Nothing But Flores

[Edgy MD]

Sorry, meant to include a link.

[Guest themetfairy]

Nice - thanks Edgy!

[MFS62]

themetfairy wrote: Nice - thanks Edgy!

And a well done to you, MF.

Later

[ashie62]

I remember when that photo of a budding star came out. Real nice.

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks guys!

That was from Spring Training. Wilmer saw me taking pictures and flashed me a big smile - it made my day.

[Edgy MD]

Off-day. No game for the beat writers, leavin' 'em all scrounging for stories, and they all end up running up the same tree. For us, that means the Wilmer Question is everywhere this morning.

• New York Daily News: "Mets' Wilmer Flores is no Troy Tulowitzki, but can he be shortstop of 2015?," by John Harperino
  
• Newsday: "Wilmer Flores the long-term answer at shortstop for Mets?," by Marc Carig
  
• The Wall Street Journal: "In Wilmer Flores, Mets Hope They Have Found Their Shortstop," by The Other Jared Diamond

Unless you see something I'm missing, there doesn't seem to be any great (or new) insight in any of them. They could be the same article. Carig's is probably the best of the lot, including statements by Alderson and speculation around options, but man, guys, find me something.

[Ceetar]

here's something.

K/9: (2014 MLB average 7.71. of starters, 7.34)

deGrom 8.98
Wheeler 8.93
Harvey last year 9.64

That's a lot of balls NOT put in play. Perhaps defense is less important on the Mets than other teams. This might give Flores a leg up.

Of course, he still needs to, you know, hit.

[dinosaur jesus]

There's something about Wilmer's body language that bothers me. It's so sloppy-floppy, gangly and stooped-over at the same time. He just doesn't look like a good player. He reminds me of a kid in the college dance program where my wife teaches. He was an excellent dancer, I was told. But I found him ugly to watch, with his shoulders around his ears and his head thrust forward and his arms dangling like a flaccid Slinky. In the concerts he'd be in every damn piece, since there's always a shortage of boys who know what they're doing. It made me cringe every time he came on stage. Obviously Wilmer is a terrific athlete, whether or not he's a major league-quality player. And I really shouldn't be judging him by my own weird aesthetic standards. But seeing him just doesn't inspire me with confidence. Prove me wrong, Wilmer. Stand up for all the clumsy guys who aren't really clumsy at all.

[Guest sharpie]

On the other hand, Ryan Thompson really looked like a great player. I'll take sloppy Wilmer and hope for good times.

[Fman99]

Seriously. It all looks the same once the pump is primed. Put a bag on it and do your business.

Wait, what are we talking about?

[Edgy MD]

I got into the car today singing "Nothing but Flowers." Headed out to dinner, but stopped into a second-hand clothing store before dinner, and strangely, they were playing "Nothing but Flowers."

Wasn't the only rock'n' coincidence of the night. Two days ago, for no reason, my wife and I stayed up looking up facts about the life and death of Randy Rhoads. Then after dinner we went to a furnishing store, and chatted up a couple who had dinner in the same restaurant. The guy, it turned out, was a founding member of Quiet Riot in high school with his friend, Randy Rhoads.