" I know how he feels !!"
Yesterday I wrote a column which was meant to be a rallying cry for my fellow Mets fans. It was meant to stem the growing trend of negativity that I have been hearing from the local and national media as well as a loud minority of voices that have been preaching negativity of the team that I , along with you my readers have lived and died with for many years. I freely admit that I have ripped this organization on numerous occasions, I am not a saint. But I have always tried my best to keep a open mind during Spring training and waited until the second month of the season generally to vent my frustrations.
When I uttered the phrase ” Go root for the Yankees or the Phillies” I meant it as pure hyperbole. Everyone is entitled to their opinions – as well as their right to voice them. If I have angered or upset any of you I deeply apologize. I see us all as members of a big dysfunctional family, and all families do not always share the same view points or mindsets.
All I am trying to do is preach patience and positivity. The way I see this team is almost like the ’84 team or even the ’97 team. Maybe it’s a poor comparison, but if my memory serves me correctly no one gave the Mets a chance to compete, but compete they did. Bringing excitement and electricity back to Shea for the first time in years. And to read some schmuck on twitter constantly banging the drum of negativity really irks me – whether it is done as a running gag or because he/she truly believes it .
So I give you hear my deepest, most sincire apology. I never meant to malign anyone that felt hurt by my words.
Ed “Rustyjr” Marcus
And with that said… HERE COMES THE INFAMY !!!!
Mets alumni celebrating a birthday today includes :
Mets reserve catcher from ’72 season, Bill Sudakis is 65 (1946) .
Today also marks the 39th anniversary of the New York Mets purchasing Bill Sudakis from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Mets released reserve first baseman, Jim Beauchamp on March 27, 1974.
The New York Mets traded starting pitcher, Jackson Todd to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league infielder, Edward Cuervo on March 27, 1978.
The New York Mets traded starting pitcher, Nino Espinosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for third baseman ( and malcontent), Richie Hebner and utility infielder, José Moreno on March 27, 1979.
The New York Mets traded catcher, Ed Hearn, along with middle relievers, Rick Anderson and Mauro Gozzo to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher, David Cone and reserve outfielder, Chris Jelic on March 27, 1987. This deal was possibly the best all time steal in Mets history !!
The New York Mets traded reserve shortstop, Kevin Baez and minor league pitcher, Tom Wegmann to the Baltimore Orioles for first baseman,David Segui on March 27, 1994. Segui did play well in his brief tenure with the Mets. His name was later revealed on the Mitchell report as a player who used Performance Enhancing Drugs.
The New York Mets traded Mark Leiter to the Colorado Rockies for middle reliever, Brian Rose on March 27, 2001.
The New York Mets traded outfielder, Timo Perez to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher, Matt Ginter on March 27, 2004. Timo as it turned out to be – like Endy Chavez , a one season wonder. He was often hurt, and never put up a season like he did in ’00. Ginter pitched well that Spring Training to make the team, but he struggled early on that season , and was demoted to the minors.
And while you contemplate who wins tonight’s edition of Chopped All Stars , Just remember that there are just 5 David Wright Days to go until the Mets open the 2011 season against the Florida Marlins in Miami, and only 12 days until the Mets 2011 home opener against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.
Mo Vaughn prefers Fritios over Doritos !!!
83 comments
stickguy
3/27/2011-10:55am at 10:55 am (UTC -4)
Never look back my friend, something might be gaining on you.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-11:44am at 11:44 am (UTC -4)
Thank you Mr. Paige!
kingman 26
3/27/2011-11:43am at 11:43 am (UTC -4)
No apology necessary!!
You are the King of this site, and when you have something to say, say it!
Don’t be held back by the often WAY too sensitive folks on here!
Keep doing what you are doing!
And to take the family concept further, love means never having to say you’re sorry.
And finally, STOP READING THE SCHMUCKS ON TWITTER!!!
Just STOP!
It is overindulgent GARBAGE!
I NEVER read that drivel, and I promise, your life will be BETTER for not reading it!
stickguy
3/27/2011-11:48am at 11:48 am (UTC -4)
I still don’t understand the attraction of Twitter. How long before that becomes passe and dies off?
speaking of twitter, I have a daughter in HW that has friends with older siblings that are seniors, so heavy in the college application process. Apparently, some colleges have done away with formal essays, and instead require the applicant to send a twitter to them on some defined topic.
So, a kid that does not have an account will have to join just to do this. And probably more sneaky, anyone with an existing account will have just given access tot he admissions department to go back and see what the hell they tweet about! Between that and facebook, some teens are going to be really bummed when they get punted on due to the stuff they have posted.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-11:55am at 11:55 am (UTC -4)
I don’t get it either.
And many of the colleague/competitor businesses in my biz’s field are into Twitter, Facebook, etc. My brother and I refuse to deal with it. He thinks the same of it that I do.
And guess what?
Our biz continues to grow every year, and every month, and we continue to take biz from our competitors and grow while others shrink. I seriously think some of the other smaller companies are using time to develop Twitter and Facebook pages instead of dealing with customers. Follow a business on Twitter? Give me a f***ing break. And get a f****ing life already.
Whether it is a fad or not, it still is largely a totally self-indulgent thing, in my opinion, for people with WAY too much ego and WAY too much time on their hands.
People posting everything they do? People following C-list celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Chad OchoCinco’s every move?
American egomania and celebrity worship run truly amok.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-12:19pm at 12:19 pm (UTC -4)
I couldn’t agree more. I have no twitter nor facebook account and never will.
Outside of the obvious reasons beat writers have Twitter accounts I’m willing to bet the majority of those on these two sites are younger rather than older. Product of their generation.
rustyjr
3/27/2011-11:50am at 11:50 am (UTC -4)
Im far from being a king on this site – merely just a important cog like all of our writers
kingman 26
3/27/2011-11:55am at 11:55 am (UTC -4)
That’s very nice of you to say and very modest, which I would expect.
But it is also not true!
ajgmets
3/27/2011-12:01pm at 12:01 pm (UTC -4)
Apologies and Excuses are like assholes, everyone has one, including the Mets and their fans (present company NOT excluded). Your “attack” with all its intended humor and hyperbole was actually quite funny and obviously therapeutic for me as evidenced by my chest clearing diatribe.
Having read your “sincere apology” of today, I must offer this defense for you my friend. Not to be too self aggrandizing, but my recent video comparison with the 1969 Mets and the current version and the projected failures of both, points to my and hopefully many other Mets’ fans’ cautious yet emphatic optimistic hopes for a revisit to the “Miracle Drive” that those of us of a certain age were fortunate enough to experience once and yearn for yet again.
As far as your hyperbolic commentary regarding your view of the negativity surrounding the club, it was nothing many of haven’t thought or even spoken aloud. Your post as inciting as it was interpreted by me and possibly others, seemed to be somewhat of an attack on our loyalty and made you seem as a “holier than thou” spokesman for all of “Mets Nation”.
We get enough “shepherding” from the mainstream media and many of these so called “bloggers” who have somehow been provided access to the inner sanctums of the club under the guise of promoting the team while it’s overtly obvious that a good number of these folks are serving only to feed their already too large personal egos or suck up to spew and further the team management’s corporate agenda and line of “Don’t Worry, We Know What We’re Doing” stability.
The depth of the Mets’ fan base is enough to qualify it to question the motives and operation of the team. While we all understand that professional sports ownership is and should be the primary controller of the organization, the support that has been evidenced over the years does provide for some level of fan entitlement and deserves the respect of the organization’s management group from top to bottom.
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Keep projecting your “Voice of the Common Fan” manner of posting Ed, it sure has led to some interesting if not well thought out commentary from, at least me, as well as the other regular responders here at TRDMB
rustyjr
3/27/2011-12:15pm at 12:15 pm (UTC -4)
Thank you sir – I never considered myself to be holier than thou – if anything quite the opposite – I am loyal to the team to a fault and yes I sometimes wear blinders – I do know and admit when I’m being hosed – I just wanted to apologize if I rankled people who shouldn’t have been
stickguy
3/27/2011-12:11pm at 12:11 pm (UTC -4)
Screw it. I can’t wait until Thursday.
