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="Elster88"]I dunno. Why not bat him eighth? He hasn't been hitting all THAT well in AAA. That BA is deceiving. After a hot start he fell down to the .270's, but since that time he has been en fuego. He has recently had several two-hit games and a three-hit game to bring his average up to near .300. And he has been leading off at Norfolk, with a very good OBP(.425). Later

Edgy DC wrote: Pretty funny that his college is called "CSI." Does he throw bullets or just look at them under a microscope? BA DA BUM! Later

I've always wondered. When we read about all these high school and college pitchers with great stuff, and records like 12-4, 2.98, who is drafting the guys who got the hits off them? The pitchers who beat them? Later

Sorry. I thought I had posted a link to the story on the SNY site. If you need one, the story is there. Tim McCarver would call it an "error of enthusiasm". I'm so excited.... Later

Last time I looked, Diaz was hitting far below .250 at Norfolk. Don't want to put any additional pressure on the kid (so please don't show him this post) but this is the anniversary of the start of Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak. Later

http://www.sny.tv/index.jsp Nady placed on the DL. Lastings will start tonight. Later

Speaking of the apostrophe, I've felt a little uneasy since joining the CPF. Why? Because there really should be an apostrophe before the "62" in my screen name. The apostrophe is used to indicate intentionally omitted characters (in this case the "19"). I mean, its not like I've been a Mets fan since the year sixty-two. I'm not that old, nor are they. But when I registered on the old board, the apostrophe character was not allowed. Since then, I have had to live my life knowing that my screen name is not correct. This has led to untold angst, made worse by the membership of someone called *62. I know the professional writers and editors who frequent this board have been whispering among themselves about this apparent gaffe on my part. This has been highly traumatic. Please understand, it was not my fault. Thank you. **************************************************************************** We now return control of the original thread back to you. Later

Wright 2 LoDuca 2 Floyd 2 Valentin 2 Reyes 1 Sanchez 1 _________________

Owens has been throwing on the sidelines, reports his arm feels good, and may start a rehab assignment soon. (I just read that, and have forgotten where I read it). Later

Snakes good KTE good PUN bad, but GOL (giggled out loud; not quite funny enough to laugh at) Hudson's Gold Glove earned while playing in a dome. That is a conceptual oxymoron. Later

="DocTee"] I also enjoy the Polish prince, Mike Krukow. Is that enough to get me permanently banned?? No, but the very mention of his name might get you shot by a superstituous Met fan. He was an otherwise mediocre major league pitcher with a hex over the Mets. It wasn't that he pitched well against them so much as they could never beat him. Even when they had the fukker down by four or five runs, it awways seemed his team would score enout to take him off the hook for the loss. And, what made it worse: He always had this "I just fukked your sister" smirk on his face that I always wanted to wipe off with a chain saw. Ralph Kiner loved him and would point him out in the announcing both after he retired. Now that you mentioned his name, the Mets will lose today. I will blame you. I will track you down. I will find you. I gotta' take my medication. Later

At one time or another, we've all scratched our head over why some players get promoted and some don't. I always thought that because of his defense (which I'd read about) and ability to hit with a decent average, if no power, he might have a shot at the majors. Shame. I wonder which catchers the Mets thought were better than he was, and how many of them are career minor league roster fillers. Later

Gee, isn't there another pitcher in the Mets bullpen who was screwed around with until they allowed him to go back to his old, successful, style? Aaron something? Later

Not a tradition; a rule. Didn't you get the memo? Later

Toronto manager John Gibbons, about playing third baseman Troy Glaus at shortstop: ]"Don't get used to it, and if something goes wrong, don't get used to me." Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Nothing worse than a 21 y/o Yanqui fan bragging about "their" 26 championships. Don't worry. They'll be the first ones to jump off the bandwagon once the Yankees start to decline. Yep, it is Sterling with that vomiticious line. Another one is "A-Bomb by A-Rod". Do we need a poll to ask which call is worse? Or is it worth it? After all, its about the Yankees. Later

metirish wrote: Backpage headline after his first home run... THE BALBINO. That's still a heckuva lot better than Michael Kay's call of a home run by "The Giambino" every time Jason Giambi hits one. Later

Even more reason why signing Beato would be neato. Later

soupcan wrote: My 9 year-old took a six-week hitting clinic with 3 friends of his last fall from this guy. A super kid. I'm sorry to see he's not moving up the organizational ladder. After looking at those numbers, might we suggest a different hitting coach? I hope (for his sake) he's a "do as I say, not what I do" kinda' guy. Later

Ex-Met Ty Walker has become an effective closer for Tampa Bay. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=400104 Later

Soup, I'd be interested in seeing that list. It could lose me some money, but it would still be interesting. Later

I can't wait to see the "Beato is Neato" banner at Shea. And, while we're waiting until the June draft, here are some observations about some of the players who have been rated highly by Baseball America. Later ******************************************************************************* Evan Longoria - Related to Eva? Joba Chamberlain rhp Jr. R-R 6-3 225 - I left in the height/weight info... Gotta wonder if he goes all Bartolo/C.C., he's gonna have a natural nickname... "Joba the Hutt" Drew Stubbs - It's not Stubby Clapp, but there is potential there Daniel Bard rhp - Wonder if he'll rise fast enough to be in a battery with Josh some day (and if Josh sticks around long enough) Brett Sinkbeil rhp - Wonder if he throws a sinker Kasey Kiker lhp Sr. L-L 5-11 181 Russell County HS Phenix City, Ala. 11/19/87 - Check out the prominent "KKK" in his name.... Lo and behold, he's from Alabama Mark Melancon rhp - Might be a good idea to have him see a sports psychologist for that depression he's bound to suffer... Matt LaPorta 1b - Hispanic fans might think he'd make a good closer, in other words, he can "slam the door" Stephen King ss - Self-explanatory Steven Wright rhp - Tells dry jokes in a monotone Wes Hodges 3b Jr. R-R 6-1 207 Georgia Tech Ooltewah, Tenn. - Some strange combination of Wes Helms and Gil Hodges? Also note that he's the 2nd guy on the list hailing from Ooltewah (a suburb of Chatanooga) Chad Tracy c - Anybody else rooting for him to fall to the Diamondbacks? Milton Loo 3b/ss - His name is a lot funnier to the British Sean Black rhp/Alex White rhp/3b - Bill James observed a number of years ago that most guys named Black are white guys and most guys named White are black guys... Guess we'll find out sooner or later with him Chad Lee rhp - Somehow, I get this vision of him and Cliff Lee, Carlos Lee, Derrek Lee and Travis Lee all on the same team. Jake Locker of/rhp - Now there's a baseball name Caleb Clay rhp - I did a search at baseball-reference... He'd be the first major-league Caleb (unless some other minor leaguer named Caleb beats him to it) since 1871. No kidding. Nathan Karns rhp - Obviously going to the Tigers... First Cornejo, now Robertson, they need more Nates in the pipeline. Harold Mozingo rhp - Maybe it's just me, but I smell a euphemism for the female anatomy, as in "She's got a very Harry Mozingo." EDIT: typos

Yes, good point Edgy. Frank is my all-time favorite player (for reasons I've posted before) because of what he has meant to baseball both on and off the field. But this is the first time I've really seen that compassionate side of him. Later

IIRC, didn't Gil Hodges pull Cleon Jones out of left field mid-inning? Later

DocTee wrote: Me likey. And 62, I'm sorry I missed your original post in the roster thread. Me likey, too. And Doc, no problema. I just wanted to call attention to that thread because of the 40 man roster implications of acquiring him. Don't have a formal answer yet. Later