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Sadly i dunno how the Mariners

or the Rox player is

Im gonna guess Hawpe but is that endy for the ms? I never watched any game with endy on the Ms cause it hurt too much

by MetsKnicksRutgers on Oct 7, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

There

I added a slightly more recognizable picture of Matt Holliday.

by Eric Simon on Oct 7, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

It is

It was hard to find a big enough picture that was more obviously him.

by Eric Simon on Oct 7, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

This made me lol

You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.

by Kevin H on Oct 8, 2009 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

we’re not getting any of these guys

by Rey-O on Oct 7, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

jeez, mr. gloomy gus.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Oct 8, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

it doesn’t seem outside the realm of possibility that we might get Endy back

by JoshNY on Oct 8, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

I want

Holliday, Endy and Chapman. I can live without Fielder because we’ll probably have to give up too many prospects for him and I like Ike.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Oct 7, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I'd also have to consider the fact that we need a pitcher (proven) too.

The lineup would be ridiculous if we got those three.

Reyes
Castillo
Beltran
Fielder
Wright
Holliday
Pagan/Francoeur
Thole/Omir

I could probably live with that.

by Balagast on Oct 7, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

i agree...

but because fat baseball players are bad investments

by gbaked on Oct 8, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Babe Ruth?

Somehow, a chain of events unfolded that put Steve Phillips in a professional broadcast booth Sunday night so he could rip Carlos Beltran. Try to explain that in any other terms.

by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 8, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

fair enough

I just don’t think the Mets should shy away from Prince Fielder just because of his waistline. I mean, he’s 25 years old and he hits the tar out of the ball. Sure, maybe his weight means he’ll be washed up by the time he’s 34, but that’s still a long ways away.

Somehow, a chain of events unfolded that put Steve Phillips in a professional broadcast booth Sunday night so he could rip Carlos Beltran. Try to explain that in any other terms.

by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 8, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea, I don't disagree

I just like to drop baseball history knowledge whenever I get a chance haha

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Oct 8, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't know

I think he will have serious knee or ankle issues developing within 3-4 years which will probably make a move to DH the more sensible path. He is seriously huge.

by deadspy3 on Oct 8, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Never knew that

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Oct 8, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought the Mariner was Ken Griffey Jr.

and I thought for a second you had jumped the shark.

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Oct 7, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

This is confusing

Especially since Eric keeps changing the picture!

by mnbv on Oct 7, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I keep changing the picture

because nobody recognizes the genius!

by Eric Simon on Oct 7, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

The first version I saw had five faces.

I think there were two Endys. Having two Endys patrolling the outfield would be pretty awesome.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 7, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's like they always say

2 Endys is better than 74 Adam Dunns.

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Oct 8, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

You could probably just go with a two man outfield and use another infielder. Mike Pelfrey would win 20 games.

by TheBigStapler on Oct 8, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

Geez, why would the Mets want Endy Chavez back?!

I guess the lineup isn’t weak enough that we can stand another guy who can’t hit the ball 250 feet? Forget the current obsession with defense. the return of Beltran and Reyes will elevate the D significantly. The team’s biggest problem by a mile was/is the inability to hit the longball. If they don’t come up with a solution for that, next year will be more of the same.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Oct 8, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions  

The Mets don't need to improve just one aspect of the team

We had bad hitting, awful pitching, and terrible defense this year.

Endy’s defensive advantage over Jeremy Reed or Jeff Francoeur is just as real and valuable as Carlos Delgado’s offensive advantage over Daniel Murphy.

Beltran’s health is not assured going forward, and we need a real backup CF.

by psiogen on Oct 8, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

If we're going to be cheaper

we should sign Endy’s brother, Ender Chavez

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 8, 2009 7:04 AM EDT reply actions  

Ender can only be acquired through (Billy Bean n/t

You may have Utley, Howard, Rollins, Hamels, and Lidge...but, WE have Fernando Tatis, baby. Two grand slames in one inning. Hello??

by ZaBlanc on Oct 8, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Bille Beane, Nose Tackle?

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Oct 8, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

He's not big enough to be a nose tackle in 3-4 defense

He’d have to be a tackle in a 4-3 defense.

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on Oct 8, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love it

Hopefully, the Cards go quietly in the postseason, so Holliday doesn’t have a chance to jack up his price (aka pulling a Beltran).

I would love Endy — really anything that lets me think about that catch is fine by me.

Won’t pretend to know anything about Chapman other than he’s Cuban, throws hard and might be anywhere between 21 and 26 years old.

Do people think we have a real shot at Prince?

by Bieser's Balk on Oct 8, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Endy Chavez

is coming off serious surgery on his leg, isn’t he?

by TheBigStapler on Oct 8, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions  

endy

i liked endy, and wouldn’t mind seeing him come back to the mets, but should he really be a top free agent target for the mets? he seems been a 1.0 WAR player the last three years.

by englishgrey on Oct 8, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

this makes sense

but I don’t think that was really Eric’s point, in any case. I’m figuring he’s on there for sentimental reasons as much as anything else.

by JoshNY on Oct 8, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

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