I like this team, and they are making the playoffs. I guaranteeeeee it. Book it now.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-12:32pm at 12:32 pm (UTC -4)
Ha! Sounds like a plan to me.
ajgmets
3/27/2011-12:16pm at 12:16 pm (UTC -4)
Have to strongly disagree with both Kong and Stick…Twitter is still an untapped ocean of information that can be quickly garnered and utilized in countless manners. While the following of celebrities and assorted celeb wannabes is indeed asinine, reputable news, medical and yes some sports sources are boundless ports of often real and useful information. I believe the “jury is still out” on the effects of social medium on the building and growth of businesses. I’m not sure, but think you’d agree that in an economy such as that in which we subsist, any possible tool for growth and expansion should and must be explored. I’ve seen numerous stories of folks who’ve substantially grown their businesses through the use of these media tools. I guess I wouldn’t hear much of the failures. LOL..I suppose much depends on the type of product or service company that is being marketed.
I’m actually a bit surprised at the reference made about colleges requiring twitter posts for admission and I, like you folks am of the school of skepticism that says its really a tool to check into backgrounds of kids and their friends and families. SCARY.. Enough of this ..
I too did not ask for an apology and don’t think Ed needed to delve that deeply into it but asked for a redaction/addendum which did not call into question true fans’ loyalty.
5 Days to Go BOYS ..LGM!!!
stickguy
3/27/2011-12:22pm at 12:22 pm (UTC -4)
now if those damn kids would just stay the hell off my lawn…
ajgmets
3/27/2011-1:03pm at 1:03 pm (UTC -4)
Tip for keeping kids off your lawn..Grow the pot in your basement instead of the backyard garden with your rutabaga..LMAO
rustyjr
3/27/2011-12:28pm at 12:28 pm (UTC -4)
I agree with Andy here – I have made some great contacts on twitter and I am arranging some interviews with Mets centric people – that’s how I got access to Evan Roberts and also how I try to get more readers to come to the site
ajgmets
3/27/2011-12:18pm at 12:18 pm (UTC -4)
Stick, Send Your $$ to my paypal account .. ajgmets@optonline.net and I’ll get that booked for ya…
I’ll make sure to tell the “VIG” that you’ve ..wait how’s it go “guaranteeeeee it”
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-12:30pm at 12:30 pm (UTC -4)
Maybe it’s me but I wasn’t the slightest bit offended by your post, Rusty. I took it tongue in cheek, which is exactly as I believe you meant it.
Again, probably just me, but I don’t take the lunatic fringe seriously. I mostly just laugh.
saltygary
3/27/2011-1:07pm at 1:07 pm (UTC -4)
No need to apologize. Just be prepared when you want to bring the heat because it will get hot mighty quick.
oleosmirf
3/27/2011-1:08pm at 1:08 pm (UTC -4)
i have never heard of colleges requiring students to tweet them anything. I do know that employers and colleges will search prospective candidates on facebook to see what their all about.
luckily its very easy to make your facebook page private and hide any information you dont want to be seen by others. you can even make your page “unsearchable”
stickguy
3/27/2011-1:21pm at 1:21 pm (UTC -4)
but you would be surprised how many teens are too stupid to do that, even when they have totally unacceptable content on their page.
I don’t know which college it was. My daughter just told me about it yesterday.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-1:27pm at 1:27 pm (UTC -4)
Don’t even know if it is stupidity. They just don’t care. Privacy just doesn’t mean anything to them.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-1:33pm at 1:33 pm (UTC -4)
Absolutely true.
Like something I saw on Bill Maher recently about a moron girl at I think UCLA posting something on YouTube mocking the way Asians talk; she was disciplined and has received threats left and right.
But, she got loads of hits and was on TV!
Andy Warhol’s old quote about everyone having their 15 minutes of fame was brilliant. Too bad he’s not around to see it happening in the YouTube/Twitter/era!
saltygary
3/27/2011-1:40pm at 1:40 pm (UTC -4)
AHHHH Ching Chong Ting Tong Ling Long…
That broad was out of her mind and the pressure is forcing her to leave the school. Hopefully it will be the most important lesson she will learn.
