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Benjamin Grimm
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I always hated that curly M thing, but now it looks kitchy-retro-iconic and I wouldn't mind seeing it again. If Montreal ever returns to the International League, they should revive that logo. (By the way, if they had consulted my six-year-old self back in 1969, I would have told them to name the Montreal franchise the "Royals" and to call the Kansas City team the "Monarchs.")
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Edgy DC wrote: I think it's great. I think Washington should occasionally take the field with old Montreal uniforms with the M inverted to become a W. I like that idea. I remember thinking something similar back when we were waiting for the Nationals to unveil their uniforms for the 2005 season. I think that logo is too funny-looking to use every day, but it would make for a nice alternate.
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Fman99 wrote: I remember as a kid trying to figure out what the letters JL had to do with Montreal or Expos. Stupid logo. That's funny. I always saw it as "elb"
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If Sheets wins 15 or more games with Oakland this year, Omar is going to get roasted. And if he goes 2-5 with a 6.00 ERA, nobody will remember that he might have been a Met.
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I wonder why the Yankees made that move to delay Carter's arrival with the Mets. Just to annoy the Mets and Red Sox? If so, that's rather petty. I can see them trying to block Wagner's arrival in Boston since they're a division rival and a possible ALCS rival, but why the claim on Carter?
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So we'll end up with John Smoltz. And if he turns out to be unavailable, maybe the Mets will try to lure Bob Feller out of retirement.
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I think the point here is that the Mets haven't done anything at all to make their 2010 rotation less questionable. And I think it was a screaming need.
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Edgy DC wrote: I don't expect all three to bounce back. I expect one to do significantly better, one to do a little better and one to spend the year frustrated by injury or failure. I think that's reasonable. But I also don't think it will be good enough.
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Well, yeah, if everything goes right the Mets will win 110 games. But I think that counting on three disappointing pitchers to all bounce back is overly optimistic. Right now the Mets look like an 80-win team to me, and that's mainly because of Pelfrey, Maine, and Perez.
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I used to think that Sid Fernandez (who in many ways was like Oliver Perez) would throw the first Mets no-hitter, and that he'd be the losing pitcher because of walks.
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Their current position seems to be that, among Niese and Nieve and Figueroa and whoever else, they should be able to find a decent fifth starter. And that's probably true. But the problem is, Pelfrey, Maine, and Perez are all question marks, and what the Mets really needed this winter was a number 2 starter who would slot behind Santana and ahead of those other guys. And it no longer looks like there's any hope of that happening.
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I think it would be hard to find "evidence" of any pitcher having mental issues.
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I know it's not new, but it still sucks.
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A Boy Named Seo wrote: Danny Knobler steals Ed Price's thunder and reports Ben Sheets to the A's for 1 year, $8 mils. Sheee-it. I think we now have to hope that John Smoltz somehow made himself 15 years* younger over the winter. *Ten would also be good. I'd also be happy with five.
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I guess. But there's a greater upside to Sheets.
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I hope it doesn't end up being Smoltz. My issue with him isn't his time in Atlanta, but his age. I'd much rather have Sheets.
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I understand that MLB has sold its soul to the networks, but switching a Sunday game to the evening is very family unfriendly.
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I think reporters look forward to pitchers and catchers because they get to escape the cold and go to Florida. I don't know why fans would look forward to it, unless they're taking their lead from the reporters, which is certainly possible.
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Mostly HBO and Turner Classic Movies. Sometimes American Movie Classics or Fox Movie Channel. I think it's been at least ten years since I've rented a movie. (We rented Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Indian and the Cupboard when my son was a toddler.)
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The only thing that can make this a bad trade is if they end up desperately needing Stokes. While I suppose that's possible, it's pretty likely that they'll uncover someone sufficiently Stokes-like.
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