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Centerfield wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: The Captain chimes in... Weighing in late here. Love David, but I don't agree with this at all. As a team captain, I think he should stick up for his teammates or say nothing at all. There is no reason to have your team captain pile on and vindicate the media. I especially don't like the part where it seems he's talking to the media before talking to Harvey. I know it's not David's style and he has a great relationship with the media, and that's fine. But if I'm on the Mets, I want my team captain standing behind me. "Hey Mike Vaccaro, what headline did you run when my teammate was in the hospital? Yeah, that's right. Go fuck yourself." This is the same criticism I had of Derek Jeter when ARod joined the Yankees and was getting booed for struggling at 3B. The team captain should have said "Look, he's a gold glove SS that unselfishly agreed to switch positions for the good of the team. The fans should recognize that and support him." But he didn't. Acting largely out of self-interest, Jeter didn't. He said something along the lines of "Alex Rodriguez is a professional and needs to deal with it." Gotta protect your player and address it internally. Now, I don't think David's acting out of self-interest, like Jeter (I also don't think David is an overrated dickhead fraud), but David has a duty to protect his teammates here. No matter what he or other teammates might think, the company line has to be "Harvey is our teammate. He's struggling but we believe in him. We are behind him 100%." Clearly David, and others, have issue with what Harvey did, and that's fine. Address it internally. Look, Harvey seems like he's kinda dumb. Needs a lot of hand-holding. Help him out David. I agree with CF. Now if this was the 2nd or 3rd time he's done this (IIRC this was the first), okay, get a msg out. But after the last few outings and the way the media started circling like sharks, if I was The Captain my main concern would have been shielding/ deflecting for Matt at this time. I would have had his back and not gone the cliche or team route. I would have personally stood up for him.

TC cans the plans to try Conforto at first base. Kristie Ackert ?@Ackert_NYDN 18m18 minutes ago Collins: This isn't high school where you put the fat kid over at first. ___ lol.

Phils are getting shit on in the woods, 6-1, bottom 5th. Little bears do that too, right?

I'm sure I have something in my little bag of tricks for Vin. Huge fan. *shuffle There ya go. [fimg=600:1ebm0kp8]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sniz7mecvZs/VzqlSax1aEI/AAAAAAAAn_E/f2zLpj1_WyA3MaRf4J0MXvlAgMOI2nIrgCCo/s1333/Scully4PRESIDENT-z16.png[/fimg:1ebm0kp8]

MFS62 wrote: Zvon wrote: It was back spasms with Asdrubal. At this point I don my Columbo trench coat and start questioning the medical staff. Something's fishy. [fimg=300]https://onceuponascreen.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/columbo.jpg?w=454[/fimg] Ohhh, one more thing. I think one of them is doing something to our players backs and I intend to prove it. First Wright, then Duda, now Cabrera - they all have back problems. Maybe its just that dealing with the New York press can give you a pain in the ass? Ohhh, one more thing. That soap shaped like flowers in your bathroom. Can you use it, or is it just for show? (that's a line I remember from a Columbo episode) Later I've been watching some old Columbo's on meTV. I might watch one a week. It depends on who the guest bad person is. One was on the other night that was a gem of an episode. Ruth Gordon was a writer/MURDERER and she and Columbo played cat n mouse. I also recently saw one I never saw before and it was most interesting because the murderer was from another country and had diplomatic immunity. I don't know if Columbo ever did this before or after, but like 15 minutes into the episode he told his commanding officer that he was convinced the diplomat was the murderer and he would prove it (he was being taken off the case at the time). To the best of my recollection he always held all his cards close to his vest until the end when he turned the tables on the criminal. We knew that he knew but I don't recall him ever coming right out and saying it early in the episode. In the 3rd or 4th act he actually told the murderer himself that he knew he did it and although he knew he couldn't arrest him, he was going to find the evidence. I won't say how it turned out because you should try to see that episode if you haven't. It was really good. There's actually a statue of Columbo and his dog in Budapest, Hungary. [fimg=200]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/G%C3%A9zaDezs%C5%91Fekete-Columbo.JPG/4000px-G%C3%A9zaDezs%C5%91Fekete-Columbo.JPG[/fimg] Shit, Nats just took a 2-1 lead over Wash in the 7th.

