Mets acquire Guillermo Mota

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oliver may well do that, but you saying so must qualified this thread for the predicition archives. See you in a few years, thready.

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: ="Elster88"] ="cleonjones11"]We could have Mota AND Nady ..Thanks Omar.... For the first time, I'm 100% in agreement with cleon. I understand. We could have Mota and Nady. (Excuse me, AND Nady.) I'm still asking, what's the point?

The point is that trading Nady was part of an ill-conceived desperation manuveur at the trade deadline when trades for other mediocre relievers would be possible afterwards without sacrificing so much.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't really tie the two trades together. Roberto Hernandez had been pitching rock solid for a year and a half and was acquired, like it or not, to fill the void created by Sanchez.

Mota's a flyer, or an insurance policy. If you think Sanchez needed replacing, he wouldn't have been the one to do it. If Sanchez had never been hurt, the motive to make this deal still wouldn't have been there. (OE: Or would have, defending on your philosophy or disposition, but not depending on Sanchez.)

I voted no on the Hernandez deal, but I don't think deal this has much to do with that one.

[nymr83]

i agree with Edgy about Mota, he's a project that you bring on board whether Sanchez is hurt or not. if he pans out maybe he pitches a meaningful inning or two in October and has a role next year, if he doesn't you havent lost anything (assuming the ptbnl is the garbage we expect it to be)

[metirish]

Mota looked very good last night,btw he has Piazza'a old locker.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Made Ronnie Belliard look ridiculous.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Can anyone find a good photo of Mota in action in yesterday's game?

It's a black and blue cap, but if there's a clear (and large enough) shot of his face I'll post it until a blue cap photo comes along.

I usually look to Yahoo's photo gallery, but they had no Mota.

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[metirish]

Yancy is this any good?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Yeah, Mota did look great last night. Omar's clearly got a thing for live arm reclamation projects--Julio, Mota, Perez, Robo . . .

Results are mixed so far, but I think I like the strategy. I also love putting opponents up against Bradford's 79 mph cheese, then bringing in Heilman at 95. It's so nice to have a balanced bullpen!

Speaking of which, our pen's numbers since Sanchez went down:

63.7 IP, 3.11 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 2.82 BB/9, 8.90 K/9, 3.15 K/B

Leading the way:

Aaron Heilman, 12.7 IP, 2.13 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 15 K, 5 BB, 0 HR

Not bad, eh?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

="metirish"]Yancy is this any good?

Yes! Thanks!

[smg58]

The Mets needed Heilman to step up, and he most certainly has.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Mota's page with mugshot.

Thanks, irish!

[metirish]

] Mets Acquire Guillermo Mota From Indians In Daring Midnight Raid August 24, 2006 | Onion Sports CLEVELAND�Mets GM Omar Minaya announced yesterday that Guillermo Mota has checked out as healthy and relatively unscathed after being acquired last Sunday at midnight when intrepid Mets scouts used smoke grenades and the cover of a moonless night to rappel into Cleveland's Jacobs Field and acquire the 33-year-old right-hander. "We expect Guillermo to report as soon as the effects of our tranquilizer dart have worn off," said Minaya, who began planning the operation soon after Mota impressed him by beaning then-Mets catcher Mike Piazza with a pitch in the spring of 2003. "Once he comes to and realizes he's a Met, we expect his gratitude to show in a high standard of play, just like Orlando Hernandez did when we smuggled him out of the Diamondbacks camp in that laundry cart." The Indians organization has released a statement saying they will be seeking compensation in the form of a Mets player to be suddenly, swiftly, and silently named later.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/52041

[Guest Edgy DC]

Do you get the idea (and I know it's been said) that if you went to San Pedro de Marcoris and signed a newborn random male child to an agent's contract, you'd have a 50-50 chance of hitting the jackpack someday?

It's not La Ciudad de Shortstops anymore. It's La Ciudad de Excellent Baseball Players.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Well, ya know Mota was an infielder, converted to a pitcher.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"Jackpack"?

What the Hell am I talking about?

[seawolf17]

Edgy, you know you should wait until you leave the office to start drinking.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Jackpack seems like something out of this thread.