Black Friday Food Coma Applesauce

by Stephen Schmidt on Nov 25, 2011 9:16 AM EST in Applesauce

Thanksgiving came and went without much in the way of major Mets-related news. Probably the biggest Mets story making the rounds today is an interview with former Met Lenny Dykstra which was done at a rehab clinic. It's amazing just how many players on the '86 team had absolutely no self control.

While the CBA has brought up questions for every club, one good on I've seen posed is just how this will affect the value of David Wright. This certainly would seem to lessen the likelihood that he becomes a mid-season trade chip, so if Wright is ever to be dealt it would seem likely to be a winter transaction. I have a hard time picturing a traid this winter anyway, as he'll likely be just as valuable next season if re-signing him is not in the cards.

Adam Rubin reported on Jason Bay and Johan Santana's options yesterday. Maybe it's just me, but I don't know that this is really breaking news anymore. That information has been pretty widely discussed for years now.

FanGraphs takes a look at the union and the draft with some quotes from longtime AA favorite Jeff Francoeur. How could you go wrong with this guy representing you?

Freddy Garcia is no longer an option for the back end of the Mets rotation. Garcia re-upped with the other team in NY yesterday for a pretty significant raise.

Finally, if you need Mets items today for your Festivus shopping, Mets.com has them all on sale. Black Friday shopping is just not the same without Omar Minaya to give us a shiny new toy to jersey shop for.

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20% OFF ALL NEW MLB MERCHANDISE?!

I CAN GET SOME OF THAT SUPER COOL LOOKING NEW MARLINS GEAR!!!!!!

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

by ShaqKazaam on Nov 25, 2011 10:40 AM EST reply actions

this

is just aweful

"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
i cant spell a nosebleed
The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.

by rexthejet on Nov 25, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions

oh man

so sweet

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Nov 25, 2011 11:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I JUST CAN'T RESIST BUYING 10 OF THEM!!!!!!

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

by ShaqKazaam on Nov 25, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions

MY EYES!

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.

by Steve Schreiber on Nov 25, 2011 12:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

this doesn't seem just bad

it seems willfully hateful to all 8 Marlins fans, and for that I love it

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Nov 25, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions

Those are the 8 worst people on Earth

They’re like Dolphin fans but with baseball

"Amazing strength, amazing power - he can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball."
-Casey Stengel on Lucas Duda

by piazza62 on Nov 25, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions

8 seems like an optimistic count.

I’ve never even met one.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 26, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

Wait what?

This is a joke right?

If not, then all I can think is “FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU THE MID 80s ASTROS COMES….”

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Nov 26, 2011 6:03 AM EST up reply actions

Nope, they're real.

Oh, you haven’t seen the jerseys yet, have you? Or the home run ‘statue’, either?

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 26, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

I'm assuming you missed this, too:

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.

by Steve Schreiber on Nov 26, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions

He totally thinks you're just being funny.

by SuperT on Nov 26, 2011 4:39 PM EST up reply actions

I find this monstrosity so endearingly awful

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Nov 26, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions

Ooh, orange!

Must…buy…orange…hat…

by Curtis3331 on Nov 27, 2011 2:30 AM EST up reply actions

yeah!!!!

Finally, if you need Mets items today for your Festivus shopping,

IT’S FESTIVUS SEASON!!!!!!!!!!

by rexthejet on Nov 25, 2011 10:49 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

I'm trying to come up with things I actually LIKE in the new cba

and all I have is that the draft will basically turn into the NBA and NFL drafts, where people are picked based solely on talent and not worries about going over slot or signability, etc. This would have been even nicer if the Mets were still one of the teams that obeys the slotting, but at least this way the money will be spent (hopefully wisely) on FAs and not prospects that really no one knows how they’ll do.

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Please read my sardonic wit and over-blown sense of self over at headkicklegend.com

by Cory Braiterman on Nov 25, 2011 12:38 PM EST reply actions

Sadly, there's a very big difference between the way the NFL/NBA and MLB work.

Players drafted into the NFL and NBA have to register for the draft, meaning that unlike in baseball, they can’t decide after being drafted that they’d rather go to college. Of course, there are also only 7 football rounds and 2 basketball rounds. Only the best players get drafted in that sport. A very large (especially compared to baseball) percentage of draftees make teams and many contribute right away. Baseball, obviously, has a much lower rate of success when developing amateurs into pros.

The differences between the sports are large enough that it really just doesn’t make sense to have the drafts be this similar.

David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.

by wrightHOF on Nov 25, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

I actually like the majority of the changes

The free agent compensation is much better, especially for a large market team like the Mets that tended to lose more picks than they gained. I like that the draft will likely be operating strictly on the talent of the players involved and not the ability to sign them. This ought to lead to less ml deals and more kids getting into the system earlier. I like the 2nd wild card just because it adds meaning to winning the division. I’m not a fan of the IFA cap, but teams with good scouting and academy systems in those countries (and we are one of them) should benefit.

by Stephen Schmidt on Nov 25, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions