Meet Chip Ambres

[Frayed Knot]

Raymond Payne Ambres - A 27 y/o, 6' 1" RH hitting & throwing OFer from Beaumont, Tx.
A former 1st round draft pick for the Florida Marlins (27th overalll in 1998) he had a brief stint in MLB with the Royals in 2005 - which is where we picked him up as a minor league FA - and was currently hitting .272/.370/.492 in 300 ABs with New Orleans - his 82 hits include 16 HRs + 18 2Bs

Anyway he's your new backup outfielder, called up to replace Damian Easley who's going on the Bereavement List -- that's a 3-day min/7 day max leave.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Score one for the Internet Fanboy Scoop Press Association.

[metirish]

Chip's Ahoy......his back page when he hits a game winner.

[Gwreck]

Wearing #36.

[Theoldmole]

Who knew that there was a Bereavement List?

[metirish]

TheOldMole wrote: Who knew that there was a Bereavement List?

Of course,just like most jobs have one.

Didn't a Mets players in recent seasons have to go on the bereavement list?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cliff Floyd, I think. Perhaps twice. During his time with the Mets he lost a sister and, I think, a grandmother.

[Frayed Knot]

The Bereavement List is a recent thing, put in about 4 or 5 years ago.
It gives teams an option of replacing a player for a legit family reason without having to resort to the 15-day DL.

Chip was on-deck to PH in the 9th when the last out was made.
Tough break kid.

[MFS62]

Chip is described as a "toolsey" type who teams have tried to convert into a baseball player. I believe the Mets had an ex-college quarterback a few years ago (Florida State U?).
Dave Winfield was a multi-sport player in school who immediately made it big in the majors. D.J. Dozier never did.

Later

[seawolf17]

Kenny Kelly was the ex-college footballer who was in the Mets' system for a while.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Who is describing Chip Ambres as toolsey?

[Benjamin Grimm]

From http://www.soxprospects.com/players/ambres-chip.htm:

="SoxProspects.com"]Scouting Report: Speedy outfielder with excellent plate discipline. Said to be a great, hard-working teammate. Great range in the outfield with a weak arm. Ambres has been slowed down by leg injuries in the past.

And this is from http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Chip_Ambres/

]Assets A right-handed hitter with some power, Ambres also knows how to take a walk and runs well. Flaws Has some struggles hitting with runners aboard and could stand to cut down on the strikeouts. Career potential Solid fourth outfielder at best.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

D.J. Dozier was an All-American running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions in the mid 1980's. He led the Nittany Lions to two National Championship games during his 4 year career. After an unsuccessful run at an NFL career, he decided to pursue a career in MLB. The Mets drafted him and I think he eventually earned a "cup of coffee" with the Mets sometime in the early 1990's.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Who is describing Chip Ambres as toolsey?

I forget where I saw it - may have been a pre- minor league season article on each of the Mets minor league afiliates.
If I had remembered I would have posted the link.

Later

[metirish]

Chip won a game for KC two years ago on a sac fly,but this was different.....

] "We're talking about the Mets here," Ambres said. "You do something big like this, that's something that goes down in history. I'm very proud of it."