Valdespin

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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[MFS62]

He's good.
Very, very good.
Thanks,
Later

[Edgy MD]

Baseball-Reference has his WAR at 0.6 but his WPA at 1.6.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Valdespin has played some (15) games in the minors in CF. Just saying...

[nymr83]

The problem with a pinch-hitter is sample size, he could just be another shmuck who had 10 nice at bats, but they happened to be strung out over two months and they came in the late innings of close games so we remember them.

On the other hand, with Duda down, Bay a POS, and Hairston only worth starting vs lefties there is no real reason not to run Valdespin out there 5-6 days a week and find out how "for real" he is. Unless you'd rather bring Den Dekker up?

[Ceetar]

Nymr83 wrote: The problem with a pinch-hitter is sample size, he could just be another shmuck who had 10 nice at bats, but they happened to be strung out over two months and they came in the late innings of close games so we remember them.

Especially his first 10 AB. No real 'book' on him, etc. Sooner or later _everyone_ will realize you can try to hit him and he'll strike out and he'll have to adjust.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Nymr83 wrote: ...there is no real reason not to run Valdespin out there 5-6 days a week and find out how "for real" he is.

I agree. Let's see what he's got.

[Farmer Ted]

Tuck your effin back pocket in dammit.

[Edgy MD]

Good point. He's batting 1.000 on the untucked pocket, it seems.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sources: 'Spin suspended in winter ball By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jordany Valdespin had a two-week absence from playing for his winter-ball club in the Dominican Republic because of a team-imposed suspension for insubordination, two sources told ESPNNewYork.com. Valdespin reappeared as a pinch hitter Saturday after being idle since Nov. 14. The discipline issue was comparable to the maturity problems the Mets have experienced with Valdespin over the years, one source said. While Valdespin has some champions within the Mets organization because of his tools, it would not be out of the realm of possibility for him to get traded this offseason. The problem: Other teams also are aware of Valdespin's behavioral track record. One possible destination if a trade materializes would be San Diego, where front-office deputy Omar Minaya is a longtime fan of Valdespin.

[Guest vtmet]

Sources: 'Spin suspended in winter ball By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jordany Valdespin had a two-week absence from playing for his winter-ball club in the Dominican Republic because of a team-imposed suspension for insubordination, two sources told ESPNNewYork.com. The discipline issue was comparable to the maturity problems the Mets have experienced with Valdespin over the years, one source said. .

Valdespin might want to reference Lastings Milledge and Elijah Dukes about how the wrong attitude can ruin a MLB career for a guy with talent...

[metirish]

Looks like he's not the man right now.

[Edgy MD]

Referencing Elijah Dukes as having the wrong attitude is a little understated, no?

[Frayed Knot]

Omar is on board in San Diego? ... News to me.

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: Referencing Elijah Dukes as having the wrong attitude is a little understated, no?

Don't leave out Toe Nash.

[Guest vtmet]

Edgy MD wrote: Referencing Elijah Dukes as having the wrong attitude is a little understated, no?

he looked as scary in a uniform with a bat in his hands as the Kevin Mitchell stories used to sound...

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

vtmet wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Referencing Elijah Dukes as having the wrong attitude is a little understated, no? he looked as scary in a uniform with a bat in his hands as the Kevin Mitchell stories used to sound...

I'm more worried about Kevin Mitchell with a cat in his hands.

[bmfc1]

Does Jordany want to be a Marlin?
http://twitter.yfrog.com/hwxi5vpj

Adam Rubin ?@AdamRubinESPN
Jordany Valdespin's tweet apparently is creating a stir on Twitter. Just poor judgment, I suppose.

[Ceetar]

wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing.

[Edgy MD]

Is he a Met?

[Frayed Knot]

I have a feeling that "just poor judgement I suppose" is a phrase used to describe a lot of things Jordany does.

[stevejrogers]

Ceetar wrote: wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing.

Really started as gang wear. I mean before this year did you think people wearing Pirates gear outside of the Pittsburgh area were anything but possibly members of a gang that wears yellow and black?

[Ceetar]

SteveJRogers wrote: Ceetar wrote: wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing. Really started as gang wear. I mean before this year did you think people wearing Pirates gear outside of the Pittsburgh area were anything but possibly members of a gang that wears yellow and black?

My brother's been doing this for years. He owns like 8 different team hats.

[stevejrogers]

To say nothing about how annoying the "oh I just like the hat" answer is when you think you've seen a fellow Met fan, or try to have some banter or give sympathy or props to seemingly a fan of an out of town team.

[stevejrogers]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing. Really started as gang wear. I mean before this year did you think people wearing Pirates gear outside of the Pittsburgh area were anything but possibly members of a gang that wears yellow and black? My brother's been doing this for years. He owns like 8 different team hats.

I was referring to how the fashion statement started. How do you think the Mets came to add black as a primary uni/cap color?

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

SteveJRogers wrote: Ceetar wrote: wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing. Really started as gang wear. I mean before this year did you think people wearing Pirates gear outside of the Pittsburgh area were anything but possibly members of a gang that wears yellow and black?

Actually I think the "must be a gang member" thing is overhyped and probably not true for most young men who are just following fashion.

[stevejrogers]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: Ceetar wrote: wearing other teams hats as fashion is 'in vogue' with the youngerish crowd. My brother does the same thing. Really started as gang wear. I mean before this year did you think people wearing Pirates gear outside of the Pittsburgh area were anything but possibly members of a gang that wears yellow and black? Actually I think the "must be a gang member" thing is overhyped and probably not true for most young men who are just following fashion.

Fair enough for the last couple of decades.

[metsmarathon]

nonsense and foolishness.

[Edgy MD]

What's nonsense and foolishness?

[metsmarathon]

getting worked up over valdespin wearing a marlins hat as a fashion accessory.

i mean, he looks like a fool in the photo - has he not even been paying attention this offseason? - but really, he can wear whatever he damned well pleases.