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Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Edgy DC Nov 11 2010 02:44 PM

What are your Mets bloggers commenting on? What are they up to? How relevant do they really think they are? [list][*]7 Train to Shea is scooping the universe and reporting that [list=1][*]The Mets are pursuing free agent Scott Downs. [/*:m] [*]The Mets are, at some level, shopping Jose Reyes.[/*:m][/list:o] [/*:m] [*]Metsgrrl has been invited to a blogger roundtable discussion on the ticket pricing scheme. Give her some feedback to take to the table. [/*:m] [*]Amazin' Avenue celebrates Veterans Day with a look at Met Vets. [/*:m] [*]Tedquarters scouts Clint Hurdle. [/*:m] [*]It's Mets for Me accepts their Best Sports Blog award. [/*:m] [*]And, lastly, Rickey Runs is reporting that the Mets have traded Scott Schoeneweis for Connor Robertson.[/*:m][/list:u]

Ceetar Nov 11 2010 02:51 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

One is irrelevant and whiny, one is living in the past, one is fairly tasty most of the time, one is a must read. I'll leave it to you to decide which is which.

Edgy DC Nov 11 2010 02:57 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I dunno, the judge says you've got to much of a personal interest to serve on this jury. I'll sweep around the blogosphere and get you in next time. Or time after that. Prometo.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 11 2010 02:59 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

The Mets for Me guy is ON FIRE. His Samuels coverage is the best in town.

Ceetar Nov 11 2010 03:01 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Edgy DC wrote: I dunno, the judge says you've got to much of a personal interest to serve on this jury. I'll sweep around the blogosphere and get you in next time. Or time after that. Prometo. The rickey ones one is amusing. When you stop writing a blog, often your last post becomes like what you would put on your tombstone. There's a dead blog out there somewhere that's last post was a demand for Mike Carp to take over for Delgado.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 11 2010 03:04 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I liked IMfM's Sandy-must-apologize-for-the-ladies-in-the-dugout thing from a few days ago. Ceetar wrote: One is irrelevant and whiny, one is living in the past, one is fairly tasty most of the time, one is a must read. I'll leave it to you to decide which is which. That still leaves two. The part of me with an Aspergers-patient-like slavishness to matching pairs is buzzing like a cracked car window on the highway.

Ashie62 Nov 11 2010 03:14 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I don't know if its a blog but the CPF ain't bad.

metirish Nov 11 2010 03:14 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The Mets for Me guy is ON FIRE. His Samuels coverage is the best in town. As is he Jeter stuff I also want to thank Derek Jeter, who, although he gets a lot of gruff in this space for cheating on his taxes, having herpes, and possessing the worst haircut anyone I know has ever seen, has to be credited with paving the way for the writers' recognition of my efforts over the past five years. Thanks old pal. To all your haters, if the fifth glove fits... The Samuels stuff is hilarious

G-Fafif Nov 11 2010 04:13 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

IMFM makes my day and often my late night given the time difference (he's based in L.A.). FYI, that roundtable has already taken place and MG wrote it up ASAP -- and posted since then.

G-Fafif Nov 11 2010 04:14 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Also, I have never not once thought Scott Downs wasn't Kelly Downs, which would make him highly experienced.

Edgy DC Nov 11 2010 05:31 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I dunno, the judge says you've got to much of a personal interest to serve on this jury. I'll sweep around the blogosphere and get you in next time. Or time after that. Prometo. The rickey ones one is amusing. When you stop writing a blog, often your last post becomes like what you would put on your tombstone. There's a dead blog out there somewhere that's last post was a demand for Mike Carp to take over for Delgado. Exactly. Maybe we can make that a tradition. Every dispatch ends with a dead blog. I hear what Bucket is saying regarding Mets for Me. Most of Metsylvania is really afraid to come out with an opinion on where this Samuels thing is going to lead. We're all terrified waiting for the other shoe to drop, wondering if we've been rooting for a sham. ("Hey, Carlos, you want to build that high school? Take strike three. It'll be worth three million to you.")

A Boy Named Seo Nov 11 2010 06:10 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Jeez, never heard of "It's Mets for Me" til just now. All over it.

Ashie62 Nov 11 2010 06:46 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I'm "abit irked" actually.

Frayed Knot Nov 11 2010 07:01 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

That '7 Train to Shea' rumor about Reyes being on the block is actually being quoted (and cited) by the 'Hot Stove' report on MLB.TV

Ashie62 Nov 11 2010 08:30 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

CBS is citing and quoting Matt Pignataro regarding Reyes. Can you report a rumor??

Edgy DC Nov 11 2010 08:50 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Sure you can. Just cite it as such.

