Not the Answer

[Benjamin Grimm]

Probably. I only tend to IGT during weekday day games when I'm stuck in front of the computer.

[HahnSolo]

="Benjamin Grimm":31qetany]My one memory of Burgos as a Met was him pitching to Ryan Howard in an early season game. In the IGT, I urged Willie to leave him in to face Howard, and Howard promptly hit a game-tying or tie-breaking home run. It led to a Mets loss to the Phillies. And as we know, had the Mets had one additional win against the Phillies in 2007, we'd have much different memories of that year.[/quote:31qetany] It was the home opener, and I am pretty sure the Mets had a comeback to win.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 03 2008 11:26 AM

]OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM No Feliciano to face Howard, Burgos stays in. Centerfield Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM Why is Feliciano not in to face Howard? Willets Point Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM I think this is going to be one of those unintentional intentional walks for Howard. Nymr83 Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM woah. pitching to Howard, i don't agree with this. OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2007 01:12 PM Howard is ice cold, that splitter has him all over the place. EDIT: I'm misspelled Cory Lidle. RIP. Benjamin Grimm Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... Johnny Dickshot Apr 09 2007 01:12 PM 3-run fucking homer Nymr83 Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM HR Ryan Howard, i knew that was a dumb idea. Willets Point Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Yancy Street Gang wrote: It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now? OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Ok, he stopped looking cold. Centerfield Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Willie is going to get killed for this one. No way you leave a righty in to face Howard. Bad bad move. Rotblatt Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Retarded. Should have brought in Feliciano. Burgos sucks against lefties. It's a miracle he got Utley out. metirish Apr 09 2007 01:14 PM Willie will say Feliciano pitched the last few nights,or some such bullshit. Benjamin Grimm Apr 09 2007 01:14 PM Willets Point wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now? Not quite as good as I did earlier. At least now I won't be tempted to name my next child or pet "Ambiorix."

themetfairy Oct 03 2008 11:26 AM

The Mets lost this year's home opener.

