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[fimg=644:17m3dsk6]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/693/21086612070_7107313fbe_o.jpg[/fimg:17m3dsk6] Now that's respect. Nat fans are so demoralized, they now fear the Mets. What a turnaround.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: This is the type of thing that happens TO the Mets. We're living in Bizaro World. That's exactly what I was thinking.

G-Fafif wrote: Only time Seaver was the LP in one of those games? Cesar Cedeno was the only player to twice hit a Home Run in a game that the Mets lost 1-0

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: First game I ever saw Seaver start in person, the opponent was Andujar. Seaver was brilliant: 8 IP, 11 K, 0 BB, 3 H. All he gave up was a barely fence-clearing line drive homer to Cesar Cedeno in the first. But that was all he had to give up. Andujar threw a complete game shutout and won, 1-0. Couldn't stand the guy in the heat of 1985, of course, but you're not supposed to cotton to the toughest of competitors on your archrivals. There's a cool Mets trivia question in here. Anyone who scours Mets media guides would probably nail the question and the answer before even finishing reading this post. Well now I need to be enlightened. This have something to do with the 1-0 games decided by home runs perennial filler entry? You're definitely on the right track.

G-Fafif wrote: First game I ever saw Seaver start in person, the opponent was Andujar. Seaver was brilliant: 8 IP, 11 K, 0 BB, 3 H. All he gave up was a barely fence-clearing line drive homer to Cesar Cedeno in the first. But that was all he had to give up. Andujar threw a complete game shutout and won, 1-0. Couldn't stand the guy in the heat of 1985, of course, but you're not supposed to cotton to the toughest of competitors on your archrivals. There's a cool Mets trivia question in here. Anyone who scours Mets media guides would probably nail the question and the answer before even finishing reading this post.

metsmarathon wrote: harvey may not have handled it right in response, (and may have been blindsided to an extent) nor did hte mets, but this one lay squarely at the feet of boras. It's still murky. Forgot about all the explanations and clarifications and double-talk for a second. What really happened? Did Boras create the issue? (probably) And if so, did Harvey truly want to follow Boras's lead, or did Harvey make those controversial innings-limits quotes against his true wishes and only under the influence of Boras? Have these questions been answered yet? I agree that Harvey wasn't handled properly. But Harvey didn't help himself either. He's a dope, as far as I'm concerned.

G-Fafif wrote: Last everybody-is-imposing lineup that comes to mind, July 23, 2006 (I looked up the particulars datewise, but these were the guys I was thinking of): Reyes SS Lo Duca C Beltran CF Delgado 1B Wright 3B Floyd LF Valentin 2B Nady RF Pelfrey P OK, maybe not Pelf. Once Nady was gone and replaced by Green, it wasn't quite the same. By the following year, Alou when he was available was more potent than 2006 Floyd, but he wasn't available much. And Lo Duca fell off. And Valentin fell off and eventually was out for the year. And so on until today, so I can't say I examined every lineup of every year. But mostly I hope tonight's comes through tonight and establishes a new benchmark. Though blessed with baseball's most potent lineup, all the idiot manager ever wanted to do was have Lo Duca make an intentional out that might move Reyes up one base.

G-Fafif wrote: 2006. Holy moley. The Alzheimer's is coming to get me.

seawolf17 wrote: G-Fafif wrote: I propose a blanket pardon for all alleged Met villains from Met playoff teams if the Mets win the 2015 World Series. We should be in that good a mood (I include myself and my grudge toward whathisname the former Brave lefty). Everybody else, yes. But him? No. Since when did whathisname the former Brave lefty ever pitch for the Mets in the post-season? He's not even eligible for the proposed pardon.

G-Fafif wrote: I propose a blanket pardon for all alleged Met villains from Met playoff teams if the Mets win the 2015 World Series. We should be in that good a mood (I include myself and my grudge toward whathisname the former Brave lefty). I dunno. (See, Timo Perez.)

G-Fafif wrote: I have no idea how it went down, mind you. I'm just happy it went down. Last night a friend suggested Mets should pay him a million bucks for the privilege, which reminded me of a posting fee for Japanese free agents. I hope it was a sign of good faith on the player's part. Or that he gets a bigger cut of the t-shirt sales. I'm kinda hoping that the Mets had to pay to waive the clause. Because if so, it's a good sign of the state of the Mets.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Wow. Wonder how much that cost them. I dunno but if the Mets had to pay to amend Cespedes's contract (and my guess is that they did have to) that they did is probably a good sign. FAFIF's post is phrased to suggest that Cespedes voluntarily waived the clause for nothing in return. G-Fafif wrote: He might stick around. At the very least, per Joel Sherman, he's agreed to waive the five-day clause that would make him a free agent unavailable to the Mets until May 15, if at all. He seems to like us and stuff. Doesn't the press know to ask the right questions?

