I think we are all suffering from spring training fatigue as we crawl to opening day in thirteen days. I tired of talking about injuries and age and lack of right handed hitting off the bench and the desperate need for a back up first baseman PLAY THE REAL GAMES ALREADY!!!!!!!!
We have come to the part of spring that is known as paralysis by analysis where we have rehashed this team’s make up so much that we stop making sense after awhile. I hate to wish time away but I swear I wish tomorrow was March 31 and Mets and Marlins are playing for real.
This whole Pelfrey or El Duque 5th starter deal is puzzling in as far as how many starts do the Mets think they are going to get out of El Duque this year? I’d say 10 to 12 max and they all won’t be in succession. So why not give the job to Mike Pelfrey and stop all the dicking around with the simulated games and put Pelfrey in a regular rotation for the start of the season. In fact just tell El Duque not to worry about making the roster as you leave in St Lonesome in extended spring training and when he’s ready tell it’s either the bullpen or the wavier wire. I love El Duque but he’s at the end of a great even I’d say border line Hall of Fame career as he is one of the great big game pitchers of his generation but I hate when players try to make policy and force teams into bad decisions.
It looks as though both Brian Schneider and Ramon Castro will be ready for opening day as they battle through hamstring issues. Both catchers are as lumpy as grandmas mashed potatoes so a little tougher conditioning workouts with lots of stretching looks to be in order for the Lumpy Rutherford Twins.
The Washington Nationals with a glut of outfielders have designated Alex Escobar, yes the ex-Mets, former phenom, sent to Cleveland for Robbie Alomar Alex Escobar. Escobar refused assignment and is now a free agent. A right handed hitting outfielder, former Mets farm hand, can play all three out field positions oh and did I mention a right handed hitting outfielder? Granted Escobar has never come close to th player he was projected to become due to a deluge of injuries but he could be a cheap fix for the righty bat to spell End and Church until Grandpa Moises gets back. Worth a shot.
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Rumble tonight in Newark THE BLUESHIRTS ARE COMING! THE BLUESHIRTS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The NY Football Giants winning the Super Bowl, The Boston Celtics looking like the team to beat in the NBA, The NY Rangers making the Stanley Cup Finals is no joke and the NY Mets favorite to win the NL Pennant This hasn’t happened to me in over 20 years of fandom that all the pro teams I root for (damn Fighting Irish ) are on top of thier sports heap It’s good to be the King!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This post was written by kranepool on March 19, 2008
“PLAY THE REAL GAMES ALREADY!!!!!!!!”
I have to laugh because I think you said that same exact phrase last year at this time
Yes, El Duque is one of the best big game pitchers I’ve seen but to even mention his name with the Hall of Fame is crazy! LOL Steve, stop putting PED’s in your coffee in the morning!
I agree on Escobar – grab him now and give him a shot even if he does get injured as much as Alou. Maybe coming back home will do wonders?
p.s. your grammar in that long post was excellent? Did you finally hire that editor? ROFL j/k
the “?” after excellent should have been a “!” on my previous post at the end
Career of 90-65 with a 4.14 ERA wouldn’t even make the AA hall of fame.
RockStar your right even I can’t believe I wrote that El Duque would be HOF worthy I think it was the Cuban sandwhich I had for lunch tha tday but his 9-3 record in the post season and 55BB/107K in 106IP and 4 rings that got me hot!
Frank, from you I can take critisims because your a loyal long time reader here and I always appreciate your input. But when some so called editor fucks with me it’s war!
“Frank, from you I can take critisims because your a loyal long time reader here and I always appreciate your input. But when some so called editor fucks with me it’s war!”
LOL I don’t blame you one bit!