Curtis Granderson Is a Met

[Zvon]

Reports say he will wear number 3. Thatll take some getting used to.


K, Im used to it

[metirish]

Last outfielder since Easley to sport # 3, and he was a utility guy....Everett the last real outfielder to wear it?

http://mbtn.net/number/3

[Ceetar]

I wrote an entire post on this and didn't even consider 3.

[G-Fafif]

Now that an actual photograph of an actual jersey with an actual number has been circulated, I've escalated my excitement over this signing.

[Edgy MD]

Well, then, here's something to fuel your palpitations.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, then, here's something to fuel your palpitations.

Somehow looks photoshopped.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

His face is superfriendly, but weirdly craggy and lined. Like a hyperathletic version of the plastic trees in an old McDonald's playground.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, that's getting off on the right foot.

A guy writing down what Curtis Granderson said wrote: "There are 30 ballparks and pros and cons with each one. A lot of people have told me true New Yorkers are Mets fans."

Also, he digs the salmon. I think I'm all in, emotionally.

He's on SNY now, live with Guys! from Orlando.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That quote is WAY more swoony than Anthony Recker's face.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Twitter reaction from New Yorkers of all stripes is hilarious.

[G-Fafif]

The "a lot of people have told me" part immediately snapped off as "True New Yorkers are Mets fans" has gone vibrantly viral.

Beats "pay me enough and I'll tell you you're beautiful."

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Granderson's a smart guy.

The great part about that is, "Some people" gives him cover. Endears himself to the fanbase, BUT he can walk away from/shrug at the comments at will.

[HahnSolo]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, then, here's something to fuel your palpitations.

Looks like an old cartoon villain.

"Shaggy, you and Scoob go check out Old Man Granderson's place while Daphne, Velma and I kick it up by the fire with some cognac."

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm suddenly much happier about this signing

[Zvon]

Well, then, here's something to fuel your palpitations. Somehow looks photoshopped.

ha. It does. Or thats a felt hat or something.

I wasn't sure if felt was the right word. I had never spelt felt in terms of this meaning before.
Looked it up:
1.a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
2.any article made of this material, as a hat.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Well, then, here's something to fuel your palpitations. Somehow looks photoshopped. ha. It does. Or thats a felt hat or something. I wasn't sure if felt was the right word. I had never spelt felt in terms of this meaning before. Looked it up: 1.a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure. 2.any article made of this material, as a hat.

If that's Curtis, he needs to dump his tailor.

[dgwphotography]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I nuetrally like it. Obviously Grandy Man is better than no Grandy Man, and is much prefereable to some other considerations but he could easily be a bomb.

This. I fear the second coming of Jason Bay...

[Edgy MD]

Well, yeah, and Vic Black can turn out to be Vic Darensbourg. But we've got to go forward. Date new boys.

A Yankee signs a LTBB contract with the Mets. The presidents of the US and Cuba shake hands. It's a good day for rapprochement, even a rapprochement with our own history.

[G-Fafif]

"A lot of the people I've met in New York have always said that, 'True New Yorkers are Mets fans,'" Granderson said after donning his No. 3 Mets jersey for the first time. "So I'm excited to get a chance to see them all out there."

Just to parse this a step further, I like that Curtis claims it's something he's "always" had said to him. I wonder what his interactions with the people he's met in New York have gone like exactly since he first played as an MFY.

"Hi, meet my friend Curtis Granderson." "Good to meet you, Curtis." "Curtis here is with a local baseball team." "Oh Curtis, I do hope you're attached to the Mets, lest the front-runners and tourists get on your nerves." "Ah yes, Curtis, I should've warned you about true New Yorkers. They won't be impressed with your affiliation until it meshes with theirs."

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: A Yankee signs a LTBB contract with the Mets. The presidents of the US and Cuba shake hands. It's a good day for rapprochement, even a rapprochement with our own history.

Congress reaches a bipartisan budget deal. Hallelujah.

[metirish]

I know it's just a guy talking but Granderson is on the Hot Stove talking to Burkhardt and I am loving it.....he is going to be fun to listen throughout the season.....hopefully a winning season.