Giant Thoughts
I tivoed Thursday’s Giants debacle, so I could spend time with my family and my mom’s fantastic pecan pie at game time.  Despite text messages from friends that all included the word “crap” I still made time to watch the whole game at the end of the night.  I can barely believe I wasted my time.  Couple thoughts: 1. I liked the NFL Network’s presentation.  I usually go to a bar on Sunday to see every game, so it was nice to hear

Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. I’ll enjoy a day with friends, family, too much food and maybe a little football on Thursday.  I’m especially thankful for my mother’s pies (she did up a pecan pie this year). And while we’re here, lets all give thanks to baseball for existing. And to those of you readers who stop by,  I can’t thank you enough. Thanks.  Seriously. - Toby

Oberkfell and Bones Return to Bisons in 2010
On the same day that the Mets announced the hiring of Terry Collins as the new Minor League Field Coordinator, the team also announced that manager Ken Oberkfell and pitching coach Ricky Bones would return to the Buffalo Bisons in 2010. Jack Voigt was promoted from the Brooklyn Cyclones to be the Bisons new hitting coach.  Voigt served a similar role with Oberkfell when the Mets were in New Orleans in 2007 and 2008.  The Bisons went th

Mets Name Collins New Minor League Field Coordinator
At 7:47 PM on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Mets announced 1. the completion of their major league coaching staff with the hiring of Dave Jauss and Chip Hale and 2. the hiring of Terry Collins to be the team’s Minor League Field Coordinator. From the Mets release on Collins: Collins, 60, who managed the Houston Astros from 1994-1996 and the Anaheim Angels from 1997-1999, will oversee all on-field aspects of the Mets Minor League Spring Training, Mini-Camps and Instructional League.  In addition, he will be invo

Mayo on the Mets
Yesterday, at MLB.com, Jonathan Mayo wrote up his review of the Mets farm system in 2009.  He wrote in part, On the field, there were some signs of life from a system that hasn’t provided a whole lot of help in New York of late. Mayo pointed to the development of Ike Davis, Reese Havens and Kirk Nieuwenhuis from the 2008 draft, and Jenrry Mejia and Wilmer Flores from the international signings as positive developments. Mayo plays a difficult gam