You can change the stadium and get a new bullpen.
You can name it after a baseball legend, mold the entire place like an old National League ballpark in New York City.
You can bring Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza and Bernard King out here, it doesn't matter if you're not going to get clutch hits when you really need it. When Pelfrey's lack of command of a second tier pitch proves costly and when you can't get to a Mexican League pickup until it's too late.
This team will go as far as Jose Reyes can take them. Jerry Manuel knows that and that's why he made that emphasis during spring training. Everyone focused on the whole batting third thing but the bigger meaning was the importance of Reyes on this team.
Add to that the fact that Citi Field is a pitcher's park to the nth degree. Beltran hit a ball that's gone just about anywhere. It might even be gone in June when the ball has a little more moisture, but in the cold of present day Flushing, it's a long out.
A week in, I'll make predictions that will be wrong and likely to be changed in about two weeks.
AL West - Angels (Chalk)
AL Central - TBD
AL East - Red Sox
Wild Card - Central No. 2/Rays/Yanks
NL West - Dodgers (Chalk)
NL Central - Cardinals (I don't believe in the Cubs and if Carpenter can pitch, they'll score enough runs to win)
NL East - Marlins (They have the best staff in the National League, maybe even the entire league)
Wild Card - Cubs/Mets/Phillies/Braves/Brewers
Oli Perez goes on Wednesday, meaning the team gets to practice in their new digs and maybe provide a better show to the 42,000 faithful that braved the No. 7 train.
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