Chris Carter Applesauce - Mets complete trade, Gomez pities the Mets, Phillies lose

by Joe Budd on Oct 9, 2009 8:32 AM EDT in Applesauce Comment 36 comments

Meet the Mets

Carlos Gomez says he has felt sorry for the Mets the last two seasons. Thanks Carlos.

Ted Berg explains why he's actually a little excited about Chris Carter, who is now finally a Met. Plus he uses a quote from Lester Freamon.

Around the NL East

The Phillies hit a bump in the road yesterday as Cole Hamels struggled in the daylight. In response, Charlie Manuel was forced to burn through half his pitching staff just "trying to win."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article about Braves super prospect Jason Heyward that also mentions that pitchers Derek Lowe and/or Kenshin Kawakami might be traded.

Marlins first base coach Andy Fox has turned down the organization's offer for a new position.

Around MLB

The White Sox will look to move Jermaine Dye, Bobby Jenks, and Octavio Dotel this offseason with Dotel already expressing an interest in playing for the Mets.

Did the Twins' celebration make them sluggish for Game 1 with the Yankees?

Matt Holliday had a costly error in last night's Cardinal loss at Dodger Stadium.

Another potential Met target had a significantly better evening.

It is a little tone deaf for TBS to play a Captain Morgan ad right next to an ad about the Angels playing for Nick Adenhart.

Lookout Landing has a great post on what Felix Hernandez has meant to Mariners fans since he came up.

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Tedquarters

Awesome

by James Kannengieser on Oct 9, 2009 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My expectations are in the ionosphere.

I’ve always felt that Berg needed a platform from which he could publish more regularly.

by TheBigStapler on Oct 9, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Temper them

I’m only hoping not to totally suck.

by TedBerg on Oct 9, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a nice addition to my morning links.

Glad to see it.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 9, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am now the second Google Reader subscriber to Tedquarters

by JoshNY on Oct 9, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't Ted Nugent have a Tedquarters too ?

be careful with the copyright, Nugent has guns.

by fxcarden on Oct 9, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and bows

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Oct 9, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably

But the only other Tedquarters on the Internet is some weatherman who never updates his site. And some dude who owns Tedquarters.com and doesn’t use it for anything.

I’m reasonably certain that Ted Kaczynski also had a Tedquarters, but it was not a website so much as a shack in the woods made out of popsicle sticks and ketchup or whatever.

by TedBerg on Oct 9, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and he was a prolific writer too

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Oct 9, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That doesn't mean

you can’t also grow a crazy hermit beard.

by Mount17 on Oct 9, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you have one of those, though

you have to cough up a victory to the Dodgers in the ninth…

by deadspy3 on Oct 9, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

trademark

by JoshNY on Oct 11, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

judging by this one, I don't think you need to worry much about that

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Oct 9, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Newsfire'd

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

by squid92 on Oct 9, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite commercial was the one where the dude is standing in front of a table with maybe 25 shots or so poured out, and it ends with the admonishment to “Please drink responsibly.” No mixed message, that.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 9, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Get Spicey

That was my favorite. A subway advert, with a guy dancing in someone’s fake wood-panel rec room. And the ad had 2 more catch phrases. “Comin’ Alive When It’s After Five.” and “Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum. It’s the One.”

Like they couldn’t decide which slogan to use. And Spicey is spelled wrong. Like that’s the name of the guy in the ad.

“Get Spicey. Get him before he comes alive after five and fucks shit up.”

by wobatus on Oct 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

by JoshNY on Oct 11, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Screw the Nobel Peace Prize...

I am still breathlessly waiting for the Committee to vote on who is the next “Most Interesting Man in the World.”

by JE on Oct 9, 2009 9:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Shardene better be awake...

Because I do believe Lester Freamon’s in the mood for love.

by Bieser's Balk on Oct 9, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dye, Jenks, Dotel

No thanks, no thanks, no thanks

(To clarify, I’d be happy to have Jenks on the team, but he’ll cost too much in trade because of the closer label. I can’t figure out why they’re considering trading him, he’s a pretty good pitcher, he’ll only be 29 next year, and I guess he’s heading towards free agency but it’s not like the Sox are a small-market team that can’t afford to pay a closer “closer money”. Are they concerned that he might break down because of his weight?)

by JoshNY on Oct 9, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

We shouldn’t be looking for more veteran relievers.

by TheBigStapler on Oct 9, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That article is awful.

Dotel won’t be on the trading block, as his contract is up. The Sox won’t pick up Dye’s 12 million dollar option to trade him, as it will eliminate any value he had. Those two will be free agents. Jenks is the only viable trade candidate there, and his salary and declining performance coupled with the number of options in free agency will make him pretty worthless.

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Schmidtxc on Oct 10, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not really convinced his performance is declining

His K and BB rates this year are right in line with his career numbers. The only thing that really sticks out is a very very high HR/FB (

by JoshNY on Oct 11, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

His K rate had been declining for the last several seasons before a spike this season.

It spiked along with his HR rate in a season which he pitched less innings than any since he broke in to the bigs. I’d guess that may have helped his FB velocity which had been in decline as well.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8645&position=P

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Schmidtxc on Oct 11, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs