metsmarathon

i'll add in lwfs's above picks, including piniero to stl (boo!), and i'll correct ashie's pettitte pick tomorrow. last last call.

how about caster semenya, instead? seriously, i prefer the idea of bolt, myself. heck, still in the realm of running, meb keflezighi strikes me as a better candidate than derek jeter.

ok, here goes: [table:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Player[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Was[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Type[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]smg58[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]attgig[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ashie62[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Bgrimm[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]bucket[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]me[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Matt Holiday[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Jason Bay[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]COL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]John Lackey[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TEX[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Joel Pineiro[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]MIL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Aroldis Chapman[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CUB[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Andy Pettitte[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY?[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]RET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]RET[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Randy Wolf[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Orlando Hudson[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Felipe Lopez[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]MIL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PIT[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PIT[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Noel Arguelles[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CUB[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]MIL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Chone Figgins[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHW[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TEX[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Mike Cameron[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]MIL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TOR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Nick Johnson[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Placido Polanco[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Marco Scutaro[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TOR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]MIN[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Mike Gonzalez[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SDP[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Ben Sheets[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]INJ[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TEX[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TEX[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Miguel Tejada[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Rafael Soriano[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Rich Harden[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SDP[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Brad Penny[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SDP[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Johnny Damon[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Billy Wagner[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]A[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]HOU[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHW[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Jon Garland[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SFG[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TBR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ANA[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Ryota Igarashi[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TOK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ANA[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Hideki Matsui[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]RET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Adrian Beltre[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYY[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SDP[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Erik Bedard[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SEA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BAL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]DET[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]OAK[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ARI[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Adam Laroche[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]SDP[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]ATL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Miguel Olivo[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]KCR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]FLA[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]COL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]KCR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]COL[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Jason Marquis[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]COL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]WAS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]CHI[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Pedro Martinez[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]PHI[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal][/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]STL[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]UNS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]UNS[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]LAD[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][tr:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]Carlos Delgado[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]B[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]NYM[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TOR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]TOR[/td:2janmlal][td:2janmlal]BOS[/td:2janmlal][/tr:2janmlal][/table:2janmlal] our consensus picks (of six people) are as follows: Aroldis Chapman NYY 4 Ben Sheets NYM 4 Ryota Igarashi SEA 4 Jason Bay BOS 3 Randy Wolf NYM 3 Orlando Hudson NYM 3 Rafael Soriano ATL 3 Johnny Damon NYY 3 Jason Marquis NYM 3 Carlos Delgado NYM 3 Andy Pettite NYY/RET 2.5 MAtt Holida NYM/BOS/STL 2 we're pretty sure that aroldis chapman will be a yankee, that ben sheets will be a met, and that ryota igarishi will be a mariner. we have no clue what will be come of nick johnson, placido polanco, marco scutaro, rich harden, or erik bedard. and the teams with the most picks are... NYM 28 NYY 16 or 17 BOS 16 SEA 13 ATL 11 STL 11 LAD 9 PHI 9 BAL 7 HOU 7 OAK 7 WAS 7 with 5 players either unsigned or retired nobody thinks that any of these free agents will call ohio their home state next year. please stay tuned. i'll try to keep this updated as best as possible, though that likely hinges on two things - one, how well i'm doing, and two, how busy i get after the kid is born (and he could be born any day now!)

ashie, pick one - andy pettite retired, or andy pettite re-signs with the yankees. also, i assume you mean that pedro martinez will remain unsigned through the duration of this contest, correct? i should probably say that the contest will end either when all subject players have either signed or announced their retirements, or the onset of spring training, whichever comes first. if anybody else out there wants to get in their guesses, you've got a rapidly closing window whilst i finish populating the tally sheet....

[table:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Player[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Was[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Type[/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Matt Holiday[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]bos[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Jason Bay[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nym[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]John Lackey[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]lad[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Joel Pineiro[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]phi[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Aroldis Chapman[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nyy[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Andy Pettitte[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]ret[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Randy Wolf[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]stl[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Orlando Hudson[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nym[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Felipe Lopez[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]fla[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Noel Arguelles[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]lad[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Chone Figgins[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]fla[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Mike Cameron[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nyy[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Nick Johnson[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]atl[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Placido Polanco[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]atl[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Marco Scutaro[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]oak[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Mike Gonzalez[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nyy[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Ben Sheets[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nym[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Miguel Tejada[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]hou[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Rafael Soriano[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]bos[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Rich Harden[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]stl[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Brad Penny[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]sdp[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Johnny Damon[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nyy[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Billy Wagner[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]chw[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Jon Garland[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]ana[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Ryota Igarashi[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]ana[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Hideki Matsui[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]oak[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Adrian Beltre[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]sdp[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Erik Bedard[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]ari[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Adam Laroche[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]nym[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Miguel Olivo[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]col[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Jason Marquis[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]chi[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Pedro Martinez[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]bos[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][tr:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]Carlos Delgado[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj]bos[/td:p6absbnj][td:p6absbnj][/td:p6absbnj][/tr:p6absbnj][/table:p6absbnj]

blyleven, larkin, raines, alomar, and probably martinez

they also never ever trade for the best pitcher on the market. that like never happens.

yay.

