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Benjamin Grimm
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That bugged me too. If you want to be flashy and hot doggy, that's one thing. But don't let it get in the way of making the play. And Lastings almost did that.
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For the record, the Mets are playing nine games in AL parks this season, and, conveniently, they're all consecutive, albeit with one off day. June 23 through 25, Toronto. June 27 through 29, Boston. June 30 through July 2, Bronx. It would be a little more difficult if the DH period were broken up by games in NL parks, but since they're all together, it might be a good idea to adjust the roster for that stretch if there's an adjustment that makes sense.
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I'd also like to keep them all, but unless you demote Endy, who's been a productive role player, you have to lose an infielder. (Matsui being the obvious choice.) But as Edgy pointed out in another thread (or earlier in this one, maybe) that would leave the Mets with Woodward as their only reserve infielder. If Lastings stays, and everyone's still healthy, one of Floyd, Nady, or Chavez has to go. Not an easy choice.
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In Adam Rubin's article in the Daily News this morning, he mentions that Cliff Floyd is speculating that he might be dealt by July 31 to make room for Lastings. Could happen, I suppose.
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="Elster88"]I've got no problem with sending Milledge down until the roster expansion so he can keep playing every day. It's not like people don't get injured on this team. I'm in favor of finding a way to have him play every day too, but not a AAA. Let him stay and play. Floyd, as much as I like him, is the more expendable guy.
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Floyd should be more worried than Nady.
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Yeah, I'm not remembering things that way at all. We were (foolishly, as it turned out) optimistic about the 1982 season. Remember, we had a new outfielder named George Foster. Lee Mazzilli was a never-was from the old, pre-George Foster days, and there was no longer any room for him. I think most Mets fans had had their fill of Maz by then, and it didn't bother them to see him go.
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RealityChuck wrote: When he was traded to the Mets, the fans howled at the team for giving away Mazzilli. By '86, it stood as one of the best deals the team ever made. Was there that much howling at the time of the trade? Bad Guys said something about that too but I don't recall people being too up in arms about losing Mazzilli. By spring of 1982 we had pretty much given up on hoping he'd be the next Mickey Mantle.
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Edgy DC wrote: During Gardy's extended absences, the Mets shortstop position was manned by.... He's a major league coach on the managerial track right now... Come on... Jose Oquendo, right? I mentioned him above.
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I know I can look it up, but for the moment I won't... Who was Bamberger's shortstop with the Mets? Was it Gardenhire, or someone else I'm forgetting? As I type this, Jose Oquendo pops into my head.
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Davey Johnson never seemed to care much about defense at short. Remember, he also played Hubie Brooks there. He wanted to get an extra bat in the lineup however he could. The previous manager, Bamberger (not counting the Frank Howard interregnum) tilted the other way. It's why Backman was buried and Brian Giles played instead. I can't remember now (without looking it up) whether Ron Gardenhire was one of the guys that Davey promoted or one of the ones he cast aside when he became manager. I do remember that he gave a second life to Kelvin Chapman.
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I'll probably see it this weekend. From the buzz I'm hearing it's less intelligent than the previous two. I take that to mean that it's more of a dumb action movie with costumed characters. If that's the case, too bad. I really liked X-Men 2 (much better than the first one) and I was looking forward to the third. They're saying that there won't be a fourth, but they'll likely do some spinoff movies, most likely with Hugh Jackman starring in a solo Wolverine movie.
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I don't know about that, 62. By 1989, Cal Ripken and Alan Trammell had already been around for a long time. I don't recall ever being excited about Elster's bat. Or his glove, either.
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I think he's just trying to break Cher's record for most farewell appearances.
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I don't see the big deal either. Somebody should write down all these unwritten rules.
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Wow. Me, I don't know Beowulf from seawolf, but I think Edgy can make some very literate banners for his next trip to Shea. I also remember Tim McCarver, during the telecast of 1986 NLCS Game 6, comparing the game to Beowulf.
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I'm going to post a couple of thousand alphabet posts just so I can regain my lead over Willets! It'll be something like this: A! B! C!
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Only two more to go, though. Unless you're planning on "Being Joan Payson"
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I know. It is a bit of a conundrum. I guess I can best explain it by saying that Hall of Fame voters have had lower standards than I have, and more of these people with lower standards should have seen that Jerry met their lower standards. Or, in other words, it's a respect thang, yo.
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No way does Sutton deserve 65 times as many votes as Koosman. Sutton's numbers are sexier, and he has a better Hall of Fame case. But Koosman deserved more than 4 votes. He won 324 and lost 256 with 3,574 strikeouts. Career ERA of 3.26. He pitched from 1966 through 1988. Koosman was 222 and 209, with 2,556 strikeouts. Career ERA of 3.36. Pitched from 1967 through 1985.
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Does anyone know how many HOF votes Jerry got? I'd be curious to see a comparison of his and Don Sutton's stats and their Hall of Fame votes.
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I always liked Jerry Koosman. And I'm glad he's hanging in there in the UMDB Top Twenty lookups. I think he's the best of the most likely to be forgotten Mets. I remember 1976, and Randy Jones was one of the most untouchable pitchers in baseball that year. There was no chance that anyone but him would win the Cy Young award. I don't think Jerry belongs in Cooperstown, but he deserved more consideration than he got. I don't think Don Sutton was all that better than Koosman, and he's in. (Although he shouldn't be.)
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Hey, you pulled ahead of me! I guess that's what happens when I stay away for two weeks.
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Milledge is the 18th new Met to debut this year. And it's still only May. There's a chance that we'll see Met number 800 some time this season. (Lastings is number 789.)
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I remember David Cone wearing 44, but I don't recall HoJo at all in that number.
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