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Bud Selig wrote: I am sensitive to the concerns of the fans of Miami regarding this trade, and I understand the reactions I have heard since Tuesday. Baseball is a social institution with important social responsibilities and I fully understand that the Miami community has done its part to put the Marlins into a position to succeed with beautiful new Marlins Park. Going forward, I will continue to monitor this situation with the expectation that the Marlins will take into account the sentiments of their fans, who deserve the best efforts and considered judgment of their Club. The governance of baseball is so weird.

So pick a dude and help the Ceet out. Mysteries Main Roster Matt Harvey Manny Acosta Robert Carson Jennry Mejia Elvin Ramirez Zach Lutz --- need a name and a status to go with the picture Ruben Tejada David Wright --- need a name and a status to go with the picture Lucas Duda Kirk Nieuwenhuis Jordany Valdespin Also on 40 Jeurys Familia Wilmer Flores Reese Havens Juan Lagares Cesar Puello Campers Bixler --- need to shave away some uncertainty Free Agents Justin Hampson Ramon Ramirez Fred Lewis

That's some nice dumpster diving by Ceetar. Strange to see a ballplayer make it to 30 unmarried, unless he's a franchise player like Jeter or Wright. A AAAA taxi guy like Bixler? They get wed.

Brokeback Mountain. Just haven't made the time. A lot of the movies in that "Best of the Nineties" thread, I guess.

Matt Nelson, the 24-year-old equipment manager who stands as a one man line of defense standing between the Reading Phiighting Phils and the inevitable day when there are three or four different uniform combinations on the field at once. Pedro, it's Tuesday. What's that on your head? How many times do I have to tell you? It's Hat C on Tuesdays!

That's an angry wiener.

No luck with Bixler so far, but I added the free agent list below. I'm going to miss some of these when they go more that I will the ballplayers they came with.

In the final qualifying game, Ruben Tejada is 2-4 with a run and an RBI as Panama leads Columbia 9-4.

