Adopted - Kai Gronauer

[Guest themetfairy]

On behalf of my son's friend who takes German in school and who is excited about the Mets signing a German player, I'll keep an eye on our new international prospect.

[MFS62]

You love those catching prospects, eh?

Later

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm actually more of a pitching fan, truth be told. But one doesn't pick one's kids - one's kids pick them.

[MFS62]

I didn't know whether to sigh or chuckle.
Good luck to your kid.
Check the scouting report I posted to the thread about his signing. You may want to link or copy it here.
Later

[Guest themetfairy]

I saw the report, but I'm reluctant to post it here because it doesn't cite source material.

Anyway, I'm out the door in a few minutes, so Kai is on his own for the day.

[Guest themetfairy]

My boy appears to be missing in action. I can't find him on any of the minor team rosters, and he isn't showing up at all on the Google news feed.

Kids these days, I tell ya!

[MFS62]

themetfairy wrote: I saw the report, but I'm reluctant to post it here because it doesn't cite source material.

The source was a Mets fan living in Germany who was the commissioner of a German baseball league.
You want his name?
Andres Dubai.
He used to post on some baseball sites as Dr. Dooby.
And I've known him for over ten years.
and I TOLD YOU THAT!

I try to do you a favor by sending you something, a personal scouting review that you probably could not have gotten elsewhere, about one of your kids and you ask me for the source after I gave it to you?

Incredible.
Oh,
you're welcome.

Later

[Guest AG/DC]

I'd guess he's staying home and working out for the Olympics, but Germany isn't a qualifier.

[Guest themetfairy]

And any of that would explain where he is now?

Whatever.

[MFS62]

themetfairy wrote: And any of that would explain where he is now? Whatever.

No, but it was a scouting report I sent you when you posted here that you were adopting him. It was appropriate at that time.

I personally don't care where he is now, nor waswhat I sent you intended to answer that question.

Later

[Guest themetfairy]

IIRC, there was no link to go along with that report. I wasn't in a position to go chasing after the source material.

And since it's not relevant to how he's doing in the Mets organization, ranting about it months later isn't particularly apropos.

[MFS62]

Of course there was no link. As I said at the time, it was his personal evaluation sent to me and a few others.
But after I told you that, you still asked for the link.
When I told you I couldn't send you one, you dismissed it out of hand.

When I re-read it after all this time, it still rankled me that this younger generation doesn't accept anything that isn't posted on a public website.

Later

[Guest themetfairy]

Or maybe it's that information specialists are trained not to accept information that cannot be independently verified.

[MFS62]

OK, I'll accept that since your studies have been thoroughly discussed on this site (various fora).
(calming down)
But if I had said that this was a friend who's baseball aptitude and evaluation skills I trusted had told me that he had seen the guy play and this was his opinion, don't you have to accept that as much as any other source?
Would you ask for a tape recording of the conversation?
Or just accept it as an opinion?
And what makes his opinion more or less credible that anyone else's?
In fact, I gave you his credentials with his scouting report.



Or if someone says IIRC, do you ask for a link to their memory?

I'm getting philosophical here, not personal. So please don't take it that way.

I'm trying to understand your way of accepting/ not accepting information.

And BTW- I was Directory of Quality for a major telecom company and sat on their software quality review board. So please don't patronize me calling yourself an "information specialist". I've project managed the implementation of systems that I'm certain have provided for the security of you and your family as you have gone through Newark Airport.


Later

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm personally not comfortable posting reports from people whom I don't know and can't independently verify.

It's one thing you you to post something, explaining who your source is and why you personally trust him. But I'm not comfortable posting anything myself if I don't have a source that I can confirm independently.

[MFS62]

OK, fair enough explanation.
I can accept that.

Later

[Guest AG/DC]

Now that that's done, Kai Gronauer is playing for the Gulf Coast Mets, where opportunities are scarce with six catchers on the roster. He's 0-4.

Edited June 30, 2008 by Guest

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks Edgy.

The Gulf Coast Mets were under my radar - they're not listed on the Mets.com list of minor league affiliates. Why is that?

