Clearing the Slate

[Guest Edgy DC]

Old Mets strength and conditioning coach Rick Slate:



New Mets strength and conditioning coach Brad Andress:



Everbody, get Andressed!

[metirish]

Plenty of experience , welcome abordick .

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

An x-college football player who was a strength trainer throughout the 1990s and 00s. That'll show the folks out there the Mets are against PED use.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Speaking of doctors, I was goofing off on Twitter the other night and shot Jim Duquette a message. He said soething about his opinion on Vald to Baltimore and I asked why he passed him over in a soft market in 04. I didn't realize he replied to me till just now:

Jim_Duquette Jim Duquette @ @Springer66 - the same doctor that said Kazmir would blow out said Vlad's back wouldn't hold up. 0 for 3. Overlooked VZ injury too.

[metirish]

Old Mets strength and conditioning coach Rick Slate: New Mets strength and conditioning coach Brad Andress: Everbody, get Andressed!

He looks like a former Met, not coming to me though.

Good quote from Duke....

[seawolf17]

metirish wrote: He looks like a former Met, not coming to me though.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Speaking of doctors, I was goofing off on Twitter the other night and shot Jim Duquette a message. He said soething about his opinion on Vald to Baltimore and I asked why he passed him over in a soft market in 04. I didn't realize he replied to me till just now: Jim_Duquette Jim Duquette @ @Springer66 - the same doctor that said Kazmir would blow out said Vlad's back wouldn't hold up. 0 for 3. Overlooked VZ injury too.

I really really hope the Mets don't employ that doctor anymore. They were somewhat right on Kaz though.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Eh, it's easy to blame the doctor. I was hoping he was going to savage the Wilpons for taping the piggybank shut so as to raise $$ to buy out the Cablevision contract.

[metirish]

Donnie fucking Wall, how did I forget him?


Good call Wolf.

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Speaking of doctors, I was goofing off on Twitter the other night and shot Jim Duquette a message. He said soething about his opinion on Vald to Baltimore and I asked why he passed him over in a soft market in 04. I didn't realize he replied to me till just now: Jim_Duquette Jim Duquette @ @Springer66 - the same doctor that said Kazmir would blow out said Vlad's back wouldn't hold up. 0 for 3. Overlooked VZ injury too.

I'm curious as to how sincere he is there. I would guess that such an opioinion on Kazmir would've come from a different sort of doctor.

[ashie62]

Too bad Kurt Russell did'nt take out the "Duke of NY" before he got here.

[Valadius]

What's his record with player injuries?

[metirish]

Not trying to defend Jim Duquette but he was considered a good baseball person before that trade.

[Frayed Knot]

Speaking of trainers, I saw an HBO piece last week on the health of football players in their post-careers and it largely featured interviews and comments by Mackie Shilstone.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Speaking of x-football players (and injury treatments) x-Jets QB and SNY host Ray Lucas has checked into rehab for addiction to painkillers.

[Guest Edgy DC]

In defense of Brad Andress, he's taken a lead professionalizing the profession, with disgust toward Brian McNamee and his brand of interlopers who have sullied the reputations of all.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=nelson_amy&id=3159523

Or, looked at differently, he's taken the lead in building a facade of professionalism into the profession, so to better shield miscreants.

[seawolf17]

metirish wrote: Donnie fucking Wall, how did I forget him?

Pretty easily.

Iwas surprised to find a Mets card for him. I only thought of him because I looked up that card yesterday for my autograph project.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah, I guess I was unfair.

I also should never doubt that if a profession exists a trade group for them also exists: http://www.pbsccs.com/

So has Donne Wall signed your card yet? I was weirded out to see that card indicate partial season results already.

[seawolf17]

Haven't sent it yet; only got his address the other day. I'm so close to 700 autographs I can taste it.

That's a 2001 Topps Traded card (T80), hence the updated text but no updated stats.