Move Sucessfull!
Please visit my new blog, Forever Shea ,
I will no longer be posting here.
J-E-T-S….
JETS! JETS! JETS!
We’re Moving!
I’ve been wanting to host my own site for some time now and I decided today that I would move along with my plan. My new blog will be called ForeverShea.com ( MyMets.com was taken). Hopefully this will help me increase my page views and get me some type of following. Hope to see you there! ( Like the two of you who are the only one’s reading this).
It might take me a few days to get it up and running so I’ll just keep posting here in the meantime.
Tidbits: John Maine, Fernando Martinez
I’m not even going to bother writing a piece on all that’s transpired with Beltran and the Mets during the past few days. I find the whole thing embarrassing and downright despicable.
On to the TidBits!
- John Maine avoided arbitration by signing a 1 year $3.3 mil. deal with $225,000 in performance bonuses based on starts. – Metsblog/SI
- Fernando Martinez has picked up the slack over in D.R; “Fernando Martinez laced three hits and is playing much better in these playoffs than he did during the regular season, hitting .286. The Mets will need another outfielder next year before the season is out because of injury or poor play and Fernando would like to show that last year’s poor showing was a fluke.” – My World Of Baseball
Aroldis Chapman Agrees To 5-Year, $30 Mil. Deal
UPDATE:
2:54 PM – Jeff Passan has also confirmed it.
Via MLBTR: 1:34 pm Jeff Blair from the Toronto Globe and Mail tweets that he’s hearing that Chapman signing with the Reds at five years and $30MM is a done deal.
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Several sources are confirming that Cuban LHP Aroldis Chapman has agreed to a $30 million, 5-year contract with a National League Team. Initially though to have been the Marlins or Nationals, sources claim it’s been narrowed down to a NL Central team, leaving the Reds as the most obvious suitors.
It would have been nice to see the Mets sign this guy, he throws pure heat but his control seems to need tuning as well as his composure in tough situations which will come early and often in the majors. Either way, he’s most certainly starting in the Minors either at AA or AAA, and maybe even single-A. Already hearing Mets fans saying this is a good opportunity for the Mets to strike a deal for Arroyo; however, with Chapman not starting off in the bigs, I doubt the Reds will dump Arroyo whose their ace, just yet.All this assuming it is the Reds who have signed him.
Oh and another thing, I’m not all that nuts for Arroyo anyways.
OH NO CASTILLO!!
Louie, Louie, Louie….
Let me start off by saying that when Luis dropped that ball last night I teared. I could not believe what had just happened. The anger and the frustration that I had inside lingered throughout the night and I went to bed around 2 in the morning still angry.
When will this team stop the bullshit and play focused, smart, hard nosed baseball until the last out? When will they stop being lazy? When will they hustle no matter the situation? Who knows. Maybe when we get a new manager that can actually inspire his team and make sure they do what they have to do and not just laugh it off and make excuses like Manuel does.
Although we can’t exactly blame Castillo fully for the loss since we had many opportunities to break the game open and we did not, as usual, there was absolutely no reason for him to not make that catch. Last night I heard a few people on TV say you ‘gotta feel for the guy, but I didn’t; however, now that my anger has somewhat subsided I’ve come to realize I do feel for Castillo. Whether it was the injuries or just a bad case of lazyness, Luis Castillo had a horrendous year last season. The fans were ready to rip him apart if they had the chance and rightfully so. He came back this year in shape, and ready to go, and he was. He started off the year on a hot-streak and although his bat had cooled off lately his defense had been stellar. Just as the fans were beginning to forgive Louie this happens…it’s just sad.
The Mets should have won this game and unfortunately what’s done is done, now it’s time for the Mets to step up, dust themselves off, and prove to their fans and the other teams that they’re no joke – that they mean business and that they won’t let stupid mistakes get them off-track. They need to go out there today and win a ballgame.
What Do Alex Rodriguez & Elliot Spitzer Have In Common….?
…The same call-girl agency!
Mr. Alex Rodriguez has done it again ladies and gentleman! New reports are coming out that will drain his career and his reputation even more.
