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December 6, 2008

Link Dump: December 6th, 2008

by: The Geeks on Dec 6, 2008 12:10 AM | Filed under: Link Dumps

[12:22 PM] ESPN: Olney: Mets will get their closer
[04:19 AM] NY Daily News: Pedro plans to keep on pitching
[08:18 PM] MLB.com: Vets may give Hodges his Hall due
[01:47 PM] Star Ledger: Mets off-season painfully slow so far
[11:57 AM] Baseball Prospectus: GM for a Day: Yankees by Jay Jaffe
[05:47 AM] New York Post: METS PLAY FANS AS SUCKERS
[04:51 AM] NY Daily News: Mets confidence is unmoved
[03:03 AM] Sports Illustrated: Sources: Cashman meets Boras, Sabathia next
[11:59 PM] ESPN: E-mails show NYC made deals for stadium suites
[11:05 PM] Sports Illustrated: Baseball Prospectus: Joe Sheehan is Mets GM for a day

Most headlines aggregated by SportSpyder.

23 Responses to “Link Dump: December 6th, 2008”

Comment posted by Simons on December 6, 2008 at 12:10 am (#902999)
first

Comment posted by Chris in Ga on December 6, 2008 at 12:29 am (#903000)
Back on top of the Mountain for Simons

Comment posted by Simons on December 6, 2008 at 1:05 am (#903001)
My strategy tonight was simple — order in some pizza and matzoh ball soup around seven, try to watch a Godard movie and then fall asleep until around 11 CST. Might have to try it tomorrow now.
Comment posted by fattlipp on December 6, 2008 at 7:42 am (#903003)
From Lennon. Who is he referring to parenthetically?

I go back and forth on Castillo. I was actually a big proponent of re-signing him after that first half-season with the club in 2007 because I liked the fact that he played hard and actually seemed to care if the team won or lost (something that I couldn’t say about everyone that year)
Comment posted by Dave in Spain on December 6, 2008 at 7:46 am (#903004)
Glavine?
Comment posted by fattlipp on December 6, 2008 at 8:00 am (#903005)
Sure. But that was just common knowledge, no? Lennon’s comment seemed more cryptic.

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 8:31 am (#903006)
Pizza, matzoh ball soup and a Godard movie?

Sounds like a plan!
But I wouldn’t necessarily lead-off with the pizza.

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 8:32 am (#903008)
Who is he referring to parenthetically?

Everyone not named David Wright?

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 8:41 am (#903010)
Hello? Stork?

Comment posted by Lunkwill Fook on December 6, 2008 at 9:57 am (#903012)
Odd. Those qualities of Castillo in his first go round with the Mets seemed to be the exact opposite and, in fact, a subject of much derision in his second act.

Comment posted by Dep on December 6, 2008 at 11:08 am (#903014)
owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Comment posted by The Mad Stork on December 6, 2008 at 2:30 pm (#903015)
LMFAO! Wow, 71. That’s some crazy ’80s Jersey hair she’s sportin there. Funny thing is that so many of these adult stars are really pretty, but they have absolutely no taste. Way too much make-up, too much hair spray, too much tanning, and too much partying which leads to them looking like they’re in their 50’s by the time they are in their 30’s.

BTW, that’s Taylor Wayne. She was one hot piece when she was younger.

Comment posted by Confused on December 6, 2008 at 3:10 pm (#903016)
From Lennon. Who is he referring to parenthetically?

delgado.

Mets Likely To Offer Deals To Closers
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [December 6 at 12:09pm CST]

12:09 pm: Buster Olney writes that the Mets will offer deals to multiple closers during the Winter Meetings and will give the closer’s job to the first free agent to accept his offer.

Olney guesses that the Mets will offer $36MM over three years to Francisco Rodriguez, $30MM over three years to Brian Fuentes and $16-18MM over two years to Kerry Wood.

Even though the Brewers could pursue K-Rod, the Mets find themselves in a powerful position since there are many closers available and they’re willing to spend.

10:16 am: Andrew Marchand of ESPN radio 1050 in New York has a source who says the Mets will “probably” offer a deal to a closer at the Winter Meetings. Finding a closer remains a priority for the Mets, who may prefer Francisco Rodriguez over other options.

Marchand’s source said that Bobby Abreu, who wasn’t offered arbitration, and Raul Ibanez, who was, could be targets for the Mets once they make progress in the bullpen.

Manny Ramirez is apparently not on the Mets’ radar.

