This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 11-09-09
Posted by rustyjr on 6:29pm, Monday November 9th 2009
Well today was the first day of the General Managers meetings and according to Joel Sherman, that weasel from the New York Post, is reporting that our personal whipping boy - Omar Minaya has told many of his industry friends that he desperately wants to add a run producing bat at either first base or left field. Sherman also reported that the sky is blue and the Earth is round… Am I coming across as hostile? Well when I hear the “SPORTS DOPE” - Mike Fatcesspool condescendingly announcing that the Yankees are going to go full bore after John Lackey I kinda get agita and go into a tourrettes like induced tirade !!
Joel Sherman Mikey Fattyfat Omar Minaya - THE UNHOLY TRINITY?
Anyway ” HERE COME THE INFAMY !!!”
Happy Birthday wishes go out to former Mets player, coach and head of scouting- The ” White Rat ” himself - Whitey Herzog (1931) . I admit he is better known for piloting the St Louis Cardinals , but he was one of the unsung heros that worked behind the scenes getting us to that World Series in ‘69.
Hall of Fame pitcher and one time Mets coach - Bob Gibson is 74 (1935)
Gene Dusan - A coach for the George Bamberger era Mets is 60 (1949)
Reserve outfielder - Jon Nunnally is 38.(1971)
New York Mets sold reliever Ed ” The Hot Dog Vendor” Glynn to the Boston Red Sox on November 9, 1984.
Colorado Rockies signed the “African American Rusty Staub ” - Lenny Harris of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 9, 1998. Lenny was one of the best pinch hitting specialists we have ever had . And it was always funny seeing him try to leg out doubles.
And remember , there are only 147 long , tediously slow and tumultuous more days until l the Mets open the 2010 season against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field.
Hey Rusty don’t kill the messenger.
i know i know - its just frustrating
Murphy and Pagan for Overbay and Downs?
Gives the Mets a setup guy and true 1B. Gives the Jays a CF and a replacement for Overbay or utility guy as well as saves 10 million.
Is this another just shooting the breeze scenario or did you see this reported somewhere?
Floating in the breeze.
I’m in!
lol your so easy
Need some hope and change baby!
If it’s saving them $10 million then by extension it’s costing us $10 million right?
Given our “for the sake of discussion” estimates of $28-32, we’re now down to $18-22 w/o a LF, # 2 SP and C.
I’m not sure I like Overbay enough to leave myself “so light” but I’m open to being swayed by a combination of strong emotions and math that I don’t understand.
Hopefully the 3 way deal just reported comes true and it would be moot. However, you have to also think the Mets will be spending 4-5 million a setup man and a few more million on a backup 1B to go with Murphy. So in the long run they are not spending much more to get an actual replacement for Murphy and a very good setup man.