Holiday Malaise Applesauce - Bay still not signed, Mets have money, Sheets wants Ollie money

Apropos of Nothing. That’s exactly what is in his head.

Where does Beiruit fit in everything? Anyway, I find it pretty interesting that, according to the poll on the Daily News website in that article there, as of right now, 73% of those who voted don’t think that the organization is going to bring ANYONE in.

There’s no way that Ben Sheets makes that much money. As I said elsewhere, Justin Duchscherererererererer signed for a $5.5 million dollar, one-year contract. He’s pretty much in the same boat as Ben Sheets- a high-risk, high-reward, one-year signing. Sheets can hold out, but eventually, where ever he goes, I think that he’ll sign a contract similar to Duchscherererererererer’s.

I’m not too fond about Pat Flood’s article about making Parnell a starter again. Unlike Pelfrey, Parnell is a power pitcher, so most of his lack of success was his own fault, proverbially speaking. While he could start, in theory, I actually like Parnell in the bullpen. He provides that Matt Lindstrom-esque power arm. If I wanted to “convert” Parnell into a starting pitcher capable in the Major Leagues, I’d send him down to AAA to work on his control and/or secondary pitches. With the way the organization seems to be progressing with him, it doesn’t seem as if they’d do that. With that in mind, I’d rather keep him in the ‘pen. If we’re going to “transform” him, we need to give him the time to work on whatever it is that he needs work on in an environment where he can work on it- not by “stretching him out” in the Majors, like we did last season.

Who is Nick Cafardo, and why isn’t David Wright a fit anymore? Why didn’t I get the memo?

That’s a nice move by the Nats, landing Capps. Again, to those who think it, the Nats are not going to surpass the Mets in the standings, when 2010 is said and done, but that signing only strengthens the team. Before we signed our Japanese guy whose name is escaping me, I was in favor of signing either him, or MacDougal. Since that signing, we didn’t necessarily need to spend the money, but…

And, I’m sure that there’s at least ONE person more worthy of being named the New Yorker of the Year than Derek Jeter. I mean, I respect the guy for all he’s done, and whatever else, but…come on. I’m pretty sure that, in all of 2009, someone exists out there who contributed more to the world than Derek Jeter.

and Bull Durham was a horrible movie. It almost cancels out Field of Dreams.

that article is based on the premise that both throw the fb a lot so parnell should be able to have the same amount of success as pelfrey, which obviously just is not true.

the only pitch that allows a pitcher to be an effective “one pitch pitcher” is a heavy sinker; look at joel pineiro this season. and pelfrey’s got one, parnell does not. parnell’s fb, while registering in the high 90’s, is relatively straight and he relies on it for different reasons than pelfrey. parnell throws the fb over 70% of the time not because it’s effective to, but because his secondary stuff is so lousy. the result is hitters sitting on the fb and parnell getting hit. despite what that article says, theres no way he can be a good starter anytime soon.

Either I’m way off or he’d an inspiration to all the future tax evaders.

he’s my favorite player on the team

WAR-wise, Sheets had a better year than Ollie (-0.8). So, in Mets dollars, he might actually be undervaluing himself.