…i can’t believe i am posting this, but i had to do it given all the speculation associated with the trade…
According to her publicist, Anna Benson filed for divorce from O’s RHP Kris Benson claiming that the marriage is ‘irretrievably broken.’…
…jeez…
…so, does this mean the mets can get benson back…
…also, i certainly hope he didn’t cheat [...]

Q-Bert asks…
“I just don’t get it.  Why would Willie bat Paul Lo Duca ahead of Carlos Beltran, who clearly should be batting second.”…

…well, willie hasn’t done anything yet, since the season hasn’t officially started…though many suspect he’ll do what you’re suggesting…
…also, i love the name you’ve chosen for your e-mail…great game, man…
If you are a [...]

…interesting…
Jose Lima, regarding his future with the Mets, as quoted by SportsNet NY during today’s game…
“Spring training is almost over, and I enjoy every day.  I came here as a minor-league invitee, and I’m probably gonna get a shot to go as a long-reliever and, uhh, I mean, the Mets, they’ll make the call for [...]

According to Baseball America’s 2006 Organization Talent Rankings, the Mets check in with the third worst farm system in baseball, behind only the Reds and Padres…
…yikes…what’s worse, they rank the braves as seventh best…
BA writes, “It’s Lastings Milledge, Mike Pelfrey and a lot of players who wouldn’t make other teams’ top 10s.”…
By the way, to [...]

Congratulations to Erik Wuttke, who, within one minute and 40 seconds, was the first to know that Ed Lynch was the player to receive a 1986 World Series ring yet appeared in the fewest games that season…
This question and answer comes courtesy of Jeff Pearlman, author of the outstanding book, The Bad Guys Won…
In exchange for being the [...]

…the buzz from mets camp initially was that RHP Aaron Heilman would soon ask for a trade, after having been teased with the opportunity to pitch in the starting rotation, only to be moved back to the bullpen…however, new buzz indicates that heilman will simply stifle it and do his job, knowing that baseball is [...]

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…the buzz from camp is that LHP Pedro Feliciano has all but locked up a spot in the team’s opening day bullpen…the last decision that needs to be made is whether or not to take Victor Diaz, or send him back to norfolk…the buzz, seems to be, that the club is leaning towards keeping diaz, [...]

…the buzz around new york city is that talks between SportsNet NY and DirecTV are gaining momentum…the chatter is not as loud as it was in the day-or-so prior to SNY’s agreement with Cablevision, but it’s getting there…whether or not the situation will be settled by opening day remains very unclear…
…meanwhile, things with DISH are [...]

In the Daily News, Adam Rubin continues his annual talk with scouts about the 2006 New York Mets…
Rubin and company discuss the team’s manager, rotation, bullpen, positional starters, bench, front office and minor league system…
Regarding the team’s youngsters, one scout tells Rubin of 2B Anderson Hernandez, “I would have no reservations about him opening up [...]

In the New York Times, Ben Shpigel profiles Anderson Hernandez, the team’s starting second baseman come opening day…
Shpigel recaps Hernandez’s journey to the Mets, the kid’s new haircut and his goals for the coming season…
…it really is remarkable, when you think about it, how young the team’s infield is…neither David Wright, Jose Reyes nor hernandez [...]

Willie Randolph told reporters that RHP Brian Bannister will make his first start in the sixth game of the season, and will remain in Port St. Lucie as the team leaves for Shea so he can pitch in a minor-league game on Sunday…
As Adam Rubin points out in the Daily News, the team’s rotation will [...]

According to John Delcos in the Journal News, Willie Randolph told reporters that he plans to keep a close eye on how many pitches Billy Wagner throws during the season, be it in a game or from the bullpen while warming up, which count as pitches as far as Randolph is concerned…
…some buzz during the [...]