A Boy Named Seo

="Kong76":2txpo0zf]I'm not big on 'em, took ok for kids also. I think I bought my wife a Santana one but maybe I just meant to. She likes the band. I have a snow white, road grey, and pinstripes "authentic" jerseys and a "re- plica" road black. I also have one of those orange batting practice jerseys that everyone hates but I liked. I wore it to Shea's final game.[/quote:2txpo0zf] I like that orange one. Nymr83 Feb 22 2009 10:12 AM I don't think I've worn these in years. I had Olerud in black, Piazza in white, no other ones that i can think of. metirish Feb 22 2009 10:35 AM I got gifts of a black Wight with Mets on the front and a blue Mr Met one, I like them. OlerudOwned Feb 22 2009 10:43 AM Yes on all. Jerseys are freaking expensive, man. Kong76 Feb 22 2009 10:45 AM Side note: I don't do names and numbers on my jerseys. If someone wants to buy me a jersey with a name and number, I'll take a road grey with either Koosman, Matlack, or Kingman on it. I almost got a Carter #8 moons ago, they way he turned out I'm glad I didn't succumb to the temptation 'cause I probably wouldn't wear it. A Boy Named Seo Feb 22 2009 11:02 AM ="Kong76"]Side note: I don't do names and numbers on my jerseys. If someone wants to buy me a jersey with a name and number, I'll take a road grey with either Koosman, Matlack, or Kingman on it. I almost got a Carter #8 moons ago, they way he turned out I'm glad I didn't succumb to the temptation 'cause I probably wouldn't wear it. I was gonna ask. A Kingman would be pretty neat, man. The first time I was at Shea, I almost almost ponied up the dough for a Rickey Gutierrez #6 that was on sale in the pro shop. I only wanted it cause it's my last name, too. It was '05, I guess, and he was already gone from the team, but they still wanted close to two hundy for it. Awesome souvenir, but I couldn't let myself. Someone gave me a black Piazza replica and the letters are in white and it looks cheesy. This style: themetfairy Feb 22 2009 11:22 AM I said OK for kids - I personally don't love the style as a t-shirt. DocTee Feb 22 2009 11:50 AM Nope. I'm still waiting on FAFIF to get some of the retired number tees in XL. batmagadanleadoff Feb 22 2009 12:16 PM ="Kong76":eyqm7cfx]Side note: I don't do names and numbers on my jerseys. If someone wants to buy me a jersey with a name and number, I'll take a road grey with either Koosman, Matlack, or Kingman on it. I almost got a Carter #8 moons ago, they way he turned out I'm glad I didn't succumb to the temptation 'cause I probably wouldn't wear it.[/quote:eyqm7cfx] Since you (sort of) raised the issue, what do you think of a jersey style customized to a player who never wore that particular style? Like for example, buying a current style road grey Mets jersey with the black drop shadows and customizing it to, say, Matlack, who never played in a Mets jersey that had the color black, and never wore a Mets jersey that had his last name across the top of the back? Kong76 Feb 22 2009 12:50 PM Probably a bad idea mixing eras, I get carried away. Guess I'll stick to no names and no numbers. Edgy DC Feb 22 2009 01:21 PM I think I'll get a full jersey when the Mets sign somebody with my last name, so they'll mass-produce it and make it affordable. The cost of the customizing is killer. Gwreck Feb 22 2009 04:07 PM You don't have the correct poll choice. The answer is: they're fine, regardless of age. I have a few which are generally only worn to the games. Of course, nothing in black is acceptable. Fman99 Feb 22 2009 05:18 PM ="Gwreck":2orazl7m]You don't have the correct poll choice. The answer is: they're fine, regardless of age. I have a few which are generally only worn to the games. Of course, nothing in black is acceptable.[/quote:2orazl7m] Actually there is an "OK only in blue" choice for the color purists out there. Benjamin Grimm Feb 22 2009 05:40 PM I hate the black uniforms, but the black t-shirts look pretty good. Gwreck Feb 22 2009 06:10 PM ="Fman99":2ltu58ot]Actually there is an "OK only in blue" choice for the color purists out there.[/quote:2ltu58ot] Yabbbbut I've got a gray one too, which is just fine as it matches the road uniform. I'll vote that category though. Edgy DC Feb 22 2009 06:47 PM Yankee jerseys and shirts with the players' names on them --- highly disapprove. seawolf17 Feb 22 2009 07:27 PM ="Edgy DC":21habvpp]Yankee jerseys and shirts with the players' names on them --- highly disapprove.[/quote:21habvpp] Absolutely; it's simply wrong. But Mets? Yes on all counts. I have an orange Santana, a blue Carter (although I wish they made a Hernandez), and a black Reyes I got as a gift this holiday season. G-Fafif Feb 23 2009 05:25 AM Huge believer in the jersey t-shirts: affordable, portable, delightful for my needs. The jersey is way too big an investment for a player who may be a passing fancy. The rare gray NEW YORK 42 tee, a winter '02-'03 gift from Mrs. Fafif, pops up now and then. I can wear that around the house. I'm thrilled she never spent the bucks on an actual VAUGHN 42 jersey, for it wouldn't be worn anywhere. Tees through the years in rough chronological order of acquisition: Hundley, Alfonzo, Ordonez, Baerga, Olerud, Reed, Ventura, Piazza, Vaughn, Reyes, Martinez, Wright, Delgado, Beltran. themetfairy Feb 23 2009 05:42 AM I have to rethink my answer about this. I was thinking of a particular style of t-shirt yesterday, but now that I'm thinking about it I realize I was mistaken. If we're talking about Mets t-shirts with player names and numbers, I'm cool with those. Zvon Feb 24 2009 02:43 PM I say anything goes when it comes to T-shirts. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 24 2009 03:36 PM Yeah, ts are ok with me, don't have any and would only get one on sale or something. I can see turning 70 years old, and your kids pitching in to get you an authentic road jersey with your name and No. 70 on the back. Looks great on my dad. OlerudOwned Feb 24 2009 03:46 PM ="G-Fafif":3ar9illj]Huge believer in the jersey t-shirts: affordable, portable, delightful for my needs. The jersey is way too big an investment for a player who may be a passing fancy. The rare gray NEW YORK 42 tee, a winter '02-'03 gift from Mrs. Fafif, pops up now and then. I can wear that around the house. I'm thrilled she never spent the bucks on an actual VAUGHN 42 jersey, for it wouldn't be worn anywhere. Tees through the years in rough chronological order of acquisition: Hundley, Alfonzo, Ordonez, Baerga, Olerud, Reed, Ventura, Piazza, Vaughn, Reyes, Martinez, Wright, Delgado, Beltran.[/quote:3ar9illj] Coincidentally, I picked up a totally authentic Vaughn jersey on clearance at Modell's for $20 once.