Ceetar Nov 11 2010 08:55 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Edgy DC wrote: Sure you can. Just cite it as such. It's a crazy game of telephone sometimes. You wonder what gets lost in reported rumors between the person that told them, and the 18 billion people that relay it.

Frayed Knot Nov 12 2010 06:30 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

What usually gets lost is the original source. Folks hear/read/see some legit news org giving out this "info" and say to themselves; "Wow, maybe this is true because [fill-in blank] is reporting it too!", not realizing that, no, this is NOT a second source or confirmation for the story, it's merely a report saying that someone else is reporting it or, in many cases, just guessing at it.

Edgy DC Nov 12 2010 07:43 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Yeah, well that's yesterday's non-news. Let's see what's on the blog-o-dial today: [list][*]Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest looks at platooning Murphy and Tejada, allegedly a notion that John Paul Ricciardi finds appealing. [/*:m] [*]Mr. Met is my Brother is warning you that you're going to be seeing and hearing more of Josh Satin. [/*:m] [*]Patrick Flood is passing on a study from sabernomics.com reporting that managers don't mean crap. The secret is out. [/*:m] [*]Videoblogger On the Black is respoinding to people's comments about Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan. I love the cheap memorabilia in the dingy man-cave he broadcasts from. [/*:m] [*]The Mets Police is doing a series on holiday shopping and also has a post up suggesting the Mets do a fashion show like the Nats. Washington certainly doesn't do everything wrong (Adam Dunn), but I bet a team can do worse than to steer clear of everything the Nats do. [/*:m] [*]Faith and Fear in Flushing is updating The Holy Books. [/*:m] [*]Finally, Moonlight Graham Mets Mets hasn't posted since January, but (apparently) bowed out with a nice recap of Doc Medich and his one-game Mets career.[/*:m][/list:u]

Ceetar Nov 12 2010 08:09 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Yeah, well that's yesterday's non-news. Let's see what's on the blog-o-dial today: [list][*]Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest looks at platooning Murphy and Tejada, allegedly a notion that John Paul Ricciardi finds appealing. [/*:m] [*]Mr. Met is my Brother is warning you that you're going to be seeing and hearing more of Josh Satin. [/*:m] [*]Patrick Flood is passing on a study from sabernomics.com reporting that managers don't mean crap. The secret is out. [/*:m] [*]Videoblogger On the Black is respoinding to people's comments about Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan. I love the cheap memorabilia in the dingy man-cave he broadcasts from. [/*:m] [*]The Mets Police is doing a series on holiday shopping and also has a post up suggesting the Mets do a fashion show like the Nats. Washington certainly doesn't do everything wrong (Adam Dunn), but I bet a team can do worse than to steer clear of everything the Nats do. [/*:m] [*]Faith and Fear in Flushing is updating The Holy Books. [/*:m] [*]Finally, Moonlight Graham Mets Mets hasn't posted since January, but (apparently) bowed out with a nice recap of Doc Medich and his one-game Mets career.[/*:m][/list:u] I have met _4_ of those bloggers. Tejada, to me, hasn't demonstrated enough on offense or defense to be considered for a platoon. Lately I think i'm favoring Murphy.

Edgy DC Nov 12 2010 08:21 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Maybe not, but the numbers suggest he handled lefties pretty well (relatively), and that would mean Murphy would get two--three starts for every one Tejada would get, and have a defensive substitute in place to take some of the pressure off his adjustment.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 12 2010 09:09 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Ricciardi put together his last few infields in Torontoland with an eye primarily toward defense; Alderson's steeped in bat-first-bat-second-glove-distant-third. Maybe the idea of the platoon is an appealing baby-split for him, in theory. Patrick Flood's got new digs, eh?

The Second Spitter Nov 13 2010 07:00 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Not sure if it was mentioned in another thread, but Metsblog recently quoted Ceetar's blog. At the rate he's dropping CPF member's blogs (Bucket last month), can we reasonably assume Cerrone wants to start posting here?

Ceetar Nov 13 2010 07:12 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

The Second Spitter wrote: Not sure if it was mentioned in another thread, but Metsblog recently quoted Ceetar's blog. At the rate he's dropping CPF member's blogs (Bucket last month), can we reasonably assume Cerrone wants to start posting here? This was a post off of the Howard conference call mentioned earlier. But it was actually Baron that linked me, think Cerrone had Pnemonia that weekend?

Edgy DC Nov 13 2010 07:59 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

He's got connections. Invite his wired ass over.

