Mota suspended
I'm still not sure this explains what is going on in the drawing to the left here. The suspension apparently doesn't apply to winter league or spring training games, so Mota will be out of action until the end of May. Depending on your feeling about players who have tested positive for performance enhancers, Mota still might be a reasonably-cheap pickup for four months of the season.
The Mets still have Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman and Duaner Sanchez under contract for next season, and will probably look to bring Chad Bradford back as well. I'm not entirely sure what the status of Pedro Feliciano is, but he shouldn't be eligible for free agency for a few years so the Mets can likely keep him if they want to.
UPDATE [11/2 @ 9:35am]: Mota has now apologized (Daily News via Baseball Musings):
"I have no one to blame but myself," Mota said in a statement that did not explain how he ran afoul of baseball's drug rules. "I take full responsibility for my actions and accept MLB's suspension. I used extremely poor judgment and deserve to be held accountable."The steroid issue is a polarizing one. Mota is a cheater, at least as far as MLB is concerned. As a once-convicted cheater he is suspended for fifty games and is then is allowed to ply his trade some more. Whether that will be with the Mets or another team is yet to be determined. For those of you who take a hard stance against the use of PEDs, is there a point at which you forgive? Is everyone entitled to a reprieve from a single foolish transgression? When Mota completes his suspension, let's assume for a moment that he has taken his last performance enhancing drug. If he admits he has made a mistake (which he has) and he vows that it will not be repeated (that, too), will he forever be adorned with the scarlet "S" in the eyes of the fans? Or, having paid his debt to the society of baseball, is he free to resume life as it existed before? Let's say management forgives him long enough to re-sign him and he continues pitching like a bullpen ace when he returns, will we more easily forget (or forgive) what he did?"To my teammates and the entire Mets organization, I am sorry. I truly regret what I did and hope that you can forgive me. To baseball fans everywhere, I understand that you are disappointed in me, and I don't blame you. I feel terrible and I promise this is the first and last time that this will happen. I am determined to prove to you that this was one mistake."
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I agree...
It's pointless to get too high and mighty about the steroid issue because it is such a wide spread issue. I'm not saying it makes it right, but let's be honest with ourselves... it's everywhere.
by SQUAD on Nov 1, 2006 3:05 PM EST 0 recs
D'oh!
by The Irresistable Force on Nov 1, 2006 3:06 PM EST 0 recs
ya gotta wonder
nice blog by the way, metsblogs downtime has forced me over
by JScott on Nov 1, 2006 3:07 PM EST 0 recs
I thought Mota was a dick before this.
I posted some stuff on Heilman in the Kennedy trade rumor discussion, but the short version of my thoughts is: Corey Patterson? Hell no. Matt Murton? Sure.
by anonymous on Nov 1, 2006 3:11 PM EST 0 recs
jesus, that was a brainlock.
by anonymous on
Nov 1, 2006 10:43 PM EST
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Dumb, dumb, dumb
by DoctorK16 on Nov 1, 2006 3:18 PM EST 0 recs
meh
(Gee, who'd think a guy named "Mota" would have a drug problem?)
by Doc Manhattan on Nov 1, 2006 4:52 PM EST 0 recs
Which Mota would we get?
Now that we know his performance was unfairly enhanced, I'm not sure we could sign him to a multi-year deal without some longer-term indication that he can perform well without cheating.
I would suggest a one-year deal if any. The Mets brand is a clean one.
by peeder on Nov 1, 2006 6:25 PM EST 0 recs
I have to agree.
by Mr. Met on
Nov 1, 2006 7:29 PM EST
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yeah
It's better to let him find somebody else to take a chance on him.
We might as well hire one of these guys...
by hotspur on
Nov 2, 2006 10:39 AM EST
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can't believe
Just thought I would also add that John Kerry is a dope.
by elifriedman on Nov 1, 2006 10:22 PM EST 0 recs
You might be right on Mota
by DoctorK16 on
Nov 1, 2006 10:36 PM EST
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speaking properly
by elifriedman on
Nov 1, 2006 11:14 PM EST
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Guess We Know Why He Regained His Fastball
Anyway, I don't think I want him back now that I know the extra 6-8 MPH on his fastball is most likely due to the 'roids. He will most likely be the pitcher he was in Cleveland and he pretty much sucked there.
Re Kerry - Who cares? I think he was right but the guy was the losing candidate for Prez in 2004. Since when did anyone care what they said (harsh but true). I think it is a sign of desparation with the Repubs that they are forced to latch onto this nothing issue.
by millsy on Nov 1, 2006 10:47 PM EST 0 recs
Admission
by dissento on Nov 2, 2006 10:26 AM EST 0 recs
well
by hugo on
Nov 2, 2006 11:15 AM EST
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Grimsley
by dissento on
Nov 2, 2006 2:15 PM EST
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Matt Lawton?
by Mikeybags84 on
Nov 2, 2006 6:10 PM EST
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