A Boy Named Seo

So with Shields landing in San Diego, do we re-start the Dillon Gee trade clock now? Is a surplus Washington starter now the new James Shields? Will Dillon Gee ever be traded? Does anyone want Dillon Gee on their team anyway? Does all this trade talk hurt Dillon Gee's feelings? Was Dillon Gee's chin merkin the worst facial hair in the history of the franchise?

The Padres have hands-down been the most boring team in baseball for me for a while. And I would just re-anoint them 'most boring' every year without consideration because considering them would be too boring a task. But with Kemp, Upton, Shields, Wil Myers, Derek Norris, Wil Middlebrooks, they're now very much a top 10 team to check out on Extra Innings package. Maybe top 5.

The Old Mole has been posting from M�xico the last few weeks, and shared this MLBS snapshot on his FB feed: [fimg=700]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/10987459_10153043304539250_9214319624412510362_o.jpg[/fimg] "�Mama, qu� es 'bacne'?"

I think if Qualcomm asked Harvey to go on the air and once again give terrible, stilted endorsements for their telecommunications services, and they furthermore asked him to due so during Spring Training on WFAN on Francessa's show, I think the Mets would probably try (very quietly) to dissuade him, they'd be unsuccessful, and then get skewered in the papers for trying to muzzle their guy. #FreeMattHarvey and shit. It doesn't sound like this 'ban' is in stone or anything, just a preferred direction for the team. Edit: Sorry to interrupt. Go back to arguing about stuff.

For the record, I don't really think Milwaukee makes that trade.

Good news, I just flipped Kaleb Cowart to the Indians for Swiss Army Knife infielder Mike Aviles. The Indians do this because they're a cost-conscious middle market team, too (HAHA!) and the $3.5M salary for a declining 33, soon-to-be 34-year old Aviles not good lettuce for them. Having moved almost $12.5M in the salaries of Muffy, Tejada, and Mejia, the Mets can absorb Aviles' $3.5M, like, no problem. IN: Segura, Aviles, minor league outfielder (~$4M in salary) OUT: Muffy, Mejia, Tejada, Mazzoni, minor league 3B (~12.5M in salary) Also 'IN', my GM of the Year award.

I think there is a relevant music venue somewhere in NY called Shea Stadium.

Muff is moveable � consistent, versatile, and in the last year of his contract � but he sure ain't going to Milwaukee. They let Rickie Weeks walk (still available, last I checked), confident as they were in his successor Scooter F. Gennett. Agree w/ you on the Brewers. That's why I think the Angels are our patsies. They can easily absorb Muff's $8M salary, and have Rockies castoff Josh Rutledge at second and Cardinals castoff David Freese at third. So it is then I will make these two fake trades today: Mets send Daniel Murphy to LAA for 22-year old, AA 3Bman Kaleb Cowart and 19-yo outfielder Natanael Delgado, who made his his pro debut in the Arizona Fall League last year. Neither are 'deal-breakers' for the Angels, sez me. Then I will, acting on behalf of the Mets again, send Jenrry Mejia, Ruben Tejada, and Cory Mazzoni to Milwaukee for Jean Segura. In: Segura, 2 kids Out: Muff, Mejia, Tejada, 1 kid Shortstop good til 2k19. Second can be Dilson/Flores. THANKYOUANDGOODNIGHT.

Moving Muff could be the easy part, if 1 or 2 better-than-decent prospects (to go along with the $8M in salary relief) is a fair enough return. The Angels could use him. The Dbacks and White Sox, too. Honestly, the MFY would've been a perfect fit pre-Drew. Sorry, Muff.

I think he must've seen my high school vortex pic and freaked.

All of WFAN or just Francessa? Just for spring training? It's not a great idea to limit the reach of your brand or anything, but if it is just one guy's show for one month, I'm struggling to give a shit about it.

I still keep thinking about Segura and every time I read the MLBTradeRumors.com the last coupla weeks, it talked of the Brewers chasing Jonathan Papelbon. Would they be tempted by Mejia + Tejada? Would you?

I still keep thinking about Segura and every time I read the MLBTradeRumors.com the last coupla weeks, it talked of the Brewers chasing Jonathan Papelbon. Would they be tempted by Mejia + Tejada? Would you?

My bro don't wanna be my FB friend. :'-(

I subscribe to the 99% Invisible pod, but find the only thing keeping me around is the length. They're all just interesting enough for 15-20 min. Gonna give this a listen today. PS - What's up with the Mr. Met Murder Mystery? "If the 4-fingered glove does not fit..." Dun Dun DUNNNNNN!!!!

