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Jose getting written up for his defense: http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/30796/jose-reyes-aramis-ramirez-share-flaws

It confused us too, and seemed to bounce back and forth. But the trooper was definitely Sconnie. All of the opening city scenes are Milwaukee, too. The wedding and party's and junk were set mostly in Chitown, though. I think the "new" best friend lived in Chicago but the rest of the peeps lived in Milwaukee. Also, I found it strange that Andy Buckley who played David Wallace on The Office played the groom's boss, but didn't have any lines in the movie.

Three stars. The assessments given above are all accurate. Borrowed a lot from The Hangover and Superbad. They did make Milwaukee look much prettier than it actually is. Wifey spent much of the movie critiquing the filmmakers' ability to re-create her hometown...and they did remarkably well. The state troopers car was remarkably accurate except for the license plates (which were Wisconsin plates, but the numbers would never be formatted that way and the staties have different plates than regular folks). There was also an instance where a street corner address was given, but we're not sure those streets actually exist in Milwaukee proper. It was an enjoyable way to pass a Saturday night. Wifey still has the Wilson Phillips song stuck in her head this morning.

Ceetar wrote: Says who? Me. Ceetar wrote: I don't know if that's true. Especially for Reyes, who likely will still be a pretty damn good player. His legs (and excitement) will be the first to go. There aren't a lot of 35 year old base stealers who leg out triples. His average (I know how you feel) defense will decline as his legs go, too. Ceetar wrote: 35 isn't 55. When you're comparing MLBers with average Joes, I would say they are mighty comparable. Ceetar wrote: And winning in the interim will raise payroll. ideally the Mets will only have ~40ish invested in what may be overpaid players in 2016, and Wright and Reyes should still be productive. building wisely _around_ them in the meantime, as well as being successful, makes it much less likely that it'll handcuff the Mets. But they have only been marginally successful with Wright and Reyes in the past 7 when they were underpaying them. They brought in Pedro and Carlos and Johan and Bay, but for what? Calling baseball personnel moves wise is usually only something you can do in the past tense.

Ceetar wrote: I disagree. I'm no the GM/owner. I don't care how the finances are. They've been making a point of it not being impacted by Madoff..well fine, keep great/loved players. Going beyond 5 years guaranteed at the annual salary we're talking about is a BAD business move...no matter how exciting Jose is at 28. THAT is the deal breaker. I think if Jose were looking for a short-term deal for the most $$$, the Mets would have him signed by now. But paying 34-35 year old shortstops ~$20M is going to handcuff whatever team offers that kind of deal down the line.

Vic Sage wrote: 5 years / $16.5m guaranteed, with $1.5m bonus upon 700 PAs, and $2m in various performance bonuses - each year he reaches 700 PAs automatically extends the deal an additional year, for up to 3 additional years. If the 3 option years do not vest, they can be bought out for $2.5m each. minimum deal = 5 years / $90m max deal = 8 years / $160m I like this offer a lot, although it would be my final. If someone wants to offer him 7yrs/$140M, I'd help him pack.

Personally, I wouldn't want to offer him any more than five guaranteed years.

I haven't heard anything out of Milwaukee suggesting that they will breakup the platoon of Morgan and Gomez in center. Having Braun and Hart in left and right allows them to play the hot hand and focus on defense and speed in center. I think the Brewers will spend some money this offseason, but I think it will be on upgrades to the infield rather than center.

I worry about Washington. Not so much about Milwaukee.

G-Fafif wrote: I'm guess nobody's doing more than educated-guessing right now. This.

30 - Jose Reyes 29 - R.A. Dickey 28 - Carlos Beltran 27 - Daniel Murphy 26 - David Wright 25 - Chris Capuano 24 - Dillon Gee 23 - Mike Pelfrey 22 - Ruben Tejada 21 - Jason Bay 20 - Lucas Duda 19 - Jonathon Niese 18 - Angel Pagan 17 - Josh Thole 16 - Justin Turner 15 - Francisco Rodriguez 14 - Manny Acosta 13 - Tim Byrdak 12 - Bobby Parnell 11 - Pedro Beato 10 - Jason Isringhausen 09 - Jason Pridie 08 - Nick Evans 07 - Scott Hairston 06 - Ronny Paulino 05 - Ike Davis 04 - Chris Young 03 - Miguel Batista 02 - DJ Carrasco 01 - Willie Harris

Oh, dear. Celebrity Boxing: Dykstra vs. Canseco

Those archives are hilarious. There is a thread (if you search for "more nominations") that should or should not have been deleted. It is even brought up in the thread that it should be deleted. I'm glad it is preserved as a testament to the beginning of the Pool. The best quote IMO from the thread comes from Willets who said, "I have this nervous feeling that somewhere in cyberspace there's a third, even more exclusive forum where people gather to guffaw about the Crane Pool forumites..." Priceless. Going back and looking at those colors and pictures and fonts...it really made me want a cigarette. I used to chain smoke while reading the Pool.

Edgy DC wrote: I remain perplexed as to what's so objectionable about it. I guess I'd like to know what his definition of not punting is...specifically. But like you said, it's early.

[crossout:3qatetqj]Giving up completely on this coming season[/crossout:3qatetqj] Going with some cheaper and/or younger players to hopefully put his team in better position for a future drive down the road. If I had given up completely, I wouldn't be here. I'm not going to continue to argue what Alderson meant by his shitty metaphor. I agree with what BG said above and wish Alderson would have said something closer to that. The way Sandy framed his answer...it comes off to me as disingenuous considering what he has to work with...but what else is he going to say, I guess? He should hire BG to go over his presser notes for him.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: But I wouldn't call it "giving up completely." No one else is calling it that either...except Edgy.

Ah, I remember the MOFO Wars...good times. I'm glad I got to come sit at the cool kids' table. This has been, without a doubt, my most visited internet site over the past 10 years. Thanks!

Edgy DC wrote: Well, that doesn't seem to be what folks are objecting to. Really? That's exactly what I'm objecting to. I'm OK with having a modest payroll budget. I'm honestly OK with letting Reyes walk if the deal is too expensive or too long of a commitment for Sandy's liking. I'm OK with a youth movement and building the farm while we wait out the enormous Bay and Santana contacts. There is a difference between "punting" and "quitting".

C'mon. Punting is a strategic move designed to give up less favorable opportunities in the present in order to have the possibility of better opportunities in the future. I don't consider it quitting, just being realistic. I'm just not sure I trust the line that Alderson is giving in that quote.

Rubin wrote: "We're not going to punt 2012 if Jose doesn't re-sign," Alderson said. The Mets have been irrelevant for the past 3 years with both Reyes and Wright around. With payroll being cut, how can 2012 not already be a punt with or without Reyes? Alderson's grace period is fading. I'm getting ready to start asking to see the plan again. I have a feeling the Mets are going to shit in my shoe and call it a sundae.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Brewers: Randy Wolf. I'd argue Jeff Suppan was bigger. And bust-i-er.

I'm wowed as well, but I guess it shouldn't have been too much of a surprise. Dude got a lot of flack, but he was competitive more often than not. Three rings is nothing to sneeze at.

Edgy DC wrote: Could just be the quality of the projection I got, but there was some strange doings in her makeup: a mustardy yellow in her foundation that was offputting. This. Due to all the hype here, I was expecting more than I got out of Haley. As for the movie...meh. It kept me from falling asleep, but I wouldn't watch it again. I think I may like CA better in the upcoming Avengers flick as the fish out of water who is the fish out of water.

Holey jeans, Batman!