Update: A few new cuts!

“I told him next time he does that I’m going to get my blade out and cut him. I’m a gangster. You go gangster on me, I’m going to have to get you. You do that again, I’m going to cut you right on the field” - Jerry Manuel (June, 2009)

Alright, so this type of cutting is slightly less offensive. Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News is unofficially reporting a number of players cut in camp (meaning they’ll be sent to the minor league squad). This is the first of multiple rounds of cuts.

Clint Everts (P)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (OF)
Eddie Kunz (P)
Josh Thole (C)
Shawn Bowman (3B)
Eric Niesen (P)
Jack Egbert (P)
Josh Fogg* (P)
R.A. Dickey (P)
Travis Blackley (P)
Bobby Livingston(P)
Arturo Lopez (P)
Andy Green (3B)
Mike Hessman (3B)
Mike Cernevak (3B)
Jesus Feliciano (LF)
Luis Hernandez (SS)

Sorry Josh, not quite yet!

The only notable (in my opinion) is:
Josh Thole, who seemingly will officially not make the big league team to start the season. This isn’t a surprise in the least, but more of a final confirmation.

*Rubin notes that Josh Fogg may decide to retire or ask for his release as he’s been dealing with a muscle injury.

In an interview with WFAN’s Richard Neer Newsday’s Ken Davidoff shares his thoughts on all this HGH talk. In it he shares a unique perspective not often heard from the media where he is tries to explain how Barry Bonds steroid era 73 homers of 2001 are just as legitimate to the Babe’s 60 homers in 1927 due to the fact that Ruth didn’t face African American, Latino, and Japanese players because of Baseball’s policies at the time.

Neer in hearing this replied by saying “but that was rectified eventually I mean maybe it was 30 years later” to which Davidoff responded with “Take the emotion out of it take the emotion out of it. Statistically those 60 home runs are just as illegitimate as Barry Bonds 70 home runs, or I should say they are just as legitimate. Because you have to view everything through it’s context.”

Here is the podcast of the interview courtesy of WFAN

Richard Neer
Sunday, March 14th - Ken Davidoff of Newsday joins Richard
to debate HGH in MLB.

The Mets have a double-header today as they travel to Jupiter Florida to take on the Marlins. Here is the A Game lineup courtesy of Andy McCullough/The Star-Ledger

TODAY’S GAME
Mets at Florida Marlins, 1:05 p.m.
No TV/WFAN 660 AM

If you can’t watch game you can follow it here on Gameday of MLB.com

You can listen to Ed Coleman & Wayne Hagin do the radio call the game over the internet here WFAN Live.

Mets lineup
1. Gary Matthews, Jr., CF
2. Luis Castillo, 2B
3. David Wright, 3B
4. Jason Bay, LF
5. Daniel Murphy, 1B
6. Jeff Francoeur, RF
7. Alex Cora, SS
8. Omir Santos, C
9. Johan Santana, SP

In the bullpen: John Maine, Kiko Calero, Sean Green, Ryota Igarashi, Bobby Parnell.

Marlins lineup
1. Chris Coghlan, LF
2. Bryan Peterson, CF
3. Hanley Ramirez, SS
4. Dan Uggla, 2B
5. Wes Helms, 3B
6. Logan Morrison, 1B
7. Jai Miller, RF
8. Brad Davis, C
9. Anibal Sanchez, SP

In the bullpen: Seth McClung, Tim Wood, Renyel Pinto, Jose Veras, Mike MacDougal.

By the way did you know the Mets have a game today that started about 20 minutes ago?
Lineup courtesy of Andy McCullough/The Star-Ledger

If you can’t watch game you can follow it here on Gameday of MLB.com

TODAY’S GAME
Mets v. Tigers, 1:10 p.m.
PIX11/WFAN

Mets lineup
1. Angel Pagan, LF
2. Luis Castillo, 2B
3. David Wright, 3B
4. Jason Bay, DH
5. Daniel Murphy, 1B
6. Jeff Francoeur, RF
7. Gary Matthews, Jr., CF
8. Rod Barajas, C
9. Alex Cora, SS
Oliver Perez, SP

In the bullpen: Hisanora Takahashi, Nelson Figueroa, Bobby Parnell, Sean Green, Jenrry Mejia

Tigers lineup
1. Ramon Santiago, SS
2. Carlos Guillen, LF
3. Magglio Ordonez, DH
4. Ryan Strieby, 1B
5. Brennan Boesch, RF
6. Don Kelly, 2B
7. Casper Wells, CF
8. Alex Avila, C
9. Audy Ciriaco, 3B
Max Scherzer, SP

In the bullpen: Eddie Bonine, Andy Olvier, Zach Miner, Ryan Perry, Jay Sborz, Alfredo Figaro, Josh Rainwater.