Strained Pec Applesauce - Santana earns win, strains pec, Duda praise, Francoeur fetishes, Cole verdict
by Joe Budd on Sep 3, 2010 8:26 AM EDT
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Meet the Mets
The Mets salvaged the final game of their series with the Braves with this atrocious lineup, but did so with Johan Santana leaving the game early with a strained pectoral. (The victory also brought the Phillies one game closer to the NL East lead as they had an incredible comeback against Colorado).
September may not bring meaningful baseball games, but it certainly has brought younger players. Lucas Duda has impressed both Jerry Manuel and Kevin Goldstein. 27 year old catcher Mike Nickeas is finally getting a shot.
There's some more Jeff Francoeur reaction out there that is worth pointing out. First, Patrick Flood answers Kevin Burkhardt's question "how many runs did Francoeur's arm save"? And, second, MetsMerized praises the 89% of text responders who didn't like the trade.
Brian Cole's family won a huge $131 million verdict against Ford.
Wally Backman sat down with Ted Berg and insists that his focus on winning a championship in Brooklyn.
Free Met books if you can make your case.
Around MLB
Alex Rodriguez apparently has demoted Scott Boras. Fortunately for Boras, he has another big name client in the wings: Mr. Met.
Rob Dibble has made a pretty tame response about his firing.
Carlos Delgado's comeback is probably ending.
Alex Remington sticks up for Nyjer Morgan and dismisses the unwritten rules.
And, finally, the creepiest baseball thing I've seen in a while: using statistics to depict MLB teams as faces.
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I think the premise is that Frenchy was worth keeping around because of his personality even if he wasn't that good
What they’re missing is that Frenchy not only not that good, he was actually horrendous, and unwatchable at the plate. I love a big arm in right field as much as the next guy, but watching someone flail away….
you know what, I’m not talking about Francoeur anymore. This is getting ridiculous. He no longer exists.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Sep 3, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Which would be okay
if he didn’t actually, you know, play.
Look, one of my best friends on my HS baseball team was a guy who couldn’t play at all. Not even a little. I was really bummed when he left the team early in the season but I never actually wanted him to play. Okay, maybe a little, in a blow out or something but he really wasn’t good.
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
Man, that is stupid
I don’t need to “go to websites to read charts with a hundred or so different colored dots on them, or view graphs with a half-dozen squiggly lines that resembles the results of [my] last EKG” to see that Frenchy is a terrible hitter. Look, personality is good and all, but I’d take Albert Belle on my team over Frenchy any day.
Belle at his peak has this team in contention.
And really, really pissed off.
I think this sums up the entire comments section on that metsmerized post
BudbeatsPete73: You are the epitome of arrogance. You preach on an internet newsgroup, that’s it, you are NOT a GM. …
martin: this isnt a newsgroup, grandpa.
by BillyDeeWilliams on Sep 3, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Martin is a funny dude.
Mets 2010 slogan; "a whole new level of stupid you were unprepared for."
by scott from peekskill on Sep 3, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That's f-ing hilarious....
I haven’t heard of a newsgroup since what…1998 or so?
I think this post takes the cake
Frank62: “Its a shame to think that a persons value is based on productivity, Jeff was one of my favorite’s , funny how lots of people don’t want to give hard workers a chance. The flashy , showy producers are shallow and in the end walk away leaving many dishearted, Good luck jeff, I hope u win a series for texas , thier fans are due! as for the Mets , yes ,the Milners, Swaboda’s , even Cleon Jones all had a place with the fans , that makes us different from the users across town , yes winning is the goal , its great , something we Mets do not experience often, but to see the hard workers over come and win, well that what makes it special. Somehow, going out and buying a championship makes it cheap”
problem is, right now the Mets can’t even buy a championship with the amount of money they’ve spent the last 5 years.
by secret defense on Sep 3, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And what did Frank think the Mets were buying Francouer with--
—five million coos of “Ooh, Frenchy”’?
I see absolutely nothing wrong with loving a terrible baseball player.
If I wanted to watch a good, smart team make calculated moves, maximizing their resources to build a powerhouse dynasty, I’d be wearing a Rays cap.
Unfortunately, I get a sadistic thrill at flaming wreckage which is why I have a Mets lunchbox prominently displayed on my office desk.