I said yes across the board. I don't often find occasions in my adulthood where wearing a sports jersey feels right, and when I do, the expense is ridiculous and I couldn't let myself pull the trigger anyway. The fake t-shirt jersey is a cool-lookin' affordable alternative to me. I've got a black Pedro, white Beltran, and and orange Matsui. The last one's my favorite. A blue Perez 46 might be in my future.

I can't keep up with the daily stuff or I would. Have fun, boys.

Stadium looked really beige. Post-tile, pre-bluebird, I guess. Not too many pictures I've seen of it like that. Nice to hear a Lets GO Mets w/out the "OOH!" at the end. Mookie came through, too. Love the Jordache ad. Guy takin' a piss killed me, too. Just awesome. Great find.

I liked 'em better when they were Douchecross.

They look like they're gettin' ready for a rumble. Who's the tough guy on the far left in black hat and jacket?

Holy shit, are those the Yankees? That looks like the line waiting for a booth at Hooters in Orange County.

I'd keep Youk over Atkins. Pretty similar dudes, but I'd think Youk would be a slight better play, given your stats, particularly walks. Shandler's Baseball Forecaster likes both to regress, but more so Atkins, citing his declining walk rate, contact %, and his expected power based on their formula. Good luck, man. Sounds like a cool league.

Great shots, man. Love the one of you raising your can of Heiny in salutation.

="metirish"]Great pictures over there...taken this morning from the #7 train Nice pic, Irish. Poor, little Shea getting swallowed up by Citi on both sides.

="Fman99"]9) My all time favorite movie is Tommy Boy. Funny because it's probably true.

Poor kid didn't even have his old man's number. The brother offered it up in the last post. And Pam is a hussie.

23) I strongly opposed Prop 8.

17) You know how they say black guys have huge ones? Well I'm half white.

12) I paid Giambi 30 bucks for that thong and I'm wearing it right now.

3) I was born with this fade. It never grows and I never have to cut it.

Jeezus.

Blotter. ]Jeter Owns Up to Taking Stadium Souvenir By HARVEY ARATON Tampa, Fla. � Derek Jeter came clean Wednesday night. He pilfered the Joe DiMaggio sign, as I suspected. When I had last seen Jeter before covering the kickoff party to his celebrity golf classic for his Turn 2 Foundation at the Saddlebrook Resort about a half-north of here, he had refused comment on the famous sign (�I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee�) in the tunnel leading to the Yankees dugout that went missing soon after their last Stadium home game. A clue on his intentions had come earlier that night, when he said he had his eye on a particular Stadium keepsake but wouldn�t say which. After the game and on-field celebration, I noticed the sign was missing and told him, �I know what you�re taking out of here,� and I asked if I could report it. He shook his head and replied, �In due time.� Four months later, he admitted he had taken the sign, and another item or two.

A+, Seawolf.

="smg58":fkqnfrbx]="DocTee":fkqnfrbx]The need for a bat was/is obvoius and should have been priority number one. The difference between, say, Dunn and Murphy/Tatis is far greater, I think, than that between Putz and, say, Brandon Lyon.[/quote:fkqnfrbx] According to the Fielding Bible, Church's defense in RF was superior, Murphy's glove in left was above average (and far better than most people realize), and Dunn's glove was well below average no matter where he was put. I'm not sure Dunn would give the Mets anything with the bat that he wouldn't take away with the glove, especially in a more spacious park. The same applies to Abreu, and would have applied to Burrell, Ibanez, or Jermaine Dye. [/quote:fkqnfrbx] Really? That's a lot of giving away Dunn would have to do. Looking beyond '09, he really is a pretty good fit. He could play 1 year in LF and slide over to first next year and the Mets could get a better gloving, less strike outing, more right handy guy for '10 in LF. Especially if he could be had for Pat Burrell money or close to it. He just turned 29 fer cryin' out loud. metirish Jan 28 2009 10:58 AM Dunn would need to drop a whole lot of balls to take away from what he would give you on offense , I would take him over Abreu. metsguyinmichigan Jan 28 2009 11:02 AM Abreu is slower than a slug going uphill. Plus, he's got Yankee taint. Dunn, meanwhile, is not the best fielder, but he'd be playing next to a Gold Glover with a lot of range. If Citi is a hitter's park as they suspect, he'd set the team home run record. And he could spell Delgado at first. And Delgado isn't exactly Mex around the bag, either -- though not as bad as people say. I'd take a one-year pact with him in a heartbeat. Frayed Knot Jan 28 2009 11:08 AM Various articles today (Olney & Wash Post) say that both Abreu & Dunn may be willing (read: have no choice) to take one-year deals. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2009 11:09 AM I think Dunn is a longer shot than Sheets, Manny and any of the other names talked about. He's just, the complete opposite of an Omar guy. Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2009 11:10 AM Hudson's the position player I'd most like to see them get. Add Hudson and Sheets and I'll be ready to get 2009 underway. batmagadanleadoff Jan 28 2009 11:13 AM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":q4dmjolh]I think Dunn is a longer shot than Sheets, Manny and any of the other names talked about. He's just, the complete opposite of an Omar guy.[/quote:q4dmjolh] I agree with you. But is it good or bad to be an "Omar guy"? John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2009 11:15 AM Well, I'd hold out more hope for Orlando Hudson, f'rinstance. Ashie62 Jan 28 2009 11:20 AM Well..K Rod & Putz are in the house. I just hope Krod's arm is OK Omar seems to be happy with the OF. I would like to see a power hitting LF but Manny, Dunn, Abreu. Not gonna happen.. attgig Jan 28 2009 12:10 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 28 2009 12:21 PM yeah, I don't understand how he likes the OF that much. they're saying Dunn for 1 year at 5 mil. How is that not a steal? I was never a huge fan of Dunn cuz of his SO rate, but 1 year 5 mil for 40hr, 100+rbi, >350obp... heck, sign him for 3 years for 15 mil at that price Omar, for some reason, loves church, and has this idea that after signing a bench full of guys at 2 mil per season, one of them will pan out in LF. I don't get it. Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 12:21 PM I'm guessing Opposite of an Omar Guy = not particlurly athletic for a professional athlete; limited number of skills but impressive showing in the skills he has; sabermetrically appealing; American-born whitey; no history of employment at Omar's previous stops in Montreal or Texas, or his first tenure with the Mets; a satisfyingly known quantity, rather than droolingly full of not-yet-realized potential; has a galootey-nickname like "Big Donkey" instead of something exotic and xexy like "El Matador." Nymr83 Jan 28 2009 01:19 PM ]Omar, for some reason, loves church his solid production might have something to do with it. I'm all in favor of Dunn, he'd be replacing the left field platoon, not church. Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 01:24 PM I thought it was the music, meaningful sermons, and the sense of belonging. attgig Jan 28 2009 01:28 PM ="Nymr83"]]Omar, for some reason, loves church his solid production might have something to do with it. I'm all in favor of Dunn, he'd be replacing the left field platoon, not church. decent BA/OBP, OPS ~ 800, ~15 hrs a year for a corner outfielder? that's solid production? his best year was 07, after which Omar bought him high, and while he was on track to be a good fill-in in RF this past year before he got hurt, by no means was he a starting RF'er in a championship caliber club. Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 01:48 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 28 2009 01:48 PM Sheesh, before getting hurt, he was .316 / .385 / .469 // .855 in April and .299 / .364 / .612 // .976 in May. Can't ask for much more from a guy. Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2009 01:48 PM Well, he was very solid before his concussion. Whether he would have sustained it over a full season remains to be seen. And so does whether or not he'll ever be healthy again. Church is certainly a question mark. He could be really good in 2009, or he could be really mediocre. If it's the latter, the rest of the lineup probably isn't deep enough to cover for him. Nymr83 Jan 28 2009 02:19 PM ]decent BA/OBP, OPS ~ 800, ~15 hrs a year for a corner outfielder? that's solid production? Career OPS+ 111. Yes that is in fact solid production. ]his best year was 07, after which Omar bought him high 07 was the first time he got to play every day, but his 05 and 06 stats supported 07 as not being a any kind of fluke. ]and while he was on track to be a good fill-in in RF this past year before he got hurt, by no means was he a starting RF'er in a championship caliber club Ryan Church (29) has a career 111 OPS+ and his in his prime, thus you can expect around that number out of him. the last 10 champions and their "championship caliber RFer" (with age and OPS+ for the year they won) 2008 PHI (Werth 29 121) 2007 BOS (Drew 31 105) 2006 STL (Encarnacion 30 93) 2005 CHW (Dye 31 118) 2004 BOS (Kapler 28 77) 2003 FLA (Encarnacion 27 97) 2002 ANH (Salmon 33 133) 2001 ARZ (Sanders 33 117) 2000 NYY (O'Neil 37 92) 1999 NYY (O'Neil 36 97) conclusion: a concussion-free Ryan Church is as good or better than "championship caliber" rightfielders. Ashie62 Jan 28 2009 02:44 PM conclusion: a concussion-free Ryan Church is as good or better than "championship caliber" rightfielders. You have to be kidding..Church concussion or not has not come remotely closed to any of the referenced numbers You say a concussion free Church IS as good or better...That can't be backed up now. He MAY be as good or better. Personally I doubt. but even just staying healthy is probably good enough. Yeah Adam Dunn strikes out too much, plays bad D..however.he is a legitimate power threat, comes cheap, and allows Murphy to season up at OF & 2B. We still have no real read on what Church can do. I have been impressed so far but you can't bank on it... smg58 Jan 28 2009 05:18 PM My one real concern about Church is his ability to hit lefthanders. Right now the team has nobody to spell either him or Delgado against a lefty, and if Tatis is starting the only righty on the bench will be the backup catcher. (I suppose Nick Evans has a chance of beating out all the lefty outfielders Minaya has brought in, but I'd much rather see him get full-time AB's at first base in AAA than warm the bench for the Mets.) I would consider another righthanded bat to be an imperative. Otherwise, like nymr says an OPS+ between 110 and 120 for Church would be perfectly consistent with his numbers for the Nats and his pre-concussion numbers with us last year. That, combined with ++ defense, would make him an asset. I realize the concussion still makes him a question mark, but given the much higher probability of inadequacy we currently have at second base, I'd direct my resources there. MFS62 Jan 28 2009 05:53 PM ="Edgy DC":22p77pkg] has a galootey-nickname like "Big Donkey" instead of something exotic and sexy like "El Matador."