Speaking of Maher, how great was his New Citizens Test? “What is on the Liberty Bell and also in Whitney Houston’s Purse?
Mr North Jersey
3/27/2011-1:17pm at 1:17 pm (UTC -4)
It is nice of you to have done this post for anyone who may have misinterpreted what you said yesterday Rusty.
For my end of it once you replied to my question in the comment solidifying what I hoped you meant it for I was fine.
We all here are Mets fans and as such I have always enjoyed that we can openly and honestly discuss our thoughts on a post in the comments section. Sometimes some of us don’t agree but we have always been able to get past such times and move on without holding a grudge for our honesty.
I say this to you Rusty cause I want you to be sure that you know that you are and have done a great job here with all that you have done and I would not want you to take my comment on how i read yesterday’s post as anything more that that.
“A comment on yesterday’s post”
As usual keep doing what you do which is great Infamy posts and your never ending passionate love of plugging the site.
stickguy
3/27/2011-1:19pm at 1:19 pm (UTC -4)
more random thoughts, after reading the local (philly) sports section with lunch.
The Phils IMO at this point are a bit of a mirage, living on reputation (or is it vitamin C and cocaine? once again, I digress…). Well that, and the assumption that the “4 aces” will all be healthy and pitching like aces all year. But, are they enough?
Trying to look objectively at the line up, at this point, they seem to have 1 guy that is actually a top player. The rest are average at best, and won’t not start on many teams.
Howard of course is a star. Down year last year, not super young, and what will he do with no support? But still, he starts anywhere.
but beyond that, who do they have that makes you scared when they come up? Rollins, who had a big year in 2007, but has spent the last couple hurt and in suckitude when he wasn’t.
Vicky? Pagan level at his best, not a great year last year (he did have a good HR year, in the band box), and on the decline. Ibanez at 38 and often injured? Palanco, a glorified slappy with a bad elbow?
ruiz had a nice year with the bat at age 30. Breakout, or career year for a catcher?
RF is Ben Francisco. Breakout candidate at age 30, or limited journeyman?
And of course, our old friend Slappy Castillo at 2B, unless the powerhouse Wilson Valdez beats him out!
I know they added Cliff Lee (who to be fair, had a bit of an erratic year last year) to the rotation, but losing Utley (for a bigt block of time) and werth put a serious dent in the lineup. And it will really suck wind if a few of the guys that had off years don’t rebound.
maybe the aces make 120+ combined cy-young quality starts, and they cruise to 95 wins. Or maybe 1 of them has an off year, and 1 gets hurt for an extend period. If the latter happens, they are going to be scrambling to stay in the race.
wishful thinking? Maybe. But do an honest assessment. Right now, how many positions would you trade their guy for our guy? 1B maybe, LF could be a push? Catcher for a more experienced guy? All debatable.
you can honestly say 1 for the phils, 5 for the mets, and 2 pushes. and hell, the mets pen is better too, at least they have a solid closer!
kingman 26
3/27/2011-1:26pm at 1:26 pm (UTC -4)
Ah, a Grateful Dead lyrical reference! Did not know you were that kind of guy. Very nice!
Phils a mirage with those four starters?
Victorino is “Pagan level at his best”?? Pagan has ONE full MLB year, which was about as good in many respects as an average Vicky year; which, in Vicky’s case, also includes a Gold Glove. Pagan at HIS best, thus far, is Victorino level.
There is a fine line between optimism and fantasy my friend. You just crossed it!
kingman 26
3/27/2011-1:31pm at 1:31 pm (UTC -4)
“Right now, how many positions would you trade their guy for our guy?”
Number 1 starter
Number 2 starter
Number 3 starter
Number 4 starter
First Base
Left Field (production AND contract)
Right Field (assuming Beltran’s out and Pagan’s in CF)
And CF is most definitely a tie. At best.
And Utley won’t miss the whole year.
And we have no idea how our pen will shake out.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-1:50pm at 1:50 pm (UTC -4)
IMO:
Starting pitching, hands down agree.
Victorino and his gold glove? Benefit of Beltran being on the DL.
