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Eric Karros and Royce Clayton

A warm welcome to Gary Disarcina! Can he still play 2b?

Krod and Oliver Perez?

Ceetar wrote: Centerfield wrote: Guys, this is like Luis Castillo without the walks. for more money. Yes to Cf and Ceets.

Sandy didn't trade our team away for cash not to play ready young cheap talent.

Centerfield wrote: I wonder if a season like 2017 has an effect on Spring Training attendance the next year. Or if it's more tied to the moves made in the winter. I'm gonna guess neither, nor. Beyond that the older I get the shorter the off season feels. It's about a month now.

Edgy MD wrote: He's been predicted to decline through the last two years I've been his groupie, and he's only gotten better. And his skills are an old guy's skills, so I don't see them declining as much as others do as he becomes an actual old guy. Beyond that, $25 million six years from now — after Trout and Harper and Kershaw have made serious bank — won't be as much as it was six years ago. Talent costs munny, and he's got talent. The contract is not backloaded, and that's good. So what's your winter 2018 proposal? Wild-assed or realistic? I dunno. I'm philosophically against trading, but on the other hand, I think fans get caught up in doing their imaginary shopping to restrict themselves only to the free agent list, when there is a world of deals to be had, and so folks get overly fixated on a Shin-Soo Choo here or a Mike Moutakas there. I'm very confused as to who can reasonably be expected to be 100% next season. But if Conforto is expected to be healthy than I regard highly an outfield of him and Céspedes on the corners and Nimmo and Lagares up the middle (if Céspedes is healthy too). The fifth outfielder would probably be someone like Aoki or maybe Hairston. Righthanded or a switchie, available to play center in a pinch. Best off the bench but with starting experience. Then the team can shop for an infielder of great on-basiness (David Freese?) and an effective pitcher with high-ish innings totals and hopefully a healthy arm and mindset (Darvish?). If they want to go after a big fish, that would be great, but I'd certainly want it to be a guy whose on-base tool is a significant asset. Votto? Trout? Altuve? I think they probably have the leverage to make a blockbuster acquisition, if the fit is right. I wouldn't want another corner outfielder. Altuve would be the best fit in the world for this team, but nothing less than the store would move him now. So, I'm not sure. The Mets led the National League in home runs but were eleventh in OBP. Shopping for offense begins there. Syndergaard, Evans, and Flexie for Altuve. How's that for wild-assed? I do appreciate your interest in Altuve. You do realize you would have to add a jar of vaseline and a can of crisco for starters to seal this one.

Dave Eiland was on a 24 day ankees leave of abscene likely fueled by alcohol and his punching out of A.J. Burnett. https://mlblogssouthernbelle.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/spicy-stuff-the-story-behind-dave-eilands-firing/

Dave Eiland, calling all Univ South Florida Bulls fans!

A straight Nimmo/Lagares platoon works for me. It's going to take a recovery of the pitching staff to contend in 2018. In that event, we have a cheap effective combo in CF.

Did not know that "Grand Funk Record" in 1970 holds the record for fastest sellout at Shea. Better yet, Steve Marriot and Humble Pie opened.

Tawny Kitean has been married to Chuck Finley and David Coverdale. She was rumored to have had an affair with OJ. Simpson during the Coverdale marraige. Beyond that, she has been popped many times for drugs and domestic battery. You go girl!

This has to be urban legend stuff but I thought I remember reading Grote let a few sail over his should against umps that annoyed him. He did nail Froemming and Crawford. Great read. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/10/168700.html/

Nothing lasts forever.

Jerry Grote was the second Met named to the all star team after Ron Hunt.

Edgy MD wrote: I'm plenty old, believe me. And Grote's photo hangs on my wall. Old enough to see Grote in 1969 and 1973? You are lucky if it is true.

I am one of those people who lost most of their respect for Mike when he let Clemens off the hook. The one game suspension of Mike might have boosted the Mets morale. All in all Piazza couldn't wear Grote's jock. And how do you feel about this F.A.F.I.F.?

Can we just eliminate the sports-industrial complex. Each day in pro sports their seems to be a monket trying eff a football. Amateurs also.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: cooby wrote: I'd have picked Grote Grote was terrific, but he's not nearly at the level of Gary Carter and Mike Piazza. Yeah, but Piazza didn't do anything.

Poor Ron Swoboda!

The Astros win! The Astros win!

Reyes could be the starting 3B.

Turner's success elsewhere is a fluke.

Astros all the way baby!

I'd think Mickey learned alot from Francona. Guy was a helluva pitching coach, ask Trevor Bauer, and maybe MC can sprinkle the staff with pixie dust.