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… Another year, another championship featuring a team from New York or Boston. Some years, if we’re lucky though, us spectators get the special benefit of watching two of America’s largest sport markets duke it out in the same championship game. When the right side of this coin flips, this media Supernova can leave us sport’s fans outside the market left behind in the massive glare of the oncoming media onslaught. Outside of the happenings of Upper East Side of the United States, time begins to crawl, in a unobservable manner where our attention slowly, but forcibly, approaches the day of the game. Minor news regarding team’s organizations, player’s injuries, fan reaction and strategic speculation may seem to stretch on for days. From their perspective, everything outside of their market’s big game comes to a stand-still, no passing news surrounding buzzer beaters, college upsets and player trades and signings can penetrate through the realms of their metropolitan pride. When these media Supernovas happen, we’re all subject to a cosmic censorship of the sport. Read More >>
Slow Start? What Slow Start?
OK, time to stop the MLB nonsense about whether the Indians are for real.
They’re as real as Justin Masterson’s sinker, Shin-Soo Choo’s right arm, Carlos Santana’s batting eye, Orlando Cabrera’s experience and Asdrubal Cabrera’s talent.
Try this for real: The Indians own a majors-best 66 run differential and an MLB best 18-4 home record. They’ve scored the second-most runs in the A.L. and have the fourth-best ERA. They’re 7-2 against the A.L. East with the revived Red Sox returning to Cleveland looking for revenge after that three-game sweep they absorbed in the season’s first week.
Ron Washington knows they’re for real. Asked if he knew the Indians would be in first place when in spring training he asked Manny Acta to be an MLB All-Star coach, the Rangers managed replied, “I knew the Indians would be tough. They have some talent.”
Washington might have been one of the few to believe that two months ago. But he’s no longer alone. The Indians sit atop the MLB Power Poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Poll is convinced.
1. Indians (1). You can ask the Reds if the Tribe is for real. The Indians’ weekend sweep was first over Reds since 2004.
2. Cardinals (14). When talking about N.L. MVP candidates, Matt Holliday would be the place to start. Unless you started with Lance Berkman.
3. Red Sox (13). About that 2-10 start, perhaps the Red Sox just wanted to play fair and give the rest of the league a head start.
Adrian Gonzalez has provided the offensive punch the Red Sox were hoping for when they traded for him this offseason. (AP Photo)
4. Giants (6). Latest wrist injury to Mark DeRosa could be the end, making his the saddest in a season that has seen more than its share of injuries.
5. Phillies (4). Chase Utley is back in time for rematch of last year’s divisional series against the Reds. Time for the rest of the Phillies’ offense to return, too.
6. Yankees (15). What a debut: Right-hander Hector Noesi gives Yankees four scoreless innings to win 15-inning marathon in Baltimore, providing the difference between a so-so and a good week for the club.
Making a Statemant with Oliver Perez Refusal
MLB officials were suspicious about placing Perez on the disabled list after the Mets’ left-handed pitcher, Oliver Perez, refused to go with the minor league. The New York Mets’ management team decided to take Perez to get an MRI at the Citi Field hospital last Friday for Special Surgery to prove Perez’s injury isn’t a reason to put him on the 25-man roster.
It is rather difficult to question the diagnosis of a medical examiner. A pitcher with many years in the MLB is almost certain to attain a lot of wear and tear in his arm and show something on an MRI. However, there may be an issue if the Mets attempt to keep Perez on the DL for more than a 15-day stay.
“He said, ‘My knee is bothering me,’ ” Mets’ Manger Jerry Manuel said. “And I asked, ‘When did this start?’ He said after the three innings that he had in San Diego. And that was that.” Read More >>
Mets Angel Pagan Arrested
New York Mets outfield Angel Pagan has been arrested for several traffic violations in Martin County Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol arrest report indicating that during a routine license check, it was discovered that Pagan was driving with a suspended license and had several warrants.
Pagan is rehabilitating his right elbow at the team’s Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Pagan has a valid Arizona license, with a suspended Florida license for no paying a traffic fine on June 15, 2005 in ST Lucie County, he has a warrant for not appearing in court for the violation.
Pagan was batting for a bench spot on the Opening Day roster before undergoing surgery he hit .275 at-bats for the Mets last year with seven doubles and 13 RBIs.
New York Mets Pagan Has a Visit With the Operating Room
Mets outfielder Angel Pagan will be out until May with a bone spur in his right elbow, doctors will remove the bone spur Wednesday.
One of the best overall athletes on the New York Mets, Pagan was hitting a career-best .275 with four steals last year before crashing into the stands at Dodger Stadium in May as he attempted to catch a foul ball. Batling with Jeremy Reed and others for the fifth and final outfielder’s spot with the Mets. After a full recovery from a first surgery the possibility increased that he would gain this spot after he hit seven in his first 15 Grapefruit League at bats but soreness and test results led to a recommendation for this surgery.
“The good thing about it is that it’s early,” Mets general manager Omar Minaya said. A recovery time of six to eight weeks means that Pagan could return to the team by mid May, no assurance of a job if he does.
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