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June 26, 2009

Link Dump: June 26th, 2009

by: The Geeks on Jun 26, 2009 12:10 AM | Filed under: Link Dumps

[07:16 AM] Amazin’ Avenue: Depleted Mets Outfield Combines To Form Rosie From The Jetsons
[06:45 AM] New York Post: K-ROD: BRUNEY CASE CLOSED
[04:49 AM] NY Daily News: Fernando Martinez’s glove makes up for his bat
[03:35 AM] Press & Sun-Bulletin: Baysox 2, B-Mets 0
[02:33 AM] The Journal News: Santana goes to the video, gets in form for Mets
[01:49 AM] Bergen Record: No-names make names for themselves
[12:00 AM] New York Times: Yankees 11, Braves 7: Refreshed Rodriguez Leads Yankees
[12:12 AM] Bergen Record: Bats and brawls: Mets-Yanks renew rivalry

Most headlines aggregated by SportSpyder.

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Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:21 pm (#1020351)
And finally in old news, Ramon trying to goad tim into some kinda discussion…. Have a Happy 4th of July Ramon :)

I love you Tim (nh).

PS The AAA Bisons spanked the Cardinals bootays hard.

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:22 pm (#1020352)
Have a Happy 4th of July Ramon :)

LOL!
Comment posted by Athena on June 26, 2009 at 5:23 pm (#1020353)
its getting darker and cloudy in NYC. its gonna do something soon

really? Are we on different islands? ;-)

Must we working its way west!

Comment posted by tim in St. Louis on June 26, 2009 at 5:23 pm (#1020354)
spanked em good…..who had more rooks in the lineup though?
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:25 pm (#1020355)
spanked em good…..who had more rooks in the lineup though?

Hehehehe. I got ya, bitch!
Comment posted by mookie03 on June 26, 2009 at 5:25 pm (#1020356)
really? Are we on different islands? ;-)

haha actually i am east side facing queens and i can confirm that there are dark clouds above dep heading my way at the moment. Still sunny in queens, but not for long.

The west side might be a different island, cant confirm or deny ;)

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:26 pm (#1020357)
really? Are we on different islands? ;-)

Must we working its way west!

its moving west to east actually LOL

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm (#1020358)
bah, i blew out my headphones! fuuuuuuuuuudge!

at least only 1 of the 2 :-/
Comment posted by Joe A. on June 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm (#1020359)
If there is a rainout I hope the Mets have the good sense to reschedule for August or September when we might be able to field a major league lineup, rather than playing a DH on Sunday.

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm (#1020360)
well i’ll leave all you big city folk to your big city talk
Comment posted by Athena on June 26, 2009 at 5:30 pm (#1020361)
The west side might be a different island, cant confirm or deny ;)

:-)

its moving west to east actually LOL

Heh! That may make some sense. My windows face east. So all I see is blue skies and sun if I look straight out. If I go to the window and look up - the clouds are thicker and darker right overhead. ;-)
Comment posted by Athena on June 26, 2009 at 5:33 pm (#1020362)
well i’ll leave all you big city folk to your big city talk

hahahahaha!

Don’t you have cows to milk? Fishin’ boats to bring in?? Some kind of chore?? ;-)

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:33 pm (#1020363)
DL has to go work on a newer, cooler, orioles fight song
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:35 pm (#1020364)
The Knicks are about to officially enter the Ricky Rubio sweepstakes.

Donnie Walsh revealed on Friday that he intends to call his former assistant, Minnesota GM David Kahn, about the availability of Rubio, the fifth overall pick from Thursday’s NBA Draft.

Rubio, the highly touted point guard from Spain, would prefer to play in New York. Rubio’s father told Marca.com that his son may elect to stay with his club team in Spain for at least another two years.

Minnesota drafted three point guards in the first round, including Jonny Flynn at six. They also drafted Ty Lawson but traded him to Denver. The Knicks could have the inside track on Rubio for several reasons. For one, he wants to play in New York. The other is Walsh’s relationship with Kahn that dates back to their days with the Indiana Pacers.

Perhaps the Knicks can work out a multi-player deal where they’ll trade at least Wilson Chandler to get Rubio. The Knicks may have to include Jordan Hill and take back the contract of Brian Cardinal.

Hill was drafted eighth overall and the Knicks also traded to get the 29th pick, point guard Toney Douglas from Florida State. Douglas, by the way, will wear No. 23 which was vacated when Quentin Richardson was traded for Dark Milicic. Of course, Douglas is only renting that number until LeBron James signs with the Knicks in 13 months

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:35 pm (#1020365)
lol

fuck da o’s. losers couldn’t handle asshole hanley and cody ross.

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:36 pm (#1020366)
lmao

and i was just starting to warm to the hill pick

brian cardinal? he’s older than sheff wtf

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:36 pm (#1020367)
Minny better trade Rubio, cuz he ain’t gonna play for them lol

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:37 pm (#1020368)
Rubio has MEGA BUST written all over him

him acting like a douche and wanting to play in New York only makes it SUPER MEGA BUST

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:38 pm (#1020369)
goddamnit i don’t want that eurotrash frodo throwing no-looks to spike lee

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:40 pm (#1020370)
maybe you should write a knicks song about it
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm (#1020371)
Walsh is an IDIOT if he rushes to trade for Rubio. No way will Minnesota play him and Flynn in the same backcourt and expect to win in the short or longterm. Both guys were drafted for the FO to trade one out the two and everyone knows it. The Knicks have the leverage.

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm (#1020372)
lol stop!

and the knicks have a song already!

(it’s also lame)

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm (#1020373)
oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. they do have a song!
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm (#1020374)
After the Knicks got Toney Douglas, the handwriting is on the wall: Nate Robinson is trade bait.
Comment posted by Athena on June 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm (#1020375)
maybe you should write a knicks song about it

This can be the first line:

goddamnit i don’t want that eurotrash frodo throwing no-looks to spike lee

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm (#1020376)
ponson tests positive for stimulant

never would have taken him for abusing anything
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm (#1020377)
I remember it. Jesse James wrote that peice of shit song.
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:45 pm (#1020378)
never would have taken him for abusing anything

1.) Himself.
2.) A Buffet.
3.) His drinking limit.

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:46 pm (#1020379)
this guy is clearly in control of himself
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:47 pm (#1020380)
LOL!

Minnesota’s Unrequited Love for Ricky Rubio

The day before the NBA draft, Ricky Rubio played word association.

I said “Sacramento,” and he said “Nice weather.”

I said “Oklahoma City,” and he said “My best friend lives near there.”

I said “Minnesota,” and he said “Too cold.”

It was fairly meaningless. Watch it on video, and you’ll see it was a throwaway line.

Now that sentiment is emerging as something of a major theme of draft night. Does Ricky Rubio hate Minnesota?

When the fifth pick of the NBA draft was announced, Minnesota fans went crazy. They had the their dream player. But the relationship quickly began to feel like unrequited love.

Shortly after the pick, Rubio met the media. At a moment like that, tradition, public relations sense, and just about everything else dictate smiling and saying how much you love your new city — even if you can’t wait to demand a trade.

But the 18-year-old Spaniard was not playing that game. “Are you excited to go to Minnesota?” he was asked.

It was a fair question. It’s a team with quality big men, and a mandate for change. What more could a young point guard want? “I’m excited,” he responded, “to come to the NBA.”

He said his mother hated cold weather.

He was asked about whether being picked by the T-Wolves might inspire him to stay in Europe. He said: “I don’t know yet. I have to think about that … I’m going to talk to my agent about that and we’re going to see.”

He also said he was very surprised that the team had drafted another point guard in Jonny Flynn. He evaded a question about whether or not he’d even come to the NBA — until the very end of the meeting with reporters when he threw in a line saying “I want to play basketball, and if they give me minutes, I’m going to come.”

Just minutes later, his father was quoted in the Spanish newspaper Marca saying it was probable Rubio would not come to the NBA this year. Translated, he said: “He might go now or he might remain [in Europe] one more year … or even two. It’s all open, although the most likely scenario is that he stays in Europe more time. We have to talk with the folks in Minnesota… and see what happens, because, at this point, we can go to Minnesota or otherwise.”

