Overbay Applesauce - Mets rumored to move Castillo, buying high with Wolf, Riggleman v. Valentine

by Joe Budd on Nov 10, 2009 11:59 AM EST in Applesauce

Let the rumor mill begin its grinding. I think for everyone's sanity, I vow to only post a maximum of one rumor per day.

Meet the Mets

As was much discussed last night, MLB Trade Rumors reported that a three way deal involving Lyle Overbay coming to the Mets for Luis Castillo was being considered. The deal is still a long shot.

At least Mark Herrmann tries to think outside the box. Besides the whole impossibility thing, my complaint about the column is the characterization that the Mets are a disaster. They're bad and the management has been sub-par, but they certainly are not on the same level as the Atlanta Braves back in the day.

Bernie Madoff's Met jacket is pretty amazing.

Some video of Met prospects in the AFL to send along. Here's Ruben Tejada's swing without the old leg kick. And here's Jeurys Familia's awkward delivery.

The Mets interest in Randy Wolf to make up for not signing him last year is not smart.

Around the NL East

Reports around the Nationals say that Washington is deciding between Jim Riggleman and Bobby Valentine for their vacant managerial position.

Cole Hamels' awesomely imploding 2009 continues.

Crashburn Alley points out that Chone Figgins plays third base and that Philadelphia now needs a third baseman.

Around MLB

The Yankees are willing to throw AJ Burnett level cash at John Lackey. But they're not quite ready to throw $25,000/year to adopt a highway.

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Dear Nationals:

Jim Riggleman is awesome. Please stick with him. Thanks.

"[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 Nov 10, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions

Also

that Cole Hamels commercial is actually kind of funny. The fact that he’s promoting quite possibly my most anticipated game ever makes me think that maybe he’s not a complete douche. Combined with his terrible playoff performance and the fact that Phillies fans seem to dislike him now, I may even find myself becoming a Hamels fan.

by cjmulrain on Nov 10, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply actions

Familia's delivery

is very ‘bitty’. I’m not sure if that’s really a word, but it seems right. Perhaps multiply-stalled? I prefer bitty.

by deadspy3 on Nov 10, 2009 12:33 PM EST reply actions

It's a bit hinky

by James Kannengieser on Nov 10, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions

He seems very upright for a power guy

He doesn’t really drive off his back leg, and being that he’s not a tremendously big guy, this would seem to indicate he’s all arm strength, or at least that’s where he gets his zip from. I wonder if learning to incorporate his lower half more would allow him to get even a bit more velocity, and it might even help the fluidity of his upper body. He breaks his hands pretty low down, an extra few nths of a second might give him a bit more time to get his arm into the proper slot he’s looking for.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Nov 10, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

It is odd. He doesn't follow through very much with his back leg. It stops almost parallel with the one he's standing on.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 10, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions

he doesn't use his legs much.

all arm.

blegh.

by fxcarden on Nov 10, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

The only way I would advocate that proposed trade

is if we also got Hudson. It isn’t remotely worth it without him.

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by Prince on Nov 10, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions

I'd much rather have Polanco than Hudson

He’s much better defensively and will be a lot cheaper.

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

by Evan_S on Nov 10, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe it's just me

but I always think I’m hearing Pig Latin when I hear the name Overbay.

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

by Kevin H on Nov 10, 2009 1:10 PM EST reply actions

The Jacket

The Madoff jacket is awesome. If I could part with $700 on a gag, I would definitely rock that jacket.

by Coolpapabell on Nov 10, 2009 1:11 PM EST reply actions

Oh, my lord.

Ted Berg writes a nice article about Alex Cora and why picking up character guys doesn’t make sense. First comment?

David Eckstein signed on to play for the Padres for a 1 year $850,000 contract. Mets gave Cora $2 mill. Eckstein is a character guy and proven winner. The Mets didn’t even speak to Eckstein. Maybe if they told him they would offer him $2 mill he would’ve signed.

Now, to be fair, Eckstein’d be a fine pickup at the right price. But talk about something totally going over your head…

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

by squid92 on Nov 10, 2009 2:21 PM EST reply actions

Stuff

Digital Cole Hamels being blow up by a grenade makes me chuckle. If only Digital Tim Lincecum would get blown up as well. Although, they don’t show that commercial over and over and over, so I don’t have as much rage against Digital Lincecum as I used to. What a bunch of pansies, though, the people who find all that material “controversial”, and “inappropriate”. The acronym, eh, that’s the only part I can understand as people not liking.

I agree 100% with Ted Barg, regarding signing Randy Wolf now, to make up for not signing him last season.

And, I’m still not sold that the Yankees are willing to spend big bucks on John Lackey. I say it’s a feint.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 10, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions