Tomorrow, a new season dawns. We’ve all waited MONTHS for this and it’s finally here!
Thanks to all the Hispanics in baseball, you’ve all been exposed to the wonderful world of Spanish. You haven’t lived till you’ve heard a player curse in Spanish.
For the next 24 or so weeks, I’ll be posting a Spanish “lesson” once a week. Follow along!
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John Maine and the Mets avoid arbitration, as he agrees to a one-year, $2.6 million contract. I like Maine and am happy to see him stay with the team.
Jerry Manuel, via Mets.com
The discussion surrounding Manny Ramirez, unsurprisingly, has had little to do with his prowess as a baseball player. He’s good. That’s a fact. But questions linger around his capacity to fracture a clubhouse, as Ramirez seemed to do throughout his final weeks in Boston.
The Mets upped the ante to Oliver Perez, offering 3 years and upwards of $30 million. C’mon, Ollie - take it. I’ll throw in my sister. I remember how you stared at her when we were in Pittsburgh. You can have her!
17 days till pitchers & catchers.