[/quote:22p77pkg] (I corrected "xexy" for ya'.) IIRC the first Met to be nicknamed "Big donkey" was Frank Thomas. LAter Nymr83 Jan 28 2009 06:09 PM ]You have to be kidding..Church concussion or not has not come remotely closed to any of the referenced numbers you've proven that you can't read and compare simple 2 and 3 digit numbers. i'm done with you. Edgy DC Jan 28 2009 06:27 PM Must be baseball argot for "big slow slugger." Tom Seaver welcomes Donn Clendenon to the Mets. TS: Donn, guess who the first guy I struck out in the big leagues was? DC: Who? TS: You, you big donkey! DC: Well, you didn't get a virgin. A lot of guys have gotten me. I've gotten a lot of guys also. MFS62 Jan 28 2009 06:50 PM LOL! Guess it must be. And, I can just hear Donn saying that. Later Edgy DC Jan 29 2009 06:58 AM Donn, though, was fast as the wind as a young player. He still ran pretty fast for a thumper by the time he reached the Mets. Frayed Knot Jan 29 2009 07:38 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jan 29 2009 08:19 AM WARP Speed Captain! Just for kicks; the 'WARP' projections (Wins above Replacement Player) from BP for 2009 FA LFers: Manny = 4.3 Dunn = 3.8 Abreu = 3.2 And, yes, WARP does take defense into account as well as hitting. IOW, Manny's projected 2009 season (using BP's system) would add approx 4-1/2 wins to your team over and above what using a "replacement" player (a readily available waiver pick-up) would bring. Dunn would add about half a win less, Abreu another half-win less. They mention that Manny WARP projection is only [u:11e8s8cy]a bit more than half[/u:11e8s8cy] what he provided in 2008 (7.8) but the system takes into account that he's probably unlikely to repeat his stunning 2nd-half rampage and even more unlikely to avoid turning 37. Frayed Knot Jan 29 2009 07:38 AM ="Edgy DC":3z4h1v4l]Donn, though, was fast as the wind as a young player. He still ran pretty fast for a thumper by the time he reached the Mets.[/quote:3z4h1v4l] So you're saying that you'd rather have Donn than Dunn? Edgy DC Jan 29 2009 07:56 AM Hard to vote against Donn, dead though he is, at the present time. Vic Sage Jan 29 2009 01:30 PM smg58: ]According to the Fielding Bible, Church's defense in RF was superior, Murphy's glove in left was above average (and far better than most people realize), and Dunn's glove was well below average no matter where he was put. I'm not sure Dunn would give the Mets anything with the bat that he wouldn't take away with the glove, especially in a more spacious park. The same applies to Abreu, and would have applied to Burrell, Ibanez, or Jermaine Dye. This kind of horsehockey makes my shorts steam. you're worried about corner of defense, when you've got a guy who averages 40hr/100+rbi/100+BB /year? Get Ollie & Dunn and be done! Nymr83 Jan 31 2009 11:56 PM come on Omar, slip it under the radar on superbowl sunday... Adam Dunn is a NYM. SteveJRogers Feb 01 2009 06:43 AM ="Nymr83":16qb9hum]come on Omar, slip it under the radar on superbowl sunday... Adam Dunn is a NYM.[/quote:16qb9hum] That will piss off the "We Want Manny" fanboys! Then again, they'll probably want Omar to act like the Yankees and say "Hey, why not get both!" Nymr83 Feb 01 2009 09:59 PM I'd rather have Dunn than Ramirez given their respective ages and attitudes. Dunn also has the added ability to play 1B, meaning that at the end of next season we can look to replace Delgado OR shift Dunn to 1B and find an outfielder. If we sign Manny we are locked in to replacing Delgado with a firstbaseman, and options are good to have. I admit that Ramirez's stats are more impressive and wouldn't fault anyone for preffering him. Number 6 Feb 01 2009 10:32 PM The biggest issue regarding Dunn would be the risk in a long-term deal (he's got a healthy dose of the dreaded "old-person skills"). None of the models available like his chances for maintaining his skill-set over the length of a 4-year contract. If he's available for 1 on the cheap though, somebody is getting a bargain. To me, this still all goes back to Perez. It seems like the Mets are not going to shoot their payroll far beyond $135 million, and if that's the case I'd much rather see them pick up Dunn and a pitcher, preferably Sheets on an incentive-laden "prove-it" contract, for a price possibly a few million more than what they'd pay for Perez. They'd do that without the risk inherent in doling out longer-term deals. If Sheets has a dynamite year - which he is clearly capable of provided he pitches - and meets his incentives, then you're quite possibly getting a positive return on investment anyway. I like Church a lot, but you just can't count on him to stay on the field. Right now, left field is stitched together with wishes and dreams. It's nice that we have 3 huge producers and 1 with potential, but that might not mean much if our offense is significantly below league-average in the other 4 lineup slots. Nymr83 Feb 02 2009 12:21 AM ="Number 6":2lro33xa]The biggest issue regarding Dunn would be the risk in a long-term deal (he's got a healthy dose of the dreaded "old-person skills"). None of the models available like his chances for maintaining his skill-set over the length of a 4-year contract. If he's available for 1 on the cheap though, somebody is getting a bargain. To me, this still all goes back to Perez. It seems like the Mets are not going to shoot their payroll far beyond $135 million, and if that's the case I'd much rather see them pick up Dunn and a pitcher, preferably Sheets on an incentive-laden "prove-it" contract, for a price possibly a few million more than what they'd pay for Perez. They'd do that without the risk inherent in doling out longer-term deals. If Sheets has a dynamite year - which he is clearly capable of provided he pitches - and meets his incentives, then you're quite possibly getting a positive return on investment anyway. I like Church a lot, but you just can't count on him to stay on the field. Right now, left field is stitched together with wishes and dreams. It's nice that we have 3 huge producers and 1 with potential, but that might not mean much if our offense is significantly below league-average in the other 4 lineup slots.[/quote:2lro33xa] "3 huge producers" is a bit optimistic as well. heres what i would consider a reasonable range of OPS+ numbers from our projected lineup, though of course you're free to disagree: SS Reyes (100-120) RF Church (100-135) 3B Wright (130-155) CF Beltran (120-140) 1B Delgado (100-140) LF Tatis/Murphy (90-120 from the LF spot combined) 2B Castillo (75-95) C Schneider/Castro (75-95 from the spot) obviously thats alot of range, but i think only 2 guys (Wright, Beltran) are capable of having a truly huge year, while 3 more (Delgado, Reyes, Church) are at least likely to be a positive force in the lineup. But you've got LF which is really a wild guess at this point, and C and 2B where you can pretty much expect a drag on the lineup. I realize that C is pretty much unaddressable at this point (look whose out there), but LF could be very easily addressed with players who would hit in the top 5 of any lineup (Ramirez, Dunn, Abreu) and 2B could at least be made into a great defensive strength with better offensive production than Castillo (Hudson) Number 6 Feb 02 2009 01:09 AM Yeah, the word "huge" was a bad choice, for several reasons. My fear is that we get significantly less from RF when we're playing back-ups due to injury, and I think we can reasonably expect less than the range you project for LF. Personally, I'd be surprised if the OPS+ we get from our LF platoon, as currently cast, approaches 100. Combine that with 2 other slots which I think you have pretty accurately down as offensive black holes, and it could get ugly. Yeah, it's a bad-case scenario, but I'd argue it's at least as likely as other probable outcomes. Even if we assume that Delgado, Wright, Reyes and Beltran are nearer to the upper bound of your ranges, can we expect that production to carry what could be some pretty hideous drag? Meanwhile, Dunn has averaged an OPS+ of 133 for the past 5 seasons. If it winds up being true that his price could come down to 1 year and $7 million or so, that's value, and it keeps us from needing to bank on the improbable. batmagadanleadoff Feb 02 2009 01:57 AM It would be nice to acquire Manny's next two seasons without having to pay for the two after that. But Manny and Dunn want long term deals. And if the price for either of those two drops low enough, then the Mets advantage in being one of baseball's wealthiest teams might be squandered, because at some point, even the Royals will put in a bid. Nymr83 Feb 02 2009 02:47 AM Whatever the economic situation, the Mets can outbid the Royals (or any other hypothetic bidder.) If the Mets are truly at a point where they can't offer 2 years 20 million (assuming they wanted to) then the Royals sure can't offer 2 years and 20 million either. Right now the Mets have an advantage because there are at least 3 reasonable hitting alternatives out there (Ramirez, Dunn, and Abreu) and it is very unlikely that all 3 of those players