Ceetar

I only get it because my father used the phrase a lot when I was packing to go to college in Buffalo.

cooby wrote: Who hit the first home run for the Mets in Citi Field? David Wright.

I expect to forget he was a Met by my first regular season game.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Professor Reyes has taken a few economics classes, you know?" Greenberg doesn't seem to go that route that quickly. Besides... COUNTERPOINT: Past two seasons. 169 games played. Three different ailments (including one apparently recurrent one). Lowest on-base percentage since his first year. Oblique was so minor, that at worst it was a 15 day DL stint. that's barely worse than getting the flu. He's healthy, I don't knwo that we worry about the Thyroid that much, especially as it hasn't recurred and he had weekly blood tests all year. given the no spring training and the mismanagement with the oblique in the middle and his timing because of it, I think 2010 represents his "roll out of bed" numbers, and frankly, was still one of the top 5 SS in the game.

Vic Sage wrote: you drop Hernandez and Nickeas. They're both likely to pass thru waivers. Then, when you have to settle the 25-man roster after ST, you DL a pitcher on the 40-man (cuz no team gets out of ST unscathed), then add whatever backup catcher you need to to the roster, for the week before Paulino comes back. When Paulino returns, you drop the backup from the 40-man and add back whoever you DL-ed, or whomever else you need. does that work? no. DL'd players still count on the 40 man. (Unless it goes to 60-day or whatever) plus, a player can only be outrighted to the minors once in his career, which probably doesn't become an issue, but no raeson to waste it if you're planning on adding themback.

heh, on Twitter: Jose Reyes wrote: Who do you root for? Yanks or Phils? ="@JoeG_24] Reyes u suck, better hope u get traded...the Mets aren't going anywhere...lol

Johan, Wright, Reyes, Beltran, K-Rod, Bay. There's 6 Heymanesque candidates. I like what Ike did last year, can I project his rookie campaign to mean he's gonna be a serious Hall candidate?

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Heyman tweets: if pettitte pitches, is it overstating to say #yankees to have 9 hall candidates? other 8: jeter, arod, mo, jorge, cc, andruw, cano, teix OK, now technically anyone with 10 years in the majors can be on the ballot and become a Hall of Fame "candidate." So I have to assume be means "serious" candidate but couldn't fit it in the 140 characters. What, exactly, has Cano done to merit being a contender for the Hall, outside of the Yankee hype machine? Andruw Jones? Teixiera? Nice players, sure. But Cooperstown? If 'roid suspicions are hurting Bagwell, what does that do the Arod, much less Pettitte? Does he really think CC's bloat will allow him to stick around long enough -- and be effective enough -- to pile up the milestone stats? Not to mention a lot of it (for Jeter and Mo and some of the others) is predicated on them not getting caught with deer antlers before the vote. Some of those guys haven't even hit 10 years yet. Is Posada likely? I'd have to look and I just dont' care to break down his stats. I don'ts ee any way Pettitte makes it, at least nto very early, given the HGH.

He's on Twitter right now, someone could ask him what he wants.

Yeah but..you dont' think someone will claim Misch?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: They grabbed some crappy minor league catcher recently didn't they? But I don't know if it'll be Nickeas either. Ancient ex-BlueJay Raul Chavez. They could always stick him in for the first week, too... only then they'd have to clear another spot. fair point. Actually, does Paulino count on the 40man while suspended?

Edgy DC wrote: My money's on Hernandez and Mischie. Nickeas is their number-two catcher. Mischie seems fairly valuable as an emergency backup starter. at least more so than Stoner.. but maybe. They grabbed some crappy minor league catcher recently didn't they? But I don't know if it'll be Nickeas either. Really, I imagine they put some guys through waivers and are waiting to see if they clear. like Armando Rodriguez.

metirish wrote: Some moves coming today.....Hairston is a major league deal , plus a move for Young , so two 40 man roster moves coming....this is all via Rubin but Collins says Castillo and Ollie are safe and going to ST.....Rubin speculates that Nikeas and or Luis Hernandez are vulnerable . Hernandez likely I'd say. Pridie? Could they remove some of the rule-5 guys they added to protect them?

