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SABRES, PENS, SHOTGUNS & METS |
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Spring Break Training PART I |
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TheMatts
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HOT STOVE, OH - We have a question for you; simply raise your hand if you know the answer: What sweet-swinging outfielder has 22 homers on the season and would be a GREAT addition to the New York Metropolitan outfield? If you guessed former Cardinal pitcher/wunderkind Rick Ankiel, you'd be correct. But we're looking for a guy in the Bigs, not the Triple A Des Moines power-hitter who is nothing less than Roy Hobbs personified. Give up? Try Ken Griffey, Jr. "He's old," you say. Well, age is a relative number these days. Moises "DL" Alou is 40. Barry Bonds is older than that. Glavine and El Duque combine for many wins and closer to a century in years than one really knows. Griffey won't be 38 until November. You argue, "We need somebody that can hit lefties." Junior is hitting .288 vs. southpaws and .292 on the year. He's also a good guy without baggage or demons – he’s just been snake-bit with injuries. He seems to be - knocking on wood - healthy now, though. For us he’s a great fit. He could bat 4th between Beltran and Wright. Delgado and Green would be 6th and 7th with Valentin/Easley/Gotay batting 8th. Throw in the fact that Griffey is making 8 million and that the Reds just fired their Manager and you’ve got a good situation for both clubs. The Reds get highly touted young talent and the Mets get a legend who will be extra pumped coming to a contender. There wouldn’t be enormous pressure on Griff here, either. He’s not making obscene money and there are bigger stars at Shea whose salaries dwarf his. He’d be expected to do nothing more than what he’s already doing; that is simply to play like Ken Griffey, Jr. Will we be nervous about letting Pelfrey and Milledge go? You bet. But the Mets are built to win this year and next year and to realistically accomplish that feat Omar will have to give up something to get something. He may be able to give less and then package the other for our other target – the lefty with the whacky delivery down in South Beach – but that remains to be seen. So, GO GET GRIFFEY! If Alou comes back, you rotate him, Green and Griffey, keeping them all fresh. Endy becomes the late-inning defensive replacement and bunter/runner extraordinaire and Gomez goes to New Orleans until September. Next Spring, Griffey plays left, Beltran plays center and Gomez plays right. Any questions? |
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Matt's Friend John (guest)
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| If you suggested that trade last year I would have used really bad words to tell you to go do something really bad. This year, though... Even with Griffey older, it sounds pretty good. Gomez is the real star that Omar MUST KEEP. Milledge might have fallen too much for him to go without Pelfrey. Pelfrey will be okay. He might not be an ace but he will be at least a traditional number 3 starter. I say Omar should get Junior. |
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Lars Castellano (guest)
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| Junior has a no-trade clause and wouldn't want to play in NY. No way that deal gets done. Jason Bay or Dontrelle should be the focus. |
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Mke Dernan
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| How about Tori Hunter for Milledge or Pelfrey. The Twins can't get more than that becasue he's a free agent. You're crazy for giving up both kids for a 38 yearold. What, are you guys taking trading tips from Neil Smith and Steve Phillips? Get younger, not older! If it's just Milledge, I make the deal. Otherwise, keep them for bigger FISH - hint, hint. |
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Marma Luke (guest)
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| Get Griffey but only for Milledge and some other minor leaguers - Carp? Don't give up Pelfrey or Gomez. Hunter is a good call, Mke.... |
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Uncle Charlie (guest)
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| You really threw me a curve with that proposal. Alou is getting 10 million. You can't platoon him. Griffey wouldn't like NY. That price to too high. |
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How Philly Won |
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ROY HOBBS ON STEROIDS??? |
MEAGHAN & JAKE: COOLEST FANS |
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Nobody Remembers The Loser |
Giant/Super Tuesday |
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MATTS-MATICS: Hockey Nuts Go At It |
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MATT FACTS:
Plaxico Burress is no longer spokesman for Thigh Master. Chad Pennington is NOT a Brett Favre fan... Hillary Clinton and Don Nelson have never been seen in the same place... Jerry Manuel is not related to Charlie ManuelJerry Manuel is not related to Charlie Manuel... Somebody namd Michel coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins... Tiki Barber quit the Giants. The Giants then won the Super Bowl... The New England Patriots only lost ONE game out of 19!!! Aaron Heilman was actually funny in re to Eli and Plaxico Burress helping the Mets as a pitcher and outfielder, respectively. Repeat, Heilman was funny... Jessica Simpson would rather date Tom Brady - trust us... Eli Manning is better than Archie - now... Alyssa Milano is a Met fan. RRRRR... Rickey Henderson speaks in the 3rd Person... Shawn Green has big ears... Howard Johnson likes to stay at the Holiday Inn, ironically... Sandy Alomar, Sr. is the youngest of 9 kids. That's why he was quick around the dish. Jiminy Cricket was the Philly Phanatic in a previous life…Fred Wilpon is pals with Sandy Koufax... Mike Ditka is a really tough guy.. Buffalo has a Triple A baseball team. They are NOT called The Snowballs... Chan Ho Park has people thinking of naming a ballfield after him - it would be called Chan Ho Park Park... John Maine has never been, oddly enough, to Maine... Curt Gowdy, Jr. has never been to Yellow Knife, Canada... Kevin Mitchell played 6 positions for the Mets in '86 and, according to Doc Gooden's book, didn't like cats... John Olerud & Wayne Gretzky have never been seen in the same place... Kevin McReynolds now makes his living doing laugh tracks for sit-coms... Tony Gwynn is nearing 300 lbs... Carlos Beltran has Mercedes Benz dealerships named for him in Barcelona, Spain... Willie Montanez was called Guillermo by Lenny Randle... Rusty Staub beat Jeff Kent in a race – TODAY... Jay Horwitz is a dynamite Cricket players – somebody said... Jeff Wilpon was a decent minor league catcher... Ziggy Palfy lives in Slovakia and is a big Met fan... Superman Returns, yet still can’t hit Billy Wagner... David Wright will win the Triple Crown – on a horse... Omar Minaya is Tobey McGuire’s stunt-double in Spider Man 3... Hilary Clinton has Mr. Met pajamas – we think... Albert Einstein was a HUGE Met fan... The Metropolitan Opera House was named for the Mets after their 2nd season in ’63... Wally Backman, ’86 sparkplug, considered changing his name to Wally Back-Matt... Neil Allen and Mike Stanton, former Mets, have Allen & Stanton Streets on Lower East Side named for them.
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