Vic Sage

until they move Bruce or Granderson, i think Conforto starts in AAA, with Nimmo in the role of 5th OFer/LH bat off bench. Nimmo's skills translate better to a backup, and his ceiling isn't as high as Conforto, so i think they'd rather see Conforto playing everyday instead of sitting on the bench. Whereas Nimmo is likely nothing more than a bench player anyway, so might as well get him started there.

2017 projected pitching staff: Starters: Syndegaard, deGrom, Harvey, Matz, Gsellman CL: Familia (if suspended, Reed)* CL/set-up: Reed Set-up: Robles Situational LH: Blevins Situational RH: Salas 2nd LH: Smoker long-man/spot SP: Wheeler * * if Wheeler starts on DL, or if Famila is suspended, = Lugo Other pitchers on 40-man roster: - LHP: Smoker, Edgin, Gilmartin - RHP: Goeddel, Montero, Ynoa, Flexen, Molina Non-roster ST invitees: -LHP: Gorzelanny, Conlon, Roseboom, Wilk -RHP: Bradford, McGowan, Rowen, Sewald, C.Taylor, L.Taylor

if a starter performs in the bullpen, it doesn't mean he'll stay there. Starters go down all the time, and spot starts here and there, will all give a SP in the pen an opportunity. If he excels, he'll likely force his way back into the rotation. If he doesn't, he doesn't.

Edgy MD wrote: Nathan is also disturbingly undereducated. DOH! i see what you did there, ya bastid.

it bored the crap out of me.

no need for Blevins now... we got Gorzelanny!

why are all the posts in BOLD?

Lagares is a useful bench player, with a good glove in CF, a decent baserunner, and a decent bat against LHP, but if they can get back something of value, then ok. They'd still need a guy on the bench to fill those roles, and i don't think we have any that are major-league ready. Maybe Lagares, Lugo and Cecchini for a decent starting CFer?

Brooklyn-born, the child of 2 Dodger fans who adopted Mets. My fandom was amped up by my brother, who perversely chose the Yankmees.

going to Spring Training game, 3/4 in West Palm, against Houston. my first ST game!

Shama lama dingdong makes a comeback of sorts, with this solid horror film with an ending that is, while not exactly a twist, puts the film in context, both as a narrative and as a film in his canon.

i'm all for signing a LOOGY, but the ones that are available don't excite me, and they'd cost more than the Wilpons will spend, as long as Bruce is still around. The best case scenario is trading Bruce for 2 serviceable, mid-tier relievers (a LOOGY and a ROOGY), or just one good reliever (LHP or RHP)

while i'd be fine with any of those, i don't see a substantial upgrade there from what we have now, namely: Starters: Syndegaard, deGrom, Harvey, Matz, Gsellman CL: Familia (if suspended, Reed)-x CL/set-up: Reed set-up: Robles situational LH: Smoker situational RH: Goeddel long/6th SP: Wheeler-x x- if Wheeler is on DL, or if Famila is suspended, or a 7th RP is added = Lugo other LHPs on 40man: Edgin,Gilmartin other RHPs on 40man: Montero, Ynoa, Flexen, Molina non-roster ST invitees: LHP: P.J. Conlon, David Roseboom, Adam Wilk RHP: Chase Bradford, Kevin McGowan, Ben Rowen, Paul Sewald, Corey Taylor, Logan Taylor Rather than sign one of those relievers on the scrap heap, i'd just as soon trade Bruce for a real set-up guy, to pitch the 8th for Reed. If they think Joe Smith is still that guy, well ok then. --

cooby wrote: Well, since his name came up, can somebody tell me how it's pronounced? Every game I watched, they just called him Cespedes. How i pronounce his name largely depends on whether I'm angry at him at the moment. If I am, then i call him "Yo! Anus!"

