Ceetar

that damn air raid siren when the Braves score is really annoying.

Edgy DC wrote: Really, in the history of this team, has any in-season bullpen acquisition come in and made the difference? I can't think of too many for any team, really. The closest I can think of is Guillermo Mota, who came in and picked up where Duaner Sanchez left off in 2006, but (a) the Mets got him for nothing, ( we were heading to the playoffs with or without him, (c) he ended up sucking it up in the post-season, (d) he was a-cheating, and (e) the Mets should have shunned him and instead paid him good money to take them for a ride, get suspended, and pitch like snot in 2007 when we needed him. Meanwhile, we've given up valuable players like Jason Isringhausen and Jason Bay. Half of Xavier Nady too. We lost this, in the end, on a few stupid grounders that split the infield. The answer isn't to trade for a more perfect bullpen. The answer is to build more margin for error. This brings me back to the idea of "what can we do to get more out of our relievers that we have"? Maybe there is something, scouting wise, that they could be doing differently in preparation. And maybe it's simply usage. But I haven't hated the Mets usage that much this year. I loved going to Parnell for the save in that spot, and playing the infield back, or positioning a step or two left or right and that's a quick 2-3 inning for Parnell. Ultimately he left balls where they could hit them, but all Ks and grounders is really what you want from your relievers and I hope they don't let a small sample of results sour them on using Bobby as much as possible.

Fman99 wrote: Fat lot of good it did him to do that. I think that was the last gasp. I dunno, maybe not. Sorta has the smell of a 2-run Davis blast to tie it.. Wish they hadn't left Wright leading off though.

bmfc1 wrote: MLB.TV is back, and now with no commercials (I'm sure that's temporary), which is pretty kool. Its like sitting at the game and seeing all the boring stuff between innings I'm enjoying that, too. Home Depot race, kiss cam. Like being at the park. I wish they'd always leave the cameras on. I loved the way they stayed on Edgin after his triumphant first inning. the gameday audio usually stays on, just somewhat muted.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Meanwhile, how does Prado do that at SS? He can barely play LF adequately. You thinking of another Martin Prado? He's always been pretty solid in left, IIRC-- it's all the other places where he's been iffy. I've heard some Braves guys down on him in preseason previews, but a quick glance at his numbers does suggest he's okay in left. not good in the infield though, and presumably worse at short.

and HahnSolo is the winner with 9 of 20 bolstered by his pick of Ramirez for first pitcher win, the only one to correctly guess that. Second was Chad Ochoseis with 7. Collectively we were 61/279 (JCL didn't think anyone would ground into a double play this year apparently) Most popular correct guess was Francisco with the save. (12/14) Tied for second was Tejada with the bunt, Murphy with the double, and Dickey with the first pitcher hit. We struck out completely on first error, and Nieuwenhuis' first, the infield single and triple, as well as Baxter with the SB.

curious, are you going to tally this one up like you didn't the Mets First thread?

G-Fafif wrote: As for the rain, lay in the Mets Yearbooks! seeing tweets that Wrigley Field is under water. Also, damn the Braves 7:35 start time for making me wait an extra 25 minutes.

SHaM record: 43-33 SHaMVP: Ike Davis Most wins: R.A. Dickey Most saves: Frank Francisco Most HRs: Lucas Duda Highest BA: David Wright

Frayed Knot wrote: Numbers that high are better if there's some sort of story behind them. Sometimes there's a story and just no one cares to ask.

Swan Swan H wrote: Adam Rubin has spotted Edgin in 66. If he sees action he will be, according to the indispensable Mets By The Numbers, the first Met ever to don those digits in an MLB game. game notes: Will be added to the 25-man roster today and wear uniform #66...Edgin, 25, was 3-2 with one save and a 3.89 ERA (16 earned runs/37.0 innings) in 35 games for Buffalo (AAA) of the International League this season...He struck out 40 in 37.0 innings...The 6-1, 225-pounder also pitched for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League this year, recording two saves and a 1.42 ERA (one earned run/6.1 innings) in six games...Originally drafted in the 30th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Edgin was a South Atlantic League AllStar in 2011 for Savannah...He also appeared in 10 games with the Mets in Spring Training this season, and was unscored upon in 10.1 innings.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO why isn't Turner field domeD?!!?

