In honor of the Mets signing free-agent RHP Chan Ho Park, scroll to the 1:15 mark in the following YouTube clip…

…thanks to johnny g for the clip…

USA Today has released their 11th annual Sports Weekly 100 Names You Need to Know list.
This list contains the top 100 young players that could make the biggest impact during the 2007 season.
All players in the list must have had more at-bats or innings pitched in
the minors in 2006 than they had during their time [...]

At RotoWorld, Rob Blackstien discusses why it will be up to the Mets’ offense to provide wins for a team that has made, in his opinion, few off-season improvements.
Although the potential is there, if the Mets’ younger arms don’t take big
steps forward this season the burden will fall on the team’s bats writes Blackstien.
He also [...]

Ronald Blum of the Associated Press is reporting the Mets deal with Chan Ho Park is worth a guaranteed $600,000, with $2.4 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched.
Park is scheduled to take a physical today in Los Angeles.
…now that’s better…i didn’t mind the $3 million guaranteed, especially for pitching these days, but at [...]

In today’s Bullpen, MetsBlog’s team of bloggers discusses how Mets fans might react if the team struggles through the summer…

Phil Rogers has written a piece for ESPN.com on the best outfields in baseball.
Rogers says the Angels, if Gary Matthews Jr. proves he wasn’t a one-year wonder, have the best outfield in baseball.
According to Rogers the Mets have the fourth best outfield in baseball. He writes…
[Carlos] Beltran is money. He’s a terrific athlete who still [...]

Reuters is reporting Team 61, the management company that represents Chan Ho Park, is confirming an oral agreement has been reached with Mets.
As previously reported the one-year deal is worth a base salary of $3 million.
According to Reuters, Team 61 said the contract would be signed once Park passes a physical.…well, this came out of [...]

In an article on Page Six of the Post, Kevin Kernan explains why “David Wright is the prince of the city.”
Kernan writes how this winter, Wright has become a genuine New Yorker.
He just bought a 3-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot,
full-floor penthouse condo in the Flatiron District, and is seen often dining at premier city restaurants.
Kernan goes on to [...]

Yesterday, the Mets gave a tour of Citi Field to members of the media.  For more, check out John Delcos in the Journal News, and Adam Rubin at his blog for the Daily News.
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon said construction of the $800 million stadium is on time and on budget, writes Delcos.
Citi Field is scheduled [...]

At the Daily News, citing a baseball source, Adam Rubin writes that the Mets will sign free-agent RHP Chan Ho Park within the next 48 hours.
Earlier this morning, Mets Blog relayed a Yonhap News report that the Mets have signed Park to a one-year $3 million deal.
Park was 7-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 136.2 innings pitched for [...]

According to Korean news service Yonhap News, the Mets have signed P Chan Ho Park to a one-year, $3 million contract.
Park had been recently linked to west coast teams such as the Giants and Padres.
The 34-year-old will report to camp a week from today and compete for a spot in the rotation during spring training.
…no [...]