[Guest themetfairy]

Having located Kai in the Gulf Coast League, I've had a chance to check out his stats. He's only appeared in five games so far, but he's batting .333 and has 3 RBIs. Not bad baby steps.

[Benjamin Grimm]

FYI,

I've found that the minor league stats on BaseballAmerica.com are much more complete than those on minorleaguebaseball.com.

Not that the numbers themselves are inaccurate, but the MiLB site hasn't always been listing all of the players on each team.

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks BG - that's good to know.

[Guest themetfairy]

The good news is that I have an update on Kai.

The bad news is that it's in German.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yahoo Babel Fish translation wrote: Something sluggishly had come dock Gronauers career as a baseball professional in the USA into rolling. In the meantime the Top talent the alligator in-lived itself however in the USA and for higher tasks was already recommended. It had hoped the Brooklyn Cyclones in the single A to be assigned instead dock Gronauer plays a league under it with the Gulf Coast League Mets. The way into the highest play class, major League baseball, is evenly long. But, if Gronauer shows good achievements in the USA, it will play itself fast up in the organization the New York Mets. Around it only goes in the hard competition of the Baseballer in the USA. Who is recommended at most for higher tasks? Dock Gronauer began thereby. To sobering up a first appearance, the alligator Catcher comes in the meantime powerfully into momentum. Regularly Gronauer creates two hits per portion and ejects opposing runners with the attempt of the base stealing at the second plate. Its impact average up-snapped on far over 40 per cent, which catapults it at all up in its team not only to the most successful Catcher but also into the Gefilde of the best impact people. Offer in training " I am so far very much zufrieden" with my achievement; , dock says Gronauer. Unfortunate it is only that the only German in the Mets organization does not get any more assignments. With the Gulf Coast League Mets Catcher stand for five in the crew, which alternate regularly. " Naturally I bekommen" hoped more play portions too; , Gronauer explains. " There I can change unfortunately in addition, nothing to, except me with good achievement in training and in the plays anzubieten." So it is probably only one question of the time, until the Solinger more play portions gets or is carried into the single A, a high-quality league. " However one must also consider that it is my first professional year and I also a little to the play way get accustomed muss" , Gronauer means. " Therefore it would be seized from air, if I would state that I come this year still into a higher league. I can do that badly einsch�tzen." No matter, which the coming weeks will bring, the first months as a professional are a success and also a new life experience. Dock Gronauer lives each day nearly nothing else as baseball. Relaxing it does not happen. Already at 6 o'clock begins the day of the Solingers. After training daily the league plays stand on the program starting from 12 o'clock, before against 17 o'clock is usually end of workday. Every to five days nevertheless happens it somewhat more calmly. " Then we frei." already times one day; Its dock Gronauer did not forget colleagues with the Solingen of alligator in all other respects yet. At the end of August has its US team the last plays. After it goes briefly back to Germany. " There I look forward now already to alligator, above all, if we reach the final around the German championship sollten" , the 21-J�hrige means. In this case dock Gronauer would stand again for the Solinger as Catcher behind the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

Regularly Gronauer creates two hits per portion and ejects opposing runners with the attempt of the base stealing at the second plate. Its impact average up-snapped on far over 40 per cent, which catapults it at all up in its team not only to the most successful Catcher but also into the Gefilde of the best impact people.

Exactly what I was saying!

Edited July 30, 2008 by Guest

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

It seems the Mets have two catching prospects named Dock.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

In the meantime the Top talent the alligator in-lived itself however in the USA and for higher tasks was already recommended.

What the fuck could this sentence possibly mean?

Well, I got myself a new signature.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Alligators was the name of Kai's team in Germany.

[Frayed Knot]

In the meantime the Top talent the alligator in-lived itself however in the USA and for higher tasks was already recommended.

What the fuck could this sentence possibly mean?

I'm going with;
The best talent the Alligators ever produced on their own is now in the tougher competition in the USA but still could see a promotion to a higher league in the near future.

Either that or it's an encoded appetizer recipe.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

That makes sense. The "in-lived itself however" really threw me off.

[Guest themetfairy]

Kai is in Savannah this season, under the tutelage of Edgar Alfonzo and sharing a rental with teammates.