FLUSHING, NY – It’s Johan Santana’s job to win games. His given profession is to throw strikes and get batters out with his changeup. Nowhere in his job description does it say he has to prove Hank Steinbrenner wrong.

A few notes from down here in Nashville: 

When the season ended the Mets were going to bring back Paul Lo Duca, according to one baseball official, for a year and an option or even two years. But when that was proposed to Lo Duca’s agent, Andrew Mongelluzzi, he came back with a demand of four [...]

Down here in Nashville, the Mets still are waiting for the chips to drop there way. Omar Minaya said today he spoke with more agents than teams which means he may be looking towards the free agent market. He also said he likes going the free agent route because it just costs him money, not [...]

In the midst of the 3-0 Mets loss to the San Francisco Giants, a seventh inning double by Paul Lo Duca gave him a milestone, his 1,000th hit.
“It means a lot,” Lo Duca said. “I am only 3,000 away from Pete [Rose]. It’s neat. Grinding away for seven or eight years, it’s an accomplishment.”
Given the [...]

Just because Blueshirt season is over does not mean I am not working.
At Yankee Stadium tonight and since “The Bronx Scene” – or “The Amazin’ Scene” for that matter – is not set up yet, I will use this for my baseball blogging for the time being.
Ok, today, Matt DeSalvo is making his big league [...]