ME: saturday. woke up late and finished packing up things from my apartment to put into storage. too much clutter. the driver from the storage place called and wanted to know if i wanted him to come sooner rather than later--apparently, he was ahead of schedule. i was completely tired and out of it and wanted more time (um...the time i had scheduled? helllllllo?!). but sure enough, he came earlier, just to see what i had to transport. a cop told him he couldn't park right in front, so my roomie, Ruddy and i, hustled everything downstairs and i went way earlier than i had planned. walked from atlantic ave and grand back to 5th and union--when i got on a bus and came home. at home were my pals, Greg and Zora. they came to take my other pal, Bo's records, which he left in my house for over a year. i was psyched they were taking them. we didn't want them and i feared the records would stay longer than i wanted. so, again, there i am bringing heavy stuff down and into a vehicle. rested and listened to music. my lady, Becky, went to her mom's place in maine...left friday and for the first time in eons, we slept apart. i miss her terribly whenever she's away. sometimes i have to remind myself it's okay to not do anything. it was, after all, a tough week and i'm still sick...
METS: during the off-season, the Mets made some moves...the biggest one of them all being the acquisition of Twins' lefty, Johan Santana. the Yankees, the Red Sox and Mariners were all in hot pursuit of the ace. leave it to Omar (Mets GM) to make the magic happen! we also got Ryan Church and Brian Schneider...will Ramon Castro start behind the plate? maybe Fidel will now that he left cuba...and speaking of cuba, how about this Michael Abreu fella? the kid went 1-2 today with the game scoring run on a Brady Clark HBP. i know...lame way to end a game, but--hey, that's spring training and you have to love it. i can't wait to see Johan pitch! the guy is going to thrive in the national league. some bad news regarding Delgado: an impingement in his right hip...now, mind you, this was after he said there were "no lasting effects" of his right hip flexor that kept him on the bench last september. i'm beginning to have my doubts about that guy. sure--he's got the power, but where is it? since coming to NY, he's only amounted 62 home runs, and oddly, has had the same number of hits for the two years he's been a Met (139)! the "stinky" part is his low .262 average as a Met. anyway, enter Abreu...playing at first today. don't forget, Shawn Green is also a valid option at first. the Mets have played spring training games since tuesday, february 26th. now, they've never been a good team during spring training and i'm not worried about their 1-3-1 record (they tied with the University of Michigan on tuesday). there's a lot of good depth to this Mets team and i'm hoping they can wash away the pain from the final week of baseball last year...that really...well...it hurt...but i'm excited about this year and hope they can stay the course. forgot to mention that today, in the outfield, Ryan Church and Marlon Anderson collided in rightfield...Church had a concussion and Jose Reyes fouled a pitch off his knee...yay!
When Will Lastings Grow Up?
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