I agree with you and I'm a bit surprised that this Colon starting the game business is even being bandied about. We have used Colon many ways and it doesn't faze him. Nor phase him. So he should be the backup. No big whup about the quote. Shit happens.

Bottomline: 99% of Mets fans don't care if Harvey talks to the press or not after what he has gone though recently. It's concerning but we don't hold it against him. The media does care, but not in the way we do (or don't), and they can be little whining babies if they don't get their way. Giving a void for them to fill in themselves is never a good thing, especially with those NYC rags.

d'Kong76 wrote: Colon starts and goes 5 then Harvey. This is less likely to happen than Joan Payson throwing a first pitch in 2016. Not my quote, thank you very much. I endorse the opposite.

61 KS!! What the hell is wrong with him?

I think he's saying put Matt in the pen and use him out of the pen like any other reliever.

Ashie62 wrote: Ashie62 wrote: I still kinda like the Colon 5 innings Harvey 4 gambit. I'm not up on what's up. Do you mean Matt starts, Colon comes in? Or Colon starts and Matt comes in? Colon starts and goes 5 then Harvey. I most certainly would do it the other way around. Colon has done this before and it doesn't matter if you use him 1st or last. He'll adjust np. I do think it's important that Matt starts the game. Harvey to start, no limit written in stone, but plan on 4 full and any bumps in the 5th, pull him for Colon. The unspoken goal would be 6 innings, but he won't be told that (Colon should be made aware of everything). The working plan would be 5 full, if & when he hits that wall (usually the 5th), NEXT! I was surprised they didn't send him down.

Ashie62 wrote: I still kinda like the Colon 5 innings Harvey 4 gambit. I'm not up on what's up. Do you mean Matt starts, Colon comes in? Or Colon starts and Matt comes in?

Centerfield wrote: I think Reynolds and Ty Kelly would be happy to get on the interstate right about now. Ha! Ty looked kinda green.

It was back spasms with Asdrubal. At this point I don my Columbo trench coat and start questioning the medical staff. Something's fishy. [fimg=200:1jilddl0]https://onceuponascreen.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/columbo.jpg?w=454[/fimg:1jilddl0] Ohhh, one more thing. I think one of them is doing something to our players backs and I intend to prove it.

No we all look a bit insane inside this thread.

Frayed Knot wrote: And I'm undefeated in IGT's this year (1-0 ... which brings me to about 1-21 going back to last season) !!!! OO, we are gonna ride you like TC rides the pen.

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Two starters on the DL. Our ace pitcher sucking badly. So-so hitting. And, still, 5-1 over the last six. Not bad at all. WhatchUtalkin bout Willis? Syndergaard, deGrom, & Matz are fine.

[fimg=100]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-32fcAZpn14s/VbKrHFNbtNI/AAAAAAAAcgs/W6e1oSnrzvMmCERMmQ1VeKbg_xJielhMwCCo/s300/man-dancing.gif[/fimg] We got a real closer! We got a real closer! He may get into trouble! But he gets out of it! We got a real closer! We got a real closer! His name is Familia! And I think he's the shit! ^Not set to any existing song, sung more like a juvenile schoolyard rant. What a performance by Matz. Much needed by ALL.

Good move Reynolds, I think.

lol, actually I think I'm behind but about 30 seconds.

whew. huge k. I may be ahead. I'll wait a minute before sending. Just saw the 1st pitch to Rendon.

It's all on you Fammy.

MFS62 wrote: His head might be fixed by a trip to the minors, but he's been pitching like his arm is destined for Soylent Green. Later [fimg=400]http://www.fightforfreedom.today/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/soylent-green-750x422.jpg[/fimg] "IT'S PITCHING ARMS! IT'S MADE OF PITCHING ARMS!!" *sob*