Edgy DC wrote: Ceetar wrote: It depends on if Reyes is actually serious about wanting to stay here. I'm sure he's serious. I'm sure he's also serious about getting paid top dollar or thereabouts for his services. 'thereabouts' is where I'm at here. Until the other teams can call him up and say "We'd pay you XXX for XXX" that is all theoretical. the Phillies can't call him up and show him how much he destroys the ball in their tiny park. His agent can tell him "I think you'll get paid like Crawford." but that doesn't mean he will, or that he compares himself to Crawford. He could squash it alltogether and just say he's got a contract, he'll play out the contract, and then he'll get a new contract. If he's serious about top-dollar, free agency is the way to go, even if he wants to resign. Have a killer year and milk it. It's all on him really. But I think his desire to stay is more than his desire for every last cent. At least right now.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's official: Adam Rubin wrote: Chris Young passed his physical with the New York Mets on Thursday, clearing the way for him to sign his one-year deal with the team. The Mets are scheduled to announce the deal with the right-handed starter at 1 p.m. ET. Sources say that Young can earn up to $4.5 million if he reaches all his incentives, a deal similar to the one left-hander Chris Capuano signed, sources said. Capuano received a base salary of $1.5 million and can approach the maximum if he throws 200 innings and makes 32 starts. Sources said that Young's incentives are a bit easier to reach. Once a deal is 'official' do they have to 'officially' add him to the 40 man roster? So the real news would be the cooresponding move.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ceetar wrote: Aldy's buzzword has been flexibility. You get an incredible discount by doing Reyes' contract now. That creates more flexibility going forward. Even if he puts up a 2010 standard year, the demand will be greater with other teams involved. and even if the idea is to see him play healthy, all you're doing is having the same injury risk in 2012 at a greater value because it'll be more money. Yeah, OK. And what makes you guys think Reyes will agree to a cheap deal? It depends on if Reyes is actually serious about wanting to stay here. If he's like Cliff Lee or A-Rod and drooling over big paydays, then sure he's gonna hit free agency and let everyone else tell him what he's worth. But right now those teams aren't allowed to tell him they'll give him 22 million a year. a modest raise would still be a lot of money, but probably significantly less than he'd make on the free agent market. On the other hand, there is the whole "Guys play better in walk years" thing. In which case, I expect to go to the playoffs because walk year numbers from Beltran and Reyes would pretty much beat the rest of the league into submission.

Aldy's buzzword has been flexibility. You get an incredible discount by doing Reyes' contract now. That creates more flexibility going forward. Even if he puts up a 2010 standard year, the demand will be greater with other teams involved. and even if the idea is to see him play healthy, all you're doing is having the same injury risk in 2012 at a greater value because it'll be more money.

Edgy DC wrote: I certainly don't mean to twist anything, but I really don't think there's a particuarly meaningful distinction between "I won't" and "I don't want to." It's a (very typical) negotiating ploy either way. I just don't take throw away questions in interviews in events focused on something else (kids) to be ultimatums about "You better not talk to me during the season!" It's the most mundane of responses. I want to focus on baseball. I'm going to work hard. I just need to make my pitches. We have the players to win. I like our team's chances. I'm in the best shape of my life. As far as I can see, Sandy only made the one comment "Let's see how he plays" to Boomer and Carton one morning. But what does that really mean? All season? That he shows up healthy? That he hasn't actually thought about it much yet because he was focused on 2011? (despite what some people would like to think) No one's ruled out mid-season negotiations. And even if Reyes says he won't negotiate, would that even stop the media from asking him at every juncture? "Hey Jose, you went 15/20 this week with 2 HR, 5 SB and a game winning Balk! How do you think this affects your contract situation?" It may just be my opinion, but I think Sandy takes one look at Jose tearing around the bases and affecting the game in the Spring and thinks to himself "Do I raelly want to invision a team without this guy? W hat am I waiting for?"

Edgy DC wrote: Reyes is announcing that he won't talk extension during the season. He wants to focus on winning (and isn't that always the reason?). It's his perogative, but I think he signed his last extension in season, and I think his tune will change if he logs a good first half. As is normal, the quote is being twisted to fit the story. I believe Reyes didn't say he "won't" but that "he doesn't want to". That he wants to focus on baseball and not deal with distractions and non-baseball dicussions. Makes sense, but it sounded like if Sandy wanted to sit down and discuss it in May, he wouldn't turn him away. But I still dont' see any reason this can't and won't happen in February.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I thought Heilman signed with Arizona? I thought I saw that he resigned as well.

Money cures so many ills. you've got prolonged negotiations and hardballing the captain of the team. a needed pitcher pulling a Brett Favre, The marquis free agent spurning their offer, players influencing signings, a GM without full autonomy and owners free to give out rediculous contracts whenever they feel like it. am I missing anything? geeze, can you imagine how much of a mess they'd look like if they hadn't made the playoffs/WS recently?

G-Fafif wrote: This do? Perfect. Anyone wanna be an anachronism with me and wear Mets gear in the stands?

I'd like to see the Polo Grounds, but I think with a time machine I'd really like to see Ruth. Wonder if there were any exhibition games between the Yanks and Giants in '20-'22 so that I could see a Ruthian shot yet still see the Yankees lose.

metirish wrote: Collins names Pelfrey his Opening day starter........no surprise there...... Which means game 7, the Home Opener (which for some reason the wife thinks I shouldn't take a half day for..) likely goes to the #2, Dickey.

Right now I'd predict they side with Dickey, and with the team for Angel. but that's just a guess. I'd do two years for Dickey in a heartbeat at 4million. I'd go to three for Pagan. His numbers with the Mets in 1000 AB suggest he's not that likely to suddenly suck. Whatever happens with Beltran, it'd still be nice to have Angel around.