It's probably too early to come to this type of conclusion, but I haven't been impressed by him so far either. For someone with such a disciplined approach he takes a pretty wild, undisciplined swing.

If Byrnes plays softball, what would this make Gary Matthews Jr.? The Mets' tee ball team looks like it has a full roster.

Not all Dan Warthen's fault that the velocities of Perez, Maine, and Santana are down?

Not really news, but it should be noted nonetheless.

SNY's SportsNite broadcasts live every night at 10. So, this Friday, Sam and I will be holding up a couple of signs in the windows of the studios protesting Mejia's call up. If you're in the city and are feeling somewhat irrational, you should stop by. Otherwise, watch us attempt to get some air time this Friday.

It's nice to read an article that profiles Johan's antics nicely without drawing stupid conclusions.

In addition, if you have access to a print version, you can see photos of his celebratory handshakes from after his final start of 2008 (the complete game, 3-hit shutout)

Chris, in your time together with Jeff, please teach him how to walk. Just a little bit.

This seems to be the case every offseason. He's a Smithtown, Long Island native too.

Per Kevin Burkhardt's Twitter: "He'll be evaluated for 2 days", and then they'll come up with a plan from there. How much more injury news can this team take?

Update: Adam Rubin confirms. On the bright side, Alex Cora returned today and has been productive in limited action this season.

I still liked Castillo in the two hole, but Murph fits the profile. Then again, this thing could just be Jerry giving the media more to feed on.