LF? I just don’t see it. Two years of Ibanez has netted them about 1/2 season of what they paid him for. I’ll be surprised if his production is > Bay’s this year and if he plays more than Bay this year. $$ I’ll give you but didn’t think this comparison was including who is cheaper.
Utley? He’s about to go down the Beltran road to the beginning of the end. Bad knee that can’t be surgically repaired and to quote the Phills ‘it’s just a matter of how much pain he can play with’. He’ll play some, but I don’t think enough to matter. With Werth gone and Utley at, Howard isn’t going to have much in that lineup around him.
The pen? I’m giving the edge to the Mets. We’re not scrambling for a closer. That alone has the Phils pen one big question mark. Given the fact that Lidge hasn’t gotten the FB over 85 mph this spring and he’s got more surgeries on his resume than Beltran and Johan and Reyes combined, he might be at the beginning of the end as well. And they owe him 11 + Million, if you want to discuss contracts.
Don’t know how our pen will shake out but so far, KRod looks solid. No question mark there.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-1:32pm at 1:32 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed. Throw in Polanco being 35 and having a problem with that surgically repaired elbow.
Their pitchers aren’t going to pitch complete game shutouts every outing. Even if they get into the 8th, who is their set up guy? Whoever he was, he’s now probably just been promoted to closer.
We all have saw first hand what it does to a BP when the closer goes down. It’s not like they had all season to plan and prepare for life w/o Utley and possibly a closer. They’ll be scrambling for awhile so glad we’re playing the Phils 9 times in the first 2 months. Chance to pick up some games.
saltygary
3/27/2011-1:43pm at 1:43 pm (UTC -4)
I would be willing to bet that the Phil’s don’t make the playoffs. That rotation has the ability to be one of the best we’ve ever seen the only problem is they can’t hit and they will need offense from somewhere.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-2:05pm at 2:05 pm (UTC -4)
From Buster Olney: “By the way: Rival scouts trailing Phils convinced that Placido Polanco’s injury will be a major factor for him and affect his availability.”
hazmet
3/27/2011-2:07pm at 2:07 pm (UTC -4)
Their closer is projected to be Madsen with JC Romero as setup guy I would think. With their rotation able to go 7 in their sleep most nights that’s not a terrible eigth and ninth hand off to get through their injuries till/if Lidge comes back. Shoulder injury for Lidge thereby the if. I can’t be concerned about the Phils because they have done nothing but win, and win while having a ridiculous number of injuries to overcome themselves. They also strengthened their rotation so I’m going to stay focused on our Mets and seeing what they turn out to be and focus on the Phillies when we play them. Looking up at them waiting for them to fold given the number of questions on our team headed into the season is not an exercise I’d want to get wrapped up in. Only when the King is dead will I be willing to throw dirt on them and as presently constituted the Phillies are far from dead.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-2:22pm at 2:22 pm (UTC -4)
LOL.
They strengthened their rotation but not much else. As a result, I see these mounting injuries as a big problem for them.
hazmet
3/27/2011-2:24pm at 2:24 pm (UTC -4)
But we say the same thing every year with their injuries and they just keep winning. I’ll believe it when I see it.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-2:29pm at 2:29 pm (UTC -4)
Fair enough.
We’ll see if they can overcome Werth gone, Utley down, Lidge potentially an injury problem all season and Polanco’s barky elbow.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-2:36pm at 2:36 pm (UTC -4)
“But we say the same thing every year with their injuries and they just keep winning. I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Definitely the wisest Phillies-related comment I can remember seeing on here in forever.
Who is to say that in June they won’t acquire a top closer and/or an all-star offensive player?
Some folks here act as though the Phils have been winning divisions on the last day every year, getting wiped out quickly in the postseason, and teetering on the edge of collapse.
Just not the case; not even close.
I want the Mets back on top of them as badly as anyone; I am just not counting on it for at least one more year.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-3:05pm at 3:05 pm (UTC -4)
LOL…as opposed to playing in the WS every year?
I guess you could look at that 2 ways.
Don’t think the discussion here was Mets vs. Phillies for who comes out on top. Think it was just more or less the division is going to be a lot closer race than some are predicting b/c of the Philly injuries mounting.
