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1. Comment posted by tim from STL. on February 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm (#619652)

   you know who can bat righty? Scott Edward Spiezio…….Plus he can get H.

2. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm (#619653)

   absolutely. Marlon is our best clutch hitter off the bench fo’ sure.

   he’s got sneaky pop too which i love.

   I’m not saying jettison marlon cuz he can only hit. we need his bat.

   i’m just commenting how his 1-dimension’ness (ha!) helps lead to the possible bench issues we have.

3. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm (#619654)

   The thing that scared me about Dirty wasn’t his missing some spots, it was the fact that his motion looked truncated. Less stride, opened up way early, threw across his body. Not at all the motion I remember.

4. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm (#619655)

   I should restate that. Easley is tremendously valuable, but he’s the guy on the bench I would want to replace first.

5. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 4:44 pm (#619656)

   Speez is such a douche.

   a picture of him should be in the dictionary under douche n stuff

6. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 4:45 pm (#619657)

   I think there is a very good chance that Willie is looking at Easley as the back up IF, not Gotay. That leaves a spot open for a RH pinch hitter like Clark or Saenz or Johnson.

   I’m not saying I agree with this strategy, but if Willie is going to start Reyes and Wright 160 times each, I don’t think he is too worried about who their back up is. And while we can obviouly question Easley’s ability to play SS, he was our only back-up IF to start last season, so obviously the Mets thought he could handle it a year ago. He certainly has a lot more experience there than GOtay and he played there a lot up until he came to the Mets.

7. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 4:45 pm (#619658)

   douche n stuff

   I think we have the makings of an idea for a new store
   here. lol

8. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:45 pm (#619659)

   Dirty’s stride was definitely WAY short. Heath Bell type of short. It was definitely a departure. I think he has time to fix mechanics. I just want him to not feel pain.

9. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:46 pm (#619660)

   I think there is a very good chance that Willie is looking at Easley as the back up IF, not Gotay. That leaves a spot open for a RH pinch hitter like Clark or Saenz or Johnson.

   I also think there’s a good chance of this. And what a stupid mistake that would be.

10. Comment posted by Lunkwill Fook on February 29, 2008 at 4:48 pm (#619661)

    Question Depski, if you needed a hit from a guy on the bench, we’re down by 1 with 2 outs and there is a guy on second and third and you need someone to slide tackle the 2nd baseman, who on the bench would you want up?

    I’m picking Marlon Anderson every time.

    Fixed that for you.

11. Comment posted by Willie Randolph on February 29, 2008 at 4:48 pm (#619662)

    hey you guys are coming up with reasons for me to leave gotay off our team?

    that’s the kinda thinking i like. my gut tells me we got something here.

    I have some coach spots open next year.

    keep up the good work!

12. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 4:49 pm (#619663)

    “The Heath Bell stride.” That was my thought exactly, Danny. Bell stayed back better and threw more over the top, though, so it didn’t look as werid to me as what I saw from Sanchez. I’m glad he’s not hurting now, but if he keeps throwing like that, I’d bet the hurtin’ will start soon enough.

13. Comment posted by Lunkwill Fook on February 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm (#619664)

    The problem with throwing straight over the top is that you lose some natural movement ala Heilman.

14. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm (#619665)

    There’s also a chance that the Mets wil keep Valentin over Gotay, too.

    That would be AWESOME!

15. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm (#619666)

    its very tough to carry just a bat in the NL when you want to carry 12 pitchers. it shortens your bench.

    But that has not been the Mets approach the past 2 years. Franco, Newhan, Marlon, COnine all had spots on the bench with no positions. I think Willie prefers to have a righty PH specialist and a LH PH speialist on the bench. Those guys will almost never get a start. Then he has 1 back up each at OF, IF and C.

16. Comment posted by ITAC on February 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm (#619667)

    If easley is the backup IF, I well…I don’t know what I’d do. Gotay has to playon this team.

17. Comment posted by Willie Randolph on February 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm (#619668)

    Jose Valentin is a gamer.

    he’s one of my guys.

    you find me a reason to get him on the 25-man and I smell christmas bonus!!!

18. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm (#619669)

    They pointed out on the broadcast today that Pedro had spoken to Duaner prior to his pitching and told him not to worry about his pitches at all today. Just get out there and start to feel comfortable. So I think we’re all reading too much into this. He hasn’t faced live batters in 1 1/2 years. Let’s not get nuts.
    Danny is right…..as long as he’s pain free tomorrow, we should be happy.

19. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:52 pm (#619670)

    I’m glad he’s not hurting now, but if he keeps throwing like that, I’d bet the hurtin’ will start soon enough.

    Yeah, throwing across your body is not a “stay healthy” type of motion. It adds a ton of stress. He didn’t look very good at all. I could care less about the velocity right now, but yeah, the mechanics and therefore his location didn’t look so hot.

    I’m hopeful it’s just a knocking the cobwebs off type of thing.

20. Comment posted by tim from STL. on February 29, 2008 at 4:53 pm (#619671)

    here’s yer girl Fook…
    http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/pictures/20080228/kate%20beckinsale%20esquire%20march%202008/3.html

21. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 4:54 pm (#619673)

    Totally agree Shea. Its early. Just going out there and not reinjuring anything is key. Half way into spring he can work on mechanics. I dont really expect him to bounce right into that 8th inning role right away anyway.

22. Comment posted by Lunkwill Fook on February 29, 2008 at 4:54 pm (#619672)

    Hi Kate! Must be cold in there!

23. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 4:54 pm (#619674)

    If easley is the backup IF, I well…I don’t know what I’d do. Gotay has to playon this team.

    If Easley is healthy, I don’t have a problem with it. Based on Gotay’s limited range at 2B I have no reason to believe he will be any better than Easley at SS. And it allows you to add a RH bat which is going to be important.

24. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm (#619675)

    With Easley’s bad wheel, I don’t know if I want him anywhere close to SS. But we might leave ourselves with him as the only option. It’s a definite possibility.

25. Comment posted by C Low on February 29, 2008 at 4:59 pm (#619676)

    this should be a easy transition for me….I heard this is Antonio Pierce’s (G-Men) wife.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SqX8XpVLSyo&eurl=http://www.metsblog.com/

26. Comment posted by Willie Randolph on February 29, 2008 at 4:59 pm (#619677)

    I’m afraid to cut Damion.

    some say he’s the devil reborn.

27. Comment posted by ITAC on February 29, 2008 at 4:59 pm (#619678)

    If Easley is healthy, I don’t have a problem with it. Based on Gotay’s limited range at 2B I have no reason to believe he will be any better than Easley at SS. And it allows you to add a RH bat which is going to be important.

    I don’t think Easley’s range is Alomaresque either.

28. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 5:00 pm (#619679)

    THe only reason I’m not convinced that this if what the Mets have in mind is that Omar probably would have more aggressive in bringing in potential RH pinch hitters. There were certainly better options out there than Saenz.

29. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 5:01 pm (#619680)

    I don’t think Easley’s range is Alomaresque either.

    No, but given the tiny amount of playing time he will likely get at SS, I would be willing to make the trade off to make room for Clark on the roster.

30. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:02 pm (#619681)

    this should be a easy transition for me….I heard this is Antonio Pierce’s (G-Men) wife.

    They’re not married yet, C Low. But that’s the lady!

31. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 5:02 pm (#619682)

    I heard this is Antonio Pierce’s (G-Men) wife.

    not bad not bad.

    still a sad day in my book. she’s no julie.

32. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 5:03 pm (#619683)

    here’s yer girl Fook…

    ha! that pic was awesome

33. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 5:03 pm (#619684)

    But Willie has promised that Reyes will get more than 2 days off this season!

    Yeah, I don’t believe it either. And it’s tough, I am sort of with Willie on this. Unless he shows signs of wear, you want to run your best guys out there as much as possible (unless their first name is Moises).

34. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 5:03 pm (#619685)

    Ha, on SNY THE segment is Does Sanatana’s bad game bother you?
    Hell yea it does. Mr Cy Young needs to step it up. lol

35. Comment posted by ITAC on February 29, 2008 at 5:04 pm (#619686)

    No, but given the tiny amount of playing time he will likely get at SS, I would be willing to make the trade off to make room for Clark on the roster.

    Eh, I’d rather give Gotay an OF glove and make him shag flyballs out there. He can’t be much worse than Clark.

36. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 5:04 pm (#619687)

    So we’ll give Reyes a couple days off in Sept. after AHern is on the roster.

37. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:04 pm (#619688)

    still a sad day in my book. she’s no julie.

    She dumped you for the Red Sox dep. Stop pining!

38. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 5:05 pm (#619689)

    I think Jocelyn is rather tasty. Her biggest problem is that she is tainted by publicly being with Antonio Pierce. You always like to think that your token hot female Mets Weekly host is single and therefore potentially obtainable. Sure, it makes no logical sense, but it helps dodes.

39. Comment posted by Joe A. on February 29, 2008 at 5:06 pm (#619690)

    Eh, I’d rather give Gotay an OF glove and make him shag flyballs out there. He can’t be much worse than Clark.

    Yeah, but he’s primarily a LH hitter - that’s the real problem with our bench.

40. Comment posted by Jessica on February 29, 2008 at 5:06 pm (#619691)

    Re: Bench options

    Ben Johnson doesn’t suck, even if he was kinda sorta awful in his brief appearance in ‘07. He put up decent numbers in San Diego the 2 years before that (low OBP, but decent pop).

41. Comment posted by Lister on February 29, 2008 at 5:06 pm (#619692)

    i don’t understand this vilma trade… are big jet fans disappointed? a conditional 4th round pick?

    new chick is hot

42. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:06 pm (#619693)

    Eh, I’d rather give Gotay an OF glove and make him shag flyballs out there. He can’t be much worse than Clark.

    That’s the basic problem. We give these guys a glove and call them whatever their glove says they are. That’s how we got here….lol!

43. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 5:07 pm (#619694)

    Yeah, I was being intentionally overly dramatic with the BJ stinks line. But he’s not a viable option to start the season as your righthanded lefty masher guy. He has to work himself into that role.

    I still have hopes for BJ as a valuable 4th or 5th OF.

44. Comment posted by Jessica on February 29, 2008 at 5:08 pm (#619695)

    I think Jocelyn is rather tasty. Her biggest problem is that she is tainted by publicly being with Antonio Pierce. You always like to think that your token hot female Mets Weekly host is single and therefore potentially obtainable. Sure, it makes no logical sense, but it helps dodes.

    From a female perspective, I think this is silly. I don’t care if my celebrity crushes are single or married or gay because I know I don’t have a chance. I just want them to be nice to look at.

45. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:08 pm (#619696)

    I think Jocelyn is rather tasty. Her biggest problem is that she is tainted by publicly being with Antonio Pierce. You always like to think that your token hot female Mets Weekly host is single and therefore potentially obtainable. Sure, it makes no logical sense, but it helps dodes.

    Doesn’t bother me at all Danny….lol. Antonio Pierce is my favorite GMan! He has excellent taste!

46. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm (#619697)

    The answer for this team continues to be Jonny Gomes. RH who plays OF and 1B and murders LH. His stock was at an all-time low mid-2007, but he’s picked it up since he got healthy again. I still don’t think TB values him that highly, but we probably don’t have anything to trade for him now.

    I see no reason why platooning Church is more important than platooning any other LH; his splits are pretty average.

47. Comment posted by ITAC on February 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm (#619698)

    Where is the pick of Jocelyn. I want to see if I knew her growing up.

48. Comment posted by Lister on February 29, 2008 at 5:12 pm (#619699)

    Vilma response?

    Anyone?

    (the stacks are lonely)

49. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 5:13 pm (#619700)

    Ben Johnson has spent most of his pro career hitting like crap in the minors. My inclination is to view his one great year in AAA as a fluke.

50. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:15 pm (#619701)

    Lister….you know I’m a Giants fan, but I’ll repeat what I think the jets fan said today regarding this.
    They felt a 4th round pick was very low for Vilma. if you go back a few pages, you’ll see the discussion. It was during the Mets game.

51. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 5:15 pm (#619702)

    the vilma trade sucks lister.

    massive disappointment.

52. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 5:15 pm (#619703)

    I gotta run y’all. another office birthday party and its cake time.

    have a great nite and weekend if i dont talk to y’all.

    peace!

53. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 5:16 pm (#619704)

    Jessica, I have full confidence that I could pull Jocelyn Pierce if she was single and we met. I also think Lastings Milledge is very humble.

    beep

54. Comment posted by ITAC on February 29, 2008 at 5:16 pm (#619706)

    I’ve seen this Jocelyn chick before. She was/is fine.

55. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:16 pm (#619705)

    Ramon…comment #25. C Low posted it.

56. Comment posted by Danny on February 29, 2008 at 5:24 pm (#619707)

    Plus, women are notorious for dating dudes that are way beneath them on the looks scale. It gives us all a chance!

57. Comment posted by Squadron Nye on February 29, 2008 at 5:29 pm (#619708)

    sup geeks… So I hear all this talk about dirty. First he’s throwing wonderful. Great motion, good location and movement topping out at around 90 during the intrasquad game.

    Then I hear he is “sore” and skips a start. Now when he finally does pitch his motion is all funky and hes hardly hitting 85 and the movement isn’t there.

    Do you guys think he hurt himself and his compensating for it by changing his motion? Has that been mentioned?

58. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 5:41 pm (#619709)

    Great motion, good location and movement topping out at around 90 during the intrasquad game.

    According to whom? Peterson? Anyone else and I’d take it with a grain of salt.

    I’d assume he looked the same as he looked today — he could throw it near the plate and his breaking stuff was breaking, which is kind of a triumph for someone who’s been out so long.

59. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 5:44 pm (#619710)

    Hey, here’s a fun opinion poll!

    Who’s got the prettiest pitching motion on the Mets?

    From what I saw of Johan today, it might be him, but there’s another guy who’s close: Mike Pelfrey. I LOVE his delivery.

60. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:49 pm (#619711)

    Do you guys think he hurt himself and his compensating for it by changing his motion? Has that been mentioned?

    We think he pitched for the first time in 1 1/2 to live batters. We just want to hear that he feels fine tomorrow. That’s what we care about right now. We don’t care about anything else just yet!

61. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:50 pm (#619712)

    1 1/2 years…SN. Sorry!

62. Comment posted by bcuster on February 29, 2008 at 5:52 pm (#619713)

    Who’s got the prettiest pitching motion on the Mets?

    heilman’s pitching motion was taught to him by michaelangelo…

63. Comment posted by sheadenizen on February 29, 2008 at 5:57 pm (#619714)

    heilman’s pitching motion was taught to him by michaelangelo…

    LOL! Great line, custer!

64. Comment posted by DoctorK16 on February 29, 2008 at 6:38 pm (#619715)

    A federal judge ordered Barry Bonds’ grand jury testimony unsealed on Friday.

    The documents will show the indicted slugger had additonal positive steroids tests beyond the previously reported one in November 2000, according to a source familiar with the government’s evidence, ESPN’s T.J. Quinn reported. The U.S. Attorney’s office had previously disclosed that Bonds tested positive for testosterone, but information about other failed tests has not been previously disclosed.

65. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 6:38 pm (#619716)

    As far as best stuff. Its El Duque. His stuff is just silly. I love the Bugs Bunny Curve Ball. lol

66. Comment posted by tim from STL. on February 29, 2008 at 7:14 pm (#619717)

    wagner’s mechanics are pretty good…no way a guy that small should be able to throw the ball high 90’s.

