Gugny Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 David Wright takes job in Mets' front office. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25708076/new-york-mets-add-former-captain-david-wright-front-office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Gugny said: David Wright takes job in Mets' front office. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25708076/new-york-mets-add-former-captain-david-wright-front-office I saw that..that's as odd as the organization welcoming Conlon back and waving good bye to Borenstein.So much for David taking a break...baseball is in his blood and guts..I love it. On another note: Ronnie dropped a strange comment about the two latest trades,he said they add needed depth...he went on and told Russo he thought the second half minor league call ups involved true minor league players that are not full time MLB players...I took that comment as basically calling McNeil a career farm guy.Just one more sign that Mick is going to give Smith every opportunity to win the first base job,even though Alonso was never called up.... Edited January 8, 2019 by Misterbluesky Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The Mets signed 34 year old infielder Jed Lowrie to a 2 year deal. Predominantly a second baseman. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/jed-lowrie-luis-avilan-sign-1.25787612 Somebody explain this to me. Cano gonna get suspended again? McNeil about to get traded or likes to hit women? I am at a total loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: The Mets signed 34 year old infielder Jed Lowrie to a 2 year deal. Predominantly a second baseman. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/jed-lowrie-luis-avilan-sign-1.25787612 Somebody explain this to me. Cano gonna get suspended again? McNeil about to get traded or likes to hit women? I am at a total loss. McNeil is officially buried now...what a shame. Or Frazier is going to be traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 14 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: The Mets signed 34 year old infielder Jed Lowrie to a 2 year deal. Predominantly a second baseman. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/jed-lowrie-luis-avilan-sign-1.25787612 Somebody explain this to me. Cano gonna get suspended again? McNeil about to get traded or likes to hit women? I am at a total loss. 12 hours ago, Misterbluesky said: McNeil is officially buried now...what a shame. Or Frazier is going to be traded. All good theories. My HOPE is that Lowrie was brought in to fill the void left by Wilmer Flores' departure. We all know how Callaway refuses to put the same lineup on the field two days in a row (maybe he's a Grateful Dead fan), so perhaps this is for flexibility. I would be perfectly fine with McNeil at 3B and Cano at 2B, with Lowrie spelling each of them. I like Frazier's leadership, but if we can get more production, I say do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Gugny said: All good theories. My HOPE is that Lowrie was brought in to fill the void left by Wilmer Flores' departure. We all know how Callaway refuses to put the same lineup on the field two days in a row (maybe he's a Grateful Dead fan), so perhaps this is for flexibility. I would be perfectly fine with McNeil at 3B and Cano at 2B, with Lowrie spelling each of them. I like Frazier's leadership, but if we can get more production, I say do it. If Frazier isn't unloaded,his .220-25 ish BA won't be tolerated,that's for sure.Add another rumor into this drama...some in the inner circle are saying McNeil is going to play some CF in ST. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, Misterbluesky said: If Frazier isn't unloaded,his .220-25 ish BA won't be tolerated,that's for sure.Add another rumor into this drama...some in the inner circle are saying McNeil is going to play some CF in ST. Stay tuned. This will piss me off to no end. I've already had enough of Callaway playing people out of position. It will really, really piss me off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said: If Frazier isn't unloaded,his .220-25 ish BA won't be tolerated,that's for sure.Add another rumor into this drama...some in the inner circle are saying McNeil is going to play some CF in ST. Stay tuned. 1 hour ago, Gugny said: This will piss me off to no end. I've already had enough of Callaway playing people out of position. It will really, really piss me off. Since they signed Lowrie, there are a lot of reports floating around about McNeil playing some OF, but it's nothing new. When Wilpon, VW and Mickey went on WFAN they talked about McNeil being able to play in the outfield. Also: https://nypost.com/2018/12/12/mickey-callaway-reveals-jeff-mcneils-role-on-new-look-mets/ If he can play adequately at different positions McNeil could be like Zobrist. If he plays LF like Todd Hundley, "check please!". I do hope they can move Frazier, I'm with you blue...that batting average is a boat anchor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, SinceThe70s said: Since they signed Lowrie, there are a lot of reports floating around about McNeil playing some OF, but it's nothing