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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: soupcan wrote: TransMonk wrote: Carlos to the Phillies would be pretty hard to swallow. Why? He'd only be there until the end of the year. It's not like we're fighting them for a playoff spot and they ain't resigning him. He's going AL. Hard to swallow, as in it's tough to get down immediately. The visual image of him hitting a game-winning home run in red stripes to complete another Philly playoff comeback produces an almost visceral disgust in me. It's ultimately digestible, though, should they get good value. And if they'll overpay for him, with Brown or Bastardo? I'll pay the bus fare. It'd be hard to take, but it would (theoretically) weaken the Phils down the road, so I'm okay with it. I love Beltran, but he's always been a hired gun here. It's sad, but okay to see him go.

No, but Vernon Wells is; and Bay's is actually a more reasonable contract than either Rios or Wells. After this year, it's "only" two years, $35 million (including the 2014 buyout). If they take back a Carlos Zambrano-like contract ($18 million in 2012, then FA), then I could see it happening.

Gee 3 Beltran 2.5 Reyes 2.5 Pagan 1 Parnell .5 Isringhausen .5

seawolf17 wrote: Don't know what the hell this is supposed to mean. Adam Rubin Tweeted wrote: Mets have not announced roster move, but Chip Hale just called for Ruben Tejada. Duda in lineup, so only alternative would be Nick Evans. Ah. That's to make room for Jose. Mike Nickeas also in to replace Thole -- apparently for paternity leave, sez the Twitters.

Don't know what the hell this is supposed to mean. Adam Rubin Tweeted wrote: Mets have not announced roster move, but Chip Hale just called for Ruben Tejada. Duda in lineup, so only alternative would be Nick Evans.

$7 tix available for tonight, as per the Mets' FB presence. Smart move.

Chad Ochoseis wrote: WE get Berkman and YOU get Bartman HA! (There is only one letter difference in those two names) #stlcards I'm dying here. This is a parody, right? It's so bad it has to be, but yet it isn't. bmfc1 wrote: bmfc1 wrote: I read it too quickly and thought it said "Get a brain Rick Moranis!" I'm fascinated by Rick Moranis. Dude made a billion jillion dollars on the Ghostbusters/Shrunk The Kids franchises, then basically retired. From his Wikipedia page, it looks like he won't even commit to doing a new Ghostbusters video game. His legacy is basically secure -- Louis Tully and whatever his character from the "Shrunk" series is, and that's it. That's not a bad place to be, really.

bmfc1 wrote: I read it too quickly and thought it said "Get a brain Rick Moranis!" I'm fascinated by Rick Moranis. Dude made a billion jillion dollars on the Ghostbusters/Shrunk The Kids franchises, then basically retired.

Also worth noting: Despite their reputation as the "best fans in baseball," they also, sadly, have the worst fan in baseball, and I think that includes the entirety of Yankee Universe, even though they get credit for both WFAN's Jerome from Manhattan and Stevie Jeets. http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans What do you mean by "the little things"? For a perfect example, just look at one of the greatest teams ever assembled: the 2006 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. That team had David Eckstein, Yadier Molina, So Taguchi, and Aaron Miles. That's a Jew [sic], a Mexican [sic], a Chinaman [sic], and a regular American. It was a variable [sic] "League of Nations" of doing the little things. They hustled like all get out, they bunted all the time, and they weren't afraid to move the runner over. And most important, they got it done in the clubhouse, by which I mean, they created something I refer to as "a winning atmosphere." I lived and died with that team from the moment they got into the playoffs until they brought home ring number eleven. Do I watch every game? No. But do I check the box score every single day to see where they're at? Also, no. I know they'll do what it takes to get the job done, and they don't need me breathing down their neck! Also of note: dude's Twitter feed is hi-lar-ious, full of thinly veiled spousal abuse, homoerotica, idiocy, and racist screeds. http://twitter.com/#!/BirdsOnBats06 After my bringing it up for the umpteenth time, the old lady just promised to wear Ryan Theriot #stlcards jersey for my bday intercorse! 14 Jul Does Ryan Theriot have a sister? I bet she's super hot. #stlcards 13 Jun Jockety needs to aquire more clean-cut "All American" types that don't K (hate that) and have high RBI's. How hard can it be? #stlcards 10 Apr The bright side of the silver lining is that the #stlcards now have a good opportunity to get more whiter in 2012. 16 Feb Loving the projected 2011 #STLCards lineup: White, White, Mexican, White, White, Mexican, White, White Pitcher, White 6 Dec Hey #Cubs, WE get Berkman and YOU get Bartman HA! (There is only one letter difference in those two names) #stlcards 5 Dec HELLYES! Theriot gets the most of his ability & doesn't rely on his athleticism like those with ancestors not from America #stlcards #cubs 30 Nov Gritty? check. White? check. Lots of singles? check. What a coo to get The Riot infront of the BEST FANS!!! #stlcards #cubs 30 Nov Uncle told me on thanksgiving that #stlcards used to have some black guys back in the 80s LOL 28 Nov #Cubs might make a trade for A. Gonzalez. I'll be pissed because he's like a hispanic Pujols. #stlcards 8 Nov