Coming to the Mets from the proud hamlet of Sanduskey, Ohio. Bet they've had some emergency town council meetings this past year. Signed To Minor League Contract And Invited To CampInfielder =#FF8000]12 =#0000FF]Brian Bixler DoB: 10/22/1982 Your Projected Opening Day 2013 Mets (Orange Indicates Players Have Options) Starting Pitchers =#0000FF]43 R.A. Dickey DoB: 10/29/1974 =#0000FF]33 =#FF8000]Matt Harvey DoB: 3/27/1989 =#0000FF]49 Jonathon Niese DoB: 10/27/1986 =#0000FF]34 Mike Pelfrey DoB: 1/14/1984 =#0000FF]57 Johan Santana DoB: 3/13/1979Relief Pitchers =#0000FF]46 Manny Acosta DoB: 5/1/1981 =#0000FF]73 =#FF8000]Robert Carson DoB: 1/23/1989 =#0000FF]66 =#FF8000]Josh Edgin DoB: 12/17/1986 =#0000FF]48 Frank Francisco DoB: 9/11/1979 =#0000FF]32 =#FF8000]Jenrry Mejia DoB: 10/11/1989Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders =#0000FF]39 Bobby Parnell DoB: 9/8/1984 =#0000FF]62 Elvin Ramirez DoB: 10/10/1987 =#FF8000]20 =#0000FF]Anthony Recker DoB: 2/13/1983 =#0000FF]30 Josh Thole DoB: 4/28/1986 =#0000FF]29 =#FF8000]Ike Davis DoB: 3/22/1987Infielders =#0000FF]65 =#FF8000]Zach Lutz DoB: 6/3/1986 =#0000FF]28 Daniel Murphy DoB: 4/1/1985 =#0000FF]11 Ruben Tejada DoB: 10/27/1989 =#0000FF]2 Justin Turner DoB: 11/23/1984 =#0000FF]5 David Wright DoB: 12/20/1982Outfielders =#0000FF]23 =#FF8000]Mike Baxter DoB: 12/7/1984 =#0000FF]21 =#FF8000]Lucas Duda DoB: 2/3/1986 =#0000FF]9 =#FF8000]Kirk Nieuwenhuis DoB: 8/7/1987 =#0000FF]56 Andr�s Torres DoB:1/26/1978 =#0000FF]1 =#FF8000]Jordany Valdespin DoB: 12/23/1987 Also on 40-Man Roster Starting Pitchers Infielders =#0000FF]27 =#FF8000]Jeurys Familia DoB: 10/10/1989 =#0000FF]35 =#FF8000]Dillon Gee DoB: 4/28/1986 =#0000FF]53 =#FF8000]Jeremy Hefner DoB: 3/11/1981 =#0000FF]36 =#FF8000]Collin McHugh DoB: 6/19/1987 =#0000FF]71 =#FF8000]Wilmer Flores DoB: 8/6/1991InfieldersOutfielders =#0000FF]74 =#FF8000]Reese Havens DoB: 10/20/1986 =#0000FF]76 =#FF8000]Juan Lagares DoB: 3/17/1989 =#0000FF]67 =#FF8000]Cesar Puello DoB: 4/1/1991 Also in Camp Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders =#FF8000]40 =#0000FF]Greg Burke DoB: 9/21/1982 =#0000FF]4 Mike Nickeas DoB: 8/29/1983 =#FF8000]12 =#0000FF]Brian Bixler DoB: 10/22/1982 Free Agents Starting PitchersRelief Pitchers =#0000FF]55 Chris Young DoB: 5/25/1979 =#0000FF]40 Tim Byrdak DoB: 10/37/1978 =#0000FF]45 =#FF8000]Justin Hampson DoB: 1/23/1989 =#0000FF]52 Ram�n Ram�rez DoB:8/31/1981 =#0000FF]60 John Rauch DoB:9/27/1978 Catchers Infielders Outfielders =#0000FF]6 Kelly Shoppach DoB: 4/29/1984 =#0000FF]13 Ronny Cede�o DoB: 2/2/1983 =#0000FF]44 Jason Bay DoB: 9/20/1978 =#0000FF]12 Scott Hairston DoB: 5/25/1980 =#0000FF]15 Fred Lewis DoB: 12/9/1980 Coaching Staff ManagerBench CoachBatting CoachPitching CoachThird Base CoachFirst Base Coach =#0000FF]10 Terry Collins DoB: 5/27/1949 =#0000FF]7 Bob Geren DoB: 9/22/1959 =#0000FF]51 Dave Hudgens DoB: 12/5/1956 =#0000FF]59 Dan Warthan DoB: 12/1/1952 =#0000FF]18 Tim Teufel DoB: 7/7/1958 =#0000FF]26 Tom Goodwin DoB: 8/27/1968Bullpen CoachBullpen CatchersBullpen CatchersHead TrainerAssistant Trainer Mascot =#0000FF]25 Ricky Bones DoB: 4/7/1969 =#0000FF]78 Eric Langill DoB: 4/9/1979 =#0000FF]79 Dave Racaniello DoB: 10/15/1981 =#BF8080].=#0000FF] Ray Ramirez =#BF8080]. =#BF8080].=#0000FF] Brian Chicklo =#BF8080]. =#BF8080].=#0000FF] Mr. Met =#BF8080].

Please. He made a verbal offer then assertively walked away.

New Cards alternatops.

Yes, that's more or less a definition of milquetoast. Please demonstrate how it pertains to Sandy Alderson.

Ashie62 wrote: Definition of Milquetoast?? Sandy Alderson. Please make this case.

Some folks like to sell low, emotionally.

Ashie62 wrote: Bixler..30 years old.....189 career BA and all of 1.12 years service time. What a stud. Please don't be that guy, Mad Dog.

Sandy is a lot of things. Coy ain't one of them. He's been boldy frank and frankly bold.