A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer – and found him so charming she dated him herself for free – Daily News
After meeting Davis in a gym in ’06, Alex who was then married asked her out. Davis, whom had no idea who he was but did admit he was “hot as hell” declined the offer because she had plans with her boyfriend that night. She did however give him her call-girl agency’s card.
According to Davis that same night Alex called in and requested a two-hour date. The next day when that same girl found out it was Alex Rodriguez she started freaking out because her dad works for a major league baseball team.
Rodriguez would not give up on his target. He wanted Davis, and he was not shy about letting her know:
In an e-mail exchange provided to The News by a former booker for Davis’ Wicked Models, Rodriguez purportedly told Davis on Nov. 17, 2006: “Thanks for setting me up with Samantha. She was gorgeous. But she is not you. When can I see you you are gorgeous . . .”
The exchange goes on:
Davis: “Hi Alex. You don’t want to see me. I’m no fun. lol. Just because your (sic) so sweet, here are some pics of me and I appreciate the compliments. Your (sic) a doll. Thanks, Kristin”
Rodriguez: “You have been playing hard to get for a year now, your (sic) killing me.”
Davis: “It’s not playing I am hard to get. Maybe you should try harder.”
Rodriguez: “Kristin, I definitely will and I love the pics. I put the one on my cell so I can look at you all the time. Alex.”
Davis: “You are too sweet. I’ll let you know when I get someone you like.”
A few former agency workers claim A-Rod hired prostitutes over half-a-dozen times.
Alex Rodriguez…. 
Great..
Once again I haven’t been able to post as often as I would like. My softball season starts soon and I’m at practice everyday of the week. By the time I get home and do everything I have to do including homework… I’m exhausted and go to sleep.
Once the season starts I’ll be able to get back to doing this like I did before..a few posts everyday.
Duaner’s A Goner
The Mets have released relief pitcher Duaner Sanchez.
Sanchez, who had come in a trade with Dodgers in 2006 posted a 2.60 ERA and 5-1 record in 49 
appearances. Unfortunately he was in a taxi accident that July in Miami and injured his arm. Two operations and 20 months later Sanchez was finally off the DL list and was back in action. However, it wasn’t the same Duaner. His velocity was way down and he posted a 4.32 ERA in 66 games.
Now doubt the bullpen was overworked last season, but judging from his stuff when he returned and from Spring Training so far alone, it was clear Duaner had to either step up his game or he would be cut.
This is some of what Omar had to say, “To his credit, he really was trying hard,” Minaya said. “But I think you guys have seen – you can get outs, but at the same time the command is not where you want to be. The velocity was getting better. There was some upticks, some positive signs there. At the end of the day, you’ve got to make a call. The call was made today. … I think he came into camp knowing he had to fight for a spot just based upon how the year ended. Most guys are surprised by these things. That’s how it is.”
It’s sad, it really is. Incredible how an accident of which he had no fault in could ruin his career. Duaner was an integral part of the ’06 bullpen – and if he would have never been in that taxi cab accident who knows how many less blown games we could have had or how much better our horrendous bullpen would have been. I wish much luck to Duaner Sanchez, I hope he can somehow get his velocity and his command back in shape so that he can once again be that great bullpen guy we saw pitch for us in 2006.
Fernando Tatis is officially on the WBC roster and will be playing for his homeland, the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez had to leave the team because of a torn labrum in his hip. Now Tatis, the Mets’ biggest surprise of the 2008 season and winner of the come-back player of the year award .. will be replacing Alex in the WBC. “For me, A-Rod is one of the best baseball players I’ve ever seen,” Tatis said. “It’s going to hurt us that he’s not playing. He’s one of the greatest players ever.”
Moises Alou, now an assistant GM/player for the Dominican team, actually tried to get Tatis on the team a few weeks ago. But Tatis waited until talking with Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya “because my first responsibility is here with the Mets.” -Newsday
Hopefully Tatis won’t get hurt because at the moment, he’s the best right-handed bat off the bench since Murphy now has left field all to himself. It’s great to see how many Met players are in the WBC – 16 to be exact..the most in the majors. For Tatis, representing his country after being out of the game for years must be a great feeling of pride and humility. Good luck Fernando! ( Don’t break anything!)
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