Pink Eye Applesauce - K-Rod has eye issues, Mets may move Santos, Gooden as advisor
by Joe Budd on Feb 26, 2010 8:14 AM EST
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Meet the Mets
From the you've got to be kidding me department: Francisco Rodriguez has pink eye. Also of note from that article, however, is that the Mets have gone from doing an 80 curveball drill to a 40 curveball drill. Metsradamus thinks it's an inauspicious start for the Met training staff.
The Mets could be shedding one of their surplus catchers, particularly the one named Santos.
Alex Remington thinks the Mets could be a .500 team with healthy contributions from Reyes and Beltran. The problem is, according to Ted Berg, he's ignoring a healthy John Maine, Oliver Perez, Johan Santana, and the old David Wright.
The Mets want Doc Gooden to be a Spring Training advisor.
Toby Hyde is taking a front office job with the Savannah Sand Gnats. He will broadcast the team's home games and sell stuff. But, more importantly, he will continue writing for the blog.
Around MLB
The Marlins continue to look at Hank Blalock.
Some good stuff to feed my fascination with the Mariners. Sports Illustrated highlights Seattle's defensive fetish. The Mariners are also doing weight training without weights.
Carlos Silva is happy that his fatness is no longer being held against him by his team.
I sort of cringe when I think of Tom Seaver as a Brave.
Texas has voided Khalil Greene's contract after the shortstop failed to show up to Spring Training. Greene had two stints on the DL last year for social anxiety issues.
Beyond the Box Score checks out the WAR for all the MVPs since 1911.
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Cannot stop laughing
Pink eye applesauce has to be the most disgusting sauce title to date. Kudos Joe.
by pricedoutoftheciti on Feb 26, 2010 9:42 AM EST reply actions
I'm a bit disgusted by that, as well
But only because I’ve seen Knocked Up.
Okay so David Wright was mentioned in this post so I'm saying it here...
Totally off topic but long story short… um…I talked to David flippin Wright on the phone last night. My life is complete.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 10:02 AM EST reply actions
What?
Was it a pleasant conversation or more of a “please stop calling this number” conversation?
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 26, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Haha oh, it was very pleasant. So this is how it happenend...
My dad’s in freaking Florida with my uncle golfing. So last night I texted him and told him how I hurt my knee in basketball practice and couldn’t really walk. His response was: “I’m in Port St. Lucie! Can’t talk.” So then I like cried. So then he texts me again saying he was at Duffy’s where they were shooting Mets Hot Stove and to look for him on tv, so then I cried some more.
So then my dad called me saying “Guess who I’m sitting next to.” So I’m like “Stop bullshitting me.” and he’s like “I’m not bullshitting you.” and so then I cried some more. So then he’s like “I’ll try to talk to him after he eats. You said he doesn’t like to be talked to when he’s eating, right?” so I’m like “Yes. I hate you.” so then he’s like “Love you too. Bye.” so then I get a text message that said “Mike (my dad’s name), It was nice talking to you. Sorry to hear about your daughter’s knee, glad she’s a fan.” So then I died. So I start flipping out and call him and he told me it was just my uncle “being funny.” So then I cried some more.
So then my dad said he felt bad about everything and he would actually try to talk to him and to “stay by my phone.” My phone never left my hands. So then he calls me and he’s like “Hold on one second. Don’t move.” So I’m like OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. So then I hear my dad saying “Hey David, my daughter’s a huge fan, can you just say a quick hello? Her name’s Julia.” So then I’m like OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. So then I hear him say “Sure.” And I knew it was him because I just know his voice because I’m just stalkerish like that.
So then he’s like “Hi Julia!” and I’m like “Hi!!!” (my voice had become at least two octaves higher) So then he’s like “How are you?” and I’m like “I’m just great how are you?!” and he’s like “Haha I’m doing well, thank you.” and so then like I don’t know I was just in shock about this whole thing so I’m just like “This is crazy. I love you.” so he’s like “Haha aw well thank you, thank you.” and I’m like “You are very welcome!” So then it got all loud and I couldn’t really hear him that well so he’s like “Well it’s getting loud I can’t really hear you anymore but it was nice talking to you!” So I’m like “It was nice talking to you too thank you so much!” So he’s like “Haha aw you’re welcome. Bye bye!” and I’m like “Bye!” and then I cried some more.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 15 recs
That's pretty awesome.