And again Vic Sage wrote: Why are OLD stats, which are demonstrably less related to run creation (and deal with run PREVENTION not at all) somehow SUPERIOR to modern stats, which have the benefit of being developed since the advent of computers and quantitative analysis? I think they are treated as better by some voters and commentators (and fans) just because they are more easily understood. There is only one way to calculate batting average or on-base or slugging percentage, one way to calculate won-lost percentage or earned run average or baserunners per nine innings. Simple math, multiplication, division, that everyone learns in elementary school produces batting and earned run averages. WAR requires a Ph. D in math. Murray Chass, ladies and gentlemen. The former voice of the Times, scorning higher ed.

Vic Sage wrote: I think they are treated as better by some voters and commentators (and fans) just because they are more easily understood. Albom owns that one with pride. Today, every stat matters. There is no end to the appetite for categories -- from OBP to OPS to WAR. I mean, OMG! The number of triples hit while wearing a certain-colored underwear is probably being measured as we speak. So in areas such as "how many Cabrera home runs would have gone out in Angel Stadium of Anaheim" or "batting average when leading off an inning" or "Win Probability Added," Trout had the edge. At least this is what we were told. I mean, did you do the math? I didn't. I like to actually see the sun once in a while. But Trout excelled in the kind of numbers that weren't even considered a few years ago, mostly because A) They were impossible to measure, and Nobody gave a hoot. This is what drives me batty about the whole thing. Many of his superior numbers --- on-base percentage, stolen bases, and stolen base percentage --- are neither remotely new nor remotely esoteric. Albom is also unashamed about the "I cover Detroit sports and if you actually saw the guy, you'd know" argument. Besides, if you live in Detroit, you didn't need a slide rule. This was an easy choice. People here watched Cabrera, 29, tower above the game in 2012. Day after day, game after game, he was a Herculean force. Valuable? What other word was there? How many late-inning heroics? How many clutch hits? And he only missed one game all year. Yeah, well other people live in Southern California and saw a lot more of Trout than you did. That's why we ask people to attempt to be objective. Numbers are good for that. And be careful with those last three sentences in that paragraph. You're asking for statistical answers. OMG! The funny thing is that he plays the "And his team won so you know he's better!" argument even when it doesn't hold up. How about the fact that Cabrera's team made the playoffs and Trout's did not? ("Yes," countered Team Trout, "but the Angels actually won more games.") How about the fact that Cabrera played the whole season while Trout started his in the minors? ("Yes," said the Trout Shouters, "but the Angels won a greater percentage with Trout than Detroit did with Cabrera.") Hey, thanks for smashing your own arguments, Mitch. How about just dropping that stupid paragraph to begin with? How did Fire Joe Morgan! get shut down? There had to have been money to be made in stopping this sort of thing.

Vic Sage wrote: they got Peter Parker completely wrong... but besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, i liked the play OK. . Pretty funny considering Mrs. Lincoln turned out to be in the movie. I liked what they brought out in this Peter. He's very much a recognizable teenage boy --- energetically twitchy, inarticulate, emotionally mercurial, kind but inconsiderately forgetful, self-loathing, and ashamedly guarded. He was nerdy enough for me, and neither the quality skating skills nor his appeal to Gwen appear until after his bug bite. The pantheon of Spidey's villains are almost universally kinda stupid, amiright? I mostly have seen Rhys Evans play milquetoastes --- Deckchair Danny, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands --- which must be an accomplishment because he's a pretty big dude to always be playing wimps. (I recommend either of those two titles.) Anyhow, he was goodish.

Small bit o' bad news for Ronny C.

The great tradition of BB's on the Mets historical roster continues. Could Brian Bogusevic be far behind? He's played seven different positions. I'm calling him Bugs Bunny.

What a holy stink on that Cabrera/Trout thingie. The Times, interestingly, aggregates the story, rather than covering it. Which of course is part of the problem. The more that credible sources become aggregators of information, the fewer credible sources there are providing it. Murray Chass, of course, shits a watermelon.

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I can live with that.