Amaro said the Phillies were tapped out, payroll wise. They put all their $$ in the Lee basket. Sure, they can trade some more prospects mid season. I hope they do just that, keep right on trading them all.
Mr North Jersey
3/27/2011-2:12pm at 2:12 pm (UTC -4)
AnthonyDiComo: Been discussing this lately: if #Mets cut Isringhausen, can’t you envision #Phillies immediately scooping him up?
http://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/statuses/52069181453111296
hazmet
3/27/2011-2:18pm at 2:18 pm (UTC -4)
To Issi: Yes. But just about anybody the Mets cut I think the Phillies will take a flyer on for no other reason to rub salt in a wound if the pickup turns out to be something. Heck, they signed Figgy last year. For sure Issi would be picked up by the phils in a heartbeat but by the same token word was Acosta also would be picked up pretty quickly by someone. I’d rather keep Issi based on this spring.
I’m also waiting to see if Evan has to clear waivers the Phils pick him up stick in the OF and with that short porch watch him clear 20HR’s and become Jason Werth Light.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-2:23pm at 2:23 pm (UTC -4)
‘I’m also waiting to see if Evan has to clear waivers the Phils pick him up stick in the OF and with that short porch watch him clear 20HR’s and become Jason Werth Light.’
Sigh…..unfortunately, this wouldn’t surprise me either.
At least this time though when the Phillies pick through the Mets ‘trash’, they’ll get someone that isn’t trash.
stickguy
3/27/2011-4:21pm at 4:21 pm (UTC -4)
a RP, the Phils might snap up.
not sure why they need evans. They already had Francisco and Mayberry to serve that role
saltygary
3/27/2011-2:20pm at 2:20 pm (UTC -4)
I really hope that if he’s able to perform that he is willing to do some kind of extended spring to get him ready for the long term. I know there are a bunch of reports saying he won’t but it would be a really nice story for the Mets to embrace and take us away from the financial crap.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-3:06pm at 3:06 pm (UTC -4)
LOL….that came was over quick. Nothing like an late spring training away game where none of the regulars make the trip.
Duda caught stealing to end the game. Duda? LOL.
njstuckintx
3/27/2011-3:16pm at 3:16 pm (UTC -4)
Ball was in the dirt, or so i read. Stick to the long ball, Duda.
stickguy
3/27/2011-4:20pm at 4:20 pm (UTC -4)
well, at least I generated some conversation.
and the original point was outside of the starting rotation (looking at the line up primarily, secondarily the pen).
and the point was that the Phils are not rolling out some kind of 1927 yankees reincarnated lineup out there. And I really don’t care what they did a few years ago, as if it means they are going to have a big year with different guys, just because they “know how to win”.
and any team of course could make a slew of mid season trades, but as MF noted, they have admitted they are maxed out, so taking on significant salary is a stretch.
and to make Knog happy, I will consider CF a push. so 4 for the mets, 1 for the Phils, 3 ties?
but, forget all that. The Phils are going to have slappy castillo in the line up, and the mets aren’t. that right there means winner, winner chicken dinner!
kingman 26
3/27/2011-4:44pm at 4:44 pm (UTC -4)
Sure, 4 for the Mets, 1 for the Phils.
I am sure every baseball GM would agree.
LOL!
stickguy
3/27/2011-5:08pm at 5:08 pm (UTC -4)
Yup, they likely will. And that is just talking about for this year, all contracts sunk cost.
I know you love the phils big guy, but they have exactly 1 guy that is likely to even appear on the ASG voting results, outside of the usual stuffing by the home fans.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-5:12pm at 5:12 pm (UTC -4)
We shall see my friend, we shall see.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-5:41pm at 5:41 pm (UTC -4)
And Stick, I don’t love the Phils; I just don’t love unrealistic fantasies.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-4:49pm at 4:49 pm (UTC -4)
‘winner, winner chicken dinner’ LOL….I haven’t heard that in 100 years…..
