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  1. Edgy MD
    Colin McHugh wrote: Sandy Koufax was at the field today. He sneezed and I said God bless you. I know, I'm a rockstar.
  2. Edgy MD
    Is that John Oates?
  3. Edgy MD
    Edgy DC wrote: Valdespin whiffs, and best I can tell, Bay is out by DD interfering with a batted ball. Is that right? No, Rottino in for Bay. DD interfered during Valdy's AB. How does a baserunner interfere with a strikeout?
  4. Edgy MD
    Valdespin whiffs, and best I can tell, Bay is out by DD interfering with a batted ball. Is that right?
  5. Edgy MD
    And Double-D-Cup leads off the ninth with a single. DC family member Jordany Valdespin at the Valdeplate.
  6. Edgy MD
    LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: It's like the Sons of Anarchy intramural league here. The SoAIL: Huge overlap with the Drunk Book Club.
  7. Edgy MD
    Oh, yeah, by "you" I meant Klapisch. And to a lesser extent, all those who play that game with political analysis.
  8. Edgy MD
    Yes, suddenly. And now that he's had zero success with it so far, in our 17-second news cycle, it's an issue in why he isn't starting.
  9. Edgy MD
    Pelfrey's assessment: "I stunk."
  10. Edgy MD
    Ceetar wrote: It's not really a bee in my bonnet, I just believe the Mets decided he wasn't a starter at least in part to that mid-season experiment. You said it was the main reason. Ceetar wrote: By the time Sandy got here I'm not sure taking a random reliever they'd had in that role and converting him to a starter was even ever a consideration. So they have to somehow demonstrably prove to you their flexibility with each player? They're guilty until proven innocent with spring training usage patterns? Players are cast into roles of starting and relieving too permanently, sure. They're cast into roles infielder and outfielder or hitter or pitcher too permanently too, probably. Organizations want things they can put in place in place so they can concentrate on what isn't in place, whether that's necessarily best for the player's career or not. This is no more true of Parnell than 95% of all other pitchers.
  11. Edgy MD
    The evidence is they didn't even attempt to stretch him out in 2010 with a SP depth issue in Spring Training. To the extent that I can parse this, I don't know what to make of it. They should have been giving him starter innings in spring training to show you how open they continued to be to his starting capacity, and that spring training leads you to a conclusion about his perpetual destiny? And about the attitudes toward that destiny of two different regimes? It's an odd bee in your bonnet, I think.
  12. Edgy MD
    I never like the "It's no big deal, but it shows how tone deaf he is" arguments. The implication: "I don't think it's a big deal, but people dumber than me think it's a big deal." If you don't think it's a big deal, ignore it. If you don't think it's a big deal, challenge those who do. If you don't think it's a big deal, don't be bringing it up two weeks later. If you do think it's a big deal, don't wait two weeks. Tell me why I should care NOW!!!!
  13. Edgy MD
    One of the most difficult ways? Two hundred and ninety five people a year become starters because they are relievers, doing OK, and a starter is needed. The process was more deliberate with him than most. Complaining about why he's not a starter now is an entirely new issue, but I don't think evidence shows that sample is the "main reason he won't ever be a starter."
  14. Edgy MD
    C.J. is a fascinating dude because back around the turn of the century, he started a website --- cjbaseball.com --- that housed what was more or less the first blog by an active player. He chronicled his life and shared that the Mets wanted to bring him back in 2002, and offered him the most money, but the Spirit was sending him in another direction. C.J. is still at it, and does a cool job chronicling his finding himself down in the DR this winter.
  15. Edgy MD
    C.J. Nitkowski trying to out-Jason-Isringhausen Jason Isringhausen, walking in off the streets and auditioning for the team NOW!!! with a new sidearm motion. C.J. last pitched in the bigs in 2005. I guess that would have made him eligible for the Hall of Fame Ballot this last year, but he's spent most of the last five years pitching in Japan and then Korea.
  16. Edgy MD
    Sign me up.
  17. Edgy MD
    Yeah, little doubt in my mind too. The main advantage Loewen has at this point is the capacity to sit on a big league bench without making too many people feel particularly guilty about wasting development time. If the Mets have a gap in center that lasts longer than a weekend, I certainly imagine they'd look to fill it with a New rather than a Low. They have enough chinks in their defensive armor. Nonetheless, they have a chance to look at both NOW!!!!
  18. Edgy MD
    Had no idea that there were so many logical fallacies. I'd like to try and see how many Klapisch could work into one column. My current favorite: Kettle logic.
  19. Edgy MD
    metsguyinmichigan wrote: It upsets me that he states things as fact that are clearly his opinion. Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. I just think it'd be fun to follow these rhetorical crimes as the season progresses.
  20. Edgy MD
    Ceetar wrote: I think Manuel's "I'm bored, let's make Parnell a starter randomly in August!" may have eliminated any belief that he'll be a starter. I'm certain that move wasn't Manuel's pet project at all, out of boredom or otherwise, but rather arose as a worthwhile initiative from the consensus of the braintrust. I also think it was certainly defensible even in the light of its subsequent lack of success.
  21. Edgy MD
    You've do well to aggregate these into a single thread, Michigan. "Sportswriters Who Piss Me Off," or something.
  22. Edgy MD
    I'm not sure I get you, Gael. Loewen isn't really the starting centerfielder. I mean, I describe him as number one, but that's more like, in this instant, he's number one. But we have little reason to think Torres has been incapacitated beyond a few days, do we? And even so, New-win-hice is starting today, not Loewen. And I think many of us expect Newness to appear by mid-season, if not sooner.
  23. Edgy MD
    To the extent that you can believe the official numbers, he's two inches taller than Duda, but 20 pounds lighter. I don't expect him there for long either, certainly. Like "We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monae, being number one doesn't necessarily make him any good.
  24. Edgy MD
    I remember the NBC-4 sportscaster --- probably Len Berman but possible Steve Albert as well, reporting on the glorious light-giving day when Mookie Wilson and Wally Backman debuted in September 1980. (Hubie Brooks would appear two days later.) The game was a loss, but you could feel the windows open, the sun shining, and a sweet fall breeze dispelling the stink of Grant's tomb. At the end of the broadcast, there was a few seconds of banter. Sue: "So, Met fans can really look forward to Mookie of the Year." Len: "I think so. He's going to be be exciting." Sue: "I know I'm looking forward." I wanted to kiss her sweet mouth.
  25. Edgy MD
    It all depends on context. Like "We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monae, he's number one on the charts this morning.
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