1/4/13-1/10/13 Weekly Recap

       For the New York Mets, it was not a very eventful week in the transaction category, but it was quite the few days in the category of Mets Baseball history, as former Met and the best hitting catcher of all time, Mike Piazza had a shot at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The ballot was stuffed with many stars of the 90's like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Craig Biggio, and many others. However, due to the proven steroid use in some and the alleged use in others like Piazza, absolutely nobody received the necessary 75% of the vote to enter this upcoming July. Although Mike was a powerful player in the "Steroid Era", he was never officially proved. Therefore, I think it's fair to say that the about 58% that he did receive was not enough.
       The Yankees' principal owner Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday that the team would be willing to go over the $189 million tax threshold to get another bat from the free agent market. The really only big bat still on the market is Atlanta Braves OF Michael Bourn. Of course, the Yanks lost bats such as Raul Ibanez and Nick Swisher earlier in the offseason.
       Now that the National Hockey League is right around the corner, the New York Rangers are set for the 2013 season. All 23 members of the team have arrived at unofficial team practice and the official team training starts on Sunday. These players include newly acquired Rick Nash (if anyone remembers the Blueshirts trading Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov for him), who will play his first game as Ranger when the year gets underway. The season will start for New York in Boston on January 19 and will open at home the next night against the Penguins.
       In Scarlet Knight news, Rutgers QB Jawan Jamison has declared for the NFL Draft. He may not be one of the higher 1st round picks, but there will be plenty of teams that will need a quarterback.
        One week after Notre Dame was demolished as predicted by 'Baba in the National Championship Game, Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly was interviewed this week by the Philadelphia Eagles for their coaching void. Apparently, there was mutual agreement and liking to the fit between the two sides. Kelly has spent the last 3 seasons with the Irish.