my preference: [u:1qlhw8nl]vs RHP:[/u:1qlhw8nl] Reyes+ (3b) Granderson* (cf) Walker+ (2b) Cespedes (lf) Bruce* (rf) Cabrera+ (ss) Duda* (1b) d'Arnaud © ---------------- R.Rivera © Lagares (oF) Flores (iF) Wright (3b) Conforto* (oF) TJRivera (uT) [u:1qlhw8nl]vs LHP:[/u:1qlhw8nl] Reyes+ (rf) Wright (3b) Cespedes (lf) Flores (1B) Walker+ (2b) Cabrera+ (ss) d'Arnaud © Lagares (cf) --------------- R.Rivera © Duda* (1b) Granderson* (oF) Bruce* (rf) Conforto* (oF) T.Rivera (uT) * If Wright comes off the DL to start the season, he should be platooned (at most) with Reyes at 3b, since his inadequacy against RHP has continued to worsen over the years. Also, his fragility (and frequent unavailability) will require a 14th man, with 11 pitchers (which i would prefer anyway). Kelly might be preferable to TJRivera as that extra UT guy, only in so far as he's a switch-hitter, and without him we'd have only 1 LH hitter on the bench (against RHP starters). But overall, i'd probably prefer to keep TRivera and live with 1 LH pinch-hitter. Actually, i'd prefer to see Wright just retire and keep both Rivera and Kelly (or another LH bat), and just play Reyes at 3b full time. Plus Rivera can spell Walker against some LHPs, where Walker is usually vulnerable. And overall I would just prefer to have TJ Rivera on the bench (with his live bat and positional flexibility) than a 7th reliever in the pen; * I see Granderson, Duda and Bruce as basically platoon players now, playing against RHPs (with Wright in a platoon against LHP), and i'd prefer to give their ABs against LHPs to Flores, Lagares and Wright (or T.Rivera), with Reyes in the lineup everyday, since we have no other viable leadoff hitter; * I think they should keep Conforto up because he's proven he can tear up AAA, and i think there will ultimately be an injury, trade or sustained lack of production among Bruce, Granderson and/or Duda that will give him everyday ABs somewhere. But if they decide to start him in AAA, i think Nimmo's the LH bat off the bench (or Kelly); and * R.Rivera will catch once a week. Plaweck? Puhleeze. He has to go to Vegas and prove he can hit (to the extent that hitting in Vegas proves anything).

themetfairy wrote: Reconsider seeing Florence Foster Jenkins - it was very entertaining. ok, i'm reconsidering it. And now, after reconsidering it, i'm still not going to see it. I have an image in my mind of wild horses trying, unsuccessfully, to drag me into a theater to see it, but i triumph!