Edgy MD wrote: Wow. Wonder how much that cost them. I dunno but if the Mets had to pay to amend Cespedes's contract (and my guess is that they did have to) that they did is probably a good sign.

Edgy MD wrote: Kenny Rogers went 5-1 down the stretch for a Mets team that ultimately needed a one-game play-in to get in the post-season at all. Any Mets fan who runs into him should kiss his filthy mouth. Kenny Rogers was fucking great in 1999 for the Mets. The way he's remembered for that last pitch of the season is about as fair as reducing Beltran's Mets legacy to you know what.

Benitez was fucking great. At his peak, he was as good as any Mets reliever ever and the contenders are an extremely short list anyways. Whaddya want from relievers? That they should never give up a run? The best relievers come into situations where there's practically no margin for error and expectations for these guys are always distorted. They're hardly ever as blameworthy as they're made out to be when they blow an outing.

Matt Harvey: Bureau Chief.

Some of the Indians current unis are, I believe, among baseball's coolest. But it doesn't look like they've abandoned Chief Wahoo. Here's a Wahoo uni: [fimg=333:3cuoiawf]http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/40/60/01/8585320/5/1024x1024.jpg[/fimg:3cuoiawf] Here's the cool stuff: [fimg=444:3cuoiawf]http://media.cleveland.com/marchmadness_impact/photo/corey-kluber-crowjpg-cc9fa2e95cf87ef9.jpg[/fimg:3cuoiawf] [fimg=444:3cuoiawf]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Corey_Kluber_on_May_23,_2015_(1).jpg[/fimg:3cuoiawf] Cool meets Wahoo: [fimg=444:3cuoiawf]https://cbscleveland.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/gettyimages-477933112-e1434856977365.jpg?w=1500[/fimg:3cuoiawf]

Did anyone here actually read what Harvey said? Here it is: ... It's also obvious from the italicized portion that he's dissociating himself from Boras's statement.... The facts are that Harvey wants to pitch and is not talking about shutting himself down. So then why doesn't Harvey come out and say what you claim he said? He's had a gazillion [/hype] microphones stuck in his face in the past 24 hours. He's had every chance to clarify this story. Me, I think Harvey's been handled poorly and also, that he can't help himself because he's a major stupid dope with barely any saavy. That dope point, I thought so from his breakout season. But I'm not surprised that he cares more about his future earnings than the Mets post-season chances of success. I believe that every player would prefer tens and tens of millions of dollars over a World Series ring. It's just that Harvey appears to be the first active player, as far as I can remember, to be dumb enough to more or less admit this. "Why doesnt Harvey come out and say what you claim he said?" he's a "major stupid dope" If he is a dope, it seems like you answered your own question. That's right. And your point is ....? Hey, didja get a load of all the magic number and NHOP talk going on around here lately? Think you can handle it?

I like Addison Reed. I 've got a good feeling about him and I hope I'm right. If anybody told me last March that come September, the Mets would be in the catbird seat and the odds on favorite to win the division and that Wilmer Flores would be their cleanup hitter, I woulda said: "I already know that. Don't tell me what I already know."

Did anyone here actually read what Harvey said? Here it is: ... It's also obvious from the italicized portion that he's dissociating himself from Boras's statement.... The facts are that Harvey wants to pitch and is not talking about shutting himself down. So then why doesn't Harvey come out and say what you claim he said? He's had a gazillion [/hype] microphones stuck in his face in the past 24 hours. He's had every chance to clarify this story. Me, I think Harvey's been handled poorly and also, that he can't help himself because he's a major stupid dope with barely any saavy. That dope point, I thought so from his breakout season. But I'm not surprised that he cares more about his future earnings than the Mets post-season chances of success. I believe that every player would prefer tens and tens of millions of dollars over a World Series ring. It's just that Harvey appears to be the first active player, as far as I can remember, to be dumb enough to more or less admit this.

] The last nine are DAVID AARDSMA BRAVES BLAINE BOYER TWINS juan centeno brewers dana eveland braves aaron laffey rockies SHAUN MARCUM INDIANS JASON PRIDIE ATHLETICS taylor teagarden cubs LOGAN VERRETT RANGERS I would've done pretty good on this quiz because of all of those card threads I've been making over the past three seasons. But some of these, I wouldn't have identified in forever time. Like Centeno and Germen, for example.

] 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Thayer threw 37 innings for the SD Padres, Thayer's only team since the Mets released him. I'm about to flip over the rest of the Mets around the league.

Is anybody still playing or should I turn over the remaining cards?

Chad Ochoseis wrote: That list is really light in the backup catcher department. I think Henry Blanco is still out there somewhere. Hank White hasn't played in the majors in about two years.

Gwreck wrote: Chen made 2 starts for Cleveland this year according to Baseball-reference.com Rumors of Chen's demise have been greatly exaggerated.