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Wow, we suck in three dimensions!

Not officially retired, but also not playing with "lesser teams." Former Met Jay Payton, now 37 (!) and looking for work as per ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. Jay Payton Payton, who was hoping to land an outfield bench job during the winter, failed to attract more than a nibble or two as a free agent. Then came the bad news. Payton was home in North Carolina working out in late March when he hurt his shoulder lifting weights. He underwent arthroscopic surgery earlier this month, and it will take him several months to recover. Agent Craig Landis said Payton still wants to play, so he might give independent ball a whirl later this summer or try to re-establish himself in winter ball. But Payton will turn 37 in November, and he posted back-to-back OPSes of .668 and .637 in Baltimore before getting hurt, so he's a major long shot to play in the big leagues again. Payton has a business degree from Georgia Tech and was an Academic All-American on a team that also included Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek, so he shouldn't have too much difficulty acclimating to the real world.

Not a good start for D.O. in AA as his ERA stands at 7.24. Pitcher Age IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR ERA Dylan Owen 22 5.2 5 3 3 2 6 0 0 7.24

="DocTee"]]Maybe he needs a new diminutive sidekick. Maybe we can find one on the set of FMan's reality show? Even better! Get that midget off the mailbox, Pedro needs a hug!

="Edgy DC":3v5a5aky]Maybe he needs a new diminutive sidekick.[/quote:3v5a5aky] How about Fmeat? Fman99 Apr 24 2009 06:47 AM ="DocTee"]]Maybe he needs a new diminutive sidekick. Maybe we can find one on the set of FMan's reality show? Even better! Get that midget off the mailbox, Pedro needs a hug!

You're not going to fix Perez in the minors. He needs to extract his head from his chute and keep it out for 6-7 innings. I think Maine and Pelf have health issues affecting what they've done to date. Livan is what he is.

Not a moment too soon.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Oh, and Poo Hole just jacked a 2-run homer. Getting a little sweepy here. This was when I turned off the radio.

All of my optimism has returned. I think we whoop them and get the salvage game here.

Today's lineup... Jose Reyes, SS Alex Cora, 2B Carlos Beltran, OF Carlos Delgado, 1B David Wright, 3B Gary Sheffield, OF Ryan Church, OF Omir Santos, C Livan Hernandez, RHP

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Beltran has been smoking the ball these last 2 games but is coming off a bad series vs. the Brewers. Wright to me has looked like he's struggled all year long, even as he gets his hits. Wright only has 5 RBIs so far, and 3 of them came on one swing in the home opener. Ain't gonna be no playoff team without him warming up.

Beltran 1 Murphy 1 Fossum 1 Stokes 1

Ryan Franklin has a beard that looks like a medieval pubic patch. And that's the game. Oh we suck. Darnit.

Swan Swan H wrote: Sutcliffe would be more fun if you were drinking. Meanwhile, the comeback continues. Tying run on deck, a fact that is not changed by Church's popup. Must be why I'm having fun! Except watching that weak ass Church pop-up.

Swan Swan H wrote: Hey my posting level is 'Jack Aker.' Fman, whattaya got? Jack Aker? If I jack, nothing should ache her.

Hey, an RBI! What the hell?!?

Hey, a hit! Woo hoo! Let's Go Mets! Dip into that shitty bullpen Tony.

Pelfrey, Maine and Perez all with ERA's over 7. Sigh.

Ashie62 wrote: Snakes,sausages, its a manly night it is My humor does tend to lean towards these topics. It's not me, it's Fmeat.

Rick "The Hedgehog" Ankiel is up again. "Ma'am, I hear you have a plumbing problem." "Well, maybe you can check things out with your snake." "Oh yeah...." cue the disco music.

Ten in a row retired by shitty Joel Piniero.

Well it worked this time. Just goes to show, maybe I don't know anything.

Holy hell. Again, Fossum coming in with the bases loaded and two out. I feel like this happened before.