The assumption among those present at Madison Square Garden was that the Timberwolves — a team long on power forwards and rookie point guards, but short on everything else — would be trading one of their elite rookie point guards away.

Minnesota general manager David Kahn said that was wholly not the case. On ESPN’s TV broadcast, he was adamant that he envisioned Rubio and Flynn playing together. “Absolutely!” he said. “Otherwise we wouldn’t have done it.”

He called Rubio potentially a “transformational” player, and was clear that “it was not an attempt to take Ricky to trade him.”

(There was a report from a TrueHoop reader in Minnesota that Kahn was effusive about Jonny Flynn, and mentioned to the assembled crowd that it was possible Rubio would not come over this season, which was odd as Rubio had said time and again he would come.)

Whether Kahn intends to keep Rubio or trade him, it’s a good strategy to say he’s in Minnesota to stay. Were Kahn to say that he drafted Rubio to trade him, he’d lose leverage in trade negotiations. (He needs his suitors to think that he’d hate to part with Rubio, but for the right price … we could talk.)

Remember when the Bucks drafted Yi Jianlian, and there was much bellyaching about whether not the Chinese player would report to Milwaukee? A year later, Yi was later traded to a team more to his liking, in New Jersey. His hard-bargaining agent was Dan Fegan — who also represents Rubio.

That’s no sign the relationship between the Timberwolves and Rubio will end the same way — culminating in an eventual departure. But it’s starting out in similar vein.
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:49 pm (#1020381)
Donnie Walsh will call David Kahn to ask about acquiring Ricky Rubio, who is not thrilled to be heading to Minnesota.
“I haven’t spoken to Minnesota; I will,” Walsh said. “He took a lot of point guards. I want to ask him why he did that.” Rubio would love to play for the Knicks and we published a rumor Thursday that the Knicks might trade Jordan Hill and Nate Robinson for Rubio. David Lee and Al Harrington are other trade candidates for Walsh, so don’t be surprised if Rubio ends up in New York some time after July 1, when Lee and Robinson become free agents. Jun. 26 - 2:24 pm et

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 5:50 pm (#1020382)
nate and hill for rubio

lolz
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 5:50 pm (#1020383)
Ughhh that girl with Ponson looks tre classy
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:51 pm (#1020384)
nate and hill for rubio

lolz

MEGAMISTAKE.
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 5:51 pm (#1020385)
Walsh is an IDIOT if he rushes to trade for Rubio. No way will Minnesota play him and Flynn in the same backcourt and expect to win in the short or longterm. Both guys were drafted for the FO to trade one out the two and everyone knows it. The Knicks have the leverage.

W/O a doubt. Plus, I wouldnt want a kid like that on my team nayway. Id much rather go for Flynn, not only b/c im a Huge ‘cuse fan but hes played in the Garden and doesnt seem like a douche like this Rubio kid. Cold weather? It tends to get a little chilly in NY as well.
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 5:53 pm (#1020386)
bah, i blew out my headphones! fuuuuuuuuuudge!

at least only 1 of the 2 :-/

That’s what you get for cranking Enya.
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 5:53 pm (#1020387)
The Knicks will just do the wrong thing. Trade everyone for Rubio. Rubio will be a bust and the ‘bron will go to the Nets. The Knicks are just run by idiots. Id rather have Jerry Manual be the Knicks GM
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm (#1020388)
I have more faith in DW than I did a Isiah.

A little.
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm (#1020389)
I did a Isiah?

oops

Comment posted by MetsFanSince71 on June 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm (#1020390)
Ughhh that girl with Ponson looks tre classy

lol, Maggz….at 3:45am she sure does! :)
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 5:56 pm (#1020391)
Xavier out for the year. Too bad for him.
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 5:56 pm (#1020392)
lol, Maggz….at 3:45am she sure does! :)

HAHA. They always do til the next morning, lol
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:56 pm (#1020393)
I don’t want Rubio either. Every year the media hypes up some overrated European player to come in and be the next Nowitzski, Gasol, or Ginobilli and they end up sucking. We got duped with Gallinari. Lets stop it right there.

Comment posted by MetsFanSince71 on June 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm (#1020394)
lol, metswin….soooo true!!
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm (#1020395)
Yall stick around until next morning?
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 5:58 pm (#1020396)
We got duped with Gallinari. Lets stop it right there.