so i'll kick this off right now. i don't think anyone on here has been picked up by any team yet... if they have, too bad. you better not get them wrong! so feel free to place your picks as for where these 33 players will land. i don't need salary figures, or years, or your opinions on what any team should do - only where you think each of these 33 players will land. please submit your entries by midnight sunday, EST. if any of these players sign on with a team before then, they don't count in the final tally. sorry if you guessed right. also, if you guess that a player will remain unsigned OR if you think the player will retire, i count those the same. if you guessed that a player will remain unsigned, and he signs a minor league deal, i'll consider that a [u:bu1l67uw]correct [/u:bu1l67uw]answer. if you guessed that a player will be signed by, say, the mets, and he signs a minor league deal with the mets, i will also consider that a [u:bu1l67uw]correct [/u:bu1l67uw]answer. if you think that a player will sign a minor league deal with the mets, but he signs a minor league deal with teh yankees, i will consider that an [u:bu1l67uw]incorrect [/u:bu1l67uw]answer. have fun, and get to guessing! [table:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Player[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Was[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Type[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Matt Holiday[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]STL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Jason Bay[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]BOS[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]John Lackey[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]LAA[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Joel Pineiro[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]STL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Aroldis Chapman[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]CUB[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Andy Pettitte[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]NYY[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Randy Wolf[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]LAD[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Orlando Hudson[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]LAD[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Felipe Lopez[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]MIL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Noel Arguelles[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]CUB[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Chone Figgins[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]LAA[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Mike Cameron[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]MIL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Nick Johnson[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]FLA[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Placido Polanco[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]DET[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Marco Scutaro[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]TOR[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Mike Gonzalez[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]ATL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Ben Sheets[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]INJ[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Miguel Tejada[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]HOU[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Rafael Soriano[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]ATL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Rich Harden[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]CHI[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Brad Penny[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]SFG[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Johnny Damon[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]NYY[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Billy Wagner[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]BOS[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]A[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Jon Garland[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]LAD[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Ryota Igarashi[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]TOK[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Hideki Matsui[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]NYY[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Adrian Beltre[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]SEA[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Erik Bedard[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]SEA[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Adam Laroche[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]ATL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Miguel Olivo[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]KCR[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Jason Marquis[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]COL[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Pedro Martinez[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]PHI[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw][/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][tr:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]Carlos Delgado[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]NYM[/td:bu1l67uw][td:bu1l67uw]B[/td:bu1l67uw][/tr:bu1l67uw][/table:bu1l67uw]

if you think living in a free country means that nobody will argue with you when you're wrong wrong wrong, you've gotta get a new dictionary.

Edgy DC wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Reyes is not "known mostly for getting hurt and choking in September." And he's not comparing them. MFS62 was. Reyes is not mostly known for getting hurt and choking in September? Do you watch the games? Do you live to be "correct" to validate yourself or do you just take special pleasure in busting my azz Yeah, I watch the games. Let's deal with the facts instead of my issues. Reyes is not known mostly for getting hurt and choking in September. i think right now, he's known for being hurt. but until this year, he was known for handshakes, dances, and being one of the most electrifying and exciting players in the league.

i've greatly overcomplicated the contest in the past, almost to the point of ruining it, but am planning to put up a new, undercomplicated one on monday.

brock's most similar batters after coco crisp, defiinitely not a hall of famer.... 2. george wood, neither mvp nor hofer, he predated any manner of all star game by decades, but did lead the NL in saves in 1888 with two! 3. jimmy welsh, still not an all star 4. bernie williams, five-time all-star, fringe mvp candidate (0.51 mvp-shares in his career), and just shy of the hall of fame unless you're talking to a yldb 5. marquis grissom, two time all-star, fringe mvp candidate (0.45 mvp-shares in his career, and surely not a hall of famer. i should point out unless doc is lurking out there somewhere, that similarity scores do not allow for projecting a players' future endeavors, but are handy in providing comparative context for their past accomplishments.

and yet, our "on the field" salary was still like 4th highest in the majors. the phillies payroll was $113M, and they lost $11.5M to injury, leaving them with an on-the-field salary of $102M the mets payroll was $149.4M, and they lost $43.7M to injury, leaving them with an on-the-field salary of $105.7M looked at in that fashion, the season kindof hurts extra.

that is kindof what the inaugural stadium patch looked like on some of the merchandise - just not the official one on the unis.

y'know, at least we din't have to listen to fran healy this year... i'm willing to nominate this year as a candidate for "worst met year ever" i think my choice comes down to this and 1993, with a wink at 2003. both '93 and '03 felt hopeless, like the mets had dug themselves a deep, deep hole of embarrasment and shittyness out of which they might never climb. this team still has some silver linings out there. they're scratched up silver linings with lots of question marks and other mixed metaphors, but they're there nonetheless. where were the same in '93? in '03? sure, this season featured a new, unique, and relentless brand of suck, but i think '93 was worse. yeah... i think '93 was worse. i wasn't really around for the '77 season, and and don't have much perspective on it, but after i was born they were a 0.500 team...

well. screw. luckily, this builds character.

its my wife's birthday today. that'd be just like the yankees to ruin it for her by winning the world series today.

boy, hard to tell conclusively either way whether or not that would've cleared the fence... i think it'd hit the top of the railing. whether it would bounce up, being a home run, or down, being a double, i couldn't tell you. what i can tell you is that there's no fucking way fox's camera should've been overhanging the field like that.

seeing as how philly was, like, a fairly important place during the founding of our nation - you know, that thing that was actually being attacked during 9-11 - i'm inclined to join with edgy. arrogant yankee fans thinking al queda was actually out to put a stop to the yankees' dynasty!

i don't think its a fair exchange. if you have to have sex with her, shouldn't you be the one to get the WS tickets?

the jackassery is part of the appeal.

i'm rooting for the world series to be canceled in an effort to prevent teh spread of swine flu, a national health emergency.

grr...