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I wonder if SNY suddenly turns on the Wilpons the minute the check clears.

By the way, how Wilponian is it to announce this the day Wheeler walks? Jeff: Man. The fans are pissed. Like really pissed. What can we do? Brodie: Should we go after Strassburg? Bumgarner? Fred: Announce we are selling. They'll forget all about Wheeler.

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Edgy MD wrote: I dunno, man. You come out a winner. =Centerfield post_id=27455 time=1575403035 user_id=65] I thought Braves too. But since it's off the board, I'll say Phillies. 5 years, $114 million.

Just give up.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: "Sandy Alderson was a tool of the Wilpons" Granted this statement is made by only the most ignorant of fans but loudly and often enough to gain it some currency. Everyone forgets Sandy was foisted upon the Wilpons and that as soon as they got their alleged financial footing back they couldn't wait to throw him overboard. Correction. Throw him under the bus, then throw him overboard.

They're spending. But to be fair, I'd be pretty pissed if the Mets spent $18 million on 36 year old Cole Hamels. ERA was still good, but his WHIP of 1.391 suggests he might be losing a bit. Hamels has been floated as a Wheeler replacement, so I'm pretty happy he's off the board.

Armando Benitez was a bad pitcher.

The Stroman cover is great. In the end, the 9 game homestand broke the season. It was especially heartbreaking after the way it started. But still a great cover.

Ken Rosenthal says things are moving fast. Several offers over $100 million. The consensus seems to be that there is untapped potential in Wheeler, which I guess seems to be an indictment of the Mets not being able to get the most out of Zack. Earlier reports were that Wheeler intended to circle back before he signs. Let's hope so because the rumors are that the Mets are not serious players. One thing about Brodie is that aside from the Cano trade, he's moved pretty stealthily. Let's hope that's the case here.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Giants nontender Kevin Pillar. This guy makes too many outs but is a competent fielder with good hustle powers (he's a white CF, see) with 20-homer power. As a Lagares replacement he'd make some sense and could be a regular if plans A B C and D don't materialize. I can get behind this. How bad is Nimmo's defense in CF? Getting a full-time CF would be nice, but I wouldn't want to take Conforto or Nimmo out of the lineup. And the only place we can really play Davis is LF. Same with Ces if he comes back. I'd be cool with Pillar as a spot starter/defensive replacement. Use whatever resources we have for the rotation and pen.

I thought Braves too. But since it's off the board, I'll say Phillies. 5 years, $114 million.

=bmfc1 post_id=27395 time=1575327024 user_id=73] Martino speculated that the Mets might have to take the final year of Braun's contract as well. Fantastic--the racist (who CHOKED in the Wild Card Game) and the cheater.

Nope. Next.

CitiField. It is a beautiful stadium and a great place to watch a game.

Edgy MD wrote: Bobby Bones from the Boogie-Down Bronx. 1999

Jeromy Burnitz

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Dammit. How could I forget 1988.

Kevin McReynolds.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: The Diaz Game was probably the most important single event of the year, tightly tied to the narrative of the entire season. Well-packaged tabloid coverage shouldn't lose to less significant events just because one is "positive" the other "negative." That's a topic for the the "Most Positive Event" Derby. This is a contest ultimately judging how stories were told and sold in words and pictures. The gravity of the event described--if it's conveyed well-- ought to matter. Benjamin Grimm wrote: I agree. That's why I gave a vote to NATIONAL DISGRACE. I've been the biggest critic of those who will only vote for a "positive" or "upbeat" cover without even considering the opposites, or "negatives". It's maddening to me and a concept or an outlook that I can't even begin to comprehend . Especially when one of those voters I'm referring to is, or was, a professional journalist. It's a terrible bias and reflects a narrow or closed mindedness. And normally, I'd complain even more. But I don't even though I want to because, to play Devil's Advocate, the contest asks us to vote for our favorites. The contest doesn't ask us to give more weight to the covers with the most gravitas, or the covers that tell the story of the season the best or the covers that are the best microcosms of the whole season. Favorites. It is what it is. I tend to agree too. But like you said, there were no criteria set. To each his own. I voted for a negative cover as the winner for the last two years. I think the seasons we had warranted such.

Chad ochoseis wrote: I'm hearing that Jeter should get his own class. Everyone else on the ballot should have to wait a year. Please tell me that "I'm hearing" means "some drunk in a Yankee cap was yelling it on the subway" and not "an actual journalist with readership and a salary wrote it with a straight face in a public forum". Unfortunately, no. See post above.

It's reasonable to expect long-term contracts to be a burden on payroll by the end, but it's rare that a contract looks bad on the day it's signed. Even Jason Bay wasn't as immediately bad. Ellsbury probably hit enough to warrant that value even in his prime (.789 career OPS with Boston). He had a monster 2011, but was otherwise, unspectacular. He did give you value with his speed, but signing a speed guy on the wrong side of 30 generally isn't a great idea. You figure taking him from Boston after their championship was part of the motivation. I wish the Yankees would go back to making these types of moves.

Are they seriously considering expansion? I thought baseball was in trouble. Isn't that why we're lowering payrolls and limiting mound visits?