CAN WE START THE REAL GAMES NOW?

Things to ponder

-Are the New York Mets vulnerable to left handed pitching?. They have three lefty hitters already in the Nos.5-8 slots in the batting order (Delgado, Church and Schneider). This is the impact of the injury to Moises Alou .

-John Maine has been lights out this Spring.

-Big Start for Pedro Martinez today. Can he repeat last Saturday's performance of four scoreless inning today?

-Duaner Sanchez threw fastballs and change-ups in one inning against the Orioles touching 91 mph on the scout's guns.

-Congratulations to Mike Lowell, Kevin Youkalis and the rest of the Boston Red Sox for standing up to both MLB and the MLBPA when they discovered the royal screwing that the coaches and other team personnel were getting over the trip to Japan. And BOO to the Oakland Athletics for just standing pat on the issue

Happy Spring! Opening day is just 9 days away!