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March 13 Keppinger Keeps Hitting, but Support Is Still Missing New York Times (registration required): "Keppinger seems to understand that Matsui is the incumbent, that the Mets have a big financial investment in him, and that the job is Matsui's to lose unless the Mets trade him — which may yet happen." Right Trach New York Post (registration required):" Trachsel was last year's projected fifth starter for the Mets, but with Benson a Bird now and Jae Seo a Dodger, he's been bumped up. Yesterday Trachsel delivered an excellent outing, continuing his improvement with each appearance this spring." Trachsel's back strong Newsday: "The sight of the place was enough to make Steve Trachsel wince. The last time he pitched at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, he had piercing pains in his back." Trachsel triumphs in return to scene of heartbreak Newark Star-Ledger (registration required): "The pitcher's mound at Fort Lauderdale Stadium is where it all went so wrong for Steve Trachsel a year ago." Amazin's Picture Is A Bit Fuzzy New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro (registration required): "If there is one team in all of baseball that could have used an old-fashioned spring training, that could have used six weeks of nothing but forced togetherness, it's these Mets. The individual pieces all look wonderful." O's Benson chirps about Mets New York Daily News: "The Bensons have moved on since the Mets traded Kris to Baltimore in late January, and the righthander now believes he's probably 'better off' if implications that his better half's outspokenness contributed to his departure are true." Benson sounds wistful Newsday: "Kris Benson does not call them hard feelings. In fact, he didn't call them anything." SNY Steps Up To Plate New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick (registration required): "Sportsnet New York, the new Mets network, will debut Thursday with a spring training game and a fabulous opportunity."