Let's Go Mets!

Optimism abounds as camp opens

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Willie Randolph Era officially got under way Wednesday morning at the Tradition Field complex as pitchers and catchers began checking in either with the team or its new skipper.

While the sense of optimism surrounding the Mets is high, that feeling is there not only because of a different manager, but also because of all the new faces in the clubhouse. There's three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez and budding megastar Carlos Beltran, both of whom are expected to garner the lion's share of attention this year from the media and fans, heading the club's transition into a new era.



I did forget the other day to mention the other "move" in baseball whereby the Anaheim Angels are now the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".