on the bottom of the video player.
Earlier this morning Mets SS Jose Reyes met the media as he arrived at Mets Camp in Port St. Lucie.
Among the questions Reyes was asked about included a response to recent comments from Phillies LHP Cole Hamels, in which he called the Mets “choke artists.”
Reyes, as quoted by reporters earlier today:
“We don’t worry about Philly. I don’t know why they worry so much about the New York Mets
. They can talk about whatever they want to, because we worry about us. They are the one to win the World Series, not us, and we don’t say nothing about them. We just say congratulations to the Phillies. We focus on them when we play them, but they always seem like they’re talking something about us, and I don’t know why.”
Reyes, on learning about the Phillies criticism of his homerun celebrations, speaking to reporters this morning:
“I heard that. I don’t know why they say that, because I’m not the only one pimpin’ when I hit a home run. A lot of people do that. People from Philadelphia, too. They stand for a couple of seconds at home plate and nobody say nothing. So like I said, I don’t know why they’re so focused on us. We just worry about us.”
…good for reyes…
…i’ve never understood why philly sports fans in general worry about new york teams…it seems as if they enjoy more rooting against new york teams than rooting for their own teams…you would think after winning the world series they would stop worrying about the Mets…even during their victory celebration Chase Utley insulted the Mets…philly really needs to get over their inferiority complex, and as reyes says, worry about themselves…
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Update, 12:41 pm:
Luis Castillo met with reporters at Tradition Field a few moments ago.
Castillo told reporters he contacted the Mets following last season to say he felt badly about his 2008 performance and that he was embarrassed.
He said he knows he can do better in 2009.
Castillo also said he is aware he must get off to a good start.
He said his knees are no longer bothering him, and he has since lost 17 pounds since last season, he trained hard in the off season, going nearly five hours every day, and now feels like he is a ‘new man.’
By the way, Jose Valentin told reporters that if things do not work out for him with the Mets this spring, he will consider coaching, and look to one day manage in the big leagues.
Update, 11:52 am:
Jose Reyes met with the media today, and said he was surprised to learn he might bat third, but said he will do whatever Jerry Manuel asks of him.
Asked to respond to Cole Hamels’s choke artist comment, Reyes stopped the question and asked why the Phillies are so obsessed with the Mets, seeing as they won the World Series.
Original Post, 11:19 am:
Update, 11:45 am:
David Lennon of Newsday reports, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon says the pitchers mound and the bases, including home plate, will be ‘immortalized in the parking lot.’
Update, 11:34 am:
According to William Valderrama, the last piece of Shea Stadium came down at 11:26 am EST.
Original Post:
In case you missed it, according to people on the job site, the last remaining piece of Shea Stadium may come down around noon today.
Twitter user, William Valderrama, aka Bluenautica, is at the site providing up to the minute photos, including the one below.
According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, Mets RHP Brian Stokes injured his right hamstring yesterday.
However, Stokes downplayed the severity to Rubin, saying he didn’t hear a ‘pop or anything.’
Rubin also notes on why J.J. Putz will leave camp next week and the impressive vertical jump of David Wright.
According to multiple reports Jose Reyes, Fernando Martinez, Jose Valentin and Luis Castillo have arrived to Mets camp in Port St. Lucie.
Adam Rubin of the Daily News reports Martinez will be not be cleared 
to resume baseball activities for another two weeks, as he will rest his injured right elbow.
Valentin had surgery on his neck last season, says David Lennon of Newsday.
According to Lennon, Valentin wishes he had surgery earlier last year, as it might have saved his season.
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