For whom does the bell toll?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think Vic is saying that Gee and Hefner should lose their spots to Wheeler and McHugh.

(I find that I can't type about McHugh and Gee in the same sentence without wanting to type "McGee".)

[Edgy MD]

Well, that eluded me. Makes some sense

[Theoldmole]

Marcum traded.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Go on.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Rubin tweets:

Collin McHugh replacing Jon Niese in the rotation Saturday in Miami. No word why yet.

[Edgy MD]

Wow. Mole's lips to God's ears...

[Guest Swan Swan H]

A shoulder issue for Niese, apparently.

[Benjamin Grimm]

News keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't it?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm almost relieved to know he's injured vs. just sucking for no reason.

I mean, it's bad.

[Ceetar]

you see what happens when you discuss the 'too many starters' problem? DO YOU SEE?

You should've learned in Spring Training with Santana.

[Edgy MD]

It's the scab I won't stop picking at.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Swan Swan H wrote: A shoulder issue for Niese, apparently.

How will the Mets pennant contend now?

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: DO YOU SEE?

DO YOU SEEEE!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: A shoulder issue for Niese, apparently. How will the Mets pennant contend now?

Yup. That's it. The nail in the coffin. The last straw, the final blow. Time for me to be a miserable defeatist. You were right all along! How stupid of me to miss that.

These guys suck. They all suck. Fuck the Wilpons, Alderson, Collins, all the coaches who I don't feel like naming individually, and every one of the players. Every one. I am now a disciple of the Church of Batmags. Praise no one.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Swan Swan H wrote: These guys suck. They all suck. Fuck the Wilpons, Alderson, Collins, all the coaches who I don't feel like naming individually, and every one of the players. Every one. I am now a disciple of the Church of Batmags. Praise no one.

Now you've gone too far. There's probably six, maybe even seven or eight players on this year's squad that are at least OK.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Awright, joker. Who the hell is you, and what is you done with the real batmagadanleadoff?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: These guys suck. They all suck. Fuck the Wilpons, Alderson, Collins, all the coaches who I don't feel like naming individually, and every one of the players. Every one. I am now a disciple of the Church of Batmags. Praise no one. Now you've gone too far. There's probably six, maybe even seven or eight players on this year's squad that are at least OK.

Name them.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Swan Swan H wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: These guys suck. They all suck. Fuck the Wilpons, Alderson, Collins, all the coaches who I don't feel like naming individually, and every one of the players. Every one. I am now a disciple of the Church of Batmags. Praise no one. Now you've gone too far. There's probably six, maybe even seven or eight players on this year's squad that are at least OK. Name them.

I can't. I just made up that number to placate you. Let's see. Turner's OK as a utility guy. Baxter's OK as a 4th outfielder. Harvey's harvelous. Wright is right. What do I got? Four? Parnell makes five. I like Duda, bad glove and all. Buck's got 11 homers. That's pretty good for a catcher, even though his peripherals are Kingmanesque. Buck's a catcher, though. So that's six. Not quite Bench, Rose, Morgan, Foster, Griffey and Seaver. Or even Gilkey, Hundley, Olerud, Reed, Clark and anybody else. But that's six.

Who's side are you on?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I think you're conflating placating and patronizing, but no matter. I'll take your six and add Murphy, and bump Duda up a bit if they finally give him the big mitt and let him play first base. I'm not down on Niese.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Swan Swan H wrote: I think you're conflating placating and patronizing, but no matter. I'll take your six and add Murphy, and bump Duda up a bit if they finally give him the big mitt and let him play first base. I'm not down on Niese.

Jeez. I left out Murph. I didn't mean to. I love the Murph. That makes seven.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

See what happens when you focus on the negative? You see the weeds and not the flowers.

[Vic Sage]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think Vic is saying that Gee and Hefner should lose their spots to Wheeler and McHugh. (I find that I can't type about McHugh and Gee in the same sentence without wanting to type "McGee".)

actually, what i was saying was that the debate seemed to be about whether Hefner or Gee would go down to make room for Wheeler, but i thought it would be neither. I figured one of them would go to the pen, and McHugh would go back to Vegas.

Eddie: When you're making out, which do you prefer, Sinatra or Mathis? Boogie: I like Presley.

My only preference as to who stays in the rotation (as opposed to staying on the roster) is that Hefner had experience coming out of the pen and Gee didn't, so it would probably make most sense for Wheeler to take Hefner's slot in the rotation, while Hef takes McHugh's spot in the pen.

Of course, now with Niese's injury, it's all moot.

[Ceetar]

Vic Sage wrote: Of course, now with Niese's injury, it's all moot.

Maybe. Maybe not.