Edgy MD

Overthrowing to Stanton here.

They gonna send Harvey back out or do a double switch?

Three innings to get two back. We might need a little Wilmer.

Nice to see Grandy get under one. He always seems to put topspin on his deep drives.

By the way, that play on Laggy, that's a time for the slide into first.

Yeah, I know. Coming to expect perfection is an unfair standard. Anyhow, a table setter like Dee Gordon is mighty nice.

Harvey seems to lose focus sometimes after getting a big guy, like he take the next guy for granted. Anyhow, Duda hopefully lifted some of the pall by answering back with one. #itsearly!

Now things get danjruss. Stanton up with two on and no outs.

That's the way you bunt, Dee Gordon.

No being dbagggz. Harvey's pitching.

[fimg=90]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/New_York_Mets.svg[/fimg] 1. Granderson, rf 2. Tejada, 3b 3. Duda, 1b 4. Murphy, 2b 5. Cuddyer, lf 6. Flores, ss 7. Lagares, cf 8. Plawecki, c 9. Harvey, p

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Wait, what has been leaked? The existence of the policy itself has long been publicly known. Has it? Well, conspiracy theories are usually easy to debunk, anyways. Still, yesterday's news reads like the existence of Wright's insurance policy was made public for the first time. Respec-teufle-y, no way. It was discussed openly in light of the Yankees' situation with Alex Rodriguez's contract (also insured). No leak. No scoop. Here's a good primer on the contract insurance game � from 2+ years ago � referencing both Rodriguez and Wright. The newsworthy angle that isn't being discussed is that the Mets may not be able to collect on the policy at all � or there may be an embarrassing public scuffle over the matter � as the insurer can certainly view Wright's back condition as a pre-existing one.

Seems like some Josh Thole numbers with the stick. If it won't play at first, it won't play much better in left, but better to be versatile, I guess.

From what I've read, it's next to impossible � or so prohibitively expensive so as to put it beyond consideration � to get insurance against an elbow or shoulder injury for a pitcher, particularly one that has already been hit by such an injury.

Wait, what has been leaked? The existence of the policy itself has long been publicly known.

Looks like Nieuwie is going to start for now with the Angels, or at least platoon with Colin Cowgill. Going from Met limbo to starting next to Mike Trout is a pretty sweet reversal of fortune. Here's hoping he capitalizes on it.

Centerfield wrote: Speaking of Rey-O II, is that a 48 year old Edgardo Alfonzo playing next to him at second? Seriously. The second-baseman looks middle-aged and the baserunner looks like a middle schooler.

And 2014 hovering around average. And that's with an outstanding pitching season each of the last three years: a Cy Young winner, an All-Star Game starter, and a Rookie of the Year.

Space Face Jayce called up to AAA after going .306 / .363 / .420 // .783 to start the season in Binghamton. Over two seasons (a convenient 160 games) he's been a consistent .296 / .377 / .416 // .792 hitter in the Eastern League.

Mets expected to be among the leading bidders for Cuban shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez. Ben Bradler wrote: Rodriguez, 21, has a long way to go as a hitter but was arguably the best defensive shortstop in Cuba. He�s an athletic, agile defender with smooth, fluid actions. He�s extremely light on his feet and has good body control and range, with an average arm. If Rodriguez gets to the major leagues, he likely will never hit higher than the bottom of the order, if his righthanded bat improves enough to get him there�Rodriguez did have some solid offensive years in the Cuban junior leagues, but his bat is still light. Based on his present ability, he would probably start his career at one of the Class A levels. Rodriguez should be able to agree to a contract during the upcoming signing period, which begins on July 2. A natural plus fielder with a long way to go with the bat? From Cuba? Sign me up for some Rey-O II!!

They took out an insurance policy against an eventuality that may well be coming to pass. I can't see how this reflects poorly on them. Insurance on contracts has grown far less common since the dot-com boom era, as premiums have gone up higher since big cash outs were collected. (Was Mo Vaugn one?) But they're certainly not unheard of. The last thing I am is embarrassed.

You may have seen how effective Mets pitching has been this season. I was curious as to how much of an illusion it is. When taking into account the improved pitching landscape around the league and the Mets park factor, would this still look like a such and outstanding pitching team? Yeah, pretty much. I took league ERAs and park factors through Mets history to calculate the team's ERA+ for each year, and this team is so far sitting up there with some of the best Met staves in history, on a pace for the sixth best ever. As you see from the chart below, this can all change. They are sixth, yes, but pretty close to tenth at the same time. ERA+ clusters, as these things do, around the mean, and we haven't seen the bulk of the hot weather yet. Still... woo-hoo. YearTm ERALg ERAPPFERA+19692.993.60101121.6119703.454.0599116.2219863.113.7396115.1419712.993.4798113.7319853.113.6097112.282015=#0000FF]3.30=#0000FF]3.84=#0000FF]96=#0000FF]111.7119983.764.2499111.6419733.263.6799111.4519762.943.5193111.0319682.722.99101111.0319882.913.4593110.2619903.433.8099109.6820053.764.2397109.1320004.164.6496107.0820103.704.0397105.6520064.144.4997105.2019743.423.6399105.0820044.094.3199104.3319994.274.5797103.8120084.074.3098103.5419953.884.1896103.4219973.954.2197103.3819723.263.4697102.9519913.563.6999102.6220023.894.1197102.4920014.074.3695101.7719753.393.6395101.7319944.134.2299101.1620074.264.4497101.1020143.493.6696100.6819873.844.099399.0519934.054.059999.0019893.293.509398.9419833.683.6410098.9119843.603.599998.7319773.773.919598.5319813.553.4910098.3119923.663.5110095.9019964.224.229595.0019793.843.749794.4720133.773.749594.2419823.883.6110193.9720034.484.299893.8420124.093.959692.7119803.853.619891.8920094.454.209791.5519673.733.3810090.6219783.873.589789.7320114.193.829687.5219664.173.6110187.4419654.063.549986.3219634.123.2910583.8519644.253.5410083.2919625.043.9410582.08

I remember Aguila Gorilla. His first appearance and first hit came in an extra-inning jobbie that Carlos Beltran won with a walk-off homer. Aguila didn't do much but the 2008 team had a nice little winning run that helped turn around their season (for a while, anyhow) for the two weeks or so he was with them. A good luck charm. No Andy Phillips he.

Sure, but part of the thinking is (or should be) that the guy three days away from starting is also your last guy out of the pen.

Frayed Knot wrote: -- I'm predicting this doesn't last more than three or four times through. Maybe not, but right now, they may be closer to eight than they are to five.