krod out for the year

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

hand injury sustained beating his kids grandfather.

wow, and hooray

[Guest themetfairy]

Seriously?

[bmfc1]

Will the Mets have to pay him since he hurt himself in an illegal activity?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

no joke. He will need surgery for torn ligament. What a professional disgrace.

[Fman99]

Wow, he's made the Kevin Brown All-Star team. The dummy.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Incredible. And yet, they'll have to pay him.

[ashie62]

Craptastic! he gets paid? Sue him.

[metirish]

Wow, what a disgrace you are.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

this is the best result, actually. It probably increases the chances the Mets seek to void the deal, it takes away a major douchefriut on the team, and it firces them to confront how 'difficult' it will be to get by without a 12 million closer. Also, makes the option a harder get in the worst case.

[ashie62]

metirish wrote: Wow, what a disgrace you are.

Who me?

[metirish]

Ashie62 wrote: metirish wrote: Wow, what a disgrace you are. Who me?

If you are Francisco Rodriguez then yes you, if your just Ashie then no.

[ashie62]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100816/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_mets_rodriguez

[Gwreck]

Rodriguez finished 46 games this year for the Mets. Accordingly, he needs to finish at least 55 next year (for whomever he plays for) in order for his option for 2012 to vest.

[Gwreck]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Incredible. And yet, they'll have to pay him.

One would think the best-case scenario for the Mets (financially) would be for him to be convicted of assault which would only bolster an attempt to void the contract.

I would also think that Worker's Compensation would want to deny any claim for the medical bills for the surgery as the injury didn't occur during the course of his employment.

[Guest attgig]

so, the question rears its head again... who's our closer?

[Gwreck]

2:1 Parnell
4:1 Takahashi
6:1 Feliciano
10:1 Igarashi
20:1 Field

[Guest themetfairy]

Unbefreakinleivable!

[ashie62]

Elmer Dessens?

[duan]

seriously, I'm glad, I just hope the mets tell him to go fuck himself while giving his poor partner plenty of support.

[Zvon]

Wait.
He did this during the beat down?
And he pitched since then?

Last night I saw him in the bullpen laughing it up with a few other players.
Over what, I don't know.
But he was actually laughing pretty hard and then he was patting down a picture that was on the wall (or bulletin board) in the bullpen.
From the angle I could not see what this picture was of. I was very curious.
I did hope the ESPN guys would pick up on it and show what that picture was. But they didn't.
Did anyone else see this during the game(on ESPN)?

I'm not saying this has anything to do with anything but I'm still very curious.
And yes, this is totally unfreakinbelievablyfuckedup.
Like we needed this, ...the team was looking like a joke already.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't think this has any effect on the contract situation.
Maybe it allows them to get out of part of this year's bill (approx 1/4 of 1 year) but the real test comes if and when the legal process gives them an opportunity to explore an out in the remainder of the deal. I doubt it ever will, but even if it does that won't be for a while yet and the injury really has no effect there.

attgig wrote: so, the question rears its head again... who's our closer?

If they're smart, the answer is, whoever is most rested/available for that night and/or matches up with the upcoming hitters best.
What they most likely WILL do is designate a specific someone and 'save' him for closer spots unless and until he botches one or two at which point they'll designate a different guy and start the whole process over again.

[batmagadanleadoff]

K-Rod's 2010 IP/WAR (26.83) is 4th all time best in Mets franchise history.

[Centerfield]

Gwreck wrote: Rodriguez finished 46 games this year for the Mets. Accordingly, he needs to finish at least 55 next year (for whomever he plays for) in order for his option for 2012 to vest.

Wow. If he finished 46 in a portion of a year, it seems almost automatic that he'd hit that number next year.

[stevejrogers]

attgig wrote: so, the question rears its head again... who's our closer?

To paraphrase Yoda, who closes at this point matters not!

[Guest attgig]

oh, and at this point, this is only good if the mets take action and get his contract voided.

What's going to be difficult is if the mets try to void his contract, publicity goes all bad, and krod is mad at the mets, and then in the end, mlb/playersunion/arbitrators decide we can't void the contract.

then, we're just stuck with a guy who hates his club.

[Guest attgig]

attgig wrote: oh, and at this point, this is only good if the mets take action and get his contract voided. What's going to be difficult is if the mets try to void his contract, publicity goes all bad, and krod is mad at the mets, and then in the end, mlb/playersunion/arbitrators decide we can't void the contract. then, we're just stuck with a guy who hates his club.

speak of the devil...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/mets-considering-attempt-to-void-krods-contract.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: K-Rod's 2010 IP/WAR (26.83) is 4th all time best in Mets franchise history.

That and $8.50 will get him a cold beer at CitiField.

[smg58]

The contract mandates lost pay for an off-the-field injury, so at least the Mets save money. It's poetic justice, if nothing else.

[batmagadanleadoff]

K-Rod's girlfriend said she'd leave him if the Mets void his contract.

[metsmarathon]

i worry they'll make a trade to bring in a 'closer' now