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Go Go Joander. Maybe he has found "it". Later

The only thing I remember about Mac Scarce is his full name was Guerrant McCurdy Scarce. Later

From the Toronto Globe and Mail ( behind a paywall), by Cathal Kelly: The first baseball uniforms were made of coarse wool. Cotton would have made more sense – cheaper, more breathable – but those initial haberdashers of the diamond wanted to look like proper business types. That also explains the first hats, which were made of straw. Before the invention of the elasticated boxer-brief and the athletic support, one can imagine what it must have felt like to throw a hundred pitches in form-fitting burlap. This must be why old-timey pitchers in the movies are always angry. Amazingly, the baseball uniform hasn't changed much in the nearly 200 years since. It remains an impractical sports-business suit. You watch a guy slide headfirst into second base – pretty standard baseball stuff – and he will rise in a state of dishevelment. His shirt has been pulled out of his pants. His pants have started to corkscrew around his waist. Everything's akimbo. This problem is worse if the player is carrying a little extra baggage around the middle. God help that guy if he has to leg out a triple. By the time he gets to third, his uniform will have essentially worked its way off him. Then he has to get redressed in front of 40,000 people. Imagine if it worked this way in other professions where people wear uniforms – ‘Sorry, I need a minute before I go into that burning building, chief. My shirt's all funny.' So when Major League Baseball and its equipment partners decided to rethink the uniform, there was room for innovation. The real upshot is that the uniforms are lighter. I'm not sure 18 ounces of broadcloth is what's preventing the average shortstop from mashing like Mark McGwire, but let's imagine that's possible. Lighter fabric is also thinner. These new uniforms are so performance-enhanced that they become see-through under a hot flash. The rest of the article is long, and funny. If you can get past the paywall, it is worth a read. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-baseballs-new-jerseys-were-designed-for-the-long-con-of-sports/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-baseballs-new-jerseys-were-designed-for-the-long-con-of-sports/ Later

Or, as radio DJ Dan used to call it, the "Ingram flingram". Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's hard to believe. When these sites launched, we didn't even know who David Wright was. Neither did Mike Francessa. Later

I'd rather have Iglesias on the team as reserve infielder over Zack Short. Later

Edgy MD wrote: DJ Stewart is, on the other hand. Old baseball saw - good thing he has a strong arm because when can't get to a ball in the outfield, he can hold the runner. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Zack Thompson is a lefthander. That's what I said, and meant. Vientos is in there today against the lefty but we'll have to wait to see if he's in there against a righty. Later

Would they play Vientos against a righty starter? We'll have to stay tuned to the next exciting chapter for the answer. Later

=whippoorwill post_id=147623 time=1708790467 user_id=79] You know, I'll bet five of us could be the Mets' starting rotation, and 20 of us the bullpen, and we'd be just as reliable. Though our shoulders would probably suddenly fall off, like theirs do.

Bickford serves up 'taters at a rate of one per 6.7 innings. The old Bickford restaurants served up a lot of them, too. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: THEY DON'T GOT IT was a #9 seed. What's the lowest seed to have won the Tabloid Cover Derby?? Wonderful, as always, Grimm, thank you! Our 2017 winner, GOD OF BLUNDER, was a number 12 seed. 2019's winner, STREAKERS, was a number 11. THEY DON'T GOT IT is actually the third number 9 seed to win, following 2018's MIDNIGHT BADNESS and last year's MISERY. How did you get the ghost of Garbo to attend the ceremony? I thought she "vanted to be alone". Later

I think the odds of signing one of them is about the same as signing one of the Chicago Seven. Later

I'm whelmed. I'll just refer to him by his middle name - Merquiades. Later

I hope Megill didn't learn that "new Pitch" he's been working on this Spring from Senga. Later

Thank you. We'll never know what they originally asked for at the start of negotiations VS what the eventually received and, as you said, what they might have received. Later

Insert famous Joe Schultz comment here! Later

1) but most teams probably feel something can be cobbled together at DH if they don't sign a guy and 2) indeed the best plan for the position might be as a rotating "day off" spot for your other good hitters As for 1 - that reminds me of last year, and cobbling together gave us what we got, nothing to write home about. As for 2) - that makes a big assumption that you have other good hitters. See #1. And as for Boras clients, they never seem to sign for bargain prices, no matter how close they get to Spring Training. Boras doesn't let them. Later

They're definitely NOT the inspiration for Aerosmith's "Dude Look Like a Lady". Later

Voit looks to be the insurance at RH DH in case Vientos fails. And I think that makes the signing of JD Martinez less of a possibility. Later

He certainly is large enough to fill any void. Later

Fat guy who hit fat pitches. I'd guess he was a "Good guy in the clubhouse". Later

=Centerfield post_id=147246 time=1708180581 user_id=65] I've always been jealous that he has an awesome name like Ji Man Choi. And I get the John Smith of Korean names. Now he gets to play for the Mets.

You never know what's going to happen in five years. Ask Alexey Navalny. Oh, wait. Later

Interesting that in the two years he led in winning pct, his ERA+ were 124 and 111. There's a lot of luck involved in that, or a team that does a lot of hitting. Later