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I know that many of us are aware of some of the fantastic transaction trees that the Mets have accumulated over the years. Well, Ben Lindbergh at Grantland just released a piece where he traces the longest transaction trees involving active players on every MLB team's roster, and you may be surprised (or not) to find out that the transaction tree starting with the signing of Terry Leach on July 27, 1980 and continuing through the present day with David Wright currently ranks as the second-longest in all of baseball. Additionally, the trade chain starting with the drafting of Tim Bogar in 1987 and continuing through the present with Dilson Herrera and Vic Black ranks as fourth-longest active chain in baseball. Check out the article here. It's got some pretty funky-looking charts.
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If those numbers are true, they'll hope for big production and then sell high at the trade deadline.
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Hey, if they have a shot at Tulowitzki, I would take it. And this from a guy who generally hasn't liked trades.
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In general agreement with Edgy. Allen's on top of the heap in terms of numbers without a doubt. Hodges should've been in 30 years ago. Oliva's hurt by a somewhat abbreviated period of greatness.
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Ashie62 wrote: Brian Cole. My thoughts as well.
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Quiz in Honor of Curtis Granderson - ***It's Here!!!***
Valadius replied to batmagadanleadoff's topic in New York Mets Talk
Jeromy Burnitz. -
To finish tied for second with the Braves, who came in with lofty expectations, while the Mets were given short shrift by basically everyone, is a pretty nice achievement. And to finish with a positive run differential is even better.
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One of the better managers in the game, IMO. Not always given the best players to work with. If I were the Mets I would try and scoop him back into the organization immediately, should no managerial offers appear for him.
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Nothing gets me more excited about the Mets than the prospect of Jeff Wilpon carrying a packing box filled with model airplanes as he's kicked out of "his" ballpark.
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This could finally... FINALLY... be the straw that breaks the camel's back. The recent light thrown on sports' treatment of women could not have come at a worse time for li'l Jeffy.
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When Ralph retired after ten seasons, he was sixth on the all-time home run list. SIXTH!
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Fred Wilpon wrote: Ralph Kiner was one of the most beloved people in Mets history -- an original Met and extraordinary gentleman. After a Hall of Fame playing career, Ralph became a treasured broadcasting icon for more than half a century. His knowledge of the game, wit, and charm entertained generations of Mets fans. Like his stories, he was one of a kind. We send our deepest condolences to Ralph�s five children and 12 grandchildren. Our sport and society today lost one of the all-time greats.
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Marty Noble wrote: I don't want 28 people entering the Hall at once, so I limited my checks on the ballot to three. THAT is the sentiment that drives me crazier than anything else in this process. If they deserve it, you vote for them. Don't place an artificial cap on your votes. Ugh.
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And here we are again. This seems to be an annual exercise in pissing me off. They really ought to lower the threshold for induction, as I've argued previously, or make some kind of fundamental change in who votes for this. Or how they vote. This is embarrassing, every single year. Next year, you've got another crop of shoo-in pitchers (Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and John Smoltz) as well as Gary Sheffield and Carlos Delgado. At this rate, you'll be seeing over half the players who played in the '90s who make it to the Hall of Fame inducted by the Veterans' Committee 20 years late. That's not fair to them.
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My problem with arbitrary "disqualification" based on the Coors effect is that it essentially says "You played in Colorado? Too bad!" I don't think that's fair to anybody. It's like disqualifying old-time players for smaller gloves or bigger outfields. It's like discriminating against pitchers who pitch in pitcher's parks and hitters in stadiums with short porches or other oddities. It's part of the game. It does nobody any good to ignore it.
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As somebody who grew up on Mets games on the FAN, this is extremely disappointing. On another note, Fredo Wilpon is a surprisingly apt moniker for Jeffy.
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It all comes full-circle. Wow. I mean, think about it. Would you have thought that, 13 years after his infamous meltdown in the NLCS, that: A) He would still be a major league ballplayer? He would be an outfielder with decent power? C) He would be putting on a Mets uniform? It's simply Amazin'.
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Can we trade Jeffy for a bag of balls?
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Edgy MD wrote: Davidian way I like the term "Wrighteous" better, but that's just me.
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Why can't we put Jeffy on the hot seat? I really wish American sports teams were publicly-traded companies.
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Good lord, WFAN - "Mike's on! He's ready to go!" is by far the worst half-hearted plug I've ever heard in my life.
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I just listened to Francesa for probably the first time in about 8 years - he just sounds disinterested. Why is he still on the air?
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Rusty Staub
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Edgy MD wrote: Who re-animated Joe Grzenda?
