Wednesday’s Mets News
Major League Baseball continued to make a mockery of itself today in Congress. Clemens is toast, but I knew that already. Every time he says a sentence, he makes the situation worse. I enjoyed the mockery because I always thought Clemens was a piece of crap since he cried after losing to the Mets in the World Series in 1986. All he does is whine. Then he threw the bat at Piazza. He has always been scum. The simplest reason why they were in Congress today was because there were discrepancies in the Mitchell Report. If Clemens admitted it like everybody else in the report then Congress would not have held the session today. It should never be in Congress because MLB should be able to police themselves as everybody suggests, but Bud Selig is too incompetent to police anything. He had to hire a Senator to create a report just to discover that a steroid problem existed. Selig needs to step down.
Sanchez aiming to play pivotal role - I agree with Marty Noble 100% about Duaner Sanchez. Sanchez was a stud prior to his injury. We need to see if he can get back to being a stud. If Duaner can then the Mets are going to have a great season because he’s the one that will fill the void from the starter to the closer.
Notes: Santana makes first appearance - Marty Noble notes that ”Johan Santana made his first appearance at the Mets’ Spring Training headquarters and, in relative privacy, threw for about 15 minutes. Niemann caught, while Rick Peterson, the big league pitching coach, observed. Later Peterson and Santana auditioned each other. And all was right in the Mets’ world.”
Around the Horn: Bench - Marty Noble examines the Bench in the final article of his weekly column ‘Around the Horn’.
Newsday:
Citi Field, Mets new home, quickly taking shape - Roderick Boone lets you know all about the status of Citi Field. I’m excited about the new stadium. I do not like the corporate name, and I will miss Shea…who won’t? But, I’m excited about the new stadium.
New York Daily News:
Major League Baseball acts on John Rocker’s steroid curve - Ian Begley points out that former Brave, John Rocker, stated that baseball doctors as well as union doctors basically informed players in Texas how to use steroids safely. Due to this claim, Major League Baseball is investigating the situation.
Citi Field making progress - Oren Yaniv also reports on the progress of Citi Field.
Infielder Olmedo Saenz with Mets - Adam Rubin further discusses the Mets acquiring Olmedo Saenz.
New York Post:
WILPON EAGER TO SIT ON CITI PORCH - According to Mark Hale, “Mets COO Jeff Wilpon is such a fan of the right field porch at Citi Field that he’s going to personally own seats there. Right field may be far away from the batter’s box, but for Wilpon, being in the porch is worth it. The porch will stand approximately 30 feet tall and extend over the field for 8 to 10 feet.”
New York Times:
An Uneven Year Over, a Met Seeks the Grind - Joe Smith says he’ll do whatever the Mets want to help out the team, according to Ben Shpigel.
New Home for Mets: On Time, On Budget
The Star-Ledger:
The Mets Close To Adding Another… - Jeremy Cothran points out that the Mets may bring Ben Johnson back.
Who Picks Up the Call to the Bullpen?
Reliever seeking new start with Mets - Jeremy Cothran also discusses Joe Smith.
