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Jet fans in their glory, getting funky!
Yep, that’s my article.
What’s the countdown to pitchers and catchers?
New York Jets Celebration, 9pm Sunday, Stop & Shop
Francoeur Avoids Arbitration, Formidable Lineup in Place
Congrats on your $5M payday, Frankie. Mets also retained rubber-armed lefty-four-outs-two-runs-only-guy (RA-LE-FO-TROGY) Pedro Feliciano, who is all but guaranteed to set a new club record this year. Also retained was Sean Green, RI-FO-TROGY.
Seriously, the return of a strong Carlos Beltran – and he will return strong – will trigger the onslaught of one of the premier slugging outfields in the national league and what could become one of the most potent lineups in baseball, assuming the Mets keep four or five of the six primaries healthy over most of the year. Considering last year’s steps back, that’s not too much to expect. As much as the league, the fans, and all known life in the universe wants to pee on Mr. Met’s shallow grave, I would not discount this… (more…)
Minaya Downplays Beltran Surgery Bru-Ha
Hey, stop the egging, we’re all family here:
“We have a good relationship,” Minaya told the Daily News. “I wanted to see how he was doing, and he’s coming along very well. We’re excited he’s feeling good and looking forward to him coming back as our center fielder. The relationship between Carlos and the Mets, the organization, ownership, is good.”
Asked if either side had to offer an apology for a drama that started on Wednesday, Minaya replied: “There’s no apology. The issue is more the process. Nobody needed to apologize.”
“I did not say not to have surgery,” Minaya said. “What I said to him was, ‘I’m happy to hear there’s a plan in place, but we have to go through the protocol.’
“…He said… (more…)