="Nymr83":15lxl2y3]O'Day is a Ranger now, fuck. Figueroa has cleared waivers, nice guy to have around, though its technically now up to him if he wants to accept the assignment or not.[/quote:15lxl2y3] I'm surprised, given his quality start, that no one wanted to grab him. What with all the crumbums out there starting MLB games. Ashie62 Apr 22 2009 08:11 PM Give him a holster! Ranger O'Day at your service* Frayed Knot Apr 23 2009 07:10 AM - So O'Day arrives in Toronto with the Rangers-Jays game already in progress. - The Rangers tie it up in the 9th, getting 3 off BJ Ryan, so they go to extras. - O'Day gets called on with 2-on in the 11th and, while wearing someone else's jersey [Gabbard - 30] because they didn't have one made up for him yet, he serves up a walk-off gapper to Kevin Millar. It's never too late to make a first impression. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 07:19 AM Give the loss to Gabbard. smg58 Apr 23 2009 07:21 AM I'm surprised Figueroa cleared waivers as well. There have to be teams out there with worse guys in the rotation than him. But if he didn't clear waivers, I don't see how he gets a major-league contract from somebody should he opt for free agency. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 23 2009 07:46 AM Today's Snooze says Figgy eill refuse his Buff assignemnt. Adios. Freddy Garcia in the meantime made his debut for Buff last night: 6 IP, 3 ER and a loss. Not great but not awful either I guess. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 07:59 AM Half of me thinks he refused the assignment because his wife followed the link back here, read our (more or less gentle) comments, and went apeshit and told him they were through with the Mets. Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2009 08:02 AM 29 teams declined to claim him on waivers, so he refuses his assignment to Buffalo? I guess he'd rather be on a AAA team in some other organization. Figgy must be really pissed at the Mets. They're, at least nominally, a contending team that has several weaknesses in their starting rotation. It doesn't seem like a bad spot for him. But, whatever. I'm sure the Mets can get just about as much out of Redding and Garcia as they would have from Figueroa. HahnSolo Apr 23 2009 08:03 AM If that's the case, then me calling Mrs. Fig a "couple of scoops of crazy" may have been the tipping point. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 23 2009 08:04 AM I think he could probably see Garcia's ascenion as writing on the wall and felt especially like a commodity. That's life. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 08:17 AM ="HahnSolo":16lzksfs]If that's the case, then me calling Mrs. Fig a "couple of scoops of crazy" may have been the tipping point.[/quote:16lzksfs] This season may be on your head. bmfc1 Apr 23 2009 08:24 AM So the Mets lose Nelson Figueroa, a AAAA pitcher, but someone that can start and relieve (and would be a better choice than Brian Lawrence, Dave Williams, Brandon Knight, and Aaron Sele in a desperate September start) AND Darren O'Day, who looked OK, not great, but is still unknown, in exchange for Mike Pelfrey being able to start this weekend (by not DL'ing him) AND Casey Fossum. Well done Omar! It only took until late April for you to make an in-season screw up. It usually takes until the trade deadline. soupcan Apr 23 2009 08:34 AM ="bmfc1":2lnomvpv]So the Mets lose Nelson Figueroa, a AAAA pitcher, but someone that can start and relieve (and would be a better choice than Brian Lawrence, Dave Williams, Brandon Knight, and Aaron Sele in a desperate September start) AND Darren O'Day, who looked OK, not great, but is still unknown, in exchange for Mike Pelfrey being able to start this weekend (by not DL'ing him) AND Casey Fossum. Well done Omar! It only took until late April for you to make an in-season screw up. It usually takes until the trade deadline.[/quote:2lnomvpv] What would you have done - DL-ed Big Pelf? Can we wait and see how Pelf throws this weekend before we declare Omar an idiot for losing two interchangeable parts? Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2009 08:35 AM Yeah, that was a major mess-up, and one we saw coming. It would have been far smarter to avoid all that roster-juggling (and player losing) by just giving Brian Stokes that one start. bmfc1 Apr 23 2009 08:42 AM "What would you have done - DL-ed Big Pelf?" I concur with BG--I would have started Stokes. The Mets were undoubtedly concerned about being short in the BP if they did that but Monday was a day off. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 08:45 AM I would have also, but this is in part a bi-product of the larger burdens on pens these days. Teams tend to avoid throwing a reliever --- even one with plenty of starting experience --- into the rotation because they need every reliever they've got to make it through the week. A start for Parnell was another viable alternative. Hawkeye57 Apr 23 2009 09:29 AM What's next for Omar? Two weeks into the season and he loses two depth players. Guess Figgy doesn't want to play with the AAA equivalent of the Nats. I also agree, I would probably have chosen Stokes to start the game, especially with the day off in there, and take the chance of losing him for 2-3 games later on. Would not have chosen Parnell, when he started games in the system he was less than stellar. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 23 2009 09:45 AM Player mistakes-- Murphy's Iron Glove act, Ollie being Ollie-- are ugly but forgivable. These kind of player-mismanagement follies, coupled with the fix-yesterday's-problem-to-win-today roster-management outlook... a lot less so. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 09:52 AM I don't like losing these guys, but he's getting perhaps more shit than he deserves here. He's made some good waiver claims also. And replacing my beloved Kielty with Wily Mo Peña was perfect, and could help the Mets offensively and defensively this year. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 23 2009 09:53 AM I don't wanna sound like a complete mgt tool but am I the only one who was shocked Figueroa gave us as much as he did? He started with some fairy dust the last time around too but in time he'd earned his way back to AAA and I'm absolutely convinced that would have been his fate with or without Fossum (who it turns out we needed this week in some good planning that's not being recognized by you critics). Figgy's just not that special a guy and if he wants to pitch for some other org's AAA team, let him. I'm sorrier to see O'Day go but then again he didn't look like he'd be capable of anything more taxing than mop-up work. I guess I should be happy for him that he keeps a big league job somewhere. Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2009 09:58 AM I'm not saying that the guys that were lost had much significant value. But it doesn't seem too wise to lose two guys from your organization just for one fill-in start in April. You never know who you might need in the months to come. In July, if we're at a point where we're getting four-inning starts from Brandon Knight and too-frequent relief appearances from an ineffective Carlos Muniz, we might be wishing we had Figueroa and O'Day. Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 10:00 AM ... though with no firm reason to believe that they'd be giving anything more. Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2009 10:59 AM True enough. All I'm saying is that more options are better than fewer options. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 23 2009 11:18 AM ="Edgy DC":3jzj23t1]I don't like losing these guys, but he's getting perhaps more shit than he deserves here. He's made some good waiver claims also. And replacing my beloved Kielty with Wily Mo Pe�a was perfect, and could help the Mets offensively and defensively this year.[/quote:3jzj23t1] Fair point-- but Wily Mo has averaged 1 strikeout every 3 PAs for his career and, although in possession of off-the-charts tools, is somewhat of a shitpile as an actual baseball player. (Although his closest B-R.com comparable IS Art Shamsky, so there's something.)

Rockin' Doc wrote: ="Fman99"]Rockin' Doc wrote: Damn it Fman, now you've made me hungry. C'mon over, Doc! I'll make you an omelette. That sounds interesting. If I leave now, I'd likely get to your place around breakfast time. My door is open -- to any CPF'er who wants to pop in. Mi casa su casa.