new. When Wilpon, VW and Mickey went on WFAN they talked about McNeil being able to play in the outfield. Also: https://nypost.com/2018/12/12/mickey-callaway-reveals-jeff-mcneils-role-on-new-look-mets/ If he can play adequately at different positions McNeil could be like Zobrist. If he plays LF like Todd Hundley, "check please!". I do hope they can move Frazier, I'm with you blue...that batting average is a boat anchor. I'm sorry, but I'm sick of this crap. If we need an outfielder (we do), then go get a mother ***** outfielder. Don't make one of our infielders a ***** outfielder. Get an outfielder. Dump Frazier. Put McNeil at 3B. Make Lowrie the new Wilmer and play some ***** baseball the right way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, Gugny said: I'm sorry, but I'm sick of this crap. If we need an outfielder (we do), then go get a mother ***** outfielder. Don't make one of our infielders a ***** outfielder. Get an outfielder. Dump Frazier. Put McNeil at 3B. Make Lowrie the new Wilmer and play some ***** baseball the right way. I don't think they're making him an outfielder. More like a Super Joe McEwing jack-of-all trades guy. That said I agree with your plan, except I don't think we're bringing in another outfielder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 30 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: I don't think they're making him an outfielder. More like a Super Joe McEwing jack-of-all trades guy. That said I agree with your plan, except I don't think we're bringing in another outfielder. At this stage of the winter... My needs: One more arm for the pen,I hate the idea of having Conlon getting that role. 5/6 starter....I have a bad feeling about Vargas this year. So..they will probably add another outfielder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 This came as a breath of fresh air to me. Quotes from an article about new Mets hitting coach Chili Davis, link to article below: "Chili Davis will be just fine with the Mets swinging for the fences less frequently this season." "The veteran hitting coach, hired last month by the Mets as part of manager Mickey Callaway’s retooled staff, will be preaching contact this spring" https://nypost.com/2019/01/11/chili-davis-pushing-mets-to-old-school-controversial-hitting-approach/ Kind of amazing that putting the ball in play is considered "controversial" in some circles. Probably just the NY Post headline writers, but it's still nauseating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Mets sign deGrom to one year, %17 million (record setting raise). Long term contract could be coming. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25737768/new-york-mets-jacob-degrom-agree-17-million-1-year-contract 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Gugny said: Mets sign deGrom to one year, %17 million (record setting raise). Long term contract could be coming. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25737768/new-york-mets-jacob-degrom-agree-17-million-1-year-contract Avoided arbitration. A sign of good will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Despite it being an active off season I still have my doubts. The 2002 off season comes to mind. At the time it looked a lot of solid pickups that offseason but that year turned out to be a disaster. Roberto Alomar, Mo Vaughn, Kevin Appier, Roger Cedeno, etc... Of course I hope to be shown wrong as some dumb cynical poster. Edited January 12, 2019 by Another Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) On a side note the Chiefs game is making remember Mahomes Sr. and his time as a relief pitcher with the Mets. From what I remember he was pretty solid the year or two here. Edited January 13, 2019 by Another Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Another Fan said: On a side note the Chiefs game is making remember Mahomes Sr. and his time as a relief pitcher with the Mets. From what I remember he was pretty solid the year or two here. Yup, solid but unspectacular. I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Who knew Richard Nixon was a Mets fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Meanwhile, Mets minor leaguer Tim Tebow got engaged to Miss Universe: https://www.winknews.com/2019/01/13/tim-tebow-gets-engaged-to-former-miss-universe-demi-leigh-nel-peters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Mel Stottlemyre has passed,he was 77. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just some news about some former Mets: Wilmer signed a one year with Arizona and Cabbie does the same with the Rangers.I'm surprised Wil passed the physical out there since our medical staff diagnosed him with arthritic knees. Other than that...nothing going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 My father had a great line: "Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot rather than opening it up and removing all doubt". Today this applies to Jeff Wilpon with regard to not signing Machado or Harper since they have Cespedes on the roster: “I don’t know how many teams have two $30-million players,” said Wilpon He doesn't need to look past the NL East to find one: The Nationals ... will pay Stephen Strasburg $38.8 million and Max Scherzer $37.4 million in 2019. Reference: https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-wilpon-van-wagenen-1.26403996 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just came across this. I don't know anything about this guy, but we got a lefty (Justin Wilson) for the bullpen: https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/justin-wilson-contract-mets-bullpen-1.26429678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 5:18 PM, SinceThe70s said: My father had a great line: "Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot rather than opening it up and removing all doubt". Today this applies to Jeff Wilpon with regard to not signing Machado or Harper since they have Cespedes on the roster: “I don’t know how many teams have two $30-million players,” said Wilpon He doesn't need to look past the NL East to find one: The Nationals ... will pay Stephen Strasburg $38.8 million and Max Scherzer $37.4 million in 2019. Reference: https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-wilpon-van-wagenen-1.26403996 I had not heard that quote. The other night driving home from school I was listening to Steve Somers on WFAN. Pretty much him and another caller were agreeing VW is being forced to camouflage and come up with creative ways to hide the fact that the Mets are still concerned about payroll. Now MacNeil is supposed to play in the outfield? I sorta feel the momentum from the second half of last year is going out the window. Of course come September I hope to be proven wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 8:18 PM, SinceThe70s said: My father had a great line: "Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot rather than opening it up and removing all doubt". Today this applies to Jeff Wilpon with regard to not signing Machado or Harper since they have Cespedes on the roster: “I don’t know how many teams have two $30-million players,” said Wilpon He doesn't need to look past the NL East to find one: The Nationals ... will pay Stephen Strasburg $38.8 million and Max Scherzer $37.4 million in 2019. Reference: https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-wilpon-van-wagenen-1.26403996 He's a complete POS and the reason that this franchise will never win on a consistent basis, unfortunately. What this little weasel failed to mention is that they are recouping most of Cespedes' salary via insurance, much like they did with David Wright. That insurance money would offset a lot of what it would cost to sign one of either Machado or Harper. 'Fred and Jeff Coupon' say they want to win but care only about their bottom-line and maximizing their profits. They are an abomination and an affront to long-suffering Met fans everywhere. On 1/25/2019 at 2:57 PM, SinceThe70s said: Just came across this. I don't know anything about this guy, but we got a lefty (Justin Wilson) for the bullpen: https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/justin-wilson-contract-mets-bullpen-1.26429678 He's solid and did a good job for the Cubs over the last couple of years. He has a great K per 9 innings ratio but his BB per 9 innings ratio has risen and is a little worrisome. Definitely something to keep an eye on this spring. All in all, a good signing at $5 mil per year for two years. There is no doubt that, on paper, this bullpen is much better than last year's. My biggest concern at this point is the lack of a good stick in CF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 10 days until Met pitchers and catchers report !!! (F the Patriots*!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On the day that the Phillies trade for Realmuto we bring back Mesoraco on a minor league deal. I'm not complaining about either move, but the timing is humorous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 22 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: On the day that the Phillies trade for Realmuto we bring back Mesoraco on a minor league deal. I'm not complaining about either move, but the timing is humorous. I'll take Mesoraco over Lobaton any day of the week.On a sour note,we let Borenstein walk...he's going to put up some #'s in Wrigley when he gets the call up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Brodie to be on with Mike Franceser at 5:30 Monday afternoon. Will eventually try and post link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:55 PM, ExWNYer said: He's a complete POS and the reason that this franchise will never win on a consistent basis, unfortunately. What this little weasel failed to mention is that they are recouping most of Cespedes' salary via insurance, much like they did with David Wright. That insurance money would offset a lot of what it would cost to sign one of either Machado or Harper. 