Pelfrey on the Blocks, Maybe?

This guy answered a fan's email about trading away Mike Pelfrey.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110418&content_id=17940766&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym

I don't understand why he'd open with such a weak statement and then back it up with some decent (e.g., his trade value will decrease between now and a year from now) and not-so-decent points (e.g., "5 million through arbitration next year. That's a lot of money for a pitcher who last year, in his best season, ranked 50th amongst Major League starters in Wins Above Replacement"). Well, I wouldn't say that $5 million is too high for a #2 starter (you know, 50th best pitcher, 30 teams...). Regardless, there are some other good tidbits in there beyond the Pelfrey situation.

Be good,

StanO

They Stole it from Us

So, apparently Mike Leake can't afford his own t-shirts. That and/or he has a devious side to him. Actually, I think he can afford his own T's because he is making over $400k this year and he was one of the top picks in the draft. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6384863

-StanO

Let's Make Money!

How about this? Parking is now $35 at Yankee Stadium. How f***ing ridiculous is that??

-Ronjaya

It sounds pretty nuts dude. Money talks, right?

-StanO

Ollie and Management

Interesting read on Oliver Perez:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D91531F931A15750C0A9679D8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

-Ronjaya (3/29/11)

It was interesting. Why was it a half-story? I feel like Schreiber gave some background/intro then said: "Now he is gone, although the binder remains, testament to a colossal, and costly, misjudgment by the Mets."

-StanO (3/29/11)

Good article. Randomly, check out the legalese sight about rules and regulations for transactions in baseball:

http://www.cbabaseball.com/rules/index.php?title=Main_Page

-Natron (3/29/11)

In other news, Jason Bay to start the season on the DL.

-Ronjaya (3/30/11)

You say "in other news" but it sounds like the same old news to me :p

-Natron (3/30/11)

I heard on Michael Kay yesterday that the Mets have sold less than 600,000 tickets for the season. That's not terrific. It will really be a miracle if the Wilpons don't have to sell a majority share of this team. They seem like nice people, but man do they screw up a lot in terms of business/baseball decisions.

-Ronjaya (3/30/11)

I'm definitely expecting the Mets to be "under new ownership" by the end of the season at the latest. This might not be a complete sale of the team, but at a least 50% will go to another group. Might even happen during the season, but I'm not sure if any owner has ever sold even a small portion of their flub midseason. Anyway, happy opening day!

-Natron (3/30/11)

And the Season's Over!

About the only thing I can say to this is LOL

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Mocking-Family-Guy-bit-works-way-into-Mets-bro?urn=mlb-wp2295
-Ronjaya


I saw that, too! Thought it was great.
-StanO


I heard about this on Boomer and Carton today. I thinks it's hilarious but, as far as business goes, the operator or whomever it is has to get canned. But hey maybe Letterman will hire him?

"Aaaand the season's over"
-Natron


Any Met fan worth his/her salt would think that it was a great clip. How did it end up playing into the broadcast? (I mean, how did the two exactly intertwine?). Yes, I just judged all Mets fans.
-StanO

Your First Pitch

Having Pedro out there is an abominable idea. He's a big jerk. So is Ollie. You guys have terrible thoughts. Let's go Mets!
-StanO