Douchebag Journalists

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's regarding another story --- and you're failing, seemingly deliberately, to recognize irony. But I guess you're dealing your own, at my expense.

The thing about that Marchman article is that he ends up more or less defending the team after taking a few rounds of cheap shots at them.[/quote:4l5kf2zu]

Not unlike a good number of forum denizens I know.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Apparently Mike Francesa is promising to break a major story concerning the Mets on his show today:

http://bases.nbcsports.com/2009/12/a-major-major-update-on-the-mets-coming-later-today.html.php

My guess is that he's going to rip Omar and the Wilpons. The "story" will be his opinion, not any player move that the Mets will make. That's why I posted this in this thread, with Mike being the douchebag in question.

[Guest Edgy DC]

My guess: he's found a rat to squeal on Mike Piazza.

I mean, it couldn't be any current story, right? Because the team is crawling floor to ceiling with real reporters. It's got to be something from the past regarding somebody who needs exposure who threw the "breaking story" in his lap.

[metirish]

Oh man, Fat Mike lording it over his minions , you know they are holding on the phone even now to tell him how great he no matter the big breaking event.....

Wilpons selling the team?

Edited December 29, 2009 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Any real "breaking" story wouldn't be sat on for 24 hours (particularly with this leak-happy front office) - which means this will more likely fall under the category of "announcement" rather than earth-shattering event.
- I'm guessing plans will be revealed for the NYM HoF or some other such stadium-related news ?

Oodles of Met fans will, of course, take this tease as a promise of a major FA signing, massive trade, front office reshuffling, and/or (their real wet dream) team sale and proceed to use the lack of 'bigness' of the real actual announcement to claim victim status as they were - once again - lied to, over-sold, and mis-led.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My guess is that the egomaniac will be spouting his "well-considered" opinions (with plenty of repetition, of course) and he naturally thinks of that as a major story.

Whatever it is, the one thing I'm sure of is that I won't be listening. In the unlikely event that Francesa is breaking any news of importance, I know I'll hear about it soon enough.

[Centerfield]

This is in the wrong thread. This thread is for "Douchebag Journalists".

The Francesa posts should be moved to the "Douchebag" thread.

[MFS62]

I'm guessing it will be something about the WFAN coverage of the team. Maybe a new voice in the radio booth bracketing or during games.
Or, (and it is being presented as an "update") the Mets are out of the hunt for Bay.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Really, though, if the scoop was a transaction --- or non-transaction, as you suggest --- wouldn't telegraphing half a day ahead that you're sitting on a scoop guarantee somebody beats you to it.

Your first suggestion has merit --- a change in the broadcast lineup. That's a "scoop" that the station would place in his hands.

I'm thinking somebody is dropping a tell-all book and he has the first interview.

[ashie62]

I have little doubt the fatass will do a hatchet job on the Mets and specifically Omar.

On the other end....the signing of Aroldis Chapman...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Chapman's got a steep motivation to sign with somebody soon and very soon:

http://bases.nbcsports.com/2009/12/aroldis-chapman-about-to-incur-multi-million-dollar-tax-liability.html.php

[Frayed Knot]

I have little doubt the fatass will do a hatchet job on the Mets and specifically Omar.[/quote:2xm1bc5m]

If anything, Francesa has been fairly easy on Omar over the years and frequently uses him, cites him, and quotes him as a source of info.

[Centerfield]

Anyone listening? We should know by now.

[ashie62]

I'm watching..Fatass is ranting about Rex Ryan at the moment

[ashie62]

Fatass has run out of wind reaming the Jets and I hope the Mets are up after the break. Fatass is hard to take

[bmfc1]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/12/30/2009-12-30_omar_gets_bat_but_strikes_out_on_pitchers.html

Harper's at it again. I bet he's not even working. He wrote a generic column in case the Mets signed a FA and told the editor to fill in the blanks: "if they sign a hitter, then I'll rip them for not getting a pitcher and if they sign a pitcher, then I'll rip them for not getting a hitter."

[ashie62]

The only part of the article I agree with is Omar may be relying on Pelf,Ollie and Maine too much

Beyond that this putz has the Mets possibly finishing fourth and is babbling about "mounting pressure' on the Mets to be more active..

[Guest Edgy DC]

I guess I missed the part where he swallows his words.

Of course, they could still finish in fourth. That's a reality no matter how things break in the offseason.

[MFS62]

While we're awaiting the official Bay signing, let's not forget to wish a hale and hearty
FUCK YOU
to Peter Gammons for writing the Bay would rather go to Beiruit than to the Mets. (linked somewhere else in the forum)

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, technically, we don't know that Gammons was wrong. Since there was no team in Beirut offering Bay a contract, we'll never know for sure what his preference would have been.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Since there was no team in Beirut offering Bay a contract...

Edited December 30, 2009 by Guest

[Guest Edgy DC]

Since 1985?

Give me breakage. First of all, Wright and Reyes aren't a "thing." They are two discrete beautiful things.

Second of all, not wearing a Mets uniform in the All-Star Game doesn't necessarily mean they haven't developed people. It oft means they developed and traded people. While Kansas City is absolutely forced to get those first six years out of everybody they can, the Mets are playing a different game.

The fact that Preston Wilson and Heath Bell (signed as undrafted free agent, yo) wore other team's unis in the All Star game can be demerited against their trade policy, but not their development policy.

[nymr83]

Even Kansas City can say it has passed eight homegrown All-Stars through its system

how many would have made the AS game at all without the "1 per team" rule?

[Guest Edgy DC]

2008
Joakim Soria (legit All Star, originally signed by Dodgers, but no other MLB experience)

2007
Gil Meche (modestly legit All Star, originally signed by Seattle)

2006
Mark Redman (token pick, originally signed by Minnesota)

2005
Mike Sweeney (token pick, home grown, #1)

2004
Ken Harvey (definite token pick, home grown, #2)

2003
Mike MacDougal (probably a token pick, home grown, #3)
Mike Sweeney (token pick, home grown, #1a)
(I guess one of these guys was selected and got hurt, because neither has a strong case for himself otherwise)


2002
Mike Sweeney (legit All Star, home grown)

2001
Mike Sweeney (legit All Star, home grown)

2000
Jermaine Dye (legit All Star --- starter even --- originally signed by Atlanta)
Mike F. Sweeney (legit All Star, home grown)

So, going back the last ten years, I show three guys that are disqualified by Nymr's standards, although one is reddemed because he did make it legitimately in his first two appearances. So that's two.

Somebody take it back another ten years. By the way, two questions

1) What's wrong with Beltran?

2) Do you ever think of Mike Sweeney and go, "Mike Sweeney... now there's a five-time All-Star"?