HahnSolo Oct 03 2008 12:13 PM

="themetfairy":s5rjbiet]The Mets lost this year's home opener.[/quote:s5rjbiet] Yeah, that's the 07 opener when Burgos spit the bit. themetfairy Oct 03 2008 12:21 PM Gotcha AG/DC Oct 08 2008 08:54 AM Burgos is in custody, and may be in far deeper shit than originally thought. The news comes after the mother of one of the two victims accused Burgos of intentionally running her daughter over because she refused to go out with him. Eudosia Ruane, mother of 29-year-old Angely Fana, told the AP she filed a report with police alleging homicide. There's some scoundrels in the UMDB, but no killers that I'm aware of. SteveJRogers Oct 08 2008 09:14 AM IIRC wasn't Julio Machado involved in something relating to a homicide case? AG/DC Oct 08 2008 09:25 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 08 2008 12:44 PM I think we need more nuance than "eh." Small moves can make a big difference and one more small one this year could have made all the difference. *Exercise the option on Moises Alou Tough to argue at the time but the money blown on Moises could have gone to better use. Call this one a -2, thought the big failure was not hammering into his head not to dive in a rehab game. *Acquired OF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneider from the Washington Nationals in exchange for OF Lastings Milledge. +1 for thew Mets. Could have been bigger. Still can *Acquired RHP Brian Stokes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations. +1 for the Mets. Found productivity here. *Acquired C Johnny Estrada from the Brewers in exchange for RHP Guillermo Mota. Tough to argue at the time, but backfired. -1. *Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract. -3 *Re-signed C Ramon Castro to a two-year contract. Looks to be neutral, but swinging into the negative based on the first year. -1 *Release OF David Newhan and LHP Dave Williams. 0 and 0. *Signed RHP Matt Wise to a one-year contract. -1 *Non-tender C Johnny Estrada, RHP Juan Padilla and OF Ben Johnson, making them free agents. 0 and 0 and 0, but obviously the Johnson release reflects on how you score the deal which acquired him. *Selected RHP Steven Register from the Rockies in the Rule 5 Draft then gave him back. 0 *Acquired OF Angel Pagan from the Cubs for nonroster OF Corey Coles and nonroster RHP Ryan Meyers. +1 *Signed OF Brady Clark 0 *Signed OF Ben Johnson 0 *Signed free agent 1B Olmedo Saenz 0 *Signed RHP Tony Armas Jr. -1 *Signed RHP Nelson Figueroa +1 *Acquired LHP Johan Santana from the Twins for OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Philip Humber and RHP Kevin Mulvey +3. Could swing back to a more modest plus. *Acquired RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals for Anderson Hernandez. +1 I think that adds up to a Met net negative 1. SteveJRogers Oct 08 2008 10:05 AM Quick question though, can the Mets at any point give Burgos his unconditional release? If so, what are they waiting for? Due process? Does he have to be reinstated off the DL? Gwreck Oct 08 2008 11:42 AM Without having seen the contract, I'll guess it makes more sense for the Mets to not release him. If Burgos is in jail, he's not fulfilling his end of the deal, which means the Mets won't have to pay him. HahnSolo Oct 08 2008 12:32 PM ="AG/DC"] *Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract. -3,000 Just fixed one little mistake you had there. Benjamin Grimm Oct 08 2008 12:36 PM That really was a nutty move, wasn't it? I can imagine how good Castillo's agent must have felt while driving home from that contract signing. metirish Oct 09 2008 08:03 PM Mets' Burgos jailed for 3 months ahead of trial By DIONISIO SOLDEVILA � 4 hours ago NAGUA, Dominican Republic (AP) � New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. The 24-year-old reliever told The Associated Press that a Dominican judge ordered him to remain behind bars Wednesday night out of concerns for his safety. "I am going to come out of this fine because my conscience is clear, and I'm not worried this will affect my career because I haven't done anything," he said in the jailhouse interview. Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims of the Sept. 30 accident and fleeing, charges that can carry six months to two years in prison. He disappeared after the accident but turned himself in Tuesday. themetfairy Oct 09 2008 08:12 PM Why is he wearing a White Sox cap? metirish Oct 09 2008 08:14 PM Because he's a bollox. HahnSolo Oct 10 2008 08:44 AM DR cop, trying his best to look menacing. Not succeeding. AG/DC Oct 10 2008 08:49 AM Oh, I think he looks menacing, just not in the hard-assed cop sense. More like in the perverted uncle sense. Centerfield Oct 10 2008 08:52 AM Forget the Sox hat, why is he wearing the Aflac duck on his shirt? metirish Oct 10 2008 08:56 AM Sorry , I forgot to mention that this arrest was made courtesy of Aflac. I'm sure Burgos is saving at least 15% this. AG/DC Oct 10 2008 09:15 AM Shouldn't bad-ass cop have him in cuffs instead of on the phone? HahnSolo Oct 10 2008 10:20 AM On a related note, ESPN did a feature last week with Jeremy Schaap interviewing Ugie Urbina from jail. He's ready to pitch, folks! Well, assuming his appeal goes through, or, he's released early...minor inconveniences. metirish Oct 10 2008 10:23 AM Has the makings of a sweet jail house sports movie starring 'The Rock" or some other such waster. Fman99 Oct 10 2008 11:10 AM ="HahnSolo":6ljo33ad]DR cop, trying his best to look menacing. Not succeeding.[/quote:6ljo33ad] His inner monologue: "Don't mess with me or I'll rub my head spots on you!" followed by "Mr. Quentin, can I have your autograph?" metsguyinmichigan Oct 10 2008 11:54 AM ="themetfairy":s75v0yzf]Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?[/quote:s75v0yzf] Im sure the White Sox are SO thrilled that he's wearing their cap -- with the tag still on it! I'm pretty happy, too. Someone get him a Jeter jersey and I'd be even more happy. metirish Oct 10 2008 11:58 AM The style now days is to keep the tag on , at least here in NYC it is. I don't get it either but tags are the thing now. Benjamin Grimm Oct 10 2008 12:00 PM You mean that sticker that's on the brim? That, along with the flat brim, looks ridiculous. metirish Oct 10 2008 12:05 PM Yeah the sticker on the brim is all the style , that and the sticker that gives the hat size in the under side of the brim. soupcan Oct 10 2008 01:14 PM Bought my son a new Mets fitted hat a little while back. We walked out of the store and the first thing he did was remove all the stickers and start rolling the brim. I was so proud. Fman99 Oct 10 2008 06:17 PM I was reconsidering the title of this thread. Burgos is the answer... but the question should be "Which Met is most likely to mow you down as you cross the street eating churros?" Edgy DC Oct 30 2008 10:36 AM ]New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos has been released from jail following a car crash that killed two women. A judge ordered him to pay $57,000 US and appear every two weeks before a magistrate until a court date is set. Gwreck Oct 30 2008 11:46 AM He could probably sell some of the jewelery to afford it. Edgy DC Feb 05 2009 05:47 AM Adam Rubin sez: Ambiorix Burgos, who was dumped by the Mets in December, continues to throw his life away. According to Diario Libre, Burgos, who is free despite being charged with killing two women while driving a vehicle, allegedly got into a fight with another ballplayer, F�lix El Gatico Mart�nez while they played dominoes. Martinez reportedly told police that Burgos pulled out a gun and threatened to kill him. Benjamin Grimm Feb 05 2009 08:05 AM Note to self: Never play dominoes with Ambiorix Burgos. On the plus side, we like intense competitors, don't we? Centerfield Feb 05 2009 09:29 AM I don't know how to play the actual game of dominos. But if he's talking about stacking them so they can fall in a line, I can see how that would drive someone to that sort of reaction. I mean, you spend all afternoon trying to get things just right, making sure to put plenty on the curves, splitting them into parallel tracks, then some doofus comes and knocks everything down while you're still working...few things in life are that maddening. I remember when I was ten my friend Mike did that to me like twice in one day. Had I been packing heat at the time, who knows what would have gone down. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2009 09:46 AM lol Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 12:05 PM Burgos gets nine months for a September beatdown on a woman. Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2009 12:25 PM If he had done it in March, would he have only gotten three months?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

]OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM No Feliciano to face Howard, Burgos stays in. Centerfield Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM Why is Feliciano not in to face Howard? Willets Point Apr 09 2007 01:10 PM I think this is going to be one of those unintentional intentional walks for Howard. Nymr83 Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM woah. pitching to Howard, i don't agree with this. OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2007 01:12 PM Howard is ice cold, that splitter has him all over the place. EDIT: I'm misspelled Cory Lidle. RIP. Benjamin Grimm Apr 09 2007 01:11 PM It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... Johnny Dickshot Apr 09 2007 01:12 PM 3-run fucking homer Nymr83 Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM HR Ryan Howard, i knew that was a dumb idea. Willets Point Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Yancy Street Gang wrote: It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now? OlerudOwned Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Ok, he stopped looking cold. Centerfield Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Willie is going to get killed for this one. No way you leave a righty in to face Howard. Bad bad move. Rotblatt Apr 09 2007 01:13 PM Retarded. Should have brought in Feliciano. Burgos sucks against lefties. It's a miracle he got Utley out. metirish Apr 09 2007 01:14 PM Willie will say Feliciano pitched the last few nights,or some such bullshit. Benjamin Grimm Apr 09 2007 01:14 PM Willets Point wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now? Not quite as good as I did earlier. At least now I won't be tempted to name my next child or pet "Ambiorix."

[Guest themetfairy]

The Mets lost this year's home opener.

[HahnSolo]

="themetfairy":s5rjbiet]The Mets lost this year's home opener.[/quote:s5rjbiet] Yeah, that's the 07 opener when Burgos spit the bit.

themetfairy Oct 03 2008 12:21 PM

Gotcha

AG/DC Oct 08 2008 08:54 AM

Burgos is in custody, and may be in far deeper shit than originally thought. The news comes after the mother of one of the two victims accused Burgos of intentionally running her daughter over because she refused to go out with him. Eudosia Ruane, mother of 29-year-old Angely Fana, told the AP she filed a report with police alleging homicide. There's some scoundrels in the UMDB, but no killers that I'm aware of.

SteveJRogers Oct 08 2008 09:14 AM

IIRC wasn't Julio Machado involved in something relating to a homicide case?

AG/DC Oct 08 2008 09:25 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 08 2008 12:44 PM

I think we need more nuance than "eh." Small moves can make a big difference and one more small one this year could have made all the difference. *Exercise the option on Moises Alou Tough to argue at the time but the money blown on Moises could have gone to better use. Call this one a -2, thought the big failure was not hammering into his head not to dive in a rehab game. *Acquired OF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneider from the Washington Nationals in exchange for OF Lastings Milledge. +1 for thew Mets. Could have been bigger. Still can *Acquired RHP Brian Stokes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations. +1 for the Mets. Found productivity here. *Acquired C Johnny Estrada from the Brewers in exchange for RHP Guillermo Mota. Tough to argue at the time, but backfired. -1. *Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract. -3 *Re-signed C Ramon Castro to a two-year contract. Looks to be neutral, but swinging into the negative based on the first year. -1 *Release OF David Newhan and LHP Dave Williams. 0 and 0. *Signed RHP Matt Wise to a one-year contract. -1 *Non-tender C Johnny Estrada, RHP Juan Padilla and OF Ben Johnson, making them free agents. 0 and 0 and 0, but obviously the Johnson release reflects on how you score the deal which acquired him. *Selected RHP Steven Register from the Rockies in the Rule 5 Draft then gave him back. 0 *Acquired OF Angel Pagan from the Cubs for nonroster OF Corey Coles and nonroster RHP Ryan Meyers. +1 *Signed OF Brady Clark 0 *Signed OF Ben Johnson 0 *Signed free agent 1B Olmedo Saenz 0 *Signed RHP Tony Armas Jr. -1 *Signed RHP Nelson Figueroa +1 *Acquired LHP Johan Santana from the Twins for OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Philip Humber and RHP Kevin Mulvey +3. Could swing back to a more modest plus. *Acquired RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals for Anderson Hernandez. +1 I think that adds up to a Met net negative 1.

SteveJRogers Oct 08 2008 10:05 AM

Quick question though, can the Mets at any point give Burgos his unconditional release? If so, what are they waiting for? Due process? Does he have to be reinstated off the DL?

Gwreck Oct 08 2008 11:42 AM

Without having seen the contract, I'll guess it makes more sense for the Mets to not release him. If Burgos is in jail, he's not fulfilling his end of the deal, which means the Mets won't have to pay him.

HahnSolo Oct 08 2008 12:32 PM

="AG/DC"] *Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract. -3,000 Just fixed one little mistake you had there.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 08 2008 12:36 PM

That really was a nutty move, wasn't it? I can imagine how good Castillo's agent must have felt while driving home from that contract signing.

metirish Oct 09 2008 08:03 PM

Mets' Burgos jailed for 3 months ahead of trial By DIONISIO SOLDEVILA � 4 hours ago NAGUA, Dominican Republic (AP) � New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. The 24-year-old reliever told The Associated Press that a Dominican judge ordered him to remain behind bars Wednesday night out of concerns for his safety. "I am going to come out of this fine because my conscience is clear, and I'm not worried this will affect my career because I haven't done anything," he said in the jailhouse interview. Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims of the Sept. 30 accident and fleeing, charges that can carry six months to two years in prison. He disappeared after the accident but turned himself in Tuesday.

themetfairy Oct 09 2008 08:12 PM

Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?

metirish Oct 09 2008 08:14 PM

Because he's a bollox.

HahnSolo Oct 10 2008 08:44 AM

DR cop, trying his best to look menacing. Not succeeding.

AG/DC Oct 10 2008 08:49 AM

Oh, I think he looks menacing, just not in the hard-assed cop sense. More like in the perverted uncle sense.

Centerfield Oct 10 2008 08:52 AM

Forget the Sox hat, why is he wearing the Aflac duck on his shirt?

metirish Oct 10 2008 08:56 AM

Sorry , I forgot to mention that this arrest was made courtesy of Aflac. I'm sure Burgos is saving at least 15% this.

AG/DC Oct 10 2008 09:15 AM

Shouldn't bad-ass cop have him in cuffs instead of on the phone?

HahnSolo Oct 10 2008 10:20 AM

On a related note, ESPN did a feature last week with Jeremy Schaap interviewing Ugie Urbina from jail. He's ready to pitch, folks! Well, assuming his appeal goes through, or, he's released early...minor inconveniences.

metirish Oct 10 2008 10:23 AM

Has the makings of a sweet jail house sports movie starring 'The Rock" or some other such waster.