My final thoughts on this: I don’t see the Phillies cruising to anything with their Werth-less, Slappy 2nd, no closer, on again/off again injured 3rd base anymore than I do with the Yankees doing it trotting out Garcia/Colon/Ayala on their starting pitching staff.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-4:50pm at 4:50 pm (UTC -4)
And by ‘starting pitching staff’, I meant Opening Day 25 roster. Not to imply Ayala will be one of their starters. I read he’s temporarily taking Feliciano’s spot in the BP.
hazmet
3/27/2011-6:02pm at 6:02 pm (UTC -4)
Winner winner chicken dinner was pretty funny.
OK so they snatch Nick the Stick off of waivers to play 3rd since that was his natural position – yikes. j/k, but possible.
Also on Slappy, they were showing another Phils / Braves tilt I watched some of and they said that Castillo might not make it because the Phillies love the Rule5 guy they picked up off the Nationals who’s a 2B — SS. How funny would that be that Luis doesn’t make the Mets and the Phils because they’d rather keep rule 5 guys.
stickguy
3/27/2011-6:06pm at 6:06 pm (UTC -4)
not as funny as castillo making the phils, then finding out the Philly fans make him miss all his Met fan friends!
tkfj2
3/27/2011-5:38pm at 5:38 pm (UTC -4)
The Phillies suck
Victorino aka Marvin the Martian aka Shiterino, is an overrated pompous Hawaiian
2011 is the year that the bandwagon Philthy fans get a taste of what it is like to fall from grace.
The Mets will make the playoffs in 2011. TKFJ is optimistic which means this is all a formality.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-5:42pm at 5:42 pm (UTC -4)
Yes, his being Hawaiian is definitely among his largest flaws.
Well-enunciated.
tkfj2
3/27/2011-5:49pm at 5:49 pm (UTC -4)
Glad you saw it that way.
I can assure you that my enunciation was the least of my concerns in that post.
So it is written, so it shall be.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-5:51pm at 5:51 pm (UTC -4)
Sure thing chief.
stickguy
3/27/2011-5:59pm at 5:59 pm (UTC -4)
I shall make a note to put you in the “yes” column.
saltygary
3/27/2011-6:04pm at 6:04 pm (UTC -4)
Hey!!!! Darling and Agbayani are Hawaiian…
stickguy
3/27/2011-6:04pm at 6:04 pm (UTC -4)
So was Don Ho.
tkfj2
3/27/2011-6:08pm at 6:08 pm (UTC -4)
Yes, but they are admirable people.
Cubs fans became smarter the day they dumped beer on Vicky’s head.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-8:07pm at 8:07 pm (UTC -4)
Ah, mid-season form!
Very impressive!
saltygary
3/27/2011-8:12pm at 8:12 pm (UTC -4)
LOL. Definitely need you two in the RDM dugout during the season.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-8:14pm at 8:14 pm (UTC -4)
LOL!
I VERY rarely visit there, for reasons which, well, I am sure you can figure out!
saltygary
3/27/2011-8:21pm at 8:21 pm (UTC -4)
I know I don’t think I’ve ever seen you there, but it would be comedy on the highest scale. TK lights the dugout up.
kingman 26
3/27/2011-8:33pm at 8:33 pm (UTC -4)
I came by maybe 3-4 times last year to drop in and say hi; I know some great people are there all the time. Maybe I will drop by more this year.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-8:50pm at 8:50 pm (UTC -4)
Love the dugout, myself. Next best thing to being at a game with my fellow Met fans.
Looking forward to everyone returning/joining me this season.
stickguy
3/27/2011-8:24pm at 8:24 pm (UTC -4)
I know, too busy with the Phillys chat room?
Sorry, couldn’t resist the chain yanking!
kingman 26
3/27/2011-8:35pm at 8:35 pm (UTC -4)
HA!
Hey, you know I love humor pal, and fire away!
I love to laugh, even if—hey, maybe even ESPECIALLY if—it is a good shot at me.
But, sorry to say, I would have no idea where to find a Phillie chat room. Other than some comments at the Mets and Nets Star Ledger pages, this is the ONLY place I log in and comment on on the internet.
PS—WAS that a Grateful Dead lyrical reference before??
stickguy
3/27/2011-8:45pm at 8:45 pm (UTC -4)
truckin baby. You know it.
I assume there are game time chats for the Mets, but I would rather poke my eyes out than look at one!
