Finally, Omar Minaya got a bat. Criticized in many circles for not improving the line-up in the off-season, Minaya found the right fit. And the fit could work out to be a pefect one. Certainly here to hit against lefthanders and provide insurance for Ryan Church and Daniel Murphy, Sheffield indeed fell into the Mets lap. Nonetheless, the Mets made the smart play and acted quickly by letting Sheffield know early they were interested in finally making him a Met. Look for Sheffield to be rejuvinated by being back in the NL and playing again in New York.

Somewhere Doc Gooden’s smiling.

UPDATE: More from Baseball Crank , Matt Cerrone , Greg Prince

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Matt Cerrone must be having the time of his life.

He had a vision for blogging about his beloved New York Mets so started a blog understandably called Metsblog. It quickly became the go to place for Mets fans everywhere and the model with which so many sports blogs are measured. He created sister blogs for other New York teams and even other Mets blogs. He took the plunge and went pro and after a year forged a relationship with his Mets new TV network, SNY. Today he’s live blogging in Port St. Lucie. Often before his eyes, his Mets go through the routines of spring.

I spoke to Matt a few times when I first starting blogging about the Mets a couple of years ago and he thought he’d never get the kind of access he’s getting now. But his passion for both his Mets and what he was doing created a path to success. He must now see he exceeded his wildest dreams.

Matt Cerrone has gone beyond being a success story. He’s proved to be a visionary and setting a template for new media in sports. While many of the nations great newspapers are dying, people like him are filling a void by doing it a way people may have always wanted anyhow.

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Thank goodness it looks like Kuntz can help. Gave up a bunt single then three straight groundball outs. He has a very lively and hard sinker. Matt Cerrone smartly points out that it will be helpful when he enters games with men on.

Congrats on the Geico add, too, Matt. You’re creating quite a niche for yourself.

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