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We can remove Ike Davis from this thread. He's not continuing: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ike-davis-retired-203332232.html Later

When nothing Mets positive is really good enough, I always go for insulting Larry. He'll have to do until I get a chance to vote for one insulting Jeter. Later

Centerfield wrote: The defense is really a concern though. Remember, they raved about Dom Smith. And he’s just been ok. So I cringe to think how bad Alonso must be. When I check the AFL stats, I check the "errors" column and last time I noticed, Alonso didn't have any. Of course, you can't make an error on a ball you can't get to, but he seems to be capably handling the chances he has had. Later

My only memory of him was that I went to school with a kid named Steven Reinheimer, and I don't know if they're related to each other. Later

If Omar will be the right hand man I'm OK with that. Omar was always praised for his player scouting and evaluation skills, but not his contract negotiation skills. This will let Omar find them and Brodie sign them. Good plan. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: We need an "All-Purpose Former Mets in the Peanut Butter Industry" thread. And we could say that in the field, Rey Ordonez was smoother than a new jar of Skippy. Later

Ceetar wrote: All Puma is saying here is that Omar is staying. That's fine and expected. Does anyone really think there is a functional difference between 'special assistant' and 'top advisor'? In many organizations, top advisor comes up with (or verifies) philosophy, ideas or direction and a special assistant actually does some work. Later

I remember listening to McCovey's first major league game on radio as Les Keiter recreated it back to New York. The team had just moved from New York and the station felt there were enough fans here who still rooted for the team. IIRC, he went 4-4 against Robin Roberts, with two triples. I still remember Keiter's signature calls on triples "Back, back, wayyy back. BOOM off the top of the wall*. Here goes Willie, around second, heading for third. Here comes Willie. Here comes the ball. He BEAT the ball, he BEAT the ball". RIP Later * = actually there was a tall scoreboard on the wall in right field in Seals' Stadium.

Edgy MD wrote: Great, now Wright's going to re-emerge in 10 years managing ... the Marlins. But will he own them? Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: Here's Brodie with Kesti and Brandi ... Of course those are their names. The only real surprise is that neither opted for the double-i spelling. I guess Flopsi, Mopsi and Cottontail couldn't make it. Well, it sounds like he has read at least some of the rules under which he will operate, which makes him more qualified for this position than Trump is for his. Later

Centerfield wrote: Rich nerds > Strippers. I'll still take the UCLA cheerleaders over the MIT cheerleaders. But other than that, I'm a happy fan today. The Spawn of O'Malley were defeated. Later

When I read the thread title, I thought, "They can always use another lefty starter, but Tommy must be a little old by now". Later

Wuilmer. So long, my adopted kid. Buena suerte. Later

Thinking back, I can't remember any. Not like Donn Clendennon in the '69 Series. Not like Mike Piazza after 9-11. Not even like Tim Harkness off Jim Brewer at the Polo Grounds. He did his job and he did it well. For a long period of time. But no one moment sticks out to me as opposed to the never ending adulation for that guy who played in the Bronx. Maybe that thread was correct. Later

Mex17 wrote: I don't think that the Mets currently have anything along the lines of a "Rays Way" or a "Cardinals Way" or any other sort of "way". Do you, based upon observation, think they do? Frank Cashen brought one to the team from his stint with the Orioles. He implemented consistency throughout all levels of the organization, down to trying to reconfigure all the minor league ballparks to conform to the Shea dimensions. But I haven't read anything about it, or anything like it, since he left the team. Later

Since none of us can predict how this will turn out, I'll just sit back and hope to be pleasantly surprised. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: ALL agents either need to scout/analyze and evaluate players or need to have that done for them. You know you else does that? ... GMs! GMs aren't out scouting players unless and until they've been recommended up the chain to them and it's time to make the final sign or trade judgement. Agents operate the same way or else they'd be really bad agents and not the head of the entire baseball division of a representative corporation. Agreed. You convinced me. But I still must ask, "to what end"? To an agent, those analytics and that skill set are used in support of negotiating the best possible contract for an individual player. You'd still have to convince me how that relates to building a balanced roster. I liken it to someone who has a PhD in Microbiology. They can use what they have learned to discover the cure for a disease or they can teach. Same skill set, two different objectives. Will he be successful? I hope so. Do I think he will be? I'm not sure. Let me put it this way: I am excited by the prospect of a team making such an outside-the-box hire. But as a Mets fan, I'd prefer to have Bloom, because I wouldn't want my team to be an experiment. Later

Let's get back to the GM search please, and take that stuff to the red light forum. Frayed Knot wrote: Don't you think that agents do their share scouting, evaluating, and analyzing players? Probably. But there have been no stories about whether or not he is one of the agents who do that, or to what extent, or if he is good at one or more of them. Not even a hint. You'd think if he were, we would have been told about it (or it would have been "leaked") in an effort of trying to sell the decision to the fans. All we've been told is that he is a good negotiator. I want to have confidence that the next GM will lead the organization to greatness. Its the absence of information about any other skills he possesses that troubles me. Later

d'Kong76 wrote: And (I think Kase brought this up) Wasn't me Still a good point. Later

HahnSolo wrote: Lot of buzzwords there. Not a lot of “this is how I will make the team better”. And, there has been no mention of any (non-negotiating related) baseball skill he brings to the table. None. Not one. Does he have any? Player scouting? Player evaluation? Player development? Building a roster? Anything? Buehler? And (I think Kase brought this up) when he does negotiate with the players he has represented, won't conflict of interest issues arise with his ex-partners who will still be representing those players? Sounds like a SNAFU waiting to happen. Later

Nymr83 wrote: I vote for mister Bloom mostly to watch which media clowns cant pronounce the 'ch' properly I had the same thought. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: And, once again, we don't know what we thought we knew. And I bet it won't be the last time, either. Later

Centerfield wrote: I don't see how Ryu can be as good as his numbers. He doesn't throw that hard, his pitches don't have a ton of movement, and doesn't appear to have a deceptive motion. I feel like he might be one of those guys that goes south real quick if he loses even just a touch of whatever makes him effective. That made me immediately think of two guys: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gurala01.shtml and https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vargaja01.shtml Maybe its the water in Kansas City. Later

Lefty Specialist wrote: And ponies for everyone! Don't forget the ponies! Forget the ponies. They've just been horsin' around the free agent market for years. Later

I first heard this when I was a kid. Senator Chuck Schumer told it again earlier this week and I still laugh... and agree. http://knoxblogs.com/volhistorian/2014/03/19/walter-omalley-twice/ Later