This weekend there is a card/autograph show in Secaucus that features the NY Highlanders of the past. Goose Gossage, Graig Nettles and “See Ya Later†Danny Cater to name a few oh yes and the legendary Mike Jerzembeck , will be ripping off saps, errrr I mean fans, for their signatures in exchange for many recession era dollars. Along with all those Highlanders guess who else will slink into town for some much needed gotten gain? None other than Titan Tom Glavine. It seems the man who loves to be home with the Mrs and kiddies is making the jaunt to Jersey for some quick cash. I have already altered friends of mine in the I.R.S. to monitor all fights leaving Newark Airport on Sunday for Atlanta to check Titan Toms bags for stacks of unreported income.
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As per the man in cowboy hat, Livan Hernandez isthisclose to signing with the Mets. Fine with me as long as this is not the LAST starter the Mets acquire before spring training. It also means half brother Orlando looks bullpen bound.
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This week’s sign of the Apocalypse: Wally Mathews and I are on the same page as far as the Mets off season is going. I will now light myself on fire.
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This post was written by kranepool on January 25, 2008
Here’s a link to an article about who the Mets should make manager and GM next year if they fail to make the playoffs:
http://www.dugoutcentral.com/blog/?p=840
Me and another poster there had a nice argument going back and forth. Check it out and tell me what you guys think. Would you side more with his thought pattern or mine? I’m interested to know
Last Season, I figured that there could be a collapse, because the De Facto GM, Jeffy Skill Sets, was calling all the shots:
If Aaron Sele as Long Relief was ANY Indication, it meant that Jeffy GOT Control;
I felt VERY ILL @ Ease, being a part of “Shea’s Old Guard”, realizing that this is a BADLY-ABUSED Fan Base;
Matthews is right. Jeffy Skill Sets is Jim Dolan without the Guitar;
F–k Jim Dolan & F–k Jeffy Skill Sets.
Frank:
Since you asked, I took a look…very interesting, and yo make a lot of good points. So did the other guy..
Two quick things.
1. you should not have criticized his website.
2. baseball is more than just winning. it is the game that keeps us riveted, not just wins. how else did we survive the decades of lean years (I go back to 1962, so you know, the wins were few and far between, but the love for the players, the drama, the tradition, The Game, made it all matter so much. And when we won a few, so much the better.
So part of the decision-making about the Randolph situation at season-end has to do with patience, loyalty, respect, and other intangibles…not just “did he get the team into the play-offs?” Also, if you dump Randolph for the 2007 season-end collapse, you limit your pool of serious applicants, or have to pay more, cause most managers don’t want to be judged and dumped so quickly, a la Steinbrenner.
Seeking wins (and heightened performance) by any means necessary (not your phrase, but you get the idea) is what leads to cheating and steroid use, bad sportsmanship (like baserunner A-Rod trying to unsettle the opponent’s third baseman by screaming “I got it” in his ear), beanball-ing (as opposed to brushing back) and bat-throwing, fistfights, corked bats, etc….things that may produce a win, even a pennant, but diminish The Game.
Randolph must already figure among the four most successful Met managers (Gil, Davey, Bobbie, and Willie, right?). Our team is on one of its best runs ever. Omar build the team, Willie is managing it. And by the way, I am pretty sure that the Santana deal is gonna happen, and I believe we will be WS-bound for 2008. Santana against Beckett in Game One!!