tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post8362290885757107541..comments2024-03-28T14:09:20.907-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Yoenis Cespedes to Mets for Fulmer and CessaMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-77902136509615571642015-08-01T04:23:45.147-04:002015-08-01T04:23:45.147-04:00Mack,
I apologize if I crossed a line with my pos...Mack,<br /><br />I apologize if I crossed a line with my post. I jumped on the Anonymous poster for trying to chase Bob and then I did the same thing. Won't happen again.Steve from Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317923693948342010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-40961541114896378292015-07-31T23:33:31.592-04:002015-07-31T23:33:31.592-04:00Great point!Great point!Bob Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509462696614464970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-10155813749461309362015-07-31T23:23:52.429-04:002015-07-31T23:23:52.429-04:00LGMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...LGMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!<br /><br />Amazing. I'm so happy to be a fan of this team right now. You're all great commenters. Stay positive, folks! :) Jack Schultznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-36830080456265542622015-07-31T21:34:00.054-04:002015-07-31T21:34:00.054-04:00The other Cespedes in the GCL had 3 hits today to ...The other Cespedes in the GCL had 3 hits today to celebrate. <br /><br />Not sure if anyone mentioned it regarding Gomez, but a few years ago, stole 37 times, caught 6. This year, 7 and 6.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-54822644891721675412015-07-31T21:23:55.338-04:002015-07-31T21:23:55.338-04:00Cespedes-Festivus tomorrow at Citifield?
Maybe the...Cespedes-Festivus tomorrow at Citifield?<br />Maybe the Mets could decorate the Apple?bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-70652103254327794572015-07-31T21:08:55.407-04:002015-07-31T21:08:55.407-04:00Listen up everybody.
For whatever reason, the ton...Listen up everybody.<br /><br />For whatever reason, the tone in the comment section of this site is changing.<br /><br />We have always been known as an adult site that doesn't attract the trolls and #Twitter crowd that fills so many other Mets blogs. I've always said that I didn't want to delete comments, but I've had to do this in the past because Blogger doesn't allow me to block posters.<br /><br />I'm getting a fair amount of complaints lately, especially today. A couple of you are really turning the rest of the readers off and there simply is too much negative energy lately.<br /><br />Could we just stop it?<br /><br />Could we just ignore other people if they try to fight with you?<br /><br />Could we just return this site to the great discussion site it has been in the past?<br /><br />Thank you in advance.<br /><br />MackMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-72081752334814151612015-07-31T20:53:55.856-04:002015-07-31T20:53:55.856-04:00Stubby -
I'm getting complaints about you......Stubby - <br /><br />I'm getting complaints about you... AGAIN.<br /><br />Please stop fighting with people here. I don't want to have to go throught the energy again of deleting your posts.<br /><br />We pride ourselves here as having respect for each other.<br /><br />I would appreciate it if you would cooperate.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />MackMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-51750719120478948112015-07-31T20:15:56.686-04:002015-07-31T20:15:56.686-04:00I notice that you often do your own bit of misdire...I notice that you often do your own bit of misdirection as you make an extension as if it is true. <br />You subtly, whenever something is written that is negative toward something that Alderson may or may not do, extend it as being Met-negative. Stressing that the writer is so negative tward the Mets.<br />That is not a direct relationship. <br />Being negative toward Alderson's actions or failure to act, does not make someone Met-negative.<br />It could be done with nothing but the best if thoughts and interest in the Met organization.bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-69596146972922907992015-07-31T20:12:46.930-04:002015-07-31T20:12:46.930-04:00Mack can we delete these posts with people attacki...Mack can we delete these posts with people attacking each other? Its really annoying and the community at your site has pretty much avoided it. Just ignore the trolls people...<br /><br />Fulmer was looking pretty darn good. I think its nice to think he will only be a RP or backend pitcher but based on his recent games he looks pretty solid. If the Mets actually shell out the dough to resign Cespedes then I really like this.Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-45229157460918952902015-07-31T19:58:20.138-04:002015-07-31T19:58:20.138-04:00Its tone and emphasis, Reese. I majored in Englis...Its tone and emphasis, Reese. I majored in English and minored in journalism, so I'm not a neophyte at these things. Even the use of the word "Well" to start the piece infers a certain amount of negativity (and again in the final sentence). That last sentence only exists to convey doubt; you've already established that its a rental and that the Mets can not make a qualifying offer, so the "some will question" is one of those Fox News tricks of conveying the author's personal opinion in the guise of public sentiment. Again, if you're writing to be strictly informative, that sentence serves no purpose. It would be different if you were quoting someone widely accepted as an authority. I.E. "though Jayson Stark has stated that the price may be too steep for a two month rental". But the "some will question" is total crap, even if true (yes, even if true). That's your way of saying that's what you believe without saying "this is what I believe". Fox News trick.<br /><br />If you're writing to persuade or express your personal beliefs, while wanting to be able to SAY its an objective and informative piece, you do what you did--take an objective and informative piece and then add an opening and closing that convey your view.<br /><br />In a straight information post, if you wish to include Alderson's statement on rentals (which I don't recall, FWIW; I remember him saying he was open to either a rental or a long term addition, depending upon what developed), then you use his precise quote and present it dispassionately. I.E. "Though Sandy Alderson had earlier expressed that he'd 'rather not pay a high price tag for a two month rental', the Mets came away from the trade deadline with Yoenis Cespedes--a free agent at the end of this year--sending highly regarded prospect Mike Fulmer and second tier prospect Luis Cessa, both right-handed pitchers, to Detroit." Yes, I know you are not writing for the New York Times. And that still conveys opinion, given the aspect of the deal you're highlighting up front (it would be still less of an opinion piece if that information appeared towards the end of the piece instead of up top). But the way you wrote it, Reese, frankly sounds snotty.<br /><br />Either your negativity about the Mets is deliberate and you think you're being cleverly subtle or you are actually unaware of how your negativity is coming through, but I see it in everything you write about the Mets. If its not deliberate, then that's something you might want to think about.<br /><br />I'm getting off this ride, now. I'm pleased with Sandy's performance at the deadline. Perhaps you are not. You think your post was strictly informative. I disagree. As my ex-girlfriend would say to me in situations like this, "Do what you want. That's what you're going to do anyway."Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-68732675992782873802015-07-31T19:34:57.616-04:002015-07-31T19:34:57.616-04:00Ernest
I agree. You often see players who don'...Ernest <br />I agree. You often see players who don't want to come to the Mets. It's a nice change of pace to see players who love being Mets.<br />Richard JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-56014571864220975232015-07-31T19:14:02.860-04:002015-07-31T19:14:02.860-04:00I now officially love wheeler and wilmer............I now officially love wheeler and wilmer....................Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-65014564680224967882015-07-31T18:32:05.036-04:002015-07-31T18:32:05.036-04:00Geez, Wheeler actually called Sandy directly and a...Geez, Wheeler actually called Sandy directly and asked him to not trade him because he WANTS to be a Met? Keep him.Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10592189867244144200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-14029203453510367182015-07-31T18:12:19.185-04:002015-07-31T18:12:19.185-04:00@Stubby -- reading is fundamental. I did not say ...@Stubby -- reading is fundamental. I did not say I felt that rentals were the wrong way to go. The reports in the media quoted Sandy Alderson as saying it.<br /><br />Regarding whether or not he paid too much, I didn't say he did. How is that negative?Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-3990905028518523032015-07-31T18:07:58.377-04:002015-07-31T18:07:58.377-04:00Alderson says the team doesn't feel complete a...Alderson says the team doesn't feel complete and that he can still make deals in August. I wonder if there's anything up his sleeve, maybe some discussions he's had that will be revisited.Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10592189867244144200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-52188266094203155292015-07-31T18:03:53.937-04:002015-07-31T18:03:53.937-04:00Look.
Gentlemen.
