In case you missed it yesterday, John Harper of the NY Daily News, throws us some tidbits from Santana on Maine, Ollie and Pelfrey (M.O.P.)
Ollie
I saw a different Ollie (at minicamp two weeks ago). He’s hungry. People don’t know there were times last year he wasn’t even able to walk on it.
PelfreyHe’s got the stuff to be great. Man, if I had his stuff, oh, my God.
Maine
He’s got the stuff and he’s got the mentality, and now he’s healthy again.
Harper has some more. Gladly, pitchers and catchers report in six days.
16 comments
Kingman 26
2/12/2010-3:51pm at 3:51 pm (UTC -4)
VERY nice!
Now, if Pelf just had Johan’s brain, we would REALLY have something!
GravediggerHebner
2/12/2010-3:53pm at 3:53 pm (UTC -4)
I sense a Wizard of Oz themed post on the rotation coming from you Kong.
CaseStreet
2/12/2010-4:04pm at 4:04 pm (UTC -4)
Have you been feeding Santana some positiviality?
Kingman 26
2/12/2010-5:44pm at 5:44 pm (UTC -4)
Guilty as charged!
Actually, he willingly eats it by the pound.
ceetar
2/12/2010-4:04pm at 4:04 pm (UTC -4)
Well, luckily knowledge is contagious and I think Pelfrey is a decent enough sponge.
What interests me is the Perez comment. It’s really only a matter of time before someone blames the medical staff for Perez’ 2009. (something I’ve been doing since like May). I think it may be possible that Perez wasn’t lazy and out of shape last year, but more injured and that made it harder for him to get his body in shape because he couldn’t do the normal stuff. In fact, you can say the same for Castillo in early 2008. (Actually, I believe I’ve said this before as well) Castillo was coming off surgery and wasn’t able to get back into shape. He told Willie that he wasn’t sure his body was ready to go every day. Willie thought that was rediculous of a ballplayer, told him to power through it, and played him. Castillo wound up on the DL, and had he not (or had Manuel played him when he returned) they very well may have made the playoffs.
So why didn’t the training staff/medical staff work to rehab Castillo in spring better? or Perez? why’d they clear Perez to play in the WBC? or did he not talk about the pain until after that? did he hurt himself in Mexico or before?
Kingman 26
2/12/2010-5:47pm at 5:47 pm (UTC -4)
I sure think and hope you may be right.
Hanging hope on Ollie is the most precarious of actions, but if he really spent the offseason at that training institute, and he really comes into camp healthy and with his head together…
Ceetar, it is really good to have you here regularly and I am sure I speak for my fellow authors in saying that I hope it stays that way.
trs86
2/12/2010-6:24pm at 6:24 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed. Another FA acquisition signed by me. LOL.
TRDM is like the TNA of Professional Wrestling. We are getting all the old washed up stars of WWE. Oh wait. That did not come out right. We are getting the best!
GravediggerHebner
2/12/2010-3:53pm at 3:53 pm (UTC -4)
Other teams break out the broom for a 3-game series, the Mets break out the M.O.P!
I guess that makes the starting catcher the mop bucket?
CaseStreet
2/12/2010-4:03pm at 4:03 pm (UTC -4)
or,
Mets M.O.P. the Floor with Hitters!
Shake Your P.O.M. P.O.M.!
GravediggerHebner
2/12/2010-4:13pm at 4:13 pm (UTC -4)
Uh oh, apparently it’s also a “hardcore hip hop duo” from NYC. We may have some copyright issues not to mention just general fearing for our lives issues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.O.P.
CaseStreet
2/12/2010-4:28pm at 4:28 pm (UTC -4)
I think we found our headliners for the W.S. and 2010 Theme Song:
Chorus:
Ante Up! Yap that fool!
Ante Up! Kidnap that fool!
It’s the perfect timin, you see the man shinin
Get up of them god damn diamonds! Huh!
Ante Up! Yap that fool!
Ante Up! Kidnap that fool!
Get him (get him) get him! Hit him (hit him) hit him!
Yap him! (Zap him!) Yap him! (Zap him!)
GravediggerHebner
2/12/2010-4:30pm at 4:30 pm (UTC -4)
Now I know what to chant during M.O.P. starts.
Perhaps our lawyers should be contacting their lawyers and hashing out the legalities of our new profitable arrangement.
Kingman 26
2/12/2010-5:47pm at 5:47 pm (UTC -4)
M.O.P.–
Beware the The Axis of Uncertainty!
metsfan4decades
2/12/2010-4:07pm at 4:07 pm (UTC -4)
Nice. Love that Johan is talking the talk.
Now if only the rest of them can actually walk the walk….
ceetar
2/12/2010-4:09pm at 4:09 pm (UTC -4)
Or he can push them..
actually, they’d probably trip and hurt themslves.
GravediggerHebner
2/12/2010-4:22pm at 4:22 pm (UTC -4)
There are four fringe players in camp who are on the 40-man roster and out of options: Fernando Nieve, Nelson Figueroa, Pat Misch and Anderson Hernandez.
Among the 40-man roster people who do have at least one option remaining: Tobi Stoner, Clint Everts, Jon Niese, Sean Green, Bobby Parnell, Eddie Kunz, Jay Marshall, Arturo Lopez, Chris Coste, Omir Santos, Josh Thole, Daniel Murphy, Nick Evans, Shawn Bowman, Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez, Jason Pridie, Chris Carter.
Per Adam Rubin. This info may help in roster dissection discussions.