Snowcostalypse Applesauce: Cody Ross, Justin Turner, Tom Seaver and more!

by Steve Schreiber on Jan 22, 2012 9:00 AM EST in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

As we get closer to the start of spring training, players still on the market start to become more desperate, which means: bargain hunting! On Friday, the Mets were connected to lefty Jeff Francis. On Saturday, it was rumored that the team was making a run at outfielder Cody Ross. Ross isn't a traditional fit for the bench, as he's basically another right handed swinging lefty masher in the Scott Hairston mold. However, he's put up a respectable .727 OPS against righties for his career (for reference, Willie Harris has a .688 OPS vs. righties for his career and inexplicably, his job last year was "1st pinch hitter off the bench") and he can probably fake it in center field a bit better than Hairston.

It looks as if Justin Turner won't be heading to Colorado anytime soon, as the Red Sox did end up sending infielder Marco Scutaro to the Rockies in exchange for pitcher Clayton Mortensen.

Over at the New York Times, they have an interview with Tom Seaver in which he talks about the wine business, his vineyard, his take on the future of the Mets and a few other topics.

Finally, the Associated Press took a look at the upcoming Madoff jury trial, which is scheduled to begin on March 19th.

Around the Majors

Ryan Braun accepted his MVP award and made a speech at the BBWAA dinner last night in New York. While Braun hinted at the situation surrounding his award-winning season, he didn't go into detail.

The Yankees and Mariners are hoping their trade will be made official on Monday, as Jesus Montero took a physical in Seattle yesterday.

With Yonder Alonso presumably locked in at first base for the foreseeable future, Paul Swydan at Fangraphs wonders if/when the Padres will free gigantic slugger Kyle Blanks.

Over at Baseball Nation, Al Yellon calls the Marlins "The Worst Thing Ever" and basically denounces their existence by calling them the most reprehensible franchise in baseball. The comment section, if you dare to read it, is mostly filled with vitriol towards what was written (I didn't realize there were that many people who could actually support the Marlins!) and while the whole thing is sort of petty, I think as Mets fans who happen to hate that despicable franchise, we can attest that just about every word written there is true. I mean, come on:

How is that not the worst thing ever?

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I would have to say that

the Wilpons are the worst thing ever.

But that logo IS pretty lame.

by aronofsky40 on Jan 22, 2012 10:29 AM EST reply actions

never noticed the rotating sea gulls

that thing got worse by a billion percent

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jan 22, 2012 10:32 AM EST via Android app reply actions

Counterpoint

That’s the best thing ever. I am more likely to take a trip to Miami to see some baseball games because of it. It looks like something out of Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas or a Baz Luhrmann movie.

by James Kannengieser on Jan 22, 2012 10:49 AM EST reply actions

I agree

I look at it and begin to hear angels singing my name in sweet ethereal harmonies. But that’s probably just the HVAC.

by tmu on Jan 23, 2012 12:36 PM EST up reply actions

Hmm...

Wilpon gutted the Mets roster of any major league talent, cutting the team’s payroll, making the team nothing more then a glorified Triple-A baseball franchise playing Major League Baseball.

by Brooklyn2002 on Jan 22, 2012 10:49 AM EST reply actions

Well... we still have the thoroughly average

David Wright

So there’s that

by aronofsky40 on Jan 22, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions

so the mets can now expect a couple of

ws titles if the Loria model is followed.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Jan 22, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Last time I checked,

David Wright, Johan Santana, Jason Bay, Frank Francisco, Ike Davis, Ramon Ramirez, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, etc are all major league players because they all play in the major leagues.

Spare me to “MUTTS R TRIPPLE AY” meme, please.

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 Jan 22, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

*Spare me "the"

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 Jan 22, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

You're right, the Mets are literally a major league team

Since they are a major league team. And their players are literally major leaguers since they play in the major leagues.

They just stink.

by aronofsky40 on Jan 23, 2012 2:35 AM EST up reply actions

That just doesn't make sense

he didn’t do anything to the roster, the team just wasn’t very good to start with. Be reasonable, you knew Beltran was not returning and Reyes was a toss up.

37 - 14 - 41 - 31 - 17 - 42 - SHEA

by piazza62 on Jan 22, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions

I loved Al's article

Lots of trolls in the comments, just like an ESPN or Yahoo article

Here’s rooting for Picard’s legal team

ESPN, Mike Francesa, NY Post, NY Daily News, Fox Sports = Propaganda
Blue and Orange, Green and White, Red and Black

Twitter: @BlueChill1123

by BlueChill on Jan 22, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions

'"Aggressive right to the point of stupidity."'

I don’t think it’s stupidity. I think Loria knows just what’s he’s doing. It’s an ‘all in’ mindset, reap as much profit as he can from a new stadium and sell in a couple of years. Those high priced and some long term contracts then won’t be his problem.

What else is there to think? Loria has never spent any money on ‘his’ team either in Montreal or FL.

Lounge act….LOL. I think someone else got it right when they dubbed it the ‘Miami Circus’.

Over/under on how many jokes in our game threads this year on that HR spectacle?

by MetsFan4Decades on Jan 22, 2012 11:45 AM EST reply actions