Hey guys, remember me? I hit a homer tonight against the Royals. Good luck facing Halladay, I used...

Hey guys, remember me? I hit a homer tonight against the Royals. Good luck facing Halladay, I used to own the Phillies. Those were the days. Okay guys, see ya later, it's feeding time. Say hi to Lance Broadway for me.

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Oh hai relatively competent backup catcher

Also, too soon.

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by Thomas Wachtel on Apr 7, 2011 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Man, I remember trying to rationalize how Broadway could be a decent starting pitcher.

Good times.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Apr 7, 2011 2:25 AM EDT reply actions

oh hey guys, it's WHAM!

oh dear i seemed to have gotten my planet like dome piece stuck in the door way. say, does anyone have any crisco?

No, not for eating, come on!

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.

by kendynamo on Apr 7, 2011 2:47 AM EDT reply actions

fucking fuck

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

by squid92 on Apr 7, 2011 6:55 AM EDT reply actions

Said the photographer:

“Ok, now pretend you just saw Oliver Perez with his pants off……thats it (click)……ok, good now one more (click)…….you’re a STUD, great pictures (click)…….and….we’re done.”

Proud to root for the Jets, Mets, and Islanders!!!

by CharlieIsles on Apr 7, 2011 7:35 AM EDT reply actions

where's Omir Santos when you need him?

Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2011 9:21 AM EDT reply actions

Found him!

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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 7, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Where can I buy one of those?

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Apr 7, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions

buy one?

I’m getting that image tattooed on my back!

Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW

where exactly is Santos? He’s not on any of the Mets affiliates AFIK.

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by Blame-everyone-else on Apr 7, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

He was non-tendered after last season

and is supposedly in the Tigers organization.

Lucky bastards

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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 7, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yes

yet another crowning achievement of the Omar/Jerry regime. I always liked how people defended the move based on his injury history. Although it was a slightly valid point, the much larger issue was the squandering of useful resources and the elevation of players based on managerial whims based on nothing more than extremely small sample sizes and the contents of an idiot’s stomach. Its the little things that add up over time and the many small moves that Omar and Jerry completely screwed up overshadow any moves that were beneficial to the team. Honestly, I can only think of 3 really good moves that Omar made: 1) Signing Beltran. 2) Signing Reyes and Wright to extensions. 3) Trading for Johan Santana. Although, Johan being hampered by his shoulder is taking the shine off of that win for Omar.

by aparkermarshall on Apr 7, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

The Reyes and Wright extentions were awesome.

The single most brilliant acts Omar has done. 4/24 for Reyes was awesome. I forget whats Wright got but that was a smart deal for Omar. God how can someone so stupid do something that smart?

by SFloridaMetsFan on Apr 7, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

The entire post 2005 off-season was pretty good

Signed Bradford, Valentin, and Oliver, got Duaner Sanchez for Jae Weong Seo, and traded for LoDuca and Delgado without giving up much of anything. For three months he was like George Costanza when he abstained from sex.

by dcmetsfan on Apr 7, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

This...and a great analogy there.

That offseason was magical for sure, although some of those moves were pure hail mary depth moves that somehow worked (who would’ve thought Jose Valentin and Darren Oliver would be major pieces to a 97 win team? Not me when they were signed). All of those trades were excellent at the time for us though…the Cameron for Nady trade, the 2 Marlins trades for LoDuca and Delgado, the Seo for Duaner deal and the whole Kris Benson progression. I remember thinking that Benson for Julio/Maine trade was a really stupid deal at the time but it’s incredible how Minaya turned a mediocre, overpaid Kris Benson into 2 pretty solid starters in John Maine and eventually Orlando Hernandez (of course what happened in the playoffs was awful but as we learned, age and a lack of depth never fazed Omar Minaya).

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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 7, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

It's kind of hard to screw up

pre-arb extensions as long as the player stays relatively healthy. Though the Wright deal actually broke the record for that type of contract I think. Either him or Sizemore. Worked out better than Sizemore, obviously.

by Jeffrey Paternostro on Apr 7, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Wright had 6/55 which is pretty awesome as well.

That Reyes deal was a downright steal, though.

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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 7, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Apr 7, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I like this. engraving into vocabulary

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by sparbz on Apr 8, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

As my dad likes to say,

even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.

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

by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 8, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

The Twins have no one to show for Johan...

Sounds like a good deal in my book.

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by sparbz on Apr 7, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd say the trade was an easy win for the Mets and Minaya.

They gave up nothing of consequence (unless Deolis Guerra defies all odds and becomes an ace pitcher) for an ace still relatively in his prime. It was the contract that was a loss for the Mets.

Obviously hindsight is 20/20, so I’m not saying they shouldn’t have given Johan that big extension but it’s looking like a pretty big albatross at the moment, considering we have no idea what Johan will be like when/if he returns.

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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 7, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I would not call it an easy win

First, the only value the Mets got in return was the right to sign Santana at a market rate. Second, the fact that the prospects lost to the Twins seem irrelevant right now is not decisive as those prospects had positive “opportunity value” at that time, i.e. could have been used to obtain something of value in 2007.

by alexSVK on Apr 7, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs