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Who would the player be? Jose Reyes What would be the question? Will you be trying to take more walks in the future? What answer would you expect to get? Yes, the coaches have been working with me on that since last year. What answer would you really get? Yes, but if a pitch looks good to me, I'll swing. My job is to get on base and make things happen. What would you write? Reyes looking to make things happen.. Later
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Thank you, Edgy.I wonder how much Ellie contributed to the development of Melvin Mora. His presence there may be a hint. EDIT: Here's the full list for 2005:http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/ML_2005_death.shtmlDid we take note when ex-Met Mike Bishop passed away earlier this year?Later
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If you could ask one current or past Met one, and only one, question: Who would the player be? What would be the question? What answer would you expect to get? What answer would you really get? What would you write? Neatness counts. In case of a tie, duplicate prizes will be awarded. Later
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Frank, Thank you very much for spending the time to write that detailed answer to my questions. Your description of Branch Rickey was in keeping the reputation he had about player salary negotiations while he was in Brooklyn. And I agree that your career numbers were dramatically hurt when they took down the inside fence at Forbes Field. I wasn't too sure when they had removed it. Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. Later
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You're right about the lefty/ righty mix in most lineups. But when you look at Bradford's historic splits, it appears that he might be pulled if a lefty batter came up against him. But, as you said, the odds are he would be facing more than just one batter based on the numbers of righties in most lineups. Later
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The scouting report was interesting. We have been told by baseball analysts, from Garagiola through McCarver to Kiner that lefty batters like the low inside pitch, so they can "drop the head of the bat on the ball and drive it". Yet 18% of the strikes he threw to lefties were low and inside. Another 7% of his pitches were low, inside and out of the strike zone. IMHO, unless you have overpowering stuff, that is just tempting fate. By contrast, we've been told that righty batters " like the ball up" . He seemed to keep the ball down pretty well against them. Those locations tend to confirm his L/R splits. If he can adjust his thinking against lefties, maybe he can be suitable for more than a ROOGY role. AND, according to NESN, and intimated by Ed Coleman on WAFN when he was hosting on ESPN yesterday, the Mets are close to signing Julian Tavarez. Later
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Edgy DC wrote: (a) his lesser effectiveness against righties of late, . I think that, as well as his changing arm angle, has been attributed to coming back from an injury. He couldn't find his arm groove, plus he may not have had his full strength. Also, I feel that he may need a Peterson "tune up" of his delivery from Peterson, under whom he had his best success. Later
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Scrapple8 wrote: btw, that was olerud's dad. He rarely curses, so we asked him about the quote. He said it must be true if its in the book. Olerud's dad still plays in senior hardball tournaments. I kept the CPF updated while Sr. played in the tourney. Thanks, Later
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Add Jae to the list of married guys. But we'll have to find a different picture: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200512/200512260023.html Later
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This takes "working out of the pen" to a whole new level and meaning. At least he didn't take steroids. Later
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Edgy DC wrote: You shouldn't need a mental image, as there's an actual image in that article. Yes, I saw it. I meant that image is going to stick in my mind for quite a while. Good genes. Later
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I voted for this: ]It was a rumor that Gooden had heard, and he (or Klapsich) told the story as if he was there. When writers like Klap-trap write some stuff that's way out there, they usually attribute it to "anonymous sources." For him to cite Gooden, that may be his way of smearing both Mitchell for the deed (verified or not) and Gooden for telling tales out of school. Later
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Yogi a closet hoser? Who woulda' thunk it? I'm still laughing at the mental image of him on skates. LAter
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Thanks for the mod work, Edgy. EDIT: It was kind of weird seeing a thread with me as the author that I knew I hadn't started. Later
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Just caught the tail end of something on the radio. They said an ex-Met pitcher was arrested for an armed robbery in a jewelry store. I thought they said it was Jeff Reardon. Any confirmation on this? Later
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Offseason trading begins, Nats move Castilla to Padres
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Its no longer called Skydome. They changed the name this year to Rogers Center (or is it Centre?). That made my Jays fan friend, whose last name is Rogers, very happy. Later -
Edgy, I posted this in the off seasons signings thread. And, I mentioned him in the Non-tendered thread as a (then) potential three (or is it now four?) time Met. I wonder if this will jump start the Beltran for Manny swap rumor threads on other boards. He (and Tike) would be insurance for a season or so, depending on how much more seasoning Lastings needs. Later
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TheOldMole wrote: I'm actually the beloved Crane Pooler. I wouldn't touch that line with a ten foot Pool. Later
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I'm not sure whether this goes in the Rico Brogna thread or this one, but WFAN is reporting that the Mets have signed ex-Met Endy Chavez to a one year, $500 K contract. Later
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Yancy Street Gang wrote: How would the Texans fare against the Alabamans? Well, in a series, I'd guess Anthony Young would lose one of the games. Later
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Edgy DC wrote: Your bullpen could include Sudden Sam McDowell (though still primarily a starter at that point) and Billy McCool. It probably did. As I said, I forgot the rest of that squad. Sudden Sam was a hard guy to forget at that time. Later
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This was a fun thing to do when I was a kid. The best all-something team I could ever come up with was that I called the "Dial M For Murder" team of the early 60's. From memory, it was: 1B McCovey 2B Mazeroski SS McCauliffe 3B Matthews C McCarver LF Mantle CF Mays RF Maris SP Marichal SP McLain SP Maloney SP Mizell RP Marshall And I forgot the rest. Nice team, eh? Later
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From Rotoworld:
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I feel bad, too.He was one of the nice guys on that '69 Oriole team.He was from the Virgin Islands. Funny how you remember things like that.RIP,Ellie.Later
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Matt Murdock, Esq. wrote: i DID find a place for "west side story" on the list (see above). I meant it would be in my "top 10" final list (your last list). How much do you have to stink not to be a musical in the last 40-45 years but not get a mention in discussions about them? And then there was .... Evita Later
