Hey, Nineteen: Jeurys Familia

[Edgy MD]

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I'm not even sure what happened. I was the man. Then I got dealt. I didn't get dealt because I sucked. I got dealt because everybody else sucked. But I was the man. Right up until the time I was traded, this whole concept of "bullpen" was about setting up a ninth inning where I'm on the mound.



But dealt I got. There's just no two ways about it. It happens all the time, but the lack of justice is so ironic. "Jeurys, you're pretty good, so get the fuck out of here. The rest of you guys, you suck, so stay put. You can't have nice things, and Jeurys is a nice thing. Hey, Jeurys, didn't I tell you to leave? What's taking so long?"



So I go somewhere else. Oakland, to be specific. I'm confused and a little heartbroken, but I do my best. And then I get to the offseason. I get to sign anywhere I want to be the man again! But the market is depressed. My agent calls and tells me, "Hey, Jeurys, do you know who's offering the most money? You'll never guess!"



"It's got to be the Mets," I say.



"Its the Mets!" he says.



And I'm all, "Didn't they already get somebody else to be the man?"



And he's like, "Yeah, but, get this — they're offering you more money to be the backup man than other teams are offering you to be the man. THE CHEAP-ASS METS!"



So I wear a cross, but I'm really more of a Buddhist, and I'm like, "Well, what does it mean to be the man in the long run? I still have a lease on that place in Corona. Fuck it. Tell them I said yes."



"How did you know it would be the Mets?!" he asks.



"Because life is confusing and ironic, and once you embrace that, it's no longer confusing, even if it's still ironic. I'm Buddhist like that." I totally said that.



So here I go, back-up closer? Alternate closer? Eighth-inning guy? I'm holder of the Mets all-time saves in a season record, and I'm holding somebody else's water. I try not to think about where this is going to lead, but just be in the moment. But you may have an idea.

[Benjamin Grimm]

At least now we know how to pronounce his name, thanks to G-Fafif.



Now if we could only get Gary Cohen to learn it.

[Fman99]

Can he be as good without being the man? Time will tell. I am glad he's back. I think he thrives.

[MFS62]

=Fman99 post_id=3867 time=1551837383 user_id=86]
Can he be as good without being the man? Time will tell. I am glad he's back. I think he thrives.

[smg58]

I expect something comparable to what he's been doing when healthy, except for less saves.

[seawolf17]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: At least now we know how to pronounce his name, thanks to G-Fafif.

I *knew* it was pronounced Gfafif Familia!



Also, pretty much what smg said.

[Centerfield]

It's Familia, not Diaz, that finishes off the World Series. Ramos and Familia embrace for a wonderful moment before the rest of the guys mob them.

[whippoorwill]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: At least now we know how to pronounce his name, thanks to G-Fafif. Now if we could only get Gary Cohen to learn it.

I want a wav file

[kcmets]

NL set-up man of the year in 2019.