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Benjamin Grimm
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It really is just not acceptable. I agree. For the record, the narrowest span over which the Mets had three postseason appearances is eight years: 1999, 2000, 2006. The narrowest span for four postseason appearances is fifteen years! (1986, 1988, 1999, 2000) There have been times when it looked like the Mets might be on the cusp of this kind of sustained success, like in early September of 2007. Starting with that collapse, the Phillies won, what, five straight division titles? That seems unthinkable that the Mets would ever do that, but it shouldn't be.
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He can't become a free agent until after the 2020 season, so I don't see how he can force the Mets to negotiate now as opposed to three months from now. Although I would have no problem with them negotiating now. It won't be easy. My guess is that he'll probably want to be signed through 2025, the year he turns 37.
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Does "partnership" imply a tent in the Citi Field parking lot?
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DeGrom and his agent really have no leverage, but the Mets should say that they'd be happy to negotiate with Jacob during the offseason. And then they should do their best to sign him.
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I concur with G-Fafif's apostrophe distribution.
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"peanut-butter-and-jelly fan" should be hyphenated. I love how a picture of a t-shirt turns, immediately, into a discussion of grammar.
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I see "Mets" in the phrase "Mets fan" as an adjective, which would not require an apostrophe. However, I guess if you see it as meaning "a fan who belongs to the Mets" then the apostrophe would be appropriate.
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I wonder who it is that's deciding not to let Smith play. Is it the front office? Or is it Mickey, managing for the short term in an attempt to get enough wins to save his job? (Not that that's working out all that well.)
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IGT 07/15 - WAS @ NYM - Corey On My Wayward Son
Benjamin Grimm replied to bmfc1's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Edgy MD wrote: All the more reason you'll love it. I don't think so. Triple-A Mets games won't have any meaning to me, and I won't watch them. I guess you're saying that I'd be watching the 2018 games out of fear that the Mets would be relegated, and that may be true. But once they were dropped, I'm certain I'd be gone.
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The first year that the Mets are in AAA, I'm gone. I'm sure of it. Their grip on me is already loosening. I haven't seen a single pitch, live or in replay, in about two months.
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Yeah, I'd rather see a 300-pound shortstop that hits .120. That would at least be somewhat entertaining.
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Yeah, the relegation idea doesn't appeal to me at all. I think that's how they'd lose me.
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Is there anything preventing an upstart league, like the USFL or the Federal League, from forming and calling itself a "major league"? I understand that there are practical matters that would make it hard to succeed, but I don't think there's any legal barrier to doing so. Wasn't that what the Continental League was all about in the early 1960s?
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Edgy MD wrote: Yes, it has become boring, and I agree that the market should answer, but I don't say "do nothing." Let loose the artificial market restraints. End the draft. End the caps on bonuses to foreign players. End the the anti-trust exemption. End the equal shares in the merchandising pool. End the absurd and anti-American practice of territorial exclusivity. End affiliation. End exclusive rights to call yourself a major league franchise. Go, free market, go! I think I agree with all or most of that, but I'm not sure that it would make the game as it's played on the field any less boring. And for the record, I don't think the game has become boring, but I do think that it's moved a notch or two towards boring on the "boring-to-interesting" scale.
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IGT 07/15 - WAS @ NYM - Corey On My Wayward Son
Benjamin Grimm replied to bmfc1's topic in Archived Game Threads
I have to wonder how much Bryce Harper's performance this year is going to affect his free agency. I expect he'll still cash in big, but maybe for fewer years? -
IGT 07/14 - WAS @ NYM - Say Goodbye to Zack?
Benjamin Grimm replied to bmfc1's topic in Archived Game Threads
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You mean by recognizing their faces? I can't do it either. When selecting the photos I had to find several examples to make sure I was getting a photo of the correct guy. (Because sometimes an image search on one player returns photos of someone else.) If there's anyone here who knows what these players look like and wants to double-check my photo selections, I'd be appreciative.
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Hello they must be going - Retirements 2017/18
Benjamin Grimm replied to Frayed Knot's topic in New York Mets Talk
I wonder if this will put any thoughts into Jose Reyes' head? He has to realize that there's not much sand left in his hourglass, right? -
I imagine that many of the same rules apply, though. He makes a good point that the Mets haven't been good at controlling their messaging. It's not something that I particularly care about, until and unless it has some kind of impact on the results on the field. But for their own sake, the Mets should try to get better at this kind of stuff.
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I agree about the arm, but first base would put less wear and tear on his legs. I'll have to trust the Mets to make the right decision. (Good grief.)
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I'll guess that his disposition is resigned, but somewhat optimistic.
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Speaking of next year's second baseman, they should be using the rest of the season to find out if that might be Jeff McNeil. (And I suspect that they'll be doing that in August and September. At least I hope so.) I think I'd like a talented young outfielder to come back in a trade. Put Cespedes at first (maybe???) and ditch Bruce (any way you can). Have an outfield of Conforto, Nimmo, the new guy, and Lagares?
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A Matz-Flores package could also work. Matz, as you say, has been inconsistent, but his advantage over Wheeler is that he has more years of control. (Three more, I think.)
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I could go for an average bang.
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