While You Were Out: Amazin' Avenue Week In Review (8/23-8/29)

by James Kannengieser on Aug 30, 2009 5:30 PM EDT in Link Dump Comment 16 comments

Milton Bradley for Mets OF next year anyone? Buy low.

Atleast He Didn't Hit A Home Run - Sam expresses his relief that Jeff Francoeur didn't kill the rally by hitting into a triple play.
Baseball's Sad Losing Team: A Poem - Howard Megdal channels Tinker to Evers to Chance with this ode to Eric Bruntlett.
Jeff Francoeur, Spartan - Mount17 gives us a layered FanShot about the quest for .300.
Mets Top Prospects: #22 Eddie Kunz - Sam and Mark profile the large college closer.
Who Has Been Clutch? - I use batting runs and WPA to answer the question.
Mets Trade Billy Wagner To The Red Sox For Two PTBNL - One of the players is apparently Chris Carter, who was profiled nicely by robcast23.
Bye Bye, Billy - AA poet Howard Megdal was inspired by this week's events.
The Quotable Mr. Wagner - Almost 4 years of memorable quips from the departed former closer.
Meaningless Ramon Castro Facts That I'm Posting Anyway - When it comes to Castro, correlation = causation.
David Wright! - Sam pens a simple and effective tribute to David. On a side not, one benefit of the Mets injuries this season is the disappearance of the nonsensical "edge" topic.
A Tour Around SB Nation - Links to the best recent work of other SB Nation baseball blogs.
More On Francoeur/Murton - It looks like Matt Murton won't be a Met. And I was looking forward to Murton' Avenue.

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I wouldn't

be unhappy picking up bradley for LF if we picked up half of his contract maybe the Cubs would be happy with marginal prospects or pen arms. But i don’t see the Wilpons doing that.

by MetsKnicksRutgers on Aug 30, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

If you think Sheffy is a malcontent just wait until this guy brings his circus to NY. He is a cancer. He was hated in LA where 90% of the people at the game don’t know that Garvey and Cey retired. That would be the ultimate Omar Fail

Jerry and Omar assclowns for life

by Ghost of seven in a row on Aug 30, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A psychopathic LF who plays terrible defense and can't hit on the road?

No thank you

by Syler on Aug 30, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Milton's just misunderstood

by James Kannengieser on Aug 30, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give Peeeeeeeace A Chaaaaaaaance

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

by squid92 on Aug 30, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's a strech to call him

a psychopath. Clearly dude has issues but he’s not out there..

by DoctorK16 on Aug 30, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't say psycho

but dude definitely has some serious anger management issues. I don’t think he could hack it in NYC. Either the media or the fans would drive him to kill someone.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 30, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

terrible defense???

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

by Sam Page on Aug 30, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alrighty then

A psychopathic LF

Who cares

who plays terrible defense

Career 6.6 UZR/150 in the outfield

and can’t hit on the road

.15 OPS points better at home for his career, which is less than the average spread

No thank you

Yes please

Smoltz.

by vivaelpujols on Aug 30, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why not?

At this point, they might as well sign Michael Vick and Ted Kennedy too.

Milton Bradley? WHY THE FUCK NOT?

"It's Father's Day today at Shea, so to all you fathers out there, Happy Birthday." -- Ralph Kiner

by dissento on Aug 30, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We have

Sheffield and that worked OK, if the Cubs are giving him away he’s better than anything we’re running out on the corners right now.

by DoctorK16 on Aug 30, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ugh

no way

comments like viva posted above is why exhibit a on why stats dont always tell the whole story

by gbaked on Aug 31, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I forgot to carry the why

by gbaked on Aug 31, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how?

Smoltz.

by vivaelpujols on Sep 1, 2009 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why are they not going after Murton?

He’s available now. Just retarded to not add him.

Regarding Bradley, not sure why he sucked so much this year. I had him on my fantasy team last year and he just dominated in slg. and OBP, but it was also Texas. He’s an excellent hitter, I think this an off year for him and he’d perform better next year. But not worth 10 mil and the aggravation when we could have Murton for like nothing.

by David G on Aug 31, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs