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Heyman on Twitter claims no team claimed Wright.

Terrible , did he leave behind wife and kids?

I remember Pizza in his pomp was placed on waivers by the Mets, it's common right?, Wright?

smg58 wrote: Evans has raised his OPS from .688 to .914 in two days. Hairston's injury might be a blessing in disguise. Somehow, some way, somebody other than Jason Bay needs to be our starting leftfielder next year. Bay is going to have a wonderful September and carry it over to ST, just you wait and see.

TransMonk wrote: Pagan sucks. IMO, CF is a major area of future concern. Agree, not even convinced he's an everyday player on a good team.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Wayne Hagin didn't make much of it, then again what he sees and says are rarely connected. poor Wayne , he was probably fawning over Victorino.

Ceetar wrote: Every team plays shorthanded pretty frequently. which really means nothing here, Collins is pretty sure his team needs bullpen help.

Niese to the DL per Rubin, Mets will need two starters for next week, for Niese and for the DH Rubin also says.

This is beyond hard to watch. Absolutely horrible.

Nelly Figs signs as a FA with the Pirates, goes to AAAA.

Flip Bay and Evans and you have four J's in a row....apart from that not all that interesting.

I get what you're saying freshly married man but look at these games played(I'm sure you already know this) http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fieldpr01.shtml

Frayed Knot wrote: metirish wrote: A bit of a damp squib this thread. So was the game. Oh yes, bad enough to make you sick , speaking of which, did Pagan get sick or a case of diarrhea?, it was that type of game for sure.

A bit of a damp squib this thread.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The only Mets game ever where the starting pitchers had a total of six surname letters between them was June 11, 2004. The most letters? 25, on May 29, 1996. outstanding information

20 innings pitched for St. Lucie and 20 hits, not good but 23 SO and only 5 BB are http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=wheele001zac

Pelfrey as closer in 2012 floated by Collins shot down by Alderson Mike Pelfrey, Mets closer? This almost certainly will not happen, but it was a possibility within the past week, when some team officials suggested converting Pelfrey to that role next season. The discussions went far enough that Pelfrey was included in them. "Would you be willing to be the closer next year?" Terry Collins asked the pitcher, according to someone who was briefed on, but did not witness or participate in, the conversation. "Absolutely," Pelfrey responded. Approached with this information before Sunday's 6-2 loss to Milwaukee at Citi Field - another defeat defined by bullpen failure, and underscoring the team's need for relief help - Collins said he did not wish to comment on a private discussion with a player. Again: This is highly unlikely to happen. Sandy Alderson did not hatch the idea of making Pelfrey a closer, and is said to be averse to it. There are other solid arguments against the move, but the general manager's "no" vote is the only one worth listing, as it is probably definitive. Still, it is revealing on several levels that the discussion occurred at all, and it underscores several realities facing the Mets in the near future. First, it is likely that Pelfrey, despite a disappointing season and a salary that will climb to about $6 million, will return next season as a member of the rotation. The team needs pitching, and Pelfrey has long established an ability to remain on the field and overcome injuries (as in 2010, when he won 15 games for a fourth-place team, despite persistent pain caused by a strained rotator cuff and shoulder capsule). His ability to contribute innings carries significant value. But as Pelfrey himself has conceded many times, he did not become the ace that his team needed this year, after it lost Johan Santana to shoulder surgery. If Pelfrey had risen to that hope, no one would have broached the idea of moving him to the bullpen. Instead, his 6-10 record, and 4.61 ERA, led to questions about his role. The closing idea, though, was far more an indictment of the current bullpen than of Pelfrey. In the 26 games since July 25, Mets relievers have posted a 5.95 ERA. Sunday's mess was typical: R.A. Dickey allowed two runs in seven innings, and left for a pinch-hitter with the game tied 2-2. The bullpen's day began when Manny Acosta walked the leadoff batter in the eighth. Over the next two innings, Acosta, Jason Isringhausen and Pedro Beato combined to allow four runs, three of them earned. "We can't stop anybody," Collins said of the bullpen, before criticizing his own strategy. "I should have stayed with R.A., see if we can keep the game tied." The manager indicated that roster moves involving the bullpen could occur before September, but hardly sounded enthused about ordering from the current menu. "We've pretty much had everyone from Buffalo," Collins said. Next year's bullpen, which Alderson plans to address more aggressively than the rotation this winter, presents similar uncertainty. The talented Bobby Parnell has yet to prove he can close, and Beato, who was in the mix for that job after the team traded Francisco Rodriguez, will not receive those opportunities this season. "I think he's getting tired," Collins said of Beato. The lack of options led the team to briefly dream of Pelfrey - who, in a rare relief appearance in San Diego last Tuesday, stormed out of the bullpen with a 96 mph fastball - as a closer. That dream quickly died, but the issues that created it remain quite real. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2011/08/21/2011-08-21_ra_dickey_again_gets_little_support_as_mets_fall_apart_late_in_62_loss_to_milwau.html#ixzz1VlY4vMfd Pelfrey wouldn't be my first thought as closer but he'd be worth a shot, his stuff would seem to work well in short stints?

ZacK tweeted from Outback the other night asking what he should get, I was going to reply a life but then thought it's me that needs one. I told him to order a full rack of ribs, he tweeted that he got the cheese fries. I was beyond disapointed .

Bradley: For Mets, moving in Citi Field fences is a good place to start By Jeff Bradley/Star-Ledger Columnist NEW YORK � Consider it just another part of the reconstruction of the Mets. Along with tightening the franchise�s payroll, expect Citi Field�s dimensions to shrink in 2012. According to a high-ranking Mets official, �It�s pretty certain� some alterations will be made to the three-year old ballpark�s outfield dimensions next season. And while it will look like a reaction to the Mets� abysmal home record this season (25-34), that�s just one piece of the puzzle. The Mets are looking big-picture here. As they rebuild their roster for next season and beyond, they know how difficult it will be to attract run producers to play 81 games in a park that�s gained the reputation as hitter-unfriendly. �It�s very difficult to play here if you�re an offensive player,� Terry Collins admitted today, before the Mets lost, 11-9, to the Milwaukee Brewers. �Especially if you�re a guy who�s supposed to be driving in runs. It�s a tough place to play. If there are some adjustments made, I think that would help. I think it would certainly help to get some of our guys to relax. I�m not denying it won�t. I think the park gets in the mind of hitters.� Among the changes, expect to see the left-field wall, which is nearly 16 feet tall, to be lowered. General manager Sandy Alderson, while not definitively stating changes would be made, said earlier this week there are nips and tucks that can be made to the 2.5 acre field that would not require any major structural changes to the ballpark. Of course, that would be in keeping with the tight budget the organization is working with. It would not be the first time a ballpark was adjusted. In 2003, for example, the Detroit Tigers decided to move in the fences at Comerica Park after three seasons that frustrated their long-ball hitters. David Wright, who along with Jason Bay has been the Mets� hitter most adversely affected by Citi Field�s dimensions, said, �It�s frustrating when you hit a ball good and it doesn�t go anywhere. That�s not just here, but also in San Diego and the other pitcher�s parks. Of course, I�d like to see a place where you hit a ball good, you square a ball up, you�re rewarded for it. Obviously, that�s not the case here.� This season, Citi Field ranks 24th of the 30 major-league parks in home runs yielded. The Mets have failed to hit a home run in 34 of their 59 home games and have just a dozen multi-home run games at home this season. It�s not an impossible place to hit home runs, as evidenced by the four homers the Mets and Brewers combined to hit today, including a monster shot by Angel Pagan that gave the Mets a 9-7 lead in the eighth. But if a 30-home run season is the benchmark for a power hitter, consider since the Mets moved into Citi Field in 2009 they�ve yet to have a player reach that mark. That�s why there�s rampant speculation that sluggers won�t want to sign with the Mets. Wright, who has hit 22 home runs in 639 career at-bats at Citi Field, said it�s not so much the distances down the lines (335 feet to left, 300 to right), but the deep power alleys and high fences that make it such a difficult home run park. �I�ve never been one to lobby for anything,� Wright said, �But I�m a hitter and, of course, I�d prefer a hitter�s park over a pitcher�s park. Everyone knows this place plays big. I guess I�d love to pitch here.� Creating the right balance between pitcher-friendly and hitter-friendly is what the Mets will seek before officially changing the dimensions. Alderson and the front office also have to operate with the knowledge that next year�s Mets roster could look radically different than what�s taking the field right now. And, of course, you don�t adjust the fences specifically for one set of players. You have to have an organizational game plan. �It�s a difficult question because we pitch here, too,� said Collins. �Our struggles at home this year are not because of the size of the ballpark. I still think if you use the field for what it is, and try to take good swings, take base hits and doubles and possibly triples, you can still put up decent some decent numbers here. I really believe that.� Indeed, if the Mets were on their way to National League East title or NL wild card, doing it with pitching, defense and speed, it�s doubtful anyone would be thinking of changing the dimensions of Citi Field. But with the team in all likelihood headed to its third sub-.500 record since moving to Citi Field, it�s a lot easier to switch. �You can say you�re going to pitch, run and catch it, that�s great,� said Collins, �But you still have to score runs. There�s got to be a place for the power hitter. We have a tough time catching up because we can�t hit the ball out of the ballpark, especially here.� The Mets have a lot of catching up to do.

This is sickening

Walks in a fucking run.......

Lose this and what a kick in the balls that would be....Izzy get the fuck away please.

Frayed Knot wrote: Washiington has Morse and a still-under contract Adam LaRoche at 1B - not to mention the specter of the Werth contract hanging over their heads for the next half-dozen years. I don't see it. My first reaction to this question was to say 'Burger King' but then I remembered that Prince is a vegetarian. When I depsond over Bay I think about Werth.

Gwreck wrote: My heart says Milwaukee keeps him (or we get him). My head says an AL team. Who needs a DH and just benched Jorge Posada? Hmmm Hard to look past this as much as I dislike the thought, I picked the Cubs , just fired Hendry , shitload of bad contracts but it would be a help of a pick up for the new GM .