Nymr83 wrote: Surprised Austin and Orlando aren't on here. Irrespective of realignment, I'm inclined to move the A's to Sacramento (they have their AAA club there already) and expand to Austin and either Portland or Orlando. Austin maybe, but does Florida really need another team? They've proven incapable of giving the Marlins much support, even now that they've built a palacial new stadium. I wonder how Orlando could do just based on tourism though. 7:30 games..have Disney-admission/game-admission tickets deals? Have Mickey be the mascot?

Valdespin 0.5 Wright 0.5 Murphy 2 Hairston 0.5 Tejada 0.5 Beato 0.5 Byrdak 0.5

Gee 4.0 Davis 1.5 Valdespin 1.5 Tejada 1.5 Parnell 1.0 Thole 0.5

Davis 1.5 Wright 1.0 Valdespin 1.0 Turner 1.5 Ramirez 0.5 Duda 1.0 Tejada 1.0

Although running 52 miles and needing to stop part way through for an IV does seem a little bit bonkers to me.

metsmarathon wrote: Ceetar wrote: ... seems a wee bit crazy, ran 52 miles at one point for charity. correlation does not equal causation. sorry, those really should've been different points but I couldn't remember specific Samson quotes. The actual act of running for charity was nice, but the character came off a little crazy who happened to be doing it.

Caught the first episode of the Franchise tonight. was channel surfing and saw it and figured I'd give it a look. It's very.. I don't want to say anti-Marlin because it's not quite that. More brutally honest? Season starts with the Ozzie/Castro stuff (And all they say is Ozzie said "I love Fidel Castro", no context at all) and goes into a Heath Bell blowing saves montage. There team president, Samson (former son in law of Loria) seems a wee bit crazy, ran 52 miles at one point for charity. And there is a lot of Gary Cohen and Ron Darling calls. Ron saying things like "How many meetings has this team had already?" and for some reason the clips of Bell's signing in the beginning take place at Citi Field and has Gary talking about it.. They made out NY fans to be brutal in Reyes' return, which wasn't truthful, but made for better TV I guess. This episode led up to the release of Gaby Sanchez and the signing of Lee. Next week is the All-Star game and Stanton injury.

Frayed Knot wrote: It has nothing to do with me being for or against either draft; I'm just saying that an even more restrictive draft than the one governing the entrance to MLB has already survived several legal challenges with flying colors. yeah, that's what I was inferring. I'm staying out of the ethical question. Do NFL guys immediately get into the union? or do you have to 'make the team' at least beyond the practice squad or however they divy it up?

Swan Swan H wrote: Surgery is confirmed for tomorrow, per the Mets official Twitter account. Dr. Robert Thompson, who probably did not play second base for the Giants, will be on lead scalpel. Obviously not, or Giants fans would've voted him to start on Tuesday.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ceetar wrote: Nymr83 wrote: Marlins refuse to offer the 9th overall pick even MLB's "slot" money. Reports saying he won't sign. I hope he decides to get a lawyer and challenge the draft. He's a college Junior so going back to school and signing next year for less is always a possibility, but I'm intrigued to see what would happen in court. What are the chances Bud steps in and strong-arms the Marlins into offering "slot" given that he is the big proponent of the slot system and his desire to avoid court? slim to none I would think given that it's all completely within the rules. Rules built upon exceedingly shaky legal ground. All it will take is one challenge. I'd be shocked if any legal challenge was upheld against MLB and the draft.

Nymr83 wrote: Marlins refuse to offer the 9th overall pick even MLB's "slot" money. Reports saying he won't sign. I hope he decides to get a lawyer and challenge the draft. He's a college Junior so going back to school and signing next year for less is always a possibility, but I'm intrigued to see what would happen in court. What are the chances Bud steps in and strong-arms the Marlins into offering "slot" given that he is the big proponent of the slot system and his desire to avoid court? slim to none I would think given that it's all completely within the rules.

TransMonk wrote: Four days is too long. I feel like a junkie. I know! I could even live with the occasional 4 days off if I at least had an out of town scoreboard today, but they did it to everyone. Hell, just give everyone the week off and play the WBC this week instead of the ASG every fourth year.

I wouldn't mind seeing McHugh either.