'Fred and Jeff Coupon' say they want to win but care only about their bottom-line and maximizing their profits. They are an abomination and an affront to long-suffering Met fans everywhere. As I've said many times before, it's a shame Madoff was caught before he had the chance to suck the Wilpons completely dry. James Dolan aside, not sure there is a worse owner in sports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I saw a few clips of Mets warming up today. Dominic Smith looks like he showed up in shape. I think he has a shot at making the opening day roster. Mets will want to hold back Alonso for a few weeks so they can retain an extra year of contract control. Saw TJ Rivera too, forgot about him. His right handed bat could be useful at some point during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) I haven’t had the time yet to listen in from Monday. While YouTube comments in general tend to bring out the worst in humanity many commented on VW sounding full of crap and Mike being arrogant Edited February 14, 2019 by Another Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 9:10 PM, SinceThe70s said: I saw a few clips of Mets warming up today. Dominic Smith looks like he showed up in shape. I think he has a shot at making the opening day roster. Great news about Dom. I can't help but feel that either you, someone else, or I said the same exact thing about Dom last year. At this point, I think he's "fooled us twice," and I have little-to-no faith in the kid. That said, if he can be who we thought he was, I'm all for it. But I truly believe Alonso will be our guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Gugny said: Great news about Dom. I can't help but feel that either you, someone else, or I said the same exact thing about Dom last year. At this point, I think he's "fooled us twice," and I have little-to-no faith in the kid. That said, if he can be who we thought he was, I'm all for it. But I truly believe Alonso will be our guy. Not a good overall sign when my first thought was "Oh good, Dom didn't show up fat!" I'm not counting on him either, but as long as he's a Met I'll hope for the best. And that might mean boosting his value so we can get more in a trade. While we're on first baseman, yesterday I was listening to Mike Francesa on WFAN and he said someone he couldn't reveal told him that Alonso projects as a no-doubt, bonafide MLB power hitter but a butcher at first base. It's well known that Mike and Omar Minaya are good friends. Mike also likes to tweak the Mets every chance he gets so take it for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 31 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Not a good overall sign when my first thought was "Oh good, Dom didn't show up fat!" I'm not counting on him either, but as long as he's a Met I'll hope for the best. And that might mean boosting his value so we can get more in a trade. While we're on first baseman, yesterday I was listening to Mike Francesa on WFAN and he said someone he couldn't reveal told him that Alonso projects as a no-doubt, bonafide MLB power hitter but a butcher at first base. It's well known that Mike and Omar Minaya are good friends. Mike also likes to tweak the Mets every chance he gets so take it for what it's worth. Yeah, I don't take what that prick blowhard says seriously. And how many games are won/lost due to defense at 1B, anyway. He can suck it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: While we're on first baseman, yesterday I was listening to Mike Francesa on WFAN and he said someone he couldn't reveal told him that Alonso projects as a no-doubt, bonafide MLB power hitter but a butcher at first base. It's well known that Mike and Omar Minaya are good friends. Mike also likes to tweak the Mets every chance he gets so take it for what it's worth. Garvey,McCovey,Thomas..just a few names that were not good defensively..they turned out to be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Yeah, I don't take what that prick blowhard says seriously. And how many games are won/lost due to defense at 1B, anyway. He can suck it. From 84-86...Buckner had over 40 errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Misterbluesky said: Garvey,McCovey,Thomas..just a few names that were not good defensively..they turned out to be OK. Hey Blue, I get your point, but are you referring to Steve Garvey? Granted I was young, but I don't recall hm being a poor fielder at all. The knock on him was being a right handed first baseman. That Dodger infield with Lopes, Russell and the Penguin was completely solid (albeit not spectacular) across the board. Regardless, I was just relaying what I heard. I'll reserve judgement on Alonso until I actually see him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: Hey Blue, I get your point, but are you referring to Steve Garvey? Granted I was young, but I don't recall hm being a poor fielder at all. The knock on him was being a right handed first baseman. That Dodger infield with Lopes, Russell and the Penguin was completely solid (albeit not spectacular) across the board. Regardless, I was just relaying what I heard. I'll reserve judgement on Alonso until I actually see him play. I hope I'm not losing my marbles...after leaving third base..Garvey won 4 Gold Glove awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 10:59 AM, Misterbluesky said: From 84-86...Buckner had over 40 errors. Dave Stapleton had 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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