2016 FILMS My top 10 so far: ARRIVAL LA LA LAND HELL OR HIGH WATER DEADPOOL CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR SING STREET KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS LION ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY MANCHESTER BY THE SEA honorable mentions: THE NICE GUYS DOCTOR STRANGE MOANA 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE HAIL, CAESAR! THE LOBSTER MOONLIGHT SWISS ARMY MAN Other films I’ve seen this year [ranked]: SAUSAGE PARTY STAR TREK BEYOND MIDNIGHT SPECIAL THE JUNGLE BOOK FINDING DORY --------------- KUNG FU PANDA 3 SNOWDEN GHOSTBUSTERS JASON BOURNE HIDDEN FIGURES --------------- X-MEN: APOCALYPSE BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE SUICIDE SQUAD THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN MONEY MONSTER SULLY THE LEGEND OF TARZAN LONDON HAS FALLEN THE 5TH WAVE Nominated films I still intend to see: HACKSAW RIDGE A MONSTER CALLS NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Other films I intend to see: THE ACCOUNTANT ALLIED THE BFG CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY DON'T THINK TWICE THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM THE FOUNDER FREE STATE OF JONES HIGH-RISE JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK THE LITTLE PRINCE MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI PETE'S DRAGON PASSENGERS PATERSON THE RED TURTLE THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS WARCRAFT ZOOTOPIA Nominated films I have no intention of seeing: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC ELLE FENCES FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS JACKIE LOVING SILENCE TONI ERDMANN 20TH CENTURY WOMEN Other eligible movies of 2016: THE ABOLITIONISTS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS THE MOVIE ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ALMOST CHRISTMAS ALWAYS SHINE AMERICAN HONEY AMERICAN PASTORAL AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE ANTHROPOID APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD ARMENIA, MY LOVE ASSASSIN'S CREED AUDRIE & DAISY AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY AUTUMN LIGHTS BAD MOMS BAD SANTA 2 BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT BARRY BEAUTIFUL PAIN BEFORE THE FLOOD BEING 17 BELIEVE BEN-HUR A BIGGER SPLASH BILAL BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK THE BIRTH OF A NATION BLEED FOR THIS BORN TO BE BLUE THE BOSS THE BOY BRIDGET JONES'S BABY THE BRONZE BROTHER NATURE THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE CERTAIN WOMEN THE CHARNEL HOUSE CHEVALIER CHIEF ZABU THE CHOICE CHRISTINE CITIZEN SOLDIER CITY OF GOLD CLOSET MONSTER COLLATERAL BEAUTY THE COMEDIAN COMPLETE UNKNOWN CONFESSIONS OF A WOMANIZER THE CONJURING 2 CREATIVE CONTROL CRIMINAL CROSSCURRENT DANCER DARK HORSE DEEPWATER HORIZON DEMOLITION DENIAL DESIERTO DOG EAT DOG DON'T BREATHE DREAMLAND THE DRESSMAKER THE EAGLE HUNTRESS EAT THAT QUESTION - FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS ECHO PARK EDDIE THE EAGLE EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO ELVIS & NIXON EQUITY EVERYTHING IS COPY - NORA EPHRON: SCRIPTED & UNSCRIPTED EYE IN THE SKY THE FINEST HOURS FIRE AT SEA THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY THE FITS FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE THE FOREST FROM AFAR FRONT COVER THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CARING GENIUS GIMME DANGER GIRL ASLEEP THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN GLEASON GOLD GREATER GREEN ROOM THE HANDMAIDEN HANDS OF STONE HARDCORE HENRY HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS HILLSONG - LET HOPE RISE THE HOLLARS A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING HOW TO BE SINGLE HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN'T CHANGE HUNT FOR THE WILDER PEOPLE I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO I, DANIEL BLAKE I SAW THE LIGHT ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE INDIGNATION INFERNO THE INVITATION IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET ITHACA JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY JULIETA KEANU KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES KICKS THE KIND WORDS KINGSGLAIVE FINAL FANTASY XV KNIGHT OF CUPS KRISHA LAND OF MINE LANDFILL HARMONIC LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT L'ATTESA THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL THE LENNON REPORT LIFE, ANIMATED LIFE ON THE LINE THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS LIGHTS OUT LITTLE MEN LIVE BY NIGHT LONDON ROAD LONG WAY NORTH LOUDER THAN BOMBS LOVE & FRIENDSHIP THE LOVE WITCH MS DHONI - AN UNTOLD STORY MAMA MAGGIE'S PLAN A MAN CALLED OVE MAN DOWN THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY MASCOTS MAX ROSE ME BEFORE YOU THE MEASURE OF A MAN THE MEDDLER MEN & CHICKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES MILES AHEAD MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN MISS HOKUSAI MISS SHARON JONES! 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happy to see the love for ARRIVAL and HELL OR HIGH WATER. But Amy Adams got hosed (Meryl? AGAIN?), and they went out of their way to ignore DEADPOOL.

yeah, that.

Vic Sage is high on (well we won't know for sure until the lab comes back with the results) but also Lagares, Salas, Henderson, Kelly; low on Loney, Wright, Conforto, Flores, Reyes how can i be high on my rankings for Salas and Kelly when i didn't even include them? This makes me question your record-keeping. I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

But he has the gift, if that's what it is, of being much better than people realize. I'm drawn to players like that. (Wayne Garrett. Olerud.) i don't think its a gift. It's a skill called On-Base Percentage. Traditional metrics didn't value you it much, but modern metrics do, so those who understand the impact of OBP on productivity have greater respect for those players who may have seemed unexceptional otherwise. That being said, i find Duda so frustrating because of his intense streakiness. It's not like he has a good week and then a bad week. It's like he has a non-existent 2 months, followed by a torrid 6 weeks, and then disappears again. It's hard to count on a player like that.

i thought the rise of the Quants would have an effect on HOF voting, but seeing Hoffman at 72% and Wagner at 11% (when it should probably be the reverse) makes me think we're not as far along as i thought.

i also think that the new defensive metrics might be having some impact as well. As those improve, and as younger GMs start to actually take them into consideration, 1-dimensional sluggers with no glove (like our own Mr. Bruce) become less and less valuable, depending on the needs of any particular team. It looks like Seattle is certainly going the speed/defense route.

i loved it, mostly, and I think the complaints i've heard about the lack of singing and dancing ability of Gosling and Stone are both overstated and miss the point. I do think its somewhat overlong and rambling, and a lot of it is lifted without acknowledgment form UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, but its still a terrific piece of filmmaking, and the music is really good.

Oy... I'd say something about "wild horses" now, if i had the energy on a Monday morning.