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That's weird. How does a thread title change when you post into it? Maybe something happened in to transition to the new site/software? It appears ok when I typed this. Later

Treading water while Edgy searches high and low to find pictures of the new hitting coach and assistant (if they are even real people). Later

=G-Fafif post_id=62947 time=1620100806 user_id=55] Zack Scott says it's about process.

I don't care if their inspiration is a six foot tall rabbit named Harvey, or if they start lighting each others' farts on national tv as long as they keep hitting. Later

After thinking about it, beyond my initial reaction - that we have to learn more. While we (and I do include myself) feel like we need to know every detail about everything, the simple fact is we don't have that right and privacy is a thing. That choice is Alomar's as well, and his statement is pretty notable in having no specifics and very carefully not denying any wrongdoing. MLB and the Blue Jays are multi-billion dollar corporations with armies of lawyers, and Alomar is a multi-millionaire with the ability to get an army of his own and no indication that he's considering any kind of defamation suit. What we can take from these events is he knows what he did, MLB knows he did it, and nobody, including the victim wants these events to be public. That's not what anyone wants to hear because we live in a world obsessed with knowing everything about everything, but that's where we are. I'm the last person to 'side with the corporation' but in this instance I do believe that what little we know of the situation indicates that MLB is on very firm ground, and that the Blue Jays agreed. To go a little over into the hyper-speculative, I do wonder if part of the Blue Jays extreme response is that the organization knew about the event in 2014, and is taking this action in an attempt to avoid the bad reputation other front offices like the Mets have received for covering up for creepy employees recently. As for the whole court of law type stuff, the line where losing your job sits is not the same place as the line where you are criminally culpable. Not to say that it definitely isn't past that line, the accuser may have presented evidence but didn't wish to go the criminal route for privacy reasons which is understandable given the history of every single case like this that has ever happened. If they decided that Alomar being declared ineligible was enough consequences for them, that's their choice. The fact that it's a choice that includes no fame and no money certainly indicates some integrity for that person in my opinion. Later

We don't know exactly what he did. It must have really bad for that kind of draconian penalty. Said Manfred: "Having reviewed all of the available evidence from the now completed investigation, I have concluded that Mr. Alomar violated MLB's policies, and that termination of his consultant contract and placement on MLB's Ineligible List are warranted." What policies? And it took place in 2014. And it just came out recently? I need more info. Later

=whippoorwill post_id=62543 time=1619803200 user_id=79] wouldn't you guys just crap if he signed with a New York NFL team?

Megdal lived off the Madoff story for years. And we thought it had ben put to bed. But this story: (in the words of the Director of IT at Unilever) Why? Why this? Why this now? I admit the link is pay-walled, so I didn't read it. But does the article answer those basic questions? How? Later

He's hit 20 HR in each of his last full minor league seasons (AA, AAA) , gets a bye for last year. 23 yrs old. Could be more than organizational fodder down the road. Later

What a shame for the sake of the song that John Boccabella didn't quite overlap with Biff Pocoroba. Boccabella hit 30 home runs and hit .360 or so when playing in Pocatello, ID. My friend and I wrote a song that included the words "Boccabella from Pocatella". Later

He did well when called upon, and that was all we could have asked. Wishing him well. Later

What would youse's walk-up music be if youse were Mets? "Like I love Me" - Louisa Later

pneumatic compression device RecoveryAir Sounds like recovery hot air to me. What's next, blowing smoke up the player's arse? Later

Kudos to all. Later OOPS, Where is my old Brian Cole Avatar? If you can find it, please replace it with the one I have. Also, I clicked "remember me" when I logged in, but it didn't. I've had to log in each time I came back here. Please fix that. Thanks, OE, avatar fixed. Later

From SNY: Mets' Drew Smith activated from IL, headed to Alternate Site Later

Yippie Kay Yay (you know the rest) Later

Frayed Knot wrote: First ever no-no in this scheduled 7-inning game era Now the question is, will it count as an "official" no-hitter? A few years ago there was a question about whether games called because of rain while a no -hitter was pitched deserved an asterisk or not being counted as an "official no-hitter". But these aren't shortened games. They were scheduled to be seven innings long. It will be interesting to see how they are treated in the record books. Later

Let's[CROSSOUT] kick some ass[/CROSSOUT] go Mets! Later

Let's [CROSSOUT]kick some ass[/CROSSOUT] go Mets! Later

=seawolf17 post_id=61916 time=1619198924 user_id=91] MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS, RUNS 29. Nationals 55 30. Mets 45 This should be interesting.

Remember all the "he's a player's manager" and "A great guy in the clubhouse" comments when they hired him? Great. If the team starts hitting, but keeps losing, get him out of the manager's chair. Name him Mr. Congeniality, or a new position called "Cheerleader". But not manager. Later

Down 1-0. They're doomed. Later

That should be on a t-shirt we would wear until they score some runs for our favorite motherfucker. Later

Well, at least they scored four runs. Later

=G-Fafif post_id=61690 time=1619041573 user_id=55] Nimmo has a little stiffness ....