67. Comment posted by john on February 29, 2008 at 7:22 pm (#619718)

    man first edcuado goes down for arsenal……not pat patterson is out for the year at UK……..injuries kill my teams :(

68. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 8:21 pm (#619720)

    Very True Tim. Ive always loved little guys like that throwing hard. I loved watching Pedro on the mound in the late 90’s

69. Comment posted by argonbunnies on February 29, 2008 at 8:29 pm (#619721)

    That’s why I said “prettiest”. :) “Coolest” IMO would be a toss-up between Wags’ giant leap toward the plate and Ollie’s experimental mayhem. I also like Maine’s drop and oldschool long arm motion. And yeah, Duque and Smith bring the funk. Hmm. Maybe I just like pitching.

70. Comment posted by minorleaguefan on February 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm (#619722)

    Happened to be watching the Red Sox-Twins on NESN. Carlos Gomez just gunned down Dustin Pedroia at home.

71. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 8:41 pm (#619723)

    Damn, and Santana sucks. Looks like the Twinkies got the better end of that deal ;-)

72. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 8:45 pm (#619724)

    Me too Argon. I dont know how old you are but im 36 and love the old school pitching of the 80’s. Give me a Gooden/Mike Scott game any day over a 15-7 game.
    Plus, your right smith is funky too. I throw him in their as well.

73. Comment posted by Dep on February 29, 2008 at 9:21 pm (#619725)

    reports were wrong today on the vilma trade.

    jets got a 2008 pick along with the 2009 conditional.

    http://blogs.trb.com/sports/football/jets/blog/2008/02/vilma_comp_update.html

    Vilma comp update

    Just got off the phone with Mike Tannenbaum on a conference call. He said that the Jets aren’t getting a conditional pick in 2009 from the Saints for Vilma. He said the deal is for a solid pick THIS YEAR in 2008 and, based on Vilma’s production, possibly another pick in 2009. And it sounds like that second one could be a third-rounder.

    Well, that changes things a bit.

74. Comment posted by Chris in GA on February 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm (#619726)

    If you blink, you miss a in football. I have never seen this sort of frenzy.

75. Comment posted by Chris in GA on February 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm (#619727)

    you miss a signing. I dont know how a whole word disappeared

76. Comment posted by bcuster on February 29, 2008 at 10:00 pm (#619729)

    here’s an article that probably no one this board would have any interest in:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaah/news;_ylt=Aoz2TsL_rlp6seI5TwwAw4QXv7YF?slug=uwire-nonotredamemenshockeysetfo&prov=uwire&type=lgns

    ps the irish are losing 2-0 in the 3rd period..

77. Comment posted by bcuster on February 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm (#619730)

    irish have outshot w michigan 40 - 18. nd just does not score goals anymore. w mich has not beat anyone in feb

    sad, sick, pathetic…

78. Comment posted by TSL on February 29, 2008 at 10:42 pm (#619731)

    Since this is a Link Dump, I want to mention that I made a tearful tribute post to Shawn Green at:

    http://metsbaseball.tumblr.com/post/27659462

79. Comment posted by Metswin2008 on February 29, 2008 at 11:55 pm (#619732)

    TSL, I actually wept. Goodbye Shawn. Farewell Great one!!!

80. Comment posted by tim from STL. on March 1, 2008 at 12:09 am (#619733)

    plus the jets got fanica (sp) he’s solid..

81. Comment posted by tim from STL. on March 1, 2008 at 12:42 am (#619735)

    pretty funny…

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0802/campus.fan.abuse/content.1.html

82. Comment posted by tim from STL. on March 1, 2008 at 12:45 am (#619736)

    hat trick for me…..3 in a row.

    Issac Bruce signs with the niners……that’s just wrong.

83. Comment posted by bcuster on March 1, 2008 at 1:04 am (#619739)

    the redHawks defeated the farteyes, which i was glad to see.

    real hockey starts in just a few days (conference p’offs). the wheat will be separated from the chaff very quickly. at this moment i do not like irish chances whatsoever. they simply cannot score goals;

    i like the sioux or the redHawks to win it all…

84. Comment posted by bcuster on March 1, 2008 at 1:39 am (#619741)

    there is never really amy tickets available; but mayne i will wait until mid-1st period and chexk out nd - wmu tomorrow.. just to see if irish have any pride left whatsoever..

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