Andres Galarraga Signs with Mets

Big Cat on the prowl

Former Braves first baseman Andres Galarraga signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and received an invitation to spring training. The 43-year-old slugger missed most of last season after a recurrence of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that forced him to miss all of 1999. "I want to go out on my own terms," Galarraga said. "The first reason why I want to come back is for my family and friends who supported me through my cancer. Maybe others can use it as motivation that they can beat it, too. "Also, I'm only one home run from 400, and that record would be nice. Everything is going great right now."

I hope he gets it.