find a 3rd year somewhere, the Mets should be able to get one of them, even if its not their first choice, for 2 years. Theres also the pitchers that are still out there... Perez and Sheets are getting nothing right now from what i can tell of the rumor mill, its time the Mets made a "who can jump first" offer to the both of them. It really looks like the bargains are there to be had and now is the time to lock them in for a smart GM. A few teams will be patting themselves on the back next offseason when prices are higher and they've got these guys at cheaper rates for another year. Frayed Knot Feb 02 2009 07:09 AM And if all else fails ... Get Wiggy With It!!! batmagadanleadoff Feb 02 2009 09:32 AM ="Nymr83":2s7x82mb]Whatever the economic situation, the Mets can outbid the Royals (or any other hypothetic bidder.) If the Mets are truly at a point where they can't offer 2 years 20 million...[/quote:2s7x82mb] This'll probably fall into that vast category of things I believe are true but can't prove, but if Manny can't get more than a two year $20M deal, I'd be very suspicious of a lot of other things besides the economy. And if a team's offering Manny $10M a year, then it can hardly be said that his price has dropped to $7M. metirish Feb 02 2009 09:37 AM Hasn't Manny already turned down more than that from the Dodgers way back in FA , 2 years and $45 million IIRC. batmagadanleadoff Feb 02 2009 10:15 AM ="metirish":e0gp3ri2]Hasn't Manny already turned down more than that from the Dodgers way back in FA , 2 years and $45 million IIRC.[/quote:e0gp3ri2] Probably. We were only "what iffing" on Manny's price. Frayed Knot Feb 02 2009 10:21 AM ="metirish":3ko8tdnw]Hasn't Manny already turned down more than that from the Dodgers way back in FA , 2 years and $45 million IIRC.[/quote:3ko8tdnw] Yes, LA put that deal out there early on and is waiting for a counter-offer from Boras but hasn't heard anything. And word leaked out the other day that Manny supposedly let it slip via his buddy A. Pujols that he hasn't received an offer other than that one. The Giants showed some brief interest and continue to stick their nose in every once in a while but that now seems to be more in making sure the Dodgers don't get him cheaply than it is in snagging him for themselves. Presumably that same Dodger offer is still on the table although they might just reduce it themselves. Meanwhile Boras is still talking about wanting 4 years. Frayed Knot Feb 02 2009 08:35 PM From Jayson Stark - espn.com: A two-year, $45 million offer three months ago didn't get it done. So on Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a new offer to Manny Ramirez -- for one year and $25 million, according to a major league source. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti confirmed to ESPN.com that he met with Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras, on Monday and presented the new offer in person. Colletti declined to confirm any details of the offer. But the offer was confirmed by another source with knowledge of the discussions. It's believed that Ramirez and Boras were given a 48-hour deadline to accept the offer. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 02 2009 09:00 PM They stole my idea! metsguyinmichigan Feb 02 2009 09:35 PM That's more than the entire Marlins payroll. Number 6 Feb 02 2009 11:31 PM Of course, he could be referring to talks that happened a while ago, were not substantial, or are dead due to the Perez signing and/or Castillo, but Hudson is still name-dropping the Mets. http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200902023793126 Frayed Knot Feb 03 2009 06:46 AM Manny/Boras turn down the Dodger proposal ... and the beat goes on. Benjamin Grimm Feb 03 2009 07:34 AM Report this morning that the White Sox have offered Abreu one year, $8 million. John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 03 2009 07:45 AM Take it, Bobby.

Splitsville.

That's neat. I went to an Isotopes game a couple years ago and there was a guy who was a fixture for the Albuquerque team for a few seasons and was kinda the Crash Davis there. I'm sure this Cooper guy would've rather been in Cleveland the last 5 years or whatever, but it's cool that the fans have a player that they can feel is their own and sounds like he's OK with being there, too.

Seems hitting in front of Bonds would be the better place to be. Hitting behind him, you always have someone one base, but you still have to hit well and stuff. Kent's a douche, but a great hitting second baseman. I think he and Alomar both make it.

She wears the purple version of Jerry's specs.

Meh. Expectations got the best of me for this one.