Yeah, a 10th round pick is different lettuce altogether. Duda was a 10th round pick in 07. So act like a 10th, not a 40th is clearly the key to everything here. Dale is apparently already hard at work on his game in the DR. #dontforgetthebeans

Getting back in the daddy game, yall. I'm adopting the longest of shots, young Dale Burdick, the Mets final selection (40th round) of last year's draft ('14), #1195 overall. He's a shortstop by trade (CALL HIM UP NOW!!!!) with a good shortstoppy build, stretched an even 6'0" tall, and weighing a proportionate 175 pounds. He's a fresh 19 years old, born in October of '95 when Mariah Carey ruled the Billboard charts on the back of this gem: qq09UkPRdFY I was too busy wearing flannel and shit, while clinging to the dying grunge movement, and thusly don't remember one note of that heavenly song. Dale, or as his bros from Tennessee call him, Delllll, is from lovely Spring Hill, and played high school ball for the Summit Spartans, where he hit .325 with a .600 OBP and looked like the product of a men's room romance between Bryce Harper and the Crow (via Brandon Lee, RIP). On June 14th, 2014, the Tennesseean wrote a story on Burdick being drafted, which included the interesting nugget that Toronto was about to take Dale 30 rounds earlier in the 10th, but Dale told the Blue Jays to "take off, eh", leaving him to think that he might have erred and would whiff completely on getting the call. "I decided to pass on that and then I just thought, 'I just failed, I'm not going to get drafted,' " Burdick said. "Then the Mets drafted me in the last round, which I'm very thankful for and I started to realize the money is not what's going to get you to the majors. It's playing ability, your work ethic and everything around that. The money will come later. I'm just an 18-year-old kid and $150,000 is plenty for an 18-year-old kid." Like that attitude, muh boy. The Mets initially offered 100K, he was all, "whatever," then they finally agreed on 150K. Dale was assigned to The Gulf Coast Mets where he shifted to 2nd base, wore the outrageous #77 like he's a left tackle for the Saints, and hit a rough .170/.336/.223 in 94 at bats. Here's his team photo, courtesy of minor league baseball/getty images: Lookin' good, son. Two of my main pre-req's were that he's Twitter active (check) and Facebook-friendly (check). Hopefully he can DO THE IMPOSSIBLE and go from the Mets own Mr. Irrelevant to the effing show someday. Dale, welcome A-burdick.

The 'Matt Harvey 2k15 IPP' thread is gonna be a good'n.

Vic Sage wrote: 2019 LINEUP Nimmo* [Rf] D.Smith* [1b] Herrera [2b] Coforto* [Lf] Plawecki [C] Uhrena+ [3b] C. Stewart [Cf] Rosario [sS] Bench: Wright [CI/ph] Duda* [1b/ph] D'Arnaud [C] Lagares [Of] Cecchini [MI] SP: Syndergaard Harvey DeGrom Matz* Molina BP: Famiglia Leathersich* Morris Edgin* Mazzoni Fulmer Montero I can't believe we're this close to Opening Day 2k19 and effing management is seriously considering going with Uhrena at third.

cooby wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: As much as steroids, I will forever associate baseball in the 90's with the goatee. And Bobby's still rockin it. I always called them ' butthole beards' cos that is what they looked like with, you know, the mouth as the butthole Nice video though! Funny cause it's true.

As much as steroids, I will forever associate baseball in the 90's with the goatee. And Bobby's still rockin it.

Pearl Jam played Wrigley a couple years ago and Mr. Cub himself came out to welcome all the people to "his house". The song is pretty whatever, but the story and Banks' appearance (~6 min) are really cool. RIP. M6z_6uGo63E

Anyone else a little surprised that Noah is #2?

I thought we still had 0-1 day for this to go down.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Let's debate my Segura idea instead. Curious about Segura. Didn't know about the personal stuff last year, but the year before he was pretty good (And the year before, his first, he was Ruben Tejada) He's got more speed though, and last year his babip was a blip lower. decent walker. I'm not trading Gee AND Tejada for that. (Tejada will be a very good SS/2B backup guy this year) But I'd do it if they threw in a prospect of sorts. Doesn't have to be top flight guy, just someone. Or maybe a solid lefty pen guy? Segura was the guy traded for Zach Greinke. You can't not include Tejada or expect a prospect back in getting him. In fact I'm afraid my offer is too little. In addition to having his kid die he was hurt when douchy teammate Ryan Braun hit him in the head with a careless practice swing. All that and he rallied to finish strong last year, due for major bounceback, my sources are predicting. Yeah, he'd command more than Gee/Tejada, but not much more, I'd imagine. Led by a trio of interchangeable mediocrities in Lohse, Garza, and Wily Peralta, an up-and-coming arm like Montero maybe (packaged with Tejada) could be sweet enough. If this was the NBA, I'd throw in a 2017 2nd round draft pick, too. Done and dusted.