MFS62

Why isn't this thread in the Non-Baseball Forum? Later

Landon Powell looks as big as a house, and about as fast. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: .270 batting average. He'll lead the team in triples. And steals. But .270 sounds a little high. I'll say .255 -4-31. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: GREAT TIME. GREAT PLACE. GREAT MEMORIES. GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST, that's mediocre. Later

metirish wrote: IPP ? IPP stands for "Individual Player Prediction". Later

.265 - 6 - 22 in 200 AB as a platoon player until someone else takes over the position full time. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: He's 0-fer-7 with 6 Ks so far this spring, a performance that got him out of yesterday's lineup and onto a back field for remedial help to hope he can "find his swing" [Kernan - NY Post]. Various quotes follow talking about it being a 'timing issue' which could be attributed to the off-season wrist injury and the lack of swings because of it. Yesterday's paper (Post?) mentioned that Hudgens felt Duda's swing was too "busy", so has been working with Duda to reduce the extra motion as the pitch arrives. So, he isn't finding his swing per se, he is learing an entirely different swing, including footwork/ stride. And he looks uncomfortable so far. In the article, Hudgens cited Joey Votto as an examle of a good lefty hitter with a quiet stance. Does a quiet, flatfooted, stance make a hitter successful? What about Joe Morgan's flapping elbow, Stan Musual playing "peek-a-boo" and Sadahara Oh standing on one leg? Mybe Duda doesn't look comfortable because he isn't. But I think it will work itself out, and Duda will finish .265 - 26- 86. I made this prediction last year, but I'll make it again this year: Davis and Duda will be the most outstanding pair of Ds seen on a baseball field since Morganna. Later

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Any day now, they'll send Jeff Wilpon south of the border to strike a deal . I can see the news story now: "As part of a continuing efort to improve the pitching staff, the New York Mets have announced the signing of ex-major league pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and invited him to their major league Spring Training camp in Port St. Lucie." Later

Ok, so "they" say Wilmer is too big, not agile enough, to play shortstop (and maybe also second base). But to have played short, you have to be a good judge of balls coming off the bat and you need a good, if not "plus" arm. Nobody has said he doesn't have those things. So, why not right field? OK, so he's not fast. But I think his ability to judge batted balls and arm would help him become a more than an adequate right fielder. Later

IIRC, when the news broke about Biogenesis, it advertised itself as providing non-steroid (steroid alternative) products. I think some of the athletes and agents went to them based on that (mis)information. The company website said they provide counselling to clients, and fully describe the products/ treatments they would prescribe. Some of those named have said they went there only for that counselling. So it could be the players went there in good faith and were duped. But there is still no excuse for not checking out the ingredients against the MLB banned substance list before taking them. Later

Edgy MD wrote: The Triangle at Grantland gives us a broader version of what Megdal might read like with a broader viewpoint reaching further afield. I approve. If the only thing the writer can price-compare is a lobster roll, I'm guessing the writer is a Bostonian. And they're still bitter from 1986. Later

Mike Carp put on waivers by M's. Later

At lest Daniel wasn't looking for his own treatment in Miami. Later

SteveJRogers wrote: MFS62 wrote: metirish wrote: Edgy MD wrote: The buzz makes it sound inevitable that the captaincy is going to happen this spring. Only open questions seem to be who signs off on it and whether he wears a C. What would Jeter do? Utter nonsense. When Michael Kay discussed the idea of a Mets Captain a few years ago, he said the "C" on the Yankee uniforms is classier; the Mets' one was too big. Yes, he did say that. Later Are you sure that wasn't his attempt at ironic humor? No. It was just his YLDBaggery. Later

metirish wrote: Edgy MD wrote: The buzz makes it sound inevitable that the captaincy is going to happen this spring. Only open questions seem to be who signs off on it and whether he wears a C. What would Jeter do? Utter nonsense. When Michael Kay discussed the idea of a Mets Captain a few years ago, he said the "C" on the Yankee uniforms is classier; the Mets' one was too big. Yes, he did say that. Later

Thanks. When he was in his prime, the answer to "Why would anybody bunt on Paige?" was "Because you can't get a hit off him, Meat." Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Mets fans are the worst. A quick reminder here that Philadelphia fans boo-ed Santa Claus. Later

Edgy MD wrote: If he pitches 215 innings, a lot will have worked out well, and it'd likely be a good problem to have. You beat me to that. I agree. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Jim Duquette and daughter recovering well. Those are the kinds of things we like to hear. Best wishes to both of them. Thanks for finding/posting that. Later

In 1917, the US Government issued a Standing Liberty nickel, which showed Lady Liberty's bare breast. (This was two years before women were given the right to vote in the 19th Ammendment) There was such an outcry that the Mint changed the design and covered up the breast. The company I work for sells that coin in uncirculated condition (so dirty old men can drool over the detail) for over $500. And you didn't even have to fold the coin to see it. Weren't we talking about bating practice caps? Later

Ben, how long is the delay between when the hardcover and paperback editions are released? IIRC, it used to be a year. If so, by that time, there could be more than one chapter added - his first ballot rejection and his second ballot success. Later

TransMonk wrote: I'm surprised there is not an added chapter about how pissed he is about that too. I remember when Rick Barry's book "Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy" had to add chapters and change the picture of the uni he was wearing on the front cover because he kept moving to new teams and leagues. (I worked for the publisher, Prentice-Hall, at the time, and it drove the printers nuts) Later

Keeping this thread alive reminds me of a bunch of fishermen who talk about "the one that got away". I hope we can soon replace this discussion by talking about the bigger one we caught. Later

Revisionist history can be a force for good: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/02/14/Pete-Rose-erased-from-Topps-baseball-cards/1931360845473/ Farg you, Pete! Later

Fred doen't give a specific time frame for that spending. I hope that money isn't like a Unicorn - something we have heard about but will never see. Later