The Fate of Slate Is Decided on This Date

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't know about youse, but when I think of Mets strength and conditoning coach Rick Slate, I think... who? But there he's been since 2003, training the Mets, stretching the Mets, and --- when necessary --- publickly sodomizing the Mets.



But today, that's no more. The Mets have announced that they've parted ways with Slate, although they expect Ray Ramirez and Mike Herbst to return to the training staff in 2011.

Slate walked on the FSU football team, and despite being a model conditioner, sat behind some chump named Deion Sanders. He brough NFL-style training to the Mets and probably worked with Reyes on his sledge-hammerin' and 'splosions.

Before the Mets, he worked with the Marlins, and I think he's the guy who was replaced by Dale Torborg, so if history holds, the Mets will hire a wrestling son of Terry Collins.

Rick, I hardly knew you. I mean, I totally hardly knew you.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Slate was the guy who advocated the Mets do those "feats of strength" at the opening of every camp, jumping competitions, etc. They dialed that back after everyone got hurt in '09.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Here's Fred breaking the news to Slate.

[Fman99]

Clean slate.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Guess Angel's going to have to find another way to impress the early-ST groupies.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Let's hope they bring back Mackey Shillstone.

[ashie62]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Slate was the guy who advocated the Mets do those "feats of strength" at the opening of every camp, jumping competitions, etc. They dialed that back after everyone got hurt in '09.

Doe Slate celebrate Festivus?