Yankee-hack Klapisch

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I realize Bob Klapisch can't even write a grocery list without taking swipes at the Mets, but his latest on ESPN is classic Klap. Here are some snippets.

......It's enough to make you think the lure of the East is finally on the decline; Zito turned his back on what should've been an layup courtship for the Mets....

...While it's true the Giants essentially were bidding against themselves -- one AL general manager called it "madness in a market that'd already gone mad" -- Zito opted for San Francisco's familiarity over, say, New York's energy.....

... The Phillies' acquisition of Freddy Garcia means that no one (meaning the Mets) is likely to run away with the division by June, as was the case in 2006......

OK, truth squad time. Zito did not turn his back on the Mets, and it wasn't the "New York energy." He went to the team that offered a stupid, over-the-top contract that only a fool would offer and only an even bigger fool would reject. If the Mets had offered such a deal, Klap would be pounding on them forever.

And Freddy Garcia??? Not Freddie Garcia! Woe is us! The Phils have Freddie Garcia. There may be numerous reasons that the Mets do not run away with the division again, but Freddie Garcia isn't one of them.

There, I feel better now.

[metirish]

They better move the fences back in Phillie for Garcia,and Zito as a layup for the Mets probably was true in Bob's mind...

[RealityChuck]

So he doesn't understand that money trumps everything else for free agents?

Sure location and city is a factor, but once the Giants' offer was on the table, Zito would have had to be an idiot not to pick it up.

[dinosaur jesus]

Fire Joe Morgan just did a great demolition job on that piece.

[stevejrogers]

RealityChuck wrote: So he doesn't understand that money trumps everything else for free agents? Sure location and city is a factor, but once the Giants' offer was on the table, Zito would have had to be an idiot not to pick it up.

Yup. This wasn't ARod or Vlad where crazy conspiracy theorists can latch onto an angle. The Giants put crazy money for crazy years on the table the Mets DECIDED (not Zito) that it wasn't worth toping

[Guest OlerudOwned]

dinosaur jesus wrote: Fire Joe Morgan just did a great demolition job on that piece.

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2007/01/hotness.html

Scott Boras: You ready to talk decision, Barry m'boy?
Barry Zito: (Ending transcendentalist tantric yoga session) Yes. Present me with a forked path, down one of whose tines I shall wander.
Scott Boras: The Mets are offering some money, as well as the nebulous idea of 'New York's energy.' The Giants are offering way way way too much money. Like, crazy "fuck-you" money. Money that will make you the richest pitcher ever, which is crazy, because you're like a B+ pitcher. So, just to reiterate: New York, money and nebulous idea of "energy." San Francisco: a million dollars for every zen water fountain in your house.
Barry Zito: But...I have 126 zen water fountains.
Scott Boras: Correct. They are offering $126 million. But remember, New York is offering "New York's Energy." Now, I know that you're a very spiritual person, so you have to think long and ha--
Barry Zito: Giants and money.
Scott Boras: That's my boy.
Barry Zito: Namaste.


Hahaha.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Do you think Zito sees Tor the holistic healer from Seinfeld?

[Guest vtmet]

Garcia's HR totals the last 5 seasons:
32; 26; 22; 31 and 30...
2-1/2 of those seasons were with Safeco Field as his homepark...He's gonna love pitching in Philly...

Plus, both Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran have good career numbers against Freddie...combined 6 HRs; 4 doubles and 1 triple in 56 at bats against Garcia (Beltran has a 1.326 OPS against him; Delgado has a 1.240 OPS against him)...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6168/batvspit;_ylt=As36JbAdJGweHcCZiYNlfTWFCLcF?year=career&type=Pitching