I want a thumper

[Guest Edgy DC]

not a turnstile jumper.

I mean, with us now having a seven-man pen (thank you Omar), it seems Reed and Sully are just so redundant. I want some power on the pine and I kind of want it soon.

[nymr83]

here you go:

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll take Evans. I'll take Chip Ambres. Heck, I'll take Val Pascucci.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sheff returns Sunday, but we could be out of it by then...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Kingman? Sure, I'll take him.

[MFS62]

After tonight's game, an ESPN "expert" was saying that Victor Martinez would be an excellent fit for the Mets. (Didn't catch the name, but it may have been Andrew Marchand).
He added that he didn't think it was too likely. But it would make sense to me - against lefties playiing first with Santos catching and catching with Murphy at first against righties. (Yeah, I know, Murph hits lefties pretty well. But the Mets need that thumper.)

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, yes, he's a perennial-Silver-Slugger-candidate catcher who doesn't kill you defensively and plays a half-credible 1B on days off. He'll help.

The question is, which super-cheap, under-control-for-a-decade guys would you give up for him? Because given that they've reportedly negged offers that START with Clay Buchholz and Dan Bard, it'll cost some.

[Ceetar]

="John Cougar Lunchbucket":pat63lcr]Sheff returns Sunday, but we could be out of it by then...[/quote:pat63lcr] I doubt we'll be "out of it" But Sheff isn't the power answer. He plays pathetic defense and really hasn't hit that well, with the exception of taking walks. He's hitting a home run less than once a week, and who knows if he'll be 100% if/when he comes back.

Valadius Jul 31 2009 06:23 AM

What about Carlos Pena? I know he's hitting shit for average this season, but it's not like we're keeping Delgado beyond this season anyway.

Fman99 Jul 31 2009 06:33 AM

="MFS62":2y8a65p2]After tonight's game, an ESPN "expert" was saying that Victor Martinez would be an excellent fit for the Mets. (Didn't catch the name, but it may have been Andrew Marchand). He added that he didn't think it was too likely. But it would make sense to me - against lefties playiing first with Santos catching and catching with Murphy at first against righties. (Yeah, I know, Murph hits lefties pretty well. But the Mets need that thumper.) Later[/quote:2y8a65p2] Twitter sez... SI_JonHeyman: #mets spoke briefly about victor martinez but wont part with mejia, holt or niese. #redsox, #rays more active with v-mart. (54 minutes ago from web) metirish Jul 31 2009 06:34 AM ="Ceetar":3subh3w8] ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3subh3w8]Sheff returns Sunday, but we could be out of it by then...[/quote:3subh3w8] I doubt we'll be "out of it" But Sheff isn't the power answer. He plays pathetic defense and really hasn't hit that well, with the exception of taking walks. He's hitting a home run less than once a week, and who knows if he'll be 100% if/when he comes back.[/quote:3subh3w8] And here was me thinking that Sheffield was one of the better players for the Mets during the worst of times this season. Hitting a home run less than once a week seems an odd way to make a point ceetar.

[Valadius]

What about Carlos Pena? I know he's hitting shit for average this season, but it's not like we're keeping Delgado beyond this season anyway.

[Fman99]

="MFS62":2y8a65p2]After tonight's game, an ESPN "expert" was saying that Victor Martinez would be an excellent fit for the Mets. (Didn't catch the name, but it may have been Andrew Marchand). He added that he didn't think it was too likely. But it would make sense to me - against lefties playiing first with Santos catching and catching with Murphy at first against righties. (Yeah, I know, Murph hits lefties pretty well. But the Mets need that thumper.) Later[/quote:2y8a65p2] Twitter sez... SI_JonHeyman: #mets spoke briefly about victor martinez but wont part with mejia, holt or niese. #redsox, #rays more active with v-mart. (54 minutes ago from web)

metirish Jul 31 2009 06:34 AM

="Ceetar":3subh3w8] ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3subh3w8]Sheff returns Sunday, but we could be out of it by then...[/quote:3subh3w8] I doubt we'll be "out of it" But Sheff isn't the power answer. He plays pathetic defense and really hasn't hit that well, with the exception of taking walks. He's hitting a home run less than once a week, and who knows if he'll be 100% if/when he comes back.[/quote:3subh3w8] And here was me thinking that Sheffield was one of the better players for the Mets during the worst of times this season. Hitting a home run less than once a week seems an odd way to make a point ceetar.

[metirish]

="Ceetar":3subh3w8] ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3subh3w8]Sheff returns Sunday, but we could be out of it by then...[/quote:3subh3w8] I doubt we'll be "out of it" But Sheff isn't the power answer. He plays pathetic defense and really hasn't hit that well, with the exception of taking walks. He's hitting a home run less than once a week, and who knows if he'll be 100% if/when he comes back.[/quote:3subh3w8] And here was me thinking that Sheffield was one of the better players for the Mets during the worst of times this season. Hitting a home run less than once a week seems an odd way to make a point ceetar.