Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey talks to Joe & Evan on WFAN about the 2009 Mets and his goofy golf cart accident.
ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay has a beat reporter with the Mets this year. His name is Rich Coutinho. He calls in from Port St. Lucie to talk about the first few days of Mets camp.
WFAN’s beat reporter Eddie Coleman calls into the Joe & Evan show to talk about the first couple of days of Mets camp.
Go to the official Mets site today to enter a drawing for the chance to buy opening day tickets at Citi Field. The drawing will be held on Wed. February 25th.
It’s a great opportunity to get into the first official game at Citi Field.
News is breaking from Christian Red of the Daily News this morning that the Mets have signed another potential starter/long man/minor leaguer in the form of Livan Hernandez. There were rumors last season that Omar Minaya was looking at Hernandez but never pulled the trigger. It comes one season too late for El Duque and Livan to be able to play together.
Hernandez will be 34 years old next week and he’s listed at 6’2″ 220 pounds. But he looks more like 240 pounds to me. He’s got a bad body and really hasn’t pitched very well since the 2005 season with Montreal. He was waived by Arizona last season and picked up by Colorado in August.
His contract is a minor league deal for 1-year/$1 million plus $1 million in incentives. My guess is that he spends most, if not all, of the season at Triple-A Buffalo. He’ll be a third level insurance policy in case there are catastrophic break downs in the bullpen or the fifth starter spot.
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