Thursday morning applesauce: Mets make a pair of signings, Citifield still not the official host for the all star game

by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 5, 2012 9:03 AM EST in Applesauce

The big news of the day for Mets fans is clearly the signings of impact talents Jeff Stevens and Corey Wimberly. Both players are probably likely to start the season in AAA Buffalo, although I can see Stevens having a chance to stick if he can harness his inner Heath Bell and translate his impressive minor league numbers to the majors. Rising Apple took a little more of a look at Stevens yesterday.

Citifield has long been believed to be the eventual destination of the 2013 all star game, but to date nothing has been made official. While MLB would be giving NY fans a treat by sending the game our way I'd much rather just have them get rid of our ownership group and replace it with a decent one.

We had a piece about this on the front page yesterday, but it turns out that the Mets are still paying Darryl Strawberry from his playing days. I really wonder if there are any other franchises out there in this same boat or if we're alone in this situation.

Al Yellon took a little look at some more of the problems involved with the current Hall of Fame voting process. I don't love his solution to the problem, but it's certainly a better idea than the current format.

Joe Torre resigned from his post with MLB yesterday. He's reportedly looking into buying the LA Dodgers franchise. This strikes me as a move that Bud Selig would love.

And finally, the Marlins made another move to their roster yesterday. They took on the bloated Carlos Zambrano and his salary yesterday in exchange for Chris Volstad. The Cubs will reportedly pay the majority of Zambrano's salary next season.

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We unfortunately are not

the only organization bleeding cash to long toothed annuities. The U.S. government is still paying for Vietnam.

"Intelligence is not a genetic predisposition. Think stupid!!"

by Wright of passage on Jan 5, 2012 9:27 AM EST via mobile reply actions

No politics

And paying things over time is not typically a bad thing. I think the Wilponzis got hooked on it because of their secret weapon: Mr. Bernard Madoff. If I were getting 8-10% returns on your capital every year, I would most certainly give up a smaller payment today to pay over time.

Am I doing this right?

by brooklynberger on Jan 5, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions

Excatly

Bernie Madoff: The gift that keeps on giving.

"RBI’s does measure something – Wins."
-Bayonne Mets Fan on MMO

by Dandy Salderson on Jan 5, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions

Isn’t that the slogan for herpes?

Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.
Citi Field loves the mets so much it smothers them. -the caveman

by WhyBillsWhy on Jan 5, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

Ron Paul could save the Mets!

by FrancoTAU on Jan 5, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

Except for Ike David

no politics

by Ownbey4Mex on Jan 5, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

The Dodgers are

I’m not sure of the basis of my knowledge (or whether I’m allowed to share it), but I saw a list of people they owed money to and some of them haven’t played baseball in at least 5-10 years.

by JayWise on Jan 5, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions

huh, maybe Theo really can turn around the Cubs

"No curses, only incompetent ownership" - Russ

by Help!I'maRock! on Jan 5, 2012 9:41 AM EST reply actions

He probably can.

And when he delivers a world series to Chicago to go along with Boston, he will have cemented his legacy in baseball history and retire. In 2055, having cured cancer and solved the world’s energy problems with his perpetual motion machine, Epstein will reemerge to take on the greatest challenge of all: He will attempt to shepherd the Mets to their first championship of the 21st century.

by sebastiandeluded on Jan 5, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions