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that is a weird lineup... anyone remember a poster that used to go by "Stoins" on the MOFO? I think that they were obsessed with Stearns, but it might have just been part of the character that they were trying to portray

what we should be seeing right now is Alonso/Baty/Alvarez; at least until the invisible corner OFers start to protect Alonso a little bit

picked "other"...when Buck retires...

By the way, tonight Mark Vientos t shirt night in Syracuse... guess that is why Buck caved and gave Vientos a token start before he goes back to rotting on the bench for several days.

=MFS62 post_id=126711 time=1685193220 user_id=60] Mauricio didn't play last night. Was there a announcement about why? Is he inured? What have you guys in Syracuse heard?. Later

Edgy MD wrote: I was never of the impression that Reyes was an overall positive influence on Amed Rosario. that might be true, but that was supposedly the Mets intention was to have Reyes mentor Rosario

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I agree. I hope he's able to stay in the organization. Luis G has an option left, so I don't think that he's leaving the organization...but it might also help Mauricio with his getting ready for a utility or 2B role with the Mets; Luis G might be able to do for him at the AAA level that Jose Reyes supposedly did for Amed Rosario a few years ago

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: also we're all out of reserve shortstops, unless that's Escobar's job now Escobar has played all 9 positions on the diamond...plenty of SS/2B experience prior to being a Met...it's not like Buck is giving Lindor any time off anyhow...if something happened to Lindor, I think that the SS solution would be on the current Syracuse Mets roster

Edgy MD wrote: Vientos for Guillorme is up on the Mets transaction page, which probably is as official as it gets from the public side of things. On the other hand, the page is listing Vientos as a shortstop, which he hasn't played since 2017. I think that the Mets moved him from shortstop because he was too tall...Mauricio is just as tall as he is...

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Does he platoon with Baty, perhaps? wouldn't surprise me with Buck...but IMO, Baty should be playing vs LHP...I don't see why he can't split time between 1B, 3B, DH and LF...with Pete getting some DH time

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: That's a cruel cut. Gitmo was fun to watch but he hasn't been hitting We've been watching way too much Luis G and Tommy Pham play for a playoff caliber team...both are reserve players, when they start starting too much then it means that someone that should be performing isn't

=MFS62 post_id=124721 time=1683564679 user_id=60] SNY reporting the Mets have released Khalil Lee. Later

Mets scored 3 in the first today, and it still didn't help... as #8 used to say "They give you cash, which is almost as good as money"... I mean..."It's getting late pretty early around here" (or something along those lines)

Agreed that Citi Field is close enough to a generically named "City Field" that I find it mostly unintrusive. I like the Great American Ballpark for the same reason. in the earlier stages of Citi Field (when it sucked the power out of the team's bats, and looked like Fred's wetdream of his cherished dodgers, but almost no hint of the Mets or Giants), I used to call it Shitty Field... There have been some chatter lately that Cohen has looked into putting a retractable roof onto CouponField, but found that it would cost 8 times more than if Freddie boy had done it at construction time....IMO, the money would be better spent by Cohen tearing down the house that Fred built and building "Point 72 Retractable Dome at Willets Point", and making it pretty obvious from the beginning that it's a METS stadium and not some lame tribute to a team that abandoned Brooklyn

=stevejrogers post_id=124160 time=1683116139 user_id=57] Comerica does sound suspiciously like Kramer's “company” Kramerica on Seinfeld.

considering that it's a low number (so low that some other teams have long retired the numbers on their much more bland jerseys), and there have been 32 different guys that have worn the number 4...it's a pretty underwhelming choice...a few of them that I am not considering were either early in my fandom, or didn't wear the number for very long... So I guess my choices are reduced to: Bruce Boisclair (this was the prime of my childhood baseball watching days...Rusty/Swoboda wearing #4 were in my real early days); Lenny Dykstra; Wilmer Flores... I saw all 3 of these guys play in person while wearing #4 I gotta go with Wilmer...

I can't imagine wearing a Jets shirt ever in public...

This is slowly morphing into a sort of fan club Nah You might also appreciate this article about what a swell guy Chase Utley is... https://tbonesbaseball.com/chase-utley-a-great-second-baseman-and-an-even-greater-person/https://tbonesbaseball.com/chase-utley-a-great-second-baseman-and-an-even-greater-person/

"Seems", yeah. And his comments after losing to the Mets last year about cheap hits almost confirmed it, but: [bLOCKQUOTE]Strider had been diagnosed with high blood pressure at 18. Unable to pitch, he researched new eating habits. He quit meat and his body appreciated it, he said. Being vegan also “[satisfied] my ethical concerns with the animal-agricultural industry, and those types of things, and the environment,” he said. He found he preferred berries and yogurt to bacon and eggs. “It gives me a joy in eating,” he said. Strider throws with his right hand. But he leans to the left. He studied political science and obsessed over the 2020 election. When asked for Clemson's official website which person, living or dead, he most wished he could dine with, Strider answered Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont and former Democratic presidential candidate. “To not get extremely political, I just admire his progressive independence, as I like to characterize it,” Strider said. Within the generally conservative culture of baseball, this made him a rarity. “Little Bernie” was an occasional nickname. “Guys liked to egg him on in the locker room about it — but there's no way they'd win, because he'd win a debate with anybody on politics,” See said. He added, “Listening to him talk about politics made me feel like an idiot. Like, ‘God, he knows everything.' “We're like right in the middle of the Bible Belt,” Lee said. “You've got the vegan power right-hander pitcher who's a big Bernie Sanders guy. It was great to have a guy like him in the clubhouse. It wasn't that he was different — he just had no problem sharing with everybody who he was and what he believed in.”[/bLOCKQUOTE] https://theathletic.com/3690316/2022/10/14/spencer-strider-atlanta-braves-strikeout/https://theathletic.com/3690316/2022/10/14/spencer-strider-atlanta-braves-strikeout/ Feel free to think he is if you want. [Lee was his college coach.] why did you have to make me feel sorry for the guy...

=Centerfield post_id=123563 time=1682530012 user_id=65] And he has a stupid moustache.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pilots became the Brewers. Senators became the Twins. I was on a quick break from work, and didn't have time to do the research...but you got my intention...kind of like when "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor"... [media=youtube]V8lT1o0sDwI[/media]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It seems like they'd sooner change Athletics to Aces it's not like the Baltimore Orioles remained the Orioles when they moved to NYC, they became the Highlanders and eventually the Yankees...The Expos became the Nationals...The Browns became the Orioles (and the Ravens)...the Pilots became the Twins...etc

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=123037 time=1682045329 user_id=119] I totally missed that you were kidding! Oops.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think they'll play in Oakland through next year and then in the existing minor league park in Vegas until the new stadium is ready. They built that AAA stadium in a year, they are used to quick construction in Vegas, so they could conceivably build a MLB stadium in record time... But also to back up what you said. The best crowd at AAA Vegas is over 12000 fans... Oakland hasn't come close to averaging that in the past 2 seasons, so would it be a big downgrade in attendance? The stadium is a nice place with good outfield dimensions, so it's conceivable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Ballparkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Ballpark

=bmfc1 post_id=123004 time=1682032088 user_id=73] So the team plays for 3 years in Oakland as lame ducks?