Armando DianaMets Gazette Correspondent
As the emperor parades through the town square in nothing but his underwear, a child screams out “But he isn’t wearing anything at all!” Although fearful the boy may be right, the Emperor continues his march because he doesn’t want to appear foolish. Earlier two tailors convinced him only those unfit for his position or “just hopelessly stupid” could not see …

While the Skill sets obsess over their falling financial empire, I’m obsessing over Jose Reyes. Maybe I’m wrong but I wish he were one of the players already working out in St. Lonesome. Sure D-Wright is there and a number of other players and Reyes doesn’t have to report until next week (technically he doesn’t have to report until March 1 as per the CBA) but the thought of him and Wright …

One of the prospects getting lots of hype of late is Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis. Considered one of the best prospects in Cleveland’s system and one of the best 2B prospects in the game, the power-hitting Kipnis is thought of as a guy who contribute to the majors soon.
There’s little in Cleveland’s current second base picture to block Kipnis–no Indians fan wants to see more of Luis …

Using a new social media tool called Storify, I’ve been able to aggregate your comments on Twitter easily and present them to the rest of my followers easily and elegantly.
I can also include Facebook comments, YouTube videos and much more. Pretty cool, I think.
Based on my several responses from Yankees fans, it seems Pettitte certainly is a borderline Hall of Famer. I think the key to his case …

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66ers ready for Affiliation Celebration
Inland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.

San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

At the tender age of 23, Colby Rasmus put up a slash line of .276/.361/.498 good for an OPS+ of 132. But even so, he and Tony LaRussa, his manager on the St. Louis Cardinals, did not have a rosy year in 2010. And the way Rasmus handled the situation prompted a calling out from Albert Pujols. Such a year from a young slugger would prompt dreams of future glory …

Ozzie Guillen loves his Jell-O. That fact was confirmed by Ozzie Guillen on Twitter who wrote, “I like my jello very much haha.”
These are the things to talk about before pitchers and catchers report.
(Via Hardball Talk)

Earlier I found myself compelled to write a FanPost over at Royals Review after a conversation about Brian Cashman died off. If you feel so compelled and haven’t already read it, it is here. Seeing as though I’ve already written one 1,300+ word baseball piece today (I’ve been writing all of these on Sunday night), I don’t anticipate this entry being especially long.
On Thursday afternoon, the Royals signed Pedro Feliz …

Mike Shannon considered either making a comeback as a player or becoming a Cardinals coach before he launched a career as a team broadcaster.
This year will mark Shannon’s 40th season as a Cardinals broadcaster. He signed a three-year contract Feb. 4. 
In the autumn of 1971, Shannon, 32, was at a crossroads. After it was discovered in spring training 1970 that Shannon had a serious kidney ailment (acute nephritis), he missed part of that season (appearing …

In the video I answer the following viewer question:
Antonio: Do you think that when healthy the Mets have one of the best lineup in the NL EAST?

After a week of analysis by paralysis of the Super Bowl, the game came down to the same thing all football games come down to, mistakes. The Steelers turned the ball over three time and the Packers converted them into 21 points. If you protect the football and keep penalties to a minimum you’ll win football games. Some other notes on the Super Bowl:
If you’re going to sing the Star …

It’s Monday, so you know what that means:  We kick your bedroom door in and start relentlessly chucking links at you while screaming foreign curse words.  Look out, here they co–

Andy Pettitte walks into a church in Texas to assure people he’s out of the game for good while the congregants forced a Rangers hat on him!
Babe Ruth’s former ball-murdering weapon is raising money for children!
Somebody tries to tackle the …

Here are Jeremy’s Preditions for the 2011 Season;
Division Winners

-AL East, Rays
-AL Central, Tigers
-AL West, Rangers
-AL Wild Card, Red Sox
-NL East, Phillies
-NL Central, Cardinals
-NL West, Rockies
-NL Wild Card, Brewers

LCS Series Matchups
-ALCS, Tigers vs. Red Sox
-NLCS, Cardinals vs. Rockies

World Series

-Cardinals over Red Sox

 
Cy Young

-AL Cy Young, Jon Lester
-NL Cy Young, Calyton Kershaw

MVP

-AL MVP, Miguel Cabrera
-NL MVP, Ryan Braun

Rookie of the Year

-AL Rookie of the Year, Chris …

One of the things I find oddly endearing about Alex Rodriguez is his terminal awkwardness. Even when he’s doing something that should be totally cool, he still manages to look goofy. It kind of humanizes him, in a weird way. And no matter what he does, somebody will always, always, bring up Derek Jeter and say that Jeter would never do whatever A-Rod did.
Like when A-Rod was sitting in a …

This one is a bit more literary than most, since Dan Quisenberry was a published poet.
On Days Like This: Poems was published in 1998, the year he passed away.
This sample of his work is even sadder because of his untimely death.
BASEBALL CARDS
that first baseball card I saw myself
in a triage of rookies
atop the bodies
that made the hill
we played king of
I am the older one
the one on the right
game-face sincere
long red …

66ers ready for Affiliation CelebrationInland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.
San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

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Here is a look at the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule
April 3 San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN2)
April 10 N.Y. Yankees at Boston
April 17 Texas at N.Y. Yankees
April 24 Cincinnati at St. Louis
May 1 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia
May 8 Atlanta at Philadelphia
May 15 Boston at N.Y. Yankees
May 22 Chicago Cubs at Boston
May 29 Cincinnati at Atlanta (ESPN2)
Still no respect for the World Champs who still live in the …

The Yankees don’t start playing games again until February 26, but spring training officially starts in just seven days when pitchers and catchers will report to Tampa. I can’t wait.

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The majority of my readers agree with me! I’m surprised only 25 percent stuck up for Derek Jeter to hit leadoff, but I’m glad to see people supporting Brett Gardner.
A family friend reiterated an important point in the comments of a post about this poll: Gardner led the Yankees in on-base percentage last season. That has to be a key statistic Joe Girardi uses in …