Cliff Floyd Deathwatch

[Guest sharpie]

The cultural negative thing is the only possible reason for choosing Ledee (other than, I guess, veteran presence).

And no, I still don't regret getting rid of Diaz.

[Frayed Knot]

Eddie Coleman's (WFAN) observations:

* Cliff was working out in the OF under the watchful eyes of Willie et al. EC didn't think CF looked very good but Willie is still taking a wait-and-see approach

* Thinks that the likely if-needed replacements are either DeFelice (to free up Ramon's bat) or AndyHandy (to free up Woodie to be the emergency OF guy) rather than Milledge or LeDee

[Frayed Knot]

From Cliffie the blog-meister:

You just have to face the truth sometimes, ugly as it is. I know there’s a chance I may not play, a chance that I may not even be in the roster because of this Achilles. What am I going to do? I don’t know anything for sure. I don’t know what’s in Willie’s head anymore than I know exactly what’s going on inside my leg. I just know it hurts.
They wanted me to have another MRI on Monday. It was all set up. But I said, “What for? All it’s gonna say is that I’m hurt, and I know that already.” So here I am. I’d love to be out there. I’m swinging the bat pretty good right now. And I can help. But I know a ball in the gap could be a problem. I’m pretty sure Willie knows that, too. He saw me in the outfield yesterday during our workout. If this was the World Series already, we wouldn’t be talking about this. I think I’d be the DH, cause it doesn’t affect me at all when I swing.

So I wouldn’t be stealing bases, I’d just have to rely on power and hit a few out so I could trot. You know if that ball Greenie hit Saturday in LA goes out, I could have just walked home and nothing happens to this Achilles. Three or four inches higher, and I’m downshifting.

They told me Todd Zeile hit a ball like that –- like Greenie did -- in the World Series, against the Yankees in 2000. It almost went out. It goes out, and the Mets get two runs. But it stayed in, and that Timo Perez got thrown out at the plate. Jeter made that great relay.

See, I’m kinda worried about that, too -- that I might not score when I should because of this thing. I’m not afraid of the pain. I’ve been hurting in both legs –- off and on -– for a long time. The right one’s better now. But I’ve got to be able to do my job in the outfield and on the bases. As much as I want to play and help us win, I wouldn’t want to be the reason we lose -– because I can’t run.

I’ve told Willie that.

So yeah, I know I may be out of there. But I’ll be there rooting. These are my boys. D. Wright, I have to be there for him, help him get through all this. I know he wants to say he’s outgrown me, that he doesn’t need Cliffie. I don’t make him carry my bags anymore, but he’s still my little guy. Bad leg or not, I gotta look after my little guy.

So I’ll be there one way or the other.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

]So yeah, I know I may be out of there. But I�ll be there rooting. These are my boys. D. Wright, I have to be there for him, help him get through all this. I know he wants to say he�s outgrown me, that he doesn�t need Cliffie. I don�t make him carry my bags anymore, but he�s still my little guy. Bad leg or not, I gotta look after my little guy.

Damn - that makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time.

[Gwreck]

Guess we can hold off on the deathwatch for the time being.

Cliff Floyd is on the NLCS roster.
So is Anderson Hernandez, filling the "pinch-runner for Cliff Floyd" slot.

[Willets Point]

Can we get a courtesy runner?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Gwreck wrote: Guess we can hold off on the deathwatch for the time being. Cliff Floyd is on the NLCS roster. So is Anderson Hernandez, filling the "pinch-runner for Cliff Floyd" slot.

Hm. Not crazy about those moves. I'd have been happier with Milledge on the roster, although a 3rd catcher would work for me as well--that'd allow us to use Castro as a pinch hitter for when LaRussa brings in a lefty to face, say, Shawn Green. Or Cliff Floyd.

You'd have to think that Willie would play Chavez tonight, with rain on the horizon. Can't risk Cliffie getting hurt tonight.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Good call.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

So Woody is the extra outfield reserve, Hernandez takes Woody's infield reserve slot and what... Ring dropped?

[Guest vtmet]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: So Woody is the extra outfield reserve, Hernandez takes Woody's infield reserve slot and what... Ring dropped?

If we were to get to Ring in a playoff game, IMO, that would mean that either we were getting blown out or that we were blowing someone else out...either way, not much of a roster impact...