Fman99 Oct 10 2008 11:10 AM

="HahnSolo":6ljo33ad]DR cop, trying his best to look menacing. Not succeeding.[/quote:6ljo33ad] His inner monologue: "Don't mess with me or I'll rub my head spots on you!" followed by "Mr. Quentin, can I have your autograph?" metsguyinmichigan Oct 10 2008 11:54 AM ="themetfairy":s75v0yzf]Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?[/quote:s75v0yzf] Im sure the White Sox are SO thrilled that he's wearing their cap -- with the tag still on it! I'm pretty happy, too. Someone get him a Jeter jersey and I'd be even more happy. metirish Oct 10 2008 11:58 AM The style now days is to keep the tag on , at least here in NYC it is. I don't get it either but tags are the thing now. Benjamin Grimm Oct 10 2008 12:00 PM You mean that sticker that's on the brim? That, along with the flat brim, looks ridiculous. metirish Oct 10 2008 12:05 PM Yeah the sticker on the brim is all the style , that and the sticker that gives the hat size in the under side of the brim. soupcan Oct 10 2008 01:14 PM Bought my son a new Mets fitted hat a little while back. We walked out of the store and the first thing he did was remove all the stickers and start rolling the brim. I was so proud. Fman99 Oct 10 2008 06:17 PM I was reconsidering the title of this thread. Burgos is the answer... but the question should be "Which Met is most likely to mow you down as you cross the street eating churros?" Edgy DC Oct 30 2008 10:36 AM ]New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos has been released from jail following a car crash that killed two women. A judge ordered him to pay $57,000 US and appear every two weeks before a magistrate until a court date is set. Gwreck Oct 30 2008 11:46 AM He could probably sell some of the jewelery to afford it. Edgy DC Feb 05 2009 05:47 AM Adam Rubin sez: Ambiorix Burgos, who was dumped by the Mets in December, continues to throw his life away. According to Diario Libre, Burgos, who is free despite being charged with killing two women while driving a vehicle, allegedly got into a fight with another ballplayer, F�lix El Gatico Mart�nez while they played dominoes. Martinez reportedly told police that Burgos pulled out a gun and threatened to kill him. Benjamin Grimm Feb 05 2009 08:05 AM Note to self: Never play dominoes with Ambiorix Burgos. On the plus side, we like intense competitors, don't we? Centerfield Feb 05 2009 09:29 AM I don't know how to play the actual game of dominos. But if he's talking about stacking them so they can fall in a line, I can see how that would drive someone to that sort of reaction. I mean, you spend all afternoon trying to get things just right, making sure to put plenty on the curves, splitting them into parallel tracks, then some doofus comes and knocks everything down while you're still working...few things in life are that maddening. I remember when I was ten my friend Mike did that to me like twice in one day. Had I been packing heat at the time, who knows what would have gone down. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2009 09:46 AM lol Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 12:05 PM Burgos gets nine months for a September beatdown on a woman. Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2009 12:25 PM If he had done it in March, would he have only gotten three months?

[Guest themetfairy]

Gotcha

[Guest AG/DC]

Burgos is in custody, and may be in far deeper shit than originally thought.

The news comes after the mother of one of the two victims accused Burgos of intentionally running her daughter over because she refused to go out with him.

Eudosia Ruane, mother of 29-year-old Angely Fana, told the AP she filed a report with police alleging homicide.

There's some scoundrels in the UMDB, but no killers that I'm aware of.

[stevejrogers]

IIRC wasn't Julio Machado involved in something relating to a homicide case?

[Guest AG/DC]

I think we need more nuance than "eh." Small moves can make a big difference and one more small one this year could have made all the difference.

*Exercise the option on Moises Alou

Tough to argue at the time but the money blown on Moises could have gone to better use. Call this one a -2, thought the big failure was not hammering into his head not to dive in a rehab game.

*Acquired OF Ryan Church and C Brian Schneider from the Washington Nationals in exchange for OF Lastings Milledge.

+1 for thew Mets. Could have been bigger. Still can

*Acquired RHP Brian Stokes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.

+1 for the Mets. Found productivity here.

*Acquired C Johnny Estrada from the Brewers in exchange for RHP Guillermo Mota.

Tough to argue at the time, but backfired. -1.

*Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract.

-3

*Re-signed C Ramon Castro to a two-year contract.

Looks to be neutral, but swinging into the negative based on the first year. -1

*Release OF David Newhan and LHP Dave Williams.

0 and 0.

*Signed RHP Matt Wise to a one-year contract.

-1


*Non-tender C Johnny Estrada, RHP Juan Padilla and OF Ben Johnson, making them free agents.

0 and 0 and 0, but obviously the Johnson release reflects on how you score the deal which acquired him.

*Selected RHP Steven Register from the Rockies in the Rule 5 Draft then gave him back.

0

*Acquired OF Angel Pagan from the Cubs for nonroster OF Corey Coles and nonroster RHP Ryan Meyers.

+1

*Signed OF Brady Clark

0

*Signed OF Ben Johnson

0

*Signed free agent 1B Olmedo Saenz

0

*Signed RHP Tony Armas Jr.

