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I see Easley as more of the right field platoon against lefty starters. For now. Later
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Edgy DC wrote: Lugo, Easley, and Valentin doesn't make sense. None of them entered this offeseason especting to sign a deal where they'd have to fight for a big-league roster spot. Which leads me to believe that if the Mets sign Lugo, another trade may be brewing. Easley (more likely because of his lower salary) or Valentin might go in a Joe Randa redux kind of move. Later
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I usually don't get into the rankings, even though I saw every Mets team play. But here are some things about that 1963 season that you might find interesting:The Mets search for a regular third baseman throughout their history has been oft mentioned. The thread above mentions Jim Hickman, and he is rated highly. But does anyone remember that Hickman played the second most games at third for the Mets that year? He played 59 games there, and had a fielding pct of .914 (not good).Charlie Neal, who most think of as a second baseman, played 66 games at third in 1963, and had a .963 fielding pct. To put that into perspective, a player remembered as one of the best fielding third baseman ever, the Yankees' Cletis Boyer, had a .954 fielding percentage that same year.Later
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That could have a ripple effect throughout the roster. Lugo to second Valentin to the bench (also read he could play left field) Easley to the outfield (in addition to infield) So, what happens to Milledge? To the outfielder they got from SD? I'm smelling trade in the winds. EDIT - saw JD's analysis in the second base thread. It seems to work out ok, as long as they don't d Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: Dammit, I told youse guys he'd find us!! I love you too, FK. I think Later
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I just tried my usual cpf bookmark and it took me to some company selling equipment. I got here through a link on a PM I had received and luckily didn't delete. Is there a new web addy? Later
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Me likey. Very traditional looking. Later
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The numbers are similar, but there must be other pitchers who had similar stats in their rookie years and didn't become a David Cone. Also, Cone was a year younger then Maine in his rookie year. But, we're Mets fans. We can hope, can't we? Later
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in three years, according to ESPN Radio. This morning Peter Gammons said his replacement will be Larry McPhail, now working in the MLB office. If you were to be the next comish, what would you do to improve baseball? Later
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Ira, you present a very strong case for not wanting Glavine back (especially atthe salary he would command). No bad for a "rookie" on the board. Later
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As per transaction column in today's Daily News, Neil Allen named pitching coach for the Tampa Bay farm team in Montgomery. I think that's AA level. Later
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Cooby, you should know by now that "moron reporter" is usually redundant. And, "which one"? They're generally interchangeable. Later
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]Barajas, a free-agent catcher, backed out of a deal with the Blue Jays on Monday, according to Ricciardi, and the Toronto general manager didn't like it. "Where I come from, your word means something and your handshake means something," Ricciardi said. "Unfortunately in this case it didn't. "We had more than a handshake. I'll leave it at that." A dramatic and bizarre 24 hours were capped Tuesday when Ricciardi announced the Blue Jays had signed Zaun to a US$7.25-million, two-year contract. The deal, which includes an option for a third season, was hammered out in only an hour after a $5.25-million, two-year contract with Barajas fell apart. All Barajas had to do was pass a physical on Monday to finalize his deal with the Blue Jays but he skipped his flight to Toronto Scratch one potential backup catcher from your list. Later
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="Edgy DC"]I like using the mopup/emergency starter spot to find out who among your emerging starters isn't crappy. Works for me. In his book The Long Season, author/pitcher Jim Brosnan commented that the term "long man" made his arm feel tired. Later
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I guess he can fill their Dick Hyde (righty reliever with a weird delivery) Memorial Roster Spot. Later
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C'mon, folks. How could you all have forgotten another lefty thrower/ righty hitter - our own Cleon Jones? Later
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Why do I have this feeling that Steve Traschell may be on the team next year? Looking at some of the price VS performance contracts recently given out, he could be as good as any of the non-top tier pitchers available. Later
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I have this feeling (although I'm hoping I'm wrong) that Paul O'Neill will have longer staying power than "one and done". The voters will look at his over .300 Yankee career BA and forget those 3,500 or so NL at bats when he hit around .265. After all, he WAS a Yankee. I remember when Bill Veeck signed a teenager named Harold Baines, he dubbed him "Hall of Fame" Baines. He will be the first real test case of how much import the voters place on his being mainly a DH for his career. If he had played the field as a regular, his numbers were good enough to get him more than just a few votes. Later
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Thanks , Doc. I guess when you go for the movement (2 seamer), it sacrifices a few MPH of speed. Later
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duan wrote: well a 2 seam fastball is a different pitch. It's what's often called a sinker; it's gripped differently & movers more. Hence the difference in speed. Not according to this. http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/1283281.html?page=3 It explains the difference in movement, but not the difference in speeds other than maybe the fact that one is held farther back in the hand. That slight difference could change the angular momentum. Later
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I've noticed that when the "stuff" of a pitcher is written about in scouting reports, the speed of the two-seam and four seam fastballs are different by as much as 3-4 mph. That seems strange. Both pitches are thrown with the same arm speed/ angular momentum and the mass of the baseball is a constant. The only thing different is the grip. So why the difference in speeds? Is it because the different grips "present" different seams to the air, producing variances in resistance? Are there any engineers or physicists out there who can shed some scientific light on this? or Does anyone have Jay Hook's contact information? Later
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All Hail the Seaver Post! Ira , you did it proud. Later
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And Matty was a lefty hitting centerfielder with little power. But, IIRC, he had a few years when he had a decent BA. Later
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The radio report I heard zipped through the other players involved. None of the names rang an immediate bell. Anyone else in that trade we might have heard of? Later
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="Frayed Knot"] Also, I'd love to hear the basis for the claim that he's "an admitted homer" - as if a writer who's given a vote then goes and publicly states that he makes a regular habit of tainting his ballot. That was the comment by the ESPN radio personality who says he has known the writer for a long time. Later
