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Edgy DC wrote: Now that was a tough sentence to parse. yeah, I sorta got stuck in a logic loop in my brain and then realized I needed to check on dinner so didn't proofread. oops.

and he hints that his remarks about the speed of the negotiations that some chose to make light of when it didn't happen that fast, were said with a mind towards reinforcing how serious they were in getting Wright signed more than an expectation that it would happen that fast.

may be just a transitional thing anyway, they're playing at PSL so maybe that had issues with the building/location/something. This year they apparently want/need the roster spots to stash guys.

Edgy DC wrote: Clearly what Minaya hoped for and what the Mets got diverge wildly, which is why one may glean a cautionary tale. I'm sure he was also aware that he needed to keep his head above water too, and that wasn't going to happen with a "wait and see" evaluation point of lesser Mets guys, like Pagan, and that they needed an influx of power. He also probably expected it to equate to closer to 10% of payroll than 20.

Is this a sequel or prequel to the Vampire Hunter one?

Those last bunch will probably be tricky. (and you wrote 2015, not 2013 Mets) I should probably create a 'fake' Facebook account and just friend everyone. Keep tabs on what everyone's up to. I'd say that's creepy but there are a couple of Mets fans that are friends with all the, particularly the minors, players. But one's legitimately their friend and the others are teenage girls so that seems less creepy.

on Lutz.. I think this might be the same girl with the camera here, in a photo that's on his father's facebook from 2010.

it's harder when no one writes about a guy and there is no story about his loving supportive family. She seemed more paramour than relation, and I did find an article that said he was at his girlfriend's grandmother's funeral when he found out about his call up last year.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Doesn't surrender many homers and appears to bring it sidearm. http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/varsityinsider/2012/08/08/baseball-burke/ It appears he started doing this last year. Saw success in the minors at least, but the Orioles apparently didn't appreciate it. They did have a pretty good bullpen, so I guess they never saw the need.

Megan, spelled traditionally, unlike Parnell's wife.

Gwreck wrote: Bay was owed $13 million for 2013, plus a $3 buyout of a 2014 option year. (There was also a vesting option for 2014 based on plate appearances but we can safely assume that would never have happened). Maybe the Mets made it clear to Jason that he'd never be more than a pinch hitter and, I don't know, they saved a million or two by just releasing him now? $16 + 3 actually. reports are that the Mets will pay him all of that, i guess it's just a matter of when/how.

Vic Sage wrote: i don't know that we have any more flexibility. Why would Bay give up a penny of what his contract gives him? To be released now rather than April? He's going to get a lowball offer (if any) no matter where he goes, and getting released early doesn't change that. deferred payments? Even if the Mets decide to pay him 10 this year and 10 next year, that's a ton more flexibility for them and another million for Bay. I'm sure they worked out something. Also, I'm not sure if the Mets released him if anyone else was allowed to pay him more than the league minimum. This, however slim he sees it, gives him the opportunity to negotiate.

Farmer Ted wrote: His face never met an outfield wall it didn't like. This should help address the financial flexibility question. Perhaps he got a Bobby Bonilla deal? I doubt something that extreme, the Mets don't have a Madoff to invest the money with that we're aware of. (and if they're getting that kind of return, spend some more of it will ya?) But I imagine, especially given the timing, that it frees up this year a bit.

Besides the ridiculous level of suck, Jason Bay did play hard. I can recall more than one occasion where he made some very nice defensive plays that got him banged up in the process. I wish him well as long as it's not the NL East or the Yankees.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: wOw. Now let's do the same for Santana. no.

JASON BAY AND METS AGREE TO PART WAYS Agreement Grants Bay Unrestricted Free Agency FLUSHING, N.Y., November 7, 2012 � Jason Bay and the New York Mets today announced a negotiated early expiration of his contract. The agreement provides Bay his unconditional free agency while the Mets gain roster flexibility. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. �Jason is a great teammate, hard worker, stand-up guy, and true gentleman,� said Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon. �Like Jason, we had planned for the kind of production here that he enjoyed in Boston and Pittsburgh, where he established himself as one of the game�s top players. We wish Jason and his family success and happiness in the future.� �Jason has a tremendous work ethic. There was never any question about it,� said Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson. �Unfortunately, the results weren�t there and we are in a results-oriented business. We thank Jason for his efforts and wish him well.� "I still feel I have plenty to give to this game and that I can play baseball at a high level. But after serious consideration, both sides agree that we would benefit from a fresh start," said Bay. "I'm grateful we were able to reach an agreement to allow that to happen. I�m excited to keep playing and have no intention of just walking away. I enjoyed my time in New York. I have no regrets in signing with the Mets, other than that I wasn�t able to play to the level that the team, the fans and I all expected and that we weren�t able to win more games. I move on with nothing but an appreciation for the organization and its fans and best wishes to all my teammates there." �As I�ve previously said, there�s not a player who tried harder to succeed or was more frustrated and disappointed than Jason himself,� said Mets Manager Terry Collins. �I�ll miss Jason�s presence in the clubhouse as a player, teammate, and person.� Bay was signed as a free agent by the Mets on January 5, 2010 to a four-year contract with a vesting option for a fifth year.

the Mets outfield is looking emptier and emptier. no more Bay.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Do you like CBS crime-procedurals? You will. Nope. crap. seawolf17 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yup, no more making out in the Applebee's parking lot at 31. You'll have to do it at the Olive Garden now. They built (are building?) a new Olive Garden merely 2 miles away, so that's a relief at least.

Edgy DC wrote: Well, Josh's life sure looks like 100% blast. Of course, best wishes to her and her cheeky bff when they hit 30 and realized youth and beauty are fleeting and the party has to end, but they sure look to be having a time of it now, or whenever, you know, back in the MySpace days. Wait, 30's the end? the Party's over? does it end AT 30 or after 30? do I have 4 months or am I on the downswing?

some more from Kathryn Poe Thole's myspace.

Couldn't find much on Anne Dickey. anyone remember/know her maiden name?

Frayed Knot wrote: Nickeas & Fred Lewis refuse outright assignments to AAA and thus become free agents. Which scrub gets 15 next year?

Edgy DC wrote: Oh. Oh, dear. I'm bad at matching faces, but that looks like her..

Thole's wife? These are 4-5 years ago, but listed under her maiden name (poe)

Edgy DC wrote: Didn't Dudissima have a wrist injury in college that sapped his power in his early pro career? yes.