Congrats.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 26, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
I like, died.
And I just talked to my dad and he said he thought he was only going to say hi and give the phone back and he was so nice and blah blah blah. I’m making him take me tere for spring break. It’s not an option.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 11:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Its awesome that you spoke to your hero and that he is a great guy! Grats!
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Feb 26, 2010 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
New record for "like" in a comment on AA
just kidding. that’s a pretty cool story.
Haha I'm sorry.
I usually don’t say like that much. That was just the most fan girl moment of my life. I actually sounded like such a ditz when I talked to him, but I actually don’t care at all.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I think if David Wright called me
I’d act like a 14 year old girl too. At least you have an excuse.
2009 Did Not Happen
Great story
but it’s too cliche for a man to say that to Wright. He is such a nice guy. I’d wana say it to somebody like Xavier McDaniel or a zombie Ty Cobb and hear a loud thud at the other end of the phone. Then somebody screaming in the background, “oh shit he leakin!”
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Feb 26, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Zombie Ty Cobb would be too busy eating your flesh
to notice how much of a fan you are. Come to think of it, non-zombie Ty Cobb would probably be too busy punching you in the face to notice.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 27, 2010 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
I thought
zombie Ty Cobb may be a little more docile than regular, but still end up as just 1 or 2 punches rather than a full on beating.
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Feb 27, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions
You're right. A man should probably say "HAVE MAI BABIES!!" or something.
In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.
Feel free to act ditzy.
It’s a cool story for sure.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
It's too bad that SBN has "Rec" instead of "Like" for posts you approve of
Because “Like” would definitely be the appropriate thing to click for that post.
I don't think I've ever been jealous of a 14 year old girl before
I’d wouldn’t even know what to say to David Wright, I’d probably stutter for the duration of the conversation. Awesome story though.
Haha I was shaking like crazy it was ridiculous.
My mom had her ear pressed against the phone and after she said to me “You’re lucky he couldn’t see you. You looked like a mental patient.” Thanks mom.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Thats the beauty of the phone...
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
It would be kind of pointless
because he’d have to buy. Unless I get a fake ID beforehand. At least now I know what do to if I meet him next year!
Well, your life is complete now, eh?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
Well a large portion of it, yes.
All that’s left to do is meet him being able to say “You probably don’t remember me…but I’m the ditzy girl who talked to you on the phone at 8:57 PM on February 25th, 2010.”
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Great story
Did you ask him to marry you? ; )
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
I thought that was a little pushy for the first phone call.
But we’ll see what happens ;)
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Feb 26, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
When I was sitting in the front row at a game
I yelled at Gary Sheffield, “Gary, give me some swagger!” He didn’t oblige.
Trying to believe is my full-time occupation.
Gee, I hope eye issues won't keep him from hitting the strike zone.
by pologroundling on Feb 26, 2010 10:02 AM EST reply actions
maybe he's had progressively worse pink eye the last 3 or 4 years?
I love that it took them a week to diagnose pink eye. that is ridiculous.
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
seriously
School nurses can diagnose it. Is his eye red? Check. Is it itchy? Check. Does he have pink eye? Check.
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Feb 26, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Get away from me sampson!
I don’t want no god damn pink eye!
/Chef’d
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Feb 26, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I don't really see the point of trading him
With the Mets so weak at catcher he is probably worth more to the Mets than any other team. I can’t see them getting anything other than a low-level minor leaguer with almost no potential or another veteran minor leaguer at a different position.
"For $11.4 million you can actually get a good player. But of course this is one of the things foolish organizations do: They complain that they can't afford good players after spending millions of dollars on not-good players." --Rob Neyer
by boom_roasted on Feb 26, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
The veteran minor leaguer at another position could be useful.
