Val Applesauce - Pascucci returns to Met farm system, Aurilia wants in, F Mart wants CF
by Joe Budd on Feb 3, 2010 10:24 AM EST
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Meet the Mets
You know it's been a bad offseason when the Mets' best signing was bringing in Val Pascucci again. At least Ted Berg gets a chance to celebrate a little. Hey, even newly minted Met Hall of Famer Darryl Strawberry is disappointed with the team's blah effort. But, often, words aren't the best way to communicate feelings.
I'm really dreading the thought of Rich Aurilia getting a call up in the middle of the year.
Fernando Martinez is showing that there's a little bit of Lastings in him. There's no Billy Wagner anymore on the squad to show him his place.
Around the NL East
The Phillies are inviting Mike Schmidt and Mickey Morandini to Spring Training.
Some pure Philadelphia sportswriter genius.
Florida has signed Seth McClung. I really don't think there's a worse last name in baseball than McClung. They're also showing some interest in Russell Branyan.
The Nationals are not going to have a winning season after PECOTA has adjusted their predictions. They also projected the Mets down a spot.
Around MLB
Some interesting former Met news. Guillermo Mota has signed with San Francisco. Rick Peterson says that the most important number in baseball is 38.
Also from San Francisco, the Giants are unlikely to come to terms with Tim Lincecum before their arbitration date.
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That's the right attitude F!
If you greatly outplay Pagan and Matthews during spring training you will…
be sent to AAA like Evans did last year.
/facedesk
If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.
Y'know...
… I hear regular Branyan consumption helps prevent McClunging.
by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Feb 3, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions
You suppose Mike Schmidt broke down into tears when he heard about his invitation to Spring Training?
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 3, 2010 11:00 AM EST reply actions
Val Pascucci
and somewhere John Peterson is smiling.
One this is for sure, Buffalo is going to be sick this year.
Willy T DFAed
I would rather Willy T, than Gary Mathews Jr. The option wasn’t available to the Mets before the trade so I can’t knock Omar. Boy though, I would love to have Willy T off the bench.
F-Mart Quote
“Maybe I make it to the big leagues with the Mets or maybe another team, but I know I can do it.”
Great to hear he’s already looking forward to being traded.
"You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have." - Keith Hernandez
Well
Its not like the rumors were fyling fast about a possible trade this off-season.
by Coolpapabell on Feb 3, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
If you were Fern
would you want to play for the Mets? I’m starting to wonder whether any of his health problems are related to the team’s bungling medical staff. If the major league club’s staff is incompetent, how good can the affiliates’ be?
Applesauce
Fernando Martinez is also baffled by the GMJ trade. Add him to the list. I don’t think that Martinez would have been a good fit right now in center anyway, but…It’s awesome to see that he wants out from the Mets, too, playing for maybe another team.
That Mets for Me artists rendering should give some of our MS Paint artists here a little tear of joy.
Mike Schmidt is a dick. I can’t stand that guy. I hope he goes to Phillies spring training, and gets nailed in the nuts by a line-drive or something.
Sam Donnellon is a dumb-dumb. Breaking up Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz a good idea? Yeah, 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 3, 2010 11:52 AM EST reply actions
my art
sadly, i was actually trying to do a good job, which sets me apart i think.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
I didn't say it was bad or anything...
"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 3, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
no
it’s bad. I’m saying it. Look again, you’ll see.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
blogging, law school, now this?
“But the three-way Republican race remained a nail-biter well into Wednesday morning; and too close to call a winner among Joe Budd, Edward Lynch and Curt Price. Seven hours after the polls closed, the tally put Lynch ahead of Budd by just 37 votes. But discrepancies between the number of ballots cast and the number of people who signed in at a handful of Palm Beach County precincts forced a manual audit that continued past 2 a.m.”
Voter Fraud Applesauce
And I think Ted “Deutch” is really just a pseudonym for Ted Berg
by Bieser's Balk on Feb 3, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Don't give me up, man
If the voters find out I’m in the pocket of Big Taco, I’m screwed.
Actually
I imagine your objectively pro-taco views would be welcomed by most segments of the voting populace.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 3, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
I am pro-taco, and can support any candidate who is pro-taco.
"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 3, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
ted
what is your position on “fourth meal”?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
I've been busy. What can I say?
I’m quite disappointed my Applesauce readers couldn’t put the guy over the top though.
Fernando needs to keep his mouth shut
and practice running to first base on pop-ups. Then, and only then, we can talk about him taking anybody’s job.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
Not gonna let that one go, are you?
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 3, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Well he's not really talking about taking just anyone's job
he’s talking about GMjr, it’s hard to not be a better option than Gmjr.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I can understand his frustration but
I would rather him play in AAA than back-up Pagan. He also needs to stay healthy for an entire year.
Oh I agree
I’m just saying it’s not like he’s saying he’s better than Beltran, he’s saying he’s better than a guy who’s probably in the top ten worst baseball players who are still taking up roster spots.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
All I can do is
LOL! It beats the alternative, and thats weeping, which would also be appropriate.
AWESOME COMMENT ALERT
DC NINER says:
February 3, 2010 at 8:28 am
Good sign Metsies. Every move you make brings you closer to your rightful place in the cellar of the nL East. The worst team in NY with the worst owners, the worst GM the worst manager, and the fans all saying how good tthe Metsies are. Bring back 62-68. This decade will be the same but alas without the grand conclusion. No Gil Hodges to manage for the Wilpons.
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
DC Niner
a Nationals fan ? He’s got some serious hate for a team that has never had any sort of a rivalry with his extremely short lived team. We didn’t even pilfer the Expos prospects like everyone else did.
Travis Hafner is made of gold
Can a possibly Nats fan really talk about the Mets' "rightful" place in the NL East basement?
"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 3, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe he hates Omar?
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
In that case he experienced the Bartolo Colon trade
and is therefore probably right
Travis Hafner is made of gold
Ah, the Philly Enquirer, what a wonderful piece of garbage
Seriously though, I’m wondering if they test people, to deliberately hire the stupidest and most uneducated writers possible. It makes the NY Post look like the Times.
Ted needs a little work on "prime" and "peak" years.
“Pascucci endured a down year with Padres’ and Dodgers’ PCL teams in 2009, posting a .793 OPS for the season. But at 31, he’s probably not quite declining yet, and it’s reasonable to expect him to return toward his career Triple-A mean, an impressive .906 mark.”
Well, no. It’s reasonable to expect Pascucci to decline at age 30, and 31, and 32, and…
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