Ceetar

TheOldMole wrote: Still like Flores. you do now perhaps, but I wonder if it's 4/25 and he's made a handful of stupid errors or just plain missed balls..

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I'm going to guess "aPFwDT" is a Scott Boras' racquetball partner. I'm guessing that it's Scott Boras. right, the racquetball partner (I miss racquetball btw, anyone want to play?) is probably a source "with knowledge of the situation" or "close to the negotiations"?

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Love the "a person familiar with Drew's thinking" listed as a source. it's great, because it really means absolutely nothing. "Well yeah, I know Drew, and I've watched him reason before. I definitely could see an argument that could lead to him considering a 1-year deal with the Tigers. It's definitely something that he could've thought." And after covering it all season, aren't all of these reporters "familiar with Drew's thinking?" Is that all it really means? "I've been covering this all season and based on what's been said, this is certainly something that could be the result."

"It's like a Gorilla eating ants" what? radio guys talking about shelling. for the second straight inning. I'm not quite sure what the gorilla analogy means. Duda homered again. he's good at that.

tailgating! Homebrew! Baseball!

Ceetar wrote: maybe an edit button this page? (dunno, I don't have any bids in) http://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/209/playercard?id=9749 edit button might be redundant. hit 0 and submit? not sure if you can un-bid if you're the guy that created the auction.

maybe an edit button this page? (dunno, I don't have any bids in) http://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/209/playercard?id=9749

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The draft aburptly paused after Schoop was bought, even though lots of us still had shopping to do. It actually said PAUSED. Didn't re-start. oh, I'd already clicked off at that point. Looks like it was 3 hours after our slot..perhaps we got bumped from the server or something? I didn't know that was going to happen or I wouldn't have stopped paying attention. Guess you'll have to fill out the fringes if you want via the waiver wire. I'm not sure what else we can do. Yes, they could certainly use more dedicated programmers and attention.

metsmarathon wrote: so... what happened? I'm not sure what you mean?

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, one wonders if Parnell has the post-op comfort level to really let her rip, or if he's shy or stiff or uncomfortable when all the twisting and torquing a pitcher puts his neck through hits that surgical incision point. heard some talk that he never has the velocity in the spring, and he's always been a guy that really needs to warm up. at times sits 93-94 for the first batter. Hoping he just needs some arm strength/neck strength/etc.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: So what happened? Did the draft just end on schedule? Looks like folks are treating the field like free agents at this point, will join in. waiver auctions are now a go.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Goes off at like, 9:30 or 10. that's like, the middle of our draft.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Nothing's gonna change. People won't stop divulging secrets and writers don't wanna lose their sources. But wishful thinking. we could change as readers, become more understanding, stop listening to the rumor an.. nevermind. 12 days until Opening Day and I can lose myself in the statsheets.

I don't think so personally, but the slow-play of Ike and Duda in minor league games and staying home might be an indication of active talks. Both for extra showcasing and to just take it easy. Of course, it also might be a byproduct of an attempt to manage the media. Keeping them there keeps them away from them mostly. I dunno, my bet was on the Mets bringing in Drew early in camp but we're reaching a point where he wouldn't even be ready for Opening Day. I'll leave the trade guessing to yous.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: If you, the reader, want stories full of fluff, fine. But if you want stories that cut closer to the truth, and bring you near to the heart of any matter, sometimes anonymity is necessary. I call BS. Sometimes, yes. But this has become standard operating procedure for many sports writers. And, frankly, sources demand the anonymity because they can. Don't be a conduit for a source to take a cheap shot at someone. If it's so good that you feel the need to write about it, do the leg work and get it on the record. This isn't Deep Throat and matters of national importance. This isn't whistle-blowing, exposing corruption or saving lives. This is guys covering a baseball team who have created a culture where snark is news and snarky people are protected for saying things behind someone's back. well, sometimes these guys might be risking their jobs by saying this stuff. I'm all for disgruntled employees getting their say, even if it has to be anonymous. But this is rarely that. Take the 90 win quote from Alderson, which was clearly one portion of one side of a conversation taken completely out of context that everyone made a 'fluff piece' out of.