-1

*Signed RHP Nelson Figueroa

+1

*Acquired LHP Johan Santana from the Twins for OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Philip Humber and RHP Kevin Mulvey

+3. Could swing back to a more modest plus.

*Acquired RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals for Anderson Hernandez.

+1

I think that adds up to a Met net negative 1.

[stevejrogers]

Quick question though, can the Mets at any point give Burgos his unconditional release?

If so, what are they waiting for? Due process?

Does he have to be reinstated off the DL?

[Gwreck]

Without having seen the contract, I'll guess it makes more sense for the Mets to not release him. If Burgos is in jail, he's not fulfilling his end of the deal, which means the Mets won't have to pay him.

[HahnSolo]

="AG/DC"] *Re-signed 2B Luis Castillo to a four-year contract. -3,000

Just fixed one little mistake you had there.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That really was a nutty move, wasn't it?

I can imagine how good Castillo's agent must have felt while driving home from that contract signing.

[metirish]

Mets' Burgos jailed for 3 months ahead of trial

By DIONISIO SOLDEVILA � 4 hours ago

NAGUA, Dominican Republic (AP) � New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women.

The 24-year-old reliever told The Associated Press that a Dominican judge ordered him to remain behind bars Wednesday night out of concerns for his safety.

"I am going to come out of this fine because my conscience is clear, and I'm not worried this will affect my career because I haven't done anything," he said in the jailhouse interview.

Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims of the Sept. 30 accident and fleeing, charges that can carry six months to two years in prison. He disappeared after the accident but turned himself in Tuesday.

[Guest themetfairy]

Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?

[metirish]

Because he's a bollox.

[HahnSolo]

DR cop, trying his best to look menacing.

Not succeeding.

[Guest AG/DC]

Oh, I think he looks menacing, just not in the hard-assed cop sense. More like in the perverted uncle sense.

[Centerfield]

Forget the Sox hat, why is he wearing the Aflac duck on his shirt?

[metirish]

Sorry , I forgot to mention that this arrest was made courtesy of Aflac. I'm sure Burgos is saving at least 15% this.

[Guest AG/DC]

Shouldn't bad-ass cop have him in cuffs instead of on the phone?

[HahnSolo]

On a related note, ESPN did a feature last week with Jeremy Schaap interviewing Ugie Urbina from jail. He's ready to pitch, folks! Well, assuming his appeal goes through, or, he's released early...minor inconveniences.

[metirish]

Has the makings of a sweet jail house sports movie starring 'The Rock" or some other such waster.

[Fman99]

="HahnSolo":6ljo33ad]DR cop, trying his best to look menacing. Not succeeding.[/quote:6ljo33ad] His inner monologue: "Don't mess with me or I'll rub my head spots on you!" followed by "Mr. Quentin, can I have your autograph?"

metsguyinmichigan Oct 10 2008 11:54 AM

="themetfairy":s75v0yzf]Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?[/quote:s75v0yzf] Im sure the White Sox are SO thrilled that he's wearing their cap -- with the tag still on it! I'm pretty happy, too. Someone get him a Jeter jersey and I'd be even more happy. metirish Oct 10 2008 11:58 AM The style now days is to keep the tag on , at least here in NYC it is. I don't get it either but tags are the thing now. Benjamin Grimm Oct 10 2008 12:00 PM You mean that sticker that's on the brim? That, along with the flat brim, looks ridiculous. metirish Oct 10 2008 12:05 PM Yeah the sticker on the brim is all the style , that and the sticker that gives the hat size in the under side of the brim. soupcan Oct 10 2008 01:14 PM Bought my son a new Mets fitted hat a little while back. We walked out of the store and the first thing he did was remove all the stickers and start rolling the brim. I was so proud. Fman99 Oct 10 2008 06:17 PM I was reconsidering the title of this thread. Burgos is the answer... but the question should be "Which Met is most likely to mow you down as you cross the street eating churros?" Edgy DC Oct 30 2008 10:36 AM ]New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos has been released from jail following a car crash that killed two women. A judge ordered him to pay $57,000 US and appear every two weeks before a magistrate until a court date is set. Gwreck Oct 30 2008 11:46 AM He could probably sell some of the jewelery to afford it. Edgy DC Feb 05 2009 05:47 AM Adam Rubin sez: Ambiorix Burgos, who was dumped by the Mets in December, continues to throw his life away. According to Diario Libre, Burgos, who is free despite being charged with killing two women while driving a vehicle, allegedly got into a fight with another ballplayer, F�lix El Gatico Mart�nez while they played dominoes. Martinez reportedly told police that Burgos pulled out a gun and threatened to kill him. Benjamin Grimm Feb 05 2009 08:05 AM Note to self: Never play dominoes with Ambiorix Burgos. On the plus side, we like intense competitors, don't we? Centerfield Feb 05 2009 09:29 AM I don't know how to play the actual game of dominos. But if he's talking about stacking them so they can fall in a line, I can see how that would drive someone to that sort of reaction. I mean, you spend all afternoon trying to get things just right, making sure to put plenty on the curves, splitting them into parallel tracks, then some doofus comes and knocks everything down while you're still working...few things in life are that maddening. I remember when I was ten my friend Mike did that to me like twice in one day. Had I been packing heat at the time, who knows what would have gone down. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2009 09:46 AM lol Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 12:05 PM Burgos gets nine months for a September beatdown on a woman. Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2009 12:25 PM If he had done it in March, would he have only gotten three months?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