It’s not like he’s on my fantasy team or anything. Geez.
by Jamesir Bensonmum on Sep 3, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The 5 Rays fans already own the 6 Rays caps that exist in the world between them
"I bet you'd lobby her, you horny 15 year old!" -Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan
How dare we Mets fans care about winning baseball
You want the truth? Some of you Mets fans can’t handle the truth. Your beloved Frenchy not only couldn’t hit but had the plate discipline of a 6 yr old Little Leauger but then again all of the members of the Frenchy Foregin Legion are the one’s who boo Carlos Beltran and want him banished. Sometimes it’s not just the front office whose clueless in Flushing
The manager ratings
The NYtimes (I know, say what?)did a story on this a few years ago. Its pretty interesting, but very creepy. I think Willy had a mediocre rating. Surprise surprise.
Martin in the MetsMerized comment thread is my new hero
Also, I love all the snide references made towards AA by some of the commenters there
"I bet you'd lobby her, you horny 15 year old!" -Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan
From Martin
“honestly, and i mean this in the least insulting way possible, i think lots of you should become fans of the special olympics. that stuff is inspiring. they really give their all. they go out there and even though they cant actually perform at all, they try really really hard, in spite of incredible obstacles, and they smile the whole time. and this is rewarding and touching to watch”
by Joe Budd on Sep 3, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love this comment, this guy should get a gig writing here.
Mets 2010 slogan; "a whole new level of stupid you were unprepared for."
by scott from peekskill on Sep 3, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
can I vicariously rec that through you?
im doing it anyway
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Sep 3, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah so did I....
I used to volunteer at the Special Olympics when I was a kid. It was very touching, but also bizarre in its own way (for example, the folks who ran it called everyone “Olympians”).
Technically, they had a point.
But really, fuck the Special Olympics.
If they had baseball in the special olympics...
Frenchy would still only OBP .325
by JoshNY on Sep 3, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
you mean OPS?
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Sep 3, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I gotta admit,
this made me laugh:
Vinny Bsays:September 2, 2010 at 12:23 pm The people that keep making fun of francoeur’s stats need to get a life. I’m serious. What person that has a job and a family is going to come home and turn on the computer and look at a players OPS and laugh at it? The people doing this are nerds they have no life and I feel sorry for them. They don’t live in the real world.Oh and I’m mainly talking about amazin avenue. Sorry if this is a little harsh but thats just what I think.
I’m convinced the majority of the Francoeur legion don’t watch the games. I mean, I see he sucks when I’m “USING MY EYES!!!” & when I look at the #s, I see that he really sucks. So why is are people continually making excuses for him?
Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?
Query for Vinny B...
What kind of person comes home from work, turns on the computer, reads about people making fun of Francoeur’s OPS, and goes to another site to complain about it?
Honestly
I cannot understand why there isn’t more outrage from fans at the inferior product they are receiving. The only explanation the Wilpons can give is that they spend a lot. That is supposed to quiet the fanbase. Accountability be damned, they spend a lot. Well, it is their money; if they choose to give it to a couple of hustlers named Wilpon, there is no stopping them. One of the posters over there mentioned Angel Pagan as the mets MVP. And he has had a good year. I suggest that the mets do not deserve to have an MVP, that an organization that has collapsed inward like a black hole (on an annual basis, in fact) is not leaking any value whatsoever. But you can never get through to some fans, who think that they have to love their boys win, lose or draw; that this is somehow the essence of fanhood. That type of fan constantly attacks ad hominem, and personalizes arguments over players and teams. They question someone’s right to call himself a fan of a team. What is next, do you question someone’s right to think because they do not think like you do? You will never get through to a mentality like that. Look for more of the same, because unfortunately they will go on supporting the Wilpon’s cause: better living through mediocrity.
I like this.
If we have a poll at the end of the season on whom the Mets MVP is, I’m going to vote “no one” in protest.
Let our voices shake the foundation stones of Olympus!
How about an AA LVP contest?
It would be like a round-robin, or a bracket system. I think this would work.
That's why the contest would be so great...
We can finally answer the nearly-unanswerable.
I think Eric needs to invite him...
Maybe waive the 24 hr waiting period to sweeten the deal. And maybe send Metsmerized one of our trolls in exchange, along with cash.
we have trolls?
Aside from you, MTC, that is.
Ryan Miller was the true MVP.
I really hate Jerry.
by Jsz on Sep 3, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
And this...
After I was so nice to your mom today. I can think of a troll or two.
And this is how you say....
“After I saw so nice to your mom today”…
And get an apology is response. LOL.
Sorry, had to.
by MookieTheCat on Sep 3, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not understand zees. Is zees some sort of troll thing?
If you want to run your corporation, you have to be clear.
Ryan Miller was the true MVP.
I really hate Jerry.
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