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Ceetar wrote: no no, This was pre-conception of Citi Field. In that world the Mets kept Shea up as a museum when they moved to Citi Field where they won numerous championships. That's my story, sticking to it. Continuing that thought, it is preserved as a shrine by the Jerry Seinfeld financial group that bought the team from the Wilpons and turned it into perrennial Champions. Later
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I liked the U-turn the announcers made about the Redskin- Seahawks game. Leading up to the game, all we heard about was how hot Washington was (winning their last 7 or something like that). I caught the end of the game, and one of the talking heads told us "The Seahawks have been hot lately". Feh. Later
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I got this from my Ohio buddy, and Indian fan. The problem began to surface back then. It took a while to figure out what was wrong, and initially prescribed rest instead of surgery. Didn't work. He had the same problem (with his foot? legs?) on both sides. So they tried surgery on the first side 2+ years ago. He recovered as well, if not better than they thought. So they performed the same surgery on the other side last year. Track record of how fast his body heals says he could be ready to play by mid 2013. The question would be how quickly he scrapes the rust off his baseball skills. If the price is right, and doctors confirm the second surgery went well, why not? Later
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If they are going to spend, say, half a year experimenting with different platoon combinations, I'd take a chance on free agent Grady Sizemore. By that time he is scheduled to be recovered from last year's surgery to finally correct the problem that has debilitated him for over two years. If healthy, he would immediately be one of (if not) the most productive outfielders. And as he gets stronger, would be the best. Because he has been injured for two years, perhaps he would sign a reasonable, second year loaded, one year plus option contract to re-prove himself. He's still under 30. Later
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Ashie62 wrote: Eeyore is pitching balls out of his ass... If you ever saw the varied deliveries of Juan Mrichal , you would have thought he sometimes did that. Later
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In the absence of any hard evidence, looks can be deceiving. Acne can have many causes. Just remind any Yankee fan that Paul O'Neill's skin looked like a topographic map of a Lunar landing site. Steroids? Perish the thought. And did he actually see Piazza's bacne? Or was he just told about it? I believe that the HOF should not be watered down. It should be reserved for the very greatest players of their era; players about whom you could tell your grandkids about great memories they provided. Not necessarily about this year, but if there aren't any candidates you feel you should vote for, you don't have to vote for a lesser player. Later
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I'll vote for a person who spent most of his career as a DH (I'm callin' YOU out, Martinez) sometime after punter Ray Guy makes the Football HOF. Later
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If this is the guy I'm thinking about, he was once a highly rated Cards prospect. Can't hurt. If you look in enough oysters, you might find a pearl. Later
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Any? Anywhere? I mean anything. Here y'go, Edgy. According to ESPN, Matt Harvey was the first pitcher since 1900 (not a misprint) to have had at least 10 strikeouts and two hits in his first game. And the kid catcher ain't too shabby, either. http://espn.go.com/espn/next2012/story/_/id/8695008/manny-machado-aj-griffin-matt-harvey-espn-magazine-next-issue Happy New Year! Later
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Greatest historical impact on Baseball? They should give it to Marvin Miller, but don't have the testosterone (or the organs that produce it). Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: Even manages to humanize Joe West a bit (but only a bit). How? Did they start calling him "Country" Joe? Humanizing West would be a tough job for Dr. Frankenstein. Later
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You'd have thought that after a while, a catcher like Eric Wedge would have learned to look between the bars on his mask. Later
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Indians give 4 douchy years, 56 million douchy dollars to Nick Swisher. At least in Cleveland, he won't have to wory about sucking in the post-season. Later
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Closing in on lefty pitcher Dick Littlefield (9 teams). Later
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metirish wrote: There is talk on Twitter about Grady Sizemore. IIRC he's still around 30 yrs old. His performance and playing time dropped off a cliff a few years ago due to injuries. He last made $5 million, so he may take a lot less to get back into the salary race with a good year or two. Worth a shot. Later
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metsmarathon wrote: there's something really weird going on with mr. met's right arm. He hurt it trying to throw the knuckleball. Later
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Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: someone tweeted that a deal is in the works with an OF. but that's been the case since the Winter Meetings so who knows. I'm gonna guess that it will be... Collin Cowgill! Nice addition as a platoon player, but the thread title is still valid. Later
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A Toronto story of the negotiations. A long cup of coffee. http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/mlb/article/1303687--blue-jays-gm-alex-anthopoulos-on-payroll-a-personal-touch-and-the-art-of-secrecy-griffin Later
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Heard on WFAN this evening that Sandy says his next target is a starting pitcher. In a rebuilding phase, why not try one of the kids in that spot and concentrate on an outfielder? (Unless he already has a deal for an outfielder ready to be moved to the front burner) Later
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He was a truly inspirational player. He inspired every 12 year old kid watching him to think, "Maybe I CAN become a major leaguer some day". Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: That swing we first saw from him seemed to disappear about two years ago. Right. When he first came up, I liked his approach at the plate and even thought he might develop into an interestingly efficient #2 hitter. Don't know what happened after that. Maybe playing half his games on turf will help him. Later
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Edgy MD wrote: I associate him with getting ahead 0-2, and then bouncing two curveballs outside that no batter in creation would think to chase. I implored him to come up and in on occassion, but he only rarely tried. ... We were left with a big guy with high-90s heat but James Baldwin strikeout rates. I wanted him to show "The Fire Next Time" too. Later
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When he pitched and saw lick, lick, nibble, nibble*, I always thought that would make a great title for a porno flick. Later * = at the corners of the plate
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Frayed Knot wrote: With the usual caveat of this deal being what we've heard it'll be and that the throw-in prospect won't make us go "Whoa!!", I do not want to see the deal fall apart at this point. This. Leaning toward hoping it goes through, but I'll let you know when all the names are named. Later
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Entire civilizations have come and gone in less time than these negotiations have taken. Later