="themetfairy":s75v0yzf]Why is he wearing a White Sox cap?[/quote:s75v0yzf] Im sure the White Sox are SO thrilled that he's wearing their cap -- with the tag still on it! I'm pretty happy, too. Someone get him a Jeter jersey and I'd be even more happy.

metirish Oct 10 2008 11:58 AM

The style now days is to keep the tag on , at least here in NYC it is. I don't get it either but tags are the thing now.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 10 2008 12:00 PM

You mean that sticker that's on the brim? That, along with the flat brim, looks ridiculous.

metirish Oct 10 2008 12:05 PM

Yeah the sticker on the brim is all the style , that and the sticker that gives the hat size in the under side of the brim.

soupcan Oct 10 2008 01:14 PM

Bought my son a new Mets fitted hat a little while back. We walked out of the store and the first thing he did was remove all the stickers and start rolling the brim. I was so proud.

Fman99 Oct 10 2008 06:17 PM

I was reconsidering the title of this thread. Burgos is the answer... but the question should be "Which Met is most likely to mow you down as you cross the street eating churros?"

Edgy DC Oct 30 2008 10:36 AM

]New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos has been released from jail following a car crash that killed two women. A judge ordered him to pay $57,000 US and appear every two weeks before a magistrate until a court date is set.

Gwreck Oct 30 2008 11:46 AM

He could probably sell some of the jewelery to afford it.

Edgy DC Feb 05 2009 05:47 AM

Adam Rubin sez: Ambiorix Burgos, who was dumped by the Mets in December, continues to throw his life away. According to Diario Libre, Burgos, who is free despite being charged with killing two women while driving a vehicle, allegedly got into a fight with another ballplayer, F�lix El Gatico Mart�nez while they played dominoes. Martinez reportedly told police that Burgos pulled out a gun and threatened to kill him.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 05 2009 08:05 AM

Note to self: Never play dominoes with Ambiorix Burgos. On the plus side, we like intense competitors, don't we?

Centerfield Feb 05 2009 09:29 AM

I don't know how to play the actual game of dominos. But if he's talking about stacking them so they can fall in a line, I can see how that would drive someone to that sort of reaction. I mean, you spend all afternoon trying to get things just right, making sure to put plenty on the curves, splitting them into parallel tracks, then some doofus comes and knocks everything down while you're still working...few things in life are that maddening. I remember when I was ten my friend Mike did that to me like twice in one day. Had I been packing heat at the time, who knows what would have gone down.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2009 09:46 AM

lol

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 12:05 PM

Burgos gets nine months for a September beatdown on a woman.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2009 12:25 PM

If he had done it in March, would he have only gotten three months?

[metirish]

The style now days is to keep the tag on , at least here in NYC it is. I don't get it either but tags are the thing now.

[Benjamin Grimm]

You mean that sticker that's on the brim?

That, along with the flat brim, looks ridiculous.

[metirish]

Yeah the sticker on the brim is all the style , that and the sticker that gives the hat size in the under side of the brim.

[soupcan]

Bought my son a new Mets fitted hat a little while back.

We walked out of the store and the first thing he did was remove all the stickers and start rolling the brim.

I was so proud.

[Fman99]

I was reconsidering the title of this thread.

Burgos is the answer... but the question should be "Which Met is most likely to mow you down as you cross the street eating churros?"