Mike Vaccaro, columnist for the New York Post, will be my guest on Voices: The Podcast this evening. His latest column on Tim Tebow has the Mets fan base stirring. We will discuss Tebow and the Mets.
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FLEXEN AND OTHER METS DEBUTS
New York Mets pitcher Chris Flexen is about to do something Tom Seaver did; Nolan Ryan did; Dwight Gooden did; Jacob deGrom did.
Flexen, who arrived at Petco Park in San Diego (by way of Binghamton), will make his major league debut against the Padres.
“I don’t think it will be too difficult,” Flexen told the New York media. “The hardest thing is to manage the emotions. Like he [Terry Collins] said, ‘Whatever got me here, stick with it.’ That’s been being confident, attacking guys and that’s what I am going to go out and do. Just stick to the game plan.”
GREGG JEFFERIES ROTTEN APPLE
Gregg Jefferies’ career with the New York Mets is difficult to put into words. As a man he has been described as “petulant … self-absorbed … immature … selfish …” As a player, Jefferies was described far differently; he was labeled by scouts as a teenage “phenom” and the late, legendary L.A. Times baseball columnist Jim Murray described his swing as “equal parts pancake syrup and butter.”
Somewhere in the space between, where the drama, conflict and jealousy fall away, the real Gregg Jefferies is revealed.
WALKER’S RETURN, TRADE DEADLINE = CABRERA’S EXIT
Neil Walker’s return may well lead to Asdrubal Cabrera’s exit.
With the trade deadline just eight days away, the Mets are reportedly shopping Cabrera. The Red Sox, Indians and Mariners are all rumored to be interested in acquiring Cabrera from the Mets.
METS HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson hosted a mid-season Q&A with the media prior to the opening of a 10-game homestand.
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