We could use another AAAA middle infielder or AAAA pitcher. At least we’d kind of be balancing out the teams depth.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah definitely, just not sure Santos could be traded for a AAAA-caliber player
Plus, if they keep Santos, Thole and catching mentor extraordinaire Chris Coste will never be separated. You can’t forget the importance of crappy overpaid veteran leadership.
"For $11.4 million you can actually get a good player. But of course this is one of the things foolish organizations do: They complain that they can't afford good players after spending millions of dollars on not-good players." --Rob Neyer
by boom_roasted on Feb 26, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'd even settle for cash
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Cash would be nice.
It could be allotted to actually signing a draft pick.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Or spent on Band-aids
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Trading Santos
With 4 capable catchers on the 40-man besides Santos, it may be a waste of a roster slot to keep him on the team. With that in mind, a low-level live arm may be a better use of resources.
Khalil Greene
He’s the one who is a dead ringer for Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, no? I always expected to see him have a pizza delivered to the dugout.
I dont know why
but I’ve always disliked him. Its not anything he’s said or done, he just somehow angers me and I can’t figure out why. And yes he does look like Spicoli
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I kind of disliked him, too
But this makes me feel a little differently about him. It sounds cliche, but you forget that pro athletes can have issues like this.
I've disliked him
Since he said he didn’t like playing in San Diego. How could you not like playing somewhere with perfect weather for baseball (and at the time, a team that was going to the playoffs every year)?
Maybe this is why
he has social anxiety disorder. A bunch of people he’s never met kinda dislike him for some vague reason they can’t put their finger on. That would freak me out too. (Personally, I think it’s the cognitive dissonance between his name and his appearance that makes people nervous.)
And California is a weird place. You don’t realize how weird it is to not have seasons unless you live there.
How exactly
Is K-Rod’s pink eye an example of the training staff’s incompetence? That’s like saying the doctors are at fault if someone catches a cold. This is a bit piling on.
its just sad it took them a week to figure out it was pink eye
not their fault he got it though
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, it really is weird that it took them that long to figure it out
since it takes me something like 45 seconds to realize I should go to the doctor and see if he wants to give me drops.
yeah and when I got pink eye as a kid
my doctor just looked at me for 2 seconds, said “yup you have pink eye” gave me medicine, and I was no longer contagious and ready to go within 48 hours.
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not even sure that was the case.
The article said that he showed up to camp “with a case of pink eye that hasn’t improved.” Maybe it was being monitored and treated?
I just can’t start piling on the team for these things. It’s too early in the year for that.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 26, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
haven't you learned MSM lesson #7
it’s NEVER too early to start piling on the Mets
2009 Did Not Happen
If the Marlins look any longer at Blaylock
he may call the police, it’s getting creepy.
by Mackey Sasser on Feb 26, 2010 12:35 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Ah, this is a great start to the season.
The guy has pink eye, and the medical staff can’t diagnose it. I mean, is that, maybe, one of the easiest things to diagnose? Hey, Francisco, what’s wrong with you? You’re eye, it’s pink. I wonder what the problem is…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 1:05 PM EST reply actions
On a side note, SNY is showing the Mets Live hot stove with Manuel and players being interviewed at a restaurant
Burkhardt just asked Bay, Pagan and Frenchy what their ideal Met lineups are and they all listed Pagan as lead off and Reyes third. I guess it is official. Blechhhhhhhh
I already have a feeling when Frankie isn;t practicing with the team
because he doesn’t want to infect anyone, Jerry will say “You’re not being a team player. That’s poor Frankie, that’s poor.”
You think he had a doctor's note?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Fan-freakin-tastic
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
.
In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.
by Michkin on Feb 26, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Also fantastic
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 26, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Laser eyes? Or his old sunglasses that he doesn't wear anymore?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
I...see...
(No I don’t, but okay)
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Yes. Still didn't help. But, it is what it is.
I guess I’m not "with it ". I’m not “hip”. Taka-taka-taka-taka-taka…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 26, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
Pink Eye my ass!
I’ve seen this kind of thing before!
You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.
by Kevin H on Feb 26, 2010 3:03 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
HAHA
before i saw this i quoted an earlier part of that episode
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Feb 26, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
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