Exactly. This is why I said if your gonna pull a move then get Flynn. Enough of these overhyped European players that come here and dont do shit
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 5:59 pm (#1020397)
Yall stick around until next morning?

LMAO!!!!!

Comment posted by MetsFanSince71 on June 26, 2009 at 5:59 pm (#1020398)
it totally looks like midnight outside here in NNJ, yikes!
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm (#1020399)
Yeah MFS71 that makes for very awkward breakfast convo the next day. “Oh so you have 2 kids how maternal of you…”
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm (#1020400)
it totally looks like midnight outside here in NNJ, yikes!

TV was out for like an hour and it was hailing. Real bad weather, but its fine now.
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 6:02 pm (#1020401)
Haha Ramon yeah I always stuck around didnt know I had an option till recently. Muahahahaha
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 6:02 pm (#1020402)
Yeah MFS71 that makes for very awkward breakfast convo the next day. “Oh so you have 2 kids how maternal of you…”

Or trying real hard to recall in a drunken haze if you were smart enough to use a condom. lol
Comment posted by Ramon on June 26, 2009 at 6:04 pm (#1020403)
Haha Ramon yeah I always stuck around didnt know I had an option till recently. Muahahahaha

Most of the women you meet like that at 3:00 am looking to get drunk and possibly laid aren’t really the type who want a guy to stick around for eggs and coffee anyways.
Comment posted by metswin2009 on June 26, 2009 at 6:06 pm (#1020404)
Wow Good point they said on the Wheelhouse if the season was ended now and we were in the postseason who pitched game #2? Nieve or Pelf?

Comment posted by DL on June 26, 2009 at 6:07 pm (#1020405)
the magic man

Comment posted by MetsFanSince71 on June 26, 2009 at 6:08 pm (#1020406)
“Oh so you have 2 kids how maternal of you…”

LOL!!
Comment posted by Super T on June 26, 2009 at 6:16 pm (#1020407)
Xavier out for the year. Too bad for him.

Source ?
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 6:20 pm (#1020408)
Source ?

The Fat Man.

Who incidentally is interviewing Girardi now.

Who incidentally I’d like to a LOL to for calling Posada “George”.
Comment posted by Super T on June 26, 2009 at 6:23 pm (#1020409)
Breaking News -

Milton Bradley has thrown yet another tantrum and Lou kicked him out of the current Cubs game.
Comment posted by Super T on June 26, 2009 at 6:23 pm (#1020410)
Bet no one saw that coming. :0)
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 6:30 pm (#1020411)
geez Milton Bradley thinks life is just one big game! Is this thing on…take my wife please!
Comment posted by Athena on June 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm (#1020412)
geez Milton Bradley thinks life is just one big game! Is this thing on…take my wife please!

haha! :-)
Comment posted by Super T on June 26, 2009 at 6:51 pm (#1020413)
John Maine says he won’t be back till after the AS break now.

These injuries are ABSOLUTELY ridiculous, I can’t ever recall a past Mets team that had this many injuries.
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 7:05 pm (#1020414)
The injury does suck but we do have a little depth with starters with hopefully Ollie coming back healthy, Niese playing very well and Figueroa has also been lights out in Buffalo.
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 7:06 pm (#1020415)
But you are right it is ridiculous in terms of numbers. I blame the WBC
Comment posted by Super T on June 26, 2009 at 7:18 pm (#1020416)
I’m sure the WBC is partly to blame, it also seems like back in the day players were alot more worried about losing their positions if they went out with injuries. I guess today with the $’s they’re paying certain players they have more security of not losing their starting spots.
Comment posted by Dave Magadan on June 26, 2009 at 7:28 pm (#1020418)
I think Putz throwing 95+ in the WBC def had an effect. Perez not throwing as much helped his bad mechanics. There has to be some correlation.

Comment posted by Dep on June 26, 2009 at 7:45 pm (#1020419)
JOHN TAVARES! thank you islanders

dep out!
Comment posted by Bob Loblaw on June 26, 2009 at 7:54 pm (#1020421)
Hey everyone - fresh sheets upstairs.