Winter's Chill Comes Early Applesauce: Mets Hire Goodwin to Coach 1st Base, On Nathan's Radar

by Steve Schreiber on Oct 30, 2011 9:00 AM EDT in Applesauce

The northeast was pelted with an unusual late October snowstorm on Saturday, but that didn't preclude the Mets from announcing the hiring of Tom Goodwin as their first base and outfield coach. The 14 year major league veteran outfielder played with the Royals, Rangers, Dodgers, Rockies and Cubs before retiring after the 2004 season. He was known for his speed, as he stole at least 50 bases four times in his career.

Reliever Joe Nathan, while at the dedication of the baseball field named after him at Stony Brook University, told Newsday that the Mets are going to be on his radar this offseason. That's good news, although that whole talk of wanting to win might put a crimp in the Mets' chances to sign him.

Well, this is just mean.

Jose Reyes was nominated for a 2011 GIBBY (Greatness in BaseBall Yearly) Award. #PayTheMan.

Finally, it looks like there could be a radio war brewing between the Mets and the Yankees after 2012.

Friday night's game seven was the highest rated baseball game since the 2004 World Series, which saw the Red Sox win their first series in 86 years.

Some lucky person, who on September 12th placed bets on the Cardinals to win the NL Pennant and World Series, is owed a cool $375,000 after Friday night's Cardinal victory. Maybe he should donate that money to the Cards' Re-Sign Albert Pujols fund (Or the Mets' Re-Sign Jose Reyes fund. Yeah, that's a better choice).

The Yankees unsurprisingly exercised the 2012 team options of ~~future batting champion~~ 2B Robinson Cano and RF Nick Swisher. With the recent news that the Yanks may make a run at Carlos Beltran this offseason, Swisher could easily become decent trade bait for them.

The Indians are likely to decline Grady Sizemore's 2012 team option, making him a free agent. Sizemore has had his last three seasons torpedoed by injuries but he could be an interesting high risk/high reward type signing for some team.

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TRAID TEH WEATHER

AAARRRRRRRSSSSSHHHHHHHHAAAAAAVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN!
Dream goal!

by Aidan Gibson on Oct 30, 2011 9:04 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions

Sorry for you guys

sunny and mid 60’s here. Just beautiful.

by lstorie1971 on Oct 30, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

lol right

by Freddyn on Oct 30, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd be surprised if Swisher got traded

Swisher could easily become decent trade bait for them.

Beltran is objectively the better player (slightly better offensive stats nearly across the board, slightly worse defensive), but Swisher is younger and has spent significantly less time on the DL. His playoff performances aside, there’s really no reason the NYY would want to bail on Swisher for Beltran and I don’t know what they would get in return that is an upgrade in right. I also don’t see any team giving them a pitching upgrade in a trade just to get an above average corner outfielder for ~10 million dollars.

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by Cory Braiterman on Oct 30, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

I for one welcome our new Joe Nathan Overlord

Down 2 in the bottom of the ninth?
Lets Bring in Willie Harris!

by ShaqKazaam on Oct 30, 2011 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

Since my nickname has been Joe Nathan for about 25 years...

…I support it.

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by Jonathan. on Oct 31, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

"game seven of the 2004 World Series"

Believe that was game 4. Hadn’t been a game 7 since 2002.

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by Bill Petti on Oct 30, 2011 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

D'oh!

Fixed it…thanks!

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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 30, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

You know, it might be a strong investment strategy

to place a good-sized bet every year on a couple of long-shot teams. You’d lose most years, but given the relative parity in winners and the crap shoot that we all know the playoffs can be, with injuries and the odd ball bounce, it might pay off. One of you guys with too much time on your hands should run a retrospective analysis.

by SuperT on Oct 30, 2011 4:12 PM EDT reply actions