Yes. Congratulations to the Met...Look.<br />Gentlemen.<br /><br />Yes. Congratulations to the Mets. Cespedes is a wonderful fit and should definitely make the team better. <br />The trade itself, valuing this season, is worth it. Especially if the Mets are able to keep D'Arnaud in the lineup for the rest of the season and if Wright could actually participate in the last few weeks of the season and hopefully post season.<br />Wonderful. Wonderful things.<br />Congratulations to Alderson and the Mets.<br /><br />There. That has been said. By me. With meaning and seriousness behind it.<br /><br />My apologies for not giving more time and triumphant, celebratory, adulation for the immediate improvement that has been made. <br /><br />There is however a bigger picture full of interconnected causes and effects.<br />This positive effect is also the result of some negative cause and effect domino's of actions and non-actions that Alderson is responsible for.<br /><br />Where these chains of cause and effect lead can have some serious repercussions, given Alderson's track record of decisions.<br /><br />bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-31696337225606053082015-07-31T17:52:03.635-04:002015-07-31T17:52:03.635-04:00Steve From Norfolk -
Feel free to ignore people ...Steve From Norfolk - <br /><br />Feel free to ignore people on this site with different opinions than yours, especially ones with no names :)Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-19276747585175076712015-07-31T17:43:34.798-04:002015-07-31T17:43:34.798-04:00Heres a few good things:
the entire starting 5/6 ...Heres a few good things:<br /><br />the entire starting 5/6 next year will cost less then 20 mm even if Harvery has the highest arb 1 salary ever.<br /><br />the current outfielders under contract costs 30 mm <br /><br />the infield, duda (9-11), wright(20), 2b and ss at the moment will be less then 35 mm<br /><br />thats no more then 85 mm. just saying. flexibility.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166843922861649296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-52946024654135349282015-07-31T17:40:03.690-04:002015-07-31T17:40:03.690-04:00Stubs
My apologies but those are all rationalizat...Stubs<br /><br />My apologies but those are all rationalizations.<br />bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-66664592343841151992015-07-31T17:39:39.885-04:002015-07-31T17:39:39.885-04:00BTW, I said this previously, but I think Fulmer...BTW, I said this previously, but I think Fulmer's FB/Slider combo makes him at least a very tough late-inning reliever, possible closer.<br /><br />James PrellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-65397950583529121272015-07-31T17:39:01.329-04:002015-07-31T17:39:01.329-04:00Read your post again, Reese. That's not strai...Read your post again, Reese. That's not straight information. It has a deliberate negativity. You started negative and ended negative. You're like the boy who insults his birthday party guests and, when told by his mother "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all", comes up with, "She doesn't sweat much for a fat girl." If you started at "Sandy" and ended at "market", then it would be a straight informative post. The stuff before and after moves it into editorializing.Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-86126786261427082202015-07-31T17:34:10.210-04:002015-07-31T17:34:10.210-04:00I like the trade, I am excited as a fan.
All of t...<br />I like the trade, I am excited as a fan.<br /><br />All of this comes back to the nature of deadline trades. In the past, some folks have excessively praised the Mets GM for making what I believe are easy trades to make: A team with no interest in competing dumping a veteran to a club in a pennant race. It is easy to pick up prospects. The deeper trick is for those prospects to work out, and in that regard, thinks looks good so far. This time, the shoe has been on the other foot. My fear was that Sandy might be afraid to act at all, fearful to "lose" any trade. That hasn't been the case. He rolled the dice. <br /><br />In the logic of the Mets world, the get swept this weekend. But in another narrative, this team wins 40 more games before the season is done. Let's hope that Bartolo can hold it together until Matz gets back. Tonight would be a great time for Matt Harvey to make a statement.<br /><br />I like Mack's idea of saying to Conforto, hey, dude, see you on September 1st. <br /><br />James PrellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6560855741641162562015-07-31T17:34:07.947-04:002015-07-31T17:34:07.947-04:00We have the rest of the season and 5 days after to...We have the rest of the season and 5 days after to lock up Cespedes. It's going to cost us, but we can do it.Steve from Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317923693948342010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-63561031530568800242015-07-31T17:30:40.752-04:002015-07-31T17:30:40.752-04:00Well said, Stubby!Well said, Stubby!Steve from Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317923693948342010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-87202189354099002582015-07-31T17:27:54.118-04:002015-07-31T17:27:54.118-04:00Cespedes adds a lot and you have to give to get. ...Cespedes adds a lot and you have to give to get. I'd just feel better if we had him longer term.Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10592189867244144200noreply@blogger.com