Odds And Ends: Lowe, K-Rod
By Coley Ward [December 6 at 1:59pm CST]

Some more links for Saturday…

* Derek Lowe says his priority is winning. Fortunately, all the teams rumored to be in on Lowe (Philadelphia, Boston, the Dodgers and both New York teams) should compete in 2009. So he can stop worrying about that and turn his attention to making gobs and gobs of money.
* Lyle Spencer, who writes for MLB.com’s Hot Stove Blog, says what the Mets reportedly offered Francisco Rodriguez (three years and $36MM) isn’t much better than what the Angels were prepared to pay (three years and $34MM). So maybe K-Rod will stay in Anaheim after all?

Coley Ward writes for Umpbump.com. You can reach him here.

Comment posted by Squadron Nye on December 6, 2008 at 4:20 pm (#903017)
I’m ready to be offended. Any takers?

Comment posted by Confused on December 6, 2008 at 6:06 pm (#903018)
there once was a . . .
Comment posted by Damn it all on December 6, 2008 at 6:18 pm (#903019)
Jack and Jill went up the hill each with a buck and a quarter. Jill came down with two fifty. What a _ _ _ _ _
Comment posted by Damn it all on December 6, 2008 at 6:22 pm (#903020)
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Alex Rodriguez is switching sides.

The New York Yankees star will play for the Dominican Republic in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, he said Saturday.

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Alex Rodriguez

AP Photo/Kena Betancur

With David Ortiz by his side, Alex Rodriguez reveals he will play for the Dominican Republic this time.

Rodriguez made the announcement while playing at a charity golf tournament hosted by friend David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox.

“I am 100 percent sure that I will play for the Dominican Republic team,” he said. “This time, there will be no doubts and it is a dream of my mom’s that I intend to fulfill.”

Rodriguez played for the United States in the 2006 inaugural Classic and was largely criticized by fans in the Dominican Republic and across Latin America. He at first had announced he would play for the Dominican Republic, then said he would not play and ultimately joined the U.S. team.

Rodriguez’s parents are from the Dominican Republic, and although he was born in the U.S., he is allowed to choose for which country he will play.

“It will be a very special day for me and my family to see me play again with a Dominican uniform,” he said.

The Dominicans placed third behind Japan and Cuba in 2006.

“I think we have a good team and the possibility of winning because we have lots of quality material for the Classic,” he said.

Rodriguez played with the Leones del Escogido during the Dominican Republic’s 1994-95 winter season before reaching the major leagues.

Seriously can this guy ever make a decision and stick with it.
Comment posted by Chaucer 2.0 in Westchester on December 6, 2008 at 7:08 pm (#903021)
Jack an

d Jill went up the hill each with a buck and a quarter. Jill came down with two fifty. What a _ _ _ _ _

The rhythm is completely off no matter what word we insert. But the proper rhyme is clearly “porter,” someone who carries things.

Since we’re doing rhymes that are somewhat offensive, I’ll offer my favorite.

There was an old man from calcutta,
Who spoke with a terrible stutter.
At breakfast he said,
“Give me b-b-bread,
And b-b-b-b-b-b-butter.”

Apologies to the stutterers among my readers.
Comment posted by Chaucer 2.0 in Westchester on December 6, 2008 at 7:13 pm (#903022)
I’m still in favor of offering Petey something. If it’s wasted money, I’m okay with that; he’s still a first-ballot HOF pitcher, in my estimation, and worth a flyer, no matter the risks. Seriously, do we not have enough 40-man slots?

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 7:58 pm (#903023)
Alex Rodriguez is switching sides.

Again???????

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 8:01 pm (#903024)
BTW, that’s Taylor Wayne.

it might be not sure Stork, her looks have changed so much over the years. It kinda looks like her in this pic.

anyway, I thought you’d get a kick out of all that rubber!! lol

Comment posted by GrinchFanSince71 on December 6, 2008 at 8:03 pm (#903025)
While he’s looking for a starting job, free agent Kevin Millar is open to returning to Baltimore as a part-time player.

“Right now, I’m at a point in my career where I understand that nobody is coming to me and saying, ‘Hey, you’re going to get 600 at-bats and be my No. 4 hitter,” Millar said. “I love to play every day, but I would never not come back to the Orioles because I wasn’t a starter. It would never be a factor where I said that I’m too good for a bench role.” If the Orioles bring him back, it’d probably be for about half of the $2.75 million he made last season.

I’d take Millar over Marlon in a heartbeat.

Comment posted by Future on December 6, 2008 at 11:31 pm (#903026)
* kirby34puckett*
“Is Troy Tulowitzki the next Derek Jeter? He can field like him and has an average hitting average. We haven’t heard about him much this year. All we heard was that he was hurt and that was the only thing.”

Sends kirby34puckett a box of condoms.