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Ceetar wrote: Just trying to think of it in terms of Good/Great baseball players that have had their career extended because of the DH. Because if the position gives the world 2-3 more years of Albert Pujols hitting, I could learn to tolerate it. But it also gave us several more years of a Paul Molitor, without which he wouldn't have made the Hall of Fame. He had his arguably best years after he didn't have to play defense, and those added counting stats (and rise in his career BA) put him over the top. I saw the possibility of things like rule-inflated numbers getting players into the Hall and cheapening old records when the rule was first announced - and I was right. Later
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Lefty hitting catchers with not much power, even playing mediocre defense, tend to stay in the majors for many years. (See Burgess, Smoky as an extreme case) I see the same for Thole. This year, Vic's .275 - 5 HR numbers look pretty good in 120 games. But no way to predict how many of those games will be as a starter and how many as a pinch hitter. Later
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The best prospects players are usually among the first players sent down when the minor league camps start, so they can get more regular work. When do the minor league games start? Later
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This is the first I've read that Nimmo has had knee problems. Ah, by the time he reaches the majors, they'll have too many good hitting kids so they might not miss him. I'm saying 2014 to be a contender. (Making other teams sweat about a playoff spot) 2015 and beyond - consistent contenders. (Kicking other teams back down the mountain) Later
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Nice. Thank you. Yes, you could look into the Polo Grounds from the overlooking Coogan's Bluff (and other high points walking toward the park from Broadway toward the East River). I lived on Broadway a few subway stops from there. On a nice day, instead of taking the A train to 145th street and changing to the uptown D train to 155th (the Polo Grounds stop), we would take the local to 181st, change for a downtown local to 155th, and walk across. I just noticed the hitter backgrounds in front of the bleachers. Folks were sitting there and I wonder if they had to move to the side to be able to see the action or if the screens were a dark mesh they could see through. Later
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Madoff's Curveball" by Jeffrey Toobin & other Wilpon stories
MFS62 replied to batmagadanleadoff's topic in New York Mets Talk
Edgy DC wrote: Judge puts burden of proof on Wilpons. http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7687927/new-york-judge-requires-mets-owners-prove-goodwill Aren't folks presumed to be innocent until found guilty? Since when has the burden of proof been put on the defendants to prove the are not guilty? That seems to set up any decision for an appeal. Later -
Not Fred, he was too heavy. Maybe Ken could play center, like his major league namesake. If I were pitching, I'd try for a lot of strikeouts. Later
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Its spring training - time to work on things. Yesterday he was working on his home run pitch. That seems to be ok, so next game he'll work on his doubles pitch. By the end of ST, he'll be working on his out pitches. There's still plenty of time. Relax. Later
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Starter at Buffalo. Cuppa' joe with the Mets: 23G, .222 in under 75 AB. Curly, Blondy, Squinty, Pearly and Blacky will all have their hearts broken by me. No matter how much they beg, I will stay with my beautiful wife. Later
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Isn't Lucas May a catcher? Later
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Groin strain: http://www.metsblog.com/2012/03/13/d-j-carrasco-twists-ankle-ruben-tejada-scratched/ Later
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I think he'll still start off the season a little rusty, so he'll have some "That's not where I wanted to throw that pitch" moments, especially with the new outfield dimensions. But I also think the offense will be able to keep him in the game (and away from the bullpen) longer, especially when he's on a roll. 31 GS 15-10 3.56 ERA 187 IP. Later
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I think the righty starter will spend most of the year at AAA. When with the big club, he'll be 2-3, with a 4.37 ERA in 31 IP, 24K, 11 BB. Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: Y'see the problem with making LP#9 your drug of choice is that it's so easily detectable. First of all the USADA has had Madam Rue's place staked out for years and that's still the only place you can get the stuff. Then there's the tell-tale turpentine smell. And by the time the user starts kissing everything in sight totally unaware of the time of day, well shit, they don't even need a urine test at that point. Yep. By the time you kiss that cop at Thirty-fourth and Vine, they've already got you nailed. Later
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Mazel Tov. Later
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I'm surprised it wasn't for a spike in his testosterone level. I mean, with a girl friend like his ... Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: Inge is/was a GREAT fielding 3rd baseman. Not good, GREAT! May not be AS good playing 2B but I can't imagine he'd be all that bad. I hadn't seen him play that much, so I checked Baseball-reference. You're right. When I was a kid, Clete Boyer was considered the best fielding third baseman, so I had his career .965 FPCT* etched in my mind as a way to compare other third basemen. Very few have come close. Brooks Robinson beat it, and blew me away. Inge has a .961. That's up there in very rarefield atmosphere. Thanks for pointing that out. Later * = didn't have the expanded defensive statistics back then. Fielding percentage was the only one.
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It was a good team without Fielder. With him, they're scary good. Jackson leading off puts their manager in the school of "If he's fast and plays center field, he's gotta' lead off." And Inge playing second? He'll make Murphy look good by comparison. Like Murphy, his best position is at bat, his second best is third base. But getting Fielder put the wheels in motion. Cabrera moved to third and they needed a place to play Inge. So, second base it was. But still a scary good team. Later
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4.12 ERA, 51 G, 2-4, 16 holds, 8 saves. When he's not pitching, 5.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.6 APG in the Ruckers. Later
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Just checked in on the game 4-2 bad guys. Were any of those runs charged to Santana? Did Schwinden inherit the runners or were they his? And, with Wright out for another week (as per Yahoo sports), why isn't Zach Lutz getting some time at third? Later
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Resuming Baseball Activities: Injuries in 2012
MFS62 replied to Edgy MD's topic in New York Mets Talk
John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Centerfield Depth Chart Andres Torres [crossout]Scott Hairston[/crossout] Adam Loewen Jason Bay [crossout]Kirk Neiuwenheis[/crossout] - Out with a (say it with me) oblique strain. Mike Baxter Ronny Cede�o Matt Den Dekker Raul Reyes Lorenzo Scott Jonathan Malo Darrell Ceciliani Sean Ratliff Mike Piazza Nancy Pelosi Nelson Mandela That guy in your office who walks kind of funny Snooki Vic Sage Snooki will have to take her uniform off to pee. And the pictures will go viral in mere minutes. Anyhow, speaking of resuming, my kid Zach Lutz is playing again. I hope he gets a decent looksie until Wright returns to the lineup. Later -
Frank Francisco Poses (spun from Frank no like to throw)
MFS62 replied to Fman99's topic in New York Mets Talk
Police Officer: "Sir. We've received reports that someone in the area has been abusing small animals. Can you think of who it might be?" Neighbor of the guy in that picture: "Yep" Later -
Frank Francisco doesn't like to throw the ball!
MFS62 replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
Do you think this a Mackey Sasser/ Chuck Knobloch thing, or he really can't do it because he hasn't been asked to? Later -
Edgy DC wrote: Ah, you've confused me with Willets. Tough day for Willets. Edgy, you are usually at the forefront in the fight for competent journalism. No offense meant to either of you. Later
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Mets � Willets Point wrote: This article announces that Chelsea and Celtic will be playing a football match at Yankee Stadium III this summer. What grinds my gears is the opening sentence "For the first time in 36 years, a soccer game is set to be held at Yankee Stadium this summer." And thus the media-assisted mythology that allowed the 1976 Yankee Stadium II to be the same place where Ruth and Gehrig played is now considering the four-year old ballpark to be the same place that Pele played. At least with MFYSI & MFYSII one could argue that they were built on the same site but there's no excuse for this BS. Edgy, its on a Soccer site, most likely written by a guy who only lives and breathes soccer. He probably can't find MFYS II with a GPS. I'd give him more slack than if this were on the MFY site, written by one of the reporters who cover baseball. Or by the MFY PR department. Later