G-Fafif wrote: Implicit (I think) is how well The Alderson Group has tamed the Mets' press corps. I think this might be the focus of it, and of Jay hovering. Perharps of Niese's clubhouse tweet and even Davis' snipe at Puma. I'm not sure what it is. A desire as a group to be treated less as the damaged team in town to poke and prod at? A dedicated focus to cut down on media time? Whatever it is this whole camp has struck me as more serious than previous years. As for Harvey. good for him. He's a person and not just an asset and should be the one in control of his medical decisions, even if that means [crossout]flying to Colorado for a third opinion and making the decision to go ahead with the knee..[/crossout] If he wants to be up in NY and rehab there, fine. do it. No need to exile him to Florida like an aging grandparent, only checking in every couple of weeks. I'm not sure PSL is quite as dead as Keith and Ron make it out to be. It's changed quite a bit since they were last there, not that it's a hopping metropolis or anything, but there are more than 2 restaurants now.

Lutzy will get a few appearances here and there, but more time at the slot machines than the Shake Shack. .280/.340/.410 3 HR, 6 BB, 7 K.

Edgy MD wrote: Three backup infielders and the one backup outfielder is a slap-hitter? Who put together this roster? Willie? Seratelli played a little outfield this spring. multi-talented.

from the SS thread-> Edgy MD wrote: Seems to me that there's gonna be two infield backups and Satin's pretty well poised to be one no matter how the Big Spring Training Trade shakes out. I feel this as well. Assuming 7 relievers, 5 starters, and Recker that leaves 12 spots, 8 starters and 4 bench. Satin Eric Young Jr Flores Duda are my picks. (With Tejada, Davis, and Lagares starting) Flores only if you're using him as the SS backup though, but it seems more and more likely they're at least willing to start like that. But do you need Satin if you have Flores? Could Seratelli grab a spot? Andrew Brown? They can probably carry a 5th guy until they need the 5th starter on Sunday the 7th. They also have 3 DH games the following weekend against the Angels.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So nobody noticed that Megdal got access to a player? It's his new post Madoff-rant schtick: interviewing disgruntled ex-Mets. Oh, i skipped that article. Read Kristie's, who I'm still on the fence about as a writer/beatchick.

Centerfield wrote: This has to come from the top. Ownership and management have to explain to everyone that they are in NY, and everything will be scrutinized. Anyone making such comments will be disciplined or terminated. That's the only way. The backstabbing is cowardly, it does no good and paints the organization in a terrible light. Hence why it's anonymous. Who are you going to discipline?

seawolf17 wrote: Yet again, though -- I don't know why anyone would want to play for this team. It does seem like it happens all the time. mostly this happens everywhere, NY just has 16 billion reporters asking anyone who's ever even seen the inside of clubhouse (sources familiar with the clubhouse) or front office for quotes so you get more volume out of nothing. Also because all these places think they're still competing solely with each other they each repost the anonymous quote story so you get it 200 times and it trickles then to radio hosts and then followed up by 'slower' news sources so it seems like people are making a big deal out of something when really they're just spitting into a river.

Frayed Knot wrote: Well I'm going to refrain from playing Web-MD about conditions and treatments I know little about; you're free to continue all you want. What I do know, however, is that taking cortisone for a year or for months on end is neither good for you nor is it some kind of magical injury preventer, so acting as if this past weekend's results were preventable by some easily followed routine is just silly. I wasn't acting like anything, just curious since the reports I see are boring "this is what just happened" reports without the historical context. Was wondering if anyone remember what was going on last year without digging through a bunch of google results.

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: I don't understand why he _stopped_ taking the anti-inflammatories? I mean, he's got that partially torn rotator cuff.. That stuff is for temporary relief, not continual usage. You can't just simply take it forever. so is Toradol. These are ballplayers we're talking about. I thought he was on some sort of regiment though, but I can see where he'd not take them in the offseason. Perhaps periods like this are just what's going to be the norm for him. Perhaps the elbow pain is a side effect of altering mechanics slightly to adjust for other pain. Guess we'll see. sounds like it might be minor, but..

Edgy MD wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Starts on DL... Adam Rubin wrote: DL expected for Niese to open season Well, that's two opening day starters down. Not changing my projections. But if this is true (depends strongly on if he makes his next start though arm strength will be an issue given he only threw 2) we can now debate who should be the guy. Wheeler is the logical, but if you're innings capping him, you don't get any extra starts out of him by doing that.