Happy Birthday Emily Applesauce - Wagner close to return with Mets, Delgado not, Mejia returns, interest in Sheffield
by Joe Budd on Aug 13, 2009 11:22 AM EDT
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Happy belated birthday to my beautiful, wonderful new bride! And the Mets won. Hooray! What a day. And it rained at the beach and is looking like more rain. Yeah for the internet to keep me busy inside.
Meet the Mets
Somehow, Billy Wagner will probably be the first of the Met formerly marquis players to return from major injuries. Particularly since Carlos Delgado managed to injure himself during his rehab assignment. If and when Delgado resumes his Major League career, he is projected to be a Type-B free agent.
Met pitching prospect Jenrry Mejia returned to action from the disabled list, giving up three runs in the first and picking up the loss for double-A Binghamton. Ike Davis returned after missing three days and collected two hits.
The Mets announced the construction of the new Angel Berroa rotunda.
New York is projected to spend $1.78 million per win this season.
Two AL teams are interested in Gary Sheffield. That made too much sense and the Mets seem to have ended negotiations.
Mets Merized argues for Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg instead of Bobby Valentine.
The 2010 catching situation looks incredibly bleak.
Mets Geek does not judge Omar's 2007's draft a success.
Around the NL East
The Phillies got an Oliver Perez-like performance from Pedro in his debut (although, unlike Perez, Martinez won). BtB takes a look at the Pitch f/x from the game.
Mike Silva presents Shane Victorino getting showered with beer by a fan. Thank you.
Philly prospect Michael Taylor hit for the cycle.
Florida fell down 5-0 quickly to the Astros thanks to Ricky Nolasco and lost to Houston 14-6.
The Marlins are among the teams interested in newly released John Smoltz. Speaking of old pitchers and the Marlins, Florida just signed former reliever Estaban Yan.
Washington has returned slightly to old form, giving up four home runs to Atlanta and losing 6-2.
Still no progress on Stephen Strasburg talks.
Around MLB
Joe Posnanski ranks the worst contracts in baseball. Lots of JP Ricciardi work on there.
Milwaukee DFA'd Bill Hall and fired their pitching coach.
How should a team look at Aaron Harang who just cleared waivers?
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How does that article on our catchers not even
mention Josh Thole as an option for 2010? Egregious effort.
And
If the team is truly on a limited budget, it seems that none of these players available will be a huge improvement over Omir Santos and a back up catcher.
Yes, they all would because Omir Santos is not good at hitting baseballs or catching baseballs.
My favorite line from the Berroa thing:
“The Angel Berroa Rotunda will be located at the new centerfield entrance, and will contain images and memories of Berroa’s time with the Mets and with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who moved from Brooklyn in 1958.”
A subtle but perfect indictment of the Wilpons.
Reading his story about Tommy Lasorda
being inducted into the Brooklyn Dodgers HoF (by the fucking Cyclones) made me understand the Carl Erskine Day promotion I saw last year. Seriously Fred, just make the McCourts an offer. They desperately need the cash (allegedly), and everybody in LA despises them.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 14, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like Posnanski
but that contracts article was kinda weak. Apparently Alex Rios is a terrible player without a flukily low BABIP and never plays defense.
What sucks about the WSJ article
is that they basically said, “Even though $53m worth of contract is on the DL thereby rending this article irrelevant we said, ‘Screw it!’ and decided to write it anyway.”
Meanwhile the Yankees are going to send > $2m per win. And God knows how much they spent per win last year while not making the playoffs. But let’s pick on the Mets.
That's the standard MO of most media outlets these days.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Why Ryne Sandberg?
That seems like a rather arbitrary candidate to flaunt for our managerial position, don’t you think?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
He sounds like he has grission
From the highlights of that article this seems like a call for a Lou Pinella/Joe Girardi type. I’m not sure how well that would play in the Mets locker room, but the media would eat it up.
I love how it's extremely relevant that he was a Hall of Fame player
And so that must be mentioned at every possible opportunity. Because the last time we hired a manager who was a really good player (Willie), that worked out so well for us.
Delgado
Who cares? It’s not like he would have put up the numbers in his return to move him into type A category. And it’s not like he’s the missing piece of the puzzle. If anything this is good news, because if he did come back and play well, the Mets probably would resign him this off season.
Well I imagine it's not the loss, or extension of the loss of Delgado
it’s the fact that our training staff seems incapable of getting/keeping players healthy.
On that note
how in the hell does Ray Ramirez still have a job with us?
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage
by blueandorange4life on Aug 13, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That's fine
But the reporters are still reporting these set backs as if they are some sort of damaging blow to the Mets chances of making the playoffs. That was fine back in June or early July. But at this point it’s too late for one, if not all, of these guys to make a difference.
Delgado I’m not worried about because he’s a FA, but at this point I’d rather they just shut Beltran and Reyes down and get them ready for next year.
Who is Jason Hirsch?
Our boy Mikey Silva made a big mistake. He needed to talk to some unnamed baseball people to find out who he is. What an idiot.
"WAR"
“I nevah heard of it”
“You think your gonna catch me on some made up stat, based on a playah that doesn’t exist”
“My eyes can tell me ever statistical detail I evah need to know from scouting a playah one game”
I never realized they were different people.
“Who is Mike Silva I never heard of the guy”
They might as well be the same person in my eyes, but its good to know they are different
Is it just me
or ever time I look at this site and scroll down the roster and see our outfield a small part of me dies.
OUTFIELDERS # POS.
Jeff Francoeur 12 RF
Angel Pagan 16 RF
Jeremy Reed 18 CF
Gary Sheffield 10 LF
Cory Sullivan 19 CF
Nah.
I laugh when I see that. Laughing helps to keep me from crying.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 13, 2009 5:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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