The RDM room (with occasional exceptions!) is about the last bastion of civilized discourse on the BB related internet. And it was also nice to have you pop in and say Hi.
stickguy
3/27/2011-6:04pm at 6:04 pm (UTC -4)
anyway, with the way the spring performances are playing out, and the perpetual need to have SP depth during the year, I am falling more into the camp that Parnell needs to get screwed by having options, and go to AAA for a while.
Could work out best in the long run, if he can use the time to perfect a 2nd pitch (the slider? maybe something for the lefties?) so that when he comes back, he will be even better.
My fear with potentially rolling opening day with Izzy and Beato is that if one or both flame out early, they may be scraping the bottom of the barrel sooner than you want them too!
Hopefully there will be a few guys in the minors rising up, but that might not be immediately.
Oh well, at least it is a positive sign when they have too many guys deserving of a job, and not too few.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-8:52pm at 8:52 pm (UTC -4)
You know, I wouldn’t have a problem with that. Parnell has been the model of inconsistency this spring, as usual. Send him down for a month or so to keep working on an out pitch against lefties. By then, we ought to know who is the real deal and who isn’t of those that make the cut.
stickguy
3/27/2011-8:58pm at 8:58 pm (UTC -4)
makes sense too, if the FO is serious about accountability and making guys earn their spots.
Not like Parnell is some kind of established veteran that should have a spot locked up.
saltygary
3/27/2011-6:08pm at 6:08 pm (UTC -4)
Did anyone know that Nail’s kid was in baseball?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6263653
tkfj2
3/27/2011-6:15pm at 6:15 pm (UTC -4)
Cutter Dykstra, what a name.
Wonder if he is as crazy as his faja.
saltygary
3/27/2011-6:32pm at 6:32 pm (UTC -4)
At least he didn’t name him Skoal or Grizzly.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-8:53pm at 8:53 pm (UTC -4)
I read that earlier. Can’t imagine what it must be like having Lenny as a father.
stickguy
3/27/2011-8:59pm at 8:59 pm (UTC -4)
interesting at least. And worked out as far as learning to play ball!
stickguy
3/27/2011-9:00pm at 9:00 pm (UTC -4)
cribbed this out of Lupica’s column. Madoff, the gift that just keeps on giving entertainment!
– A few days ago a woman named Helen Davis Chaitman, a lawyer for 500 Bernie Madoff victims, filed a motion to dismiss Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee.
Ms. Davis Chaitman called out Picard for breaching his responsibility and withholding vital information, and said he should be replaced by an independent investigator.
“This is the largest financial crime in history,” said Chaitman, a Madoff victim herself. “Picard has been dishonest with the court and should step aside as trustee because nobody can trust anything he says.”
In the same story about this in this newspaper, Rep. Peter King said he believes Picard has “abused his authority.”
But somehow this story isn’t remotely interesting to the New York Times, where Picard is treated like a Sulzberger.
Helen Davis Chaitman’s motion doesn’t get a mention.
Apparently, Chaitman’s 500 clients aren’t nearly as interesting to the Times as Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-9:26pm at 9:26 pm (UTC -4)
I read this a few days ago over on AA:
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/3/25/2070098/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-ignore
Their twist on this was given the fact that every Mets beat writer as well as newspaper – outside of the Daily News, basically ignored the story.
metsfan4decades
3/27/2011-10:11pm at 10:11 pm (UTC -4)
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-yorkmets/post/_/id/17788/video-izzy-on-bullpen-battle
Listening to Izzy here, I get the impression if the Mets decide to part ways with him, he will entertain offers from other teams for a spot on their ML staff.
Wonder how much of that will factor into Sandy’s decision.
stickguy
3/27/2011-10:18pm at 10:18 pm (UTC -4)
I figured that he would take an offer elsewhere. Heck, the phils and Yanks both probably could use him now, among many other teams.
He obviously still had the itch to play to come back in the first place, so hard to see him not following through with another team.
Not sure what to think here. nice story, but I really worry that he is never going to last at this point. so the question is, how long can he last? And of course, if it isn’t long, how bad will they miss whoever gets cut to make room for him.