Um, that's why Jason Pridie is on the 40-man roster.

At least he's close to being off the team.

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So I'm thinking we start recycling the "who?" jokes for Pridie

Because clearly, Omar doesn’t know who he is.

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on May 11, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

The original "who" is in AA

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on May 11, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

F! is clearly not a CF ?.

by GMJ is ?.

you know what I'm sayin' ?

by fxcarden on May 11, 2010 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

In Omar/Jerry World, if you've ever played CF in the majors, you'll always be a CF

by Bieser's Balk on May 11, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I read some of the comments, and there is one guy who seems like he has a clue. This guy is trying to reasonably explain why he doubts Francoeur gets much better then this, only to be bombarded with posts like " Oh yeah, so you think the second half of last year was a fluke?!?!?!?!". Or “No way! Frenchie’s defense is the best in the league!!!”. The guy doesn’t even have a chance.

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS

by nrmax88 on May 11, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah I had to x out like half way through the comments

I don’t think I could ever comment if I wanted to but I knew even trying would just lead to circular arguments and frustration.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 11, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

and yeesh there's even a commenter who wants JaKobs back.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 11, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I got MJ'd by some clown on

mlbtr.com last night

I pointed out that a dead Michael Jackson is currently better at baseball than Mike Jacobs.

by deadspy3 on May 11, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

That said comment

Nate W. May 11, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    The bench philosophy is hard to understand.

    Tatis is the only one who is an emergency catcher,
    Cora is the only one who can play SS, and
    GMJ is the only one who can play CF.

    Therefore all three are locked in and don’t have to produce at all? Ok then…

    I wonder what people think of Jacobs on the bench since he can provide some lefty pop (which is what Catalanoto was supposed to do) and can serve as an emergency catcher. But of course, he doesn’t hit bit league pitching much either.

Um, well… we already have a lefty (check) who is a bench player (check) and certainly has pop in his bat (that’s a check!). Dumb idiots.

Where there is a Wilpon, there is a way. To lose.

by sj10689 on May 12, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW, that emergency catcher argument is overrated.

Where there is a Wilpon, there is a way. To lose.

by sj10689 on May 13, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Francoeur's defense

was a common subject that I noticed as I skimmed through the metsblog comment jibberish.

My perception of him from watching the games is that he is lazy but has a great arm. I checked out his defensive stats: he was clearly an excellent outfielder over his first three seasons (05-07) at 4.67 +/- and 21 UZR/150. His 2007 was so good that he was a net positive over the last three seasons ~~.67 +/~~ and 5.4 UZR/150. This season, his +/- is 3 and his UZR/150 is 2.4.

Obviously, most of those fools commenting at metsblog are way too high on Francoeur’s defense, but he’s probably an average fielder at worst.

"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 May 11, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree,

I have nothing to complain about in terms of Frenchies defense right now. He seems good coming in and going to his right but less comfortable going back and going towards the foul line, although he always seems to get the job done, even if it’s not pretty.

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS

by nrmax88 on May 11, 2010 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't know

I doubt I’ve seen a slower right fielder than Frenchy in a long while. He’s really, really slow to me.

ain't had enough...

by BlackOps on May 11, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus-minus problem

Use this symbol: ±

Where there is a Wilpon, there is a way. To lose.

by sj10689 on May 13, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

So why isn't Pridie taking GMJ spot on the roster?

Did Omar watch ST games? Does he follow Buffalo’s gms? Does he watch every critical AB’s GMJ has sucked at. How mant time is GMJ unable to just get a fly ball with a runner at 3rd less than 1 out?

by TheKid08 on May 11, 2010 11:41 PM EDT reply actions