Pascucci has lit up AAA with several organizations, but hasn't seen the bigs since 2004. You'd think one of those teams would have thrown him a bone and given him a few September ABs, or a spot in an injury replacement.

sharpie wrote: Why wait for tomorrow to activate him? Bring him up for tonight's game I say. Holy hell, that'd be awesome. Sneak him onto the roster, then have Turner or someone play short in the top of the 1st. Then... "Pinch-hitting, for the Mets..." /crowd grumbles confusedly "#7..." /dull roar "Jose..." /loud roar "Reyes!" /a roar that would make Shea blush

Edgy DC wrote: Sort of why I was wonderin' about searching the waiver wires for someone who could give him a blow, though don't ask me, please, to directly connect his errors to a lack of time off. Didn't he just have four days off?

How does every thread not have that picture? I might make her my special avatar.

And Buffalo, our AAA affiliate, gets the Red Sox.

Manny Acosta gets the save with three innings of mop-up work in a 26-3 win. Wright goes two-for-two with a pair of home runs.

themetfairy wrote: he would have wanted the show to go on. Can you picture a guy on his deathbed, whispering -- "That conference... I planned... cancel the damn thing. Don't let it happen without me."

metirish wrote: Nice work FK, I remember Putz couldn't get up for the 8th inning citing the need for the adrenaline rush that came with the big situation of the 9th. I remember that comment. I hate that crap.

metirish wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm hoping for a starting pitcher and a catcher. I assume you are looking for a catcher to supplant Thole? Well, they can't fit back there at the same time.

I remember Worley destroying the Mets, but we've faced him twice and lit him up like a Christmas tree the second time.

Boras: "So, Sandy. Just calling to let you know that we've got that list of ten teams just about narrowed down for you, heh heh." Sandy: "Yeah, about that..."

I think we're all on more or less the same page here, no? Ceetar's just saying that he's reserving judgment on the baseballiness of this trade right now, and I think that's reasonable. Realistically, a guy with experience and success in high-leverage situations is out of our bullpen for Friday without an obviously specific replacement; on the other hand, we gain what appears to be a great deal of payroll flexibility, which, from everything we've heard and read, should be a very positive thing for the organization as they go forward, for the rest of this year and/or plan for 2012 and beyond.

Edgy DC wrote: Every ball is unstruck until it is struck. Whoa. /head explodes CF is right. As usual.

This is my new favorite thread.

Ceetar wrote: I don't think Omar invisioned being up against a wall financially after 2008, the Mets were a solid bullpen from being in the thick of things and he went after it. Exactly. I think he -- and the Wilpons -- saw the cash cow that they expected a full Citi Field and thriving Madoff investments to be, and figured they'd be flush with money.

[idiot wfan caller] I think the two PTBNLs should be Fielder and Braun. [/idiot wfan caller]