Edgy DC Nov 15 2010 06:00 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Good morning. A lot of blogs this morning are relaying tweets about John Alderson and Clint Hurdle. Others ain't. The Apple wonders if Kevin Burkhardt is getting too much play. Centerfield Maz reveiws the crazy career of Jimmy Piersall. Faith and Fear in Flushing wrestles over how a comprehensive managerial search can come down to Terry Collins and Bob Melvin. Met Fans Forever is working on logos for the 2013 All-Star Game. Mets by the Numbers, as discussed in another thread, is taking a hard honest look at Bob Melvin. And for something completely different, memeburn is looking at Google and Facebook's battle to become the stickiest place on the Web.

metirish Nov 15 2010 06:23 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I like this new feature, if it's fair to call it that of introducing us to familiar and not familiar blogs, good stuff.

Edgy DC Nov 15 2010 06:25 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Not for nothing, but like a blog itself, I'm going to need help to sustain it.

Ceetar Nov 15 2010 02:04 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Toby Hyde: breaking down the Mets minor league second basemen 24 hours From Suicide asks who's your favorite Mets lefty? (and needs to learn to spell) New York Fan in South Jersey says Let'sturn back the clockon the Mets This new in 2010 Mets blog made it to early May: You Watch Ball Like a Girl has a conversation with Yoda.

Edgy DC Nov 16 2010 06:54 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Amazin' Avenue is dipping once again into their Amazin' video archives. Mets Guy in Michigan is counting down their favorite cards (with the abstract). Mets Police is advocating for a Fan Fest. I'd be happy just to get the Winter Caravan back. Although, if we want a FanFest, do we need the organization to pull it off or can't we make our own? Oh, Murph! has a good idea (looking at how long we should tolerate Dudley's self-consciously trying to say the right thing™) and might look prescient considering David's recent bout of glibness, but loses me in a few shots of tasteless unfunniness. Section Five-Twenty-Eight, what the Hell, is gonna take in tonight's game. Cake Wrecks looks at dead animals as a theme in cake decorating.

metsmarathon Nov 16 2010 09:04 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

cakewrecks is the best, isn't it?

Vic Sage Nov 17 2010 10:15 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Edgy, you should sticky this thread, so people can see it at the top each day and add to it as they see fit...

metirish Nov 18 2010 08:26 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Amazin' Avenue on the Angels 1999 season with Collins at the helm http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/11/11/ ... -of-worlds

metirish Nov 18 2010 08:44 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Amazin' Avenue must read today Fun-ness Above Wins Above A Replacement Player, or FAWARP http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/11/18/ ... #storyjump

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 19 2010 12:39 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

The Mets are really only as fun as JoseJoseJoseJose is. Patrick Flood looks at the ir-rationale behind wanting Wally Backman... by looking at his feelings about Keith Richards. (People want to be Keith? Still?) The always-passionate BMF puts in one more good rootin' for Wally-- of course-- while preparing for his trip to the White House. The always-cheery Tim Marchman shares his feelings ("Beane's Henchmen"... lovely) on the House of Alderson reunion. (He's a little easier to take-- like St. Ides' Malt Liquor!-- when looking at the Four Loko hysteria in the context of terrible poor-people booze marketing of the last few decades.) In a terrible column for a Yahoo! contributor blog, Zac Wissink apparently thinks that the Mets should go down to get back up. And from the DeadBlogWalking files: Jaap at Archie Bunker's Army had this season pegged... a bit early, if accurately. (And on my birthday, to boot!)

G-Fafif Nov 19 2010 03:16 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Danny the Rational (Sometimes) Mets Fan phones the Mets to inform them they can expect one fewer renewal if Bob Melvin is named manager. This guy has a track record of sincerity on such matters, so I would expect him to follow through.

Frayed Knot Nov 19 2010 04:50 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

G-Fafif wrote: Danny the Rational (Sometimes) Mets Fan phones the Mets to inform them they can expect one fewer renewal if Bob Melvin is named manager. YAWN! - 'We can't have him cuz he's been fired before' -- So has virtually every non first-time manager ever. - 'Twice!' -- Oh, well in that case - "People close to him" say he won't like NYC, he doesn't like the media -- Yeah, how close exactly? His cousin? His barber? Also, it sounds like what we heard about Olerud. - 'Melvin is boring while Backman "bleeds orange and blue' -- Spare me! - He's the only manager that will cause fans to cancel -- Really ... ya gonna stick with that one?

Edgy DC Nov 19 2010 04:52 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

I've lived through so many fan revolts I have a name for them. I call them November. Everytime it's, "I've been through a lot with this team, but this... THIS!"

Edgy DC Nov 20 2010 08:02 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Cool note from Toby Hyde's blog post about secondbaseman is that Ruben Tejada in 2009 had an OPS .069 better against lefties than righties at AA. At AAA, that figure grew to 80 points. And in the big leagues last year, it was a whopping .188. So, even though he was damn near respectable against lefties this season, what those number really suggest to me is that the guy is being rushed, and I hope that if the Mets are looking for a platoon partner for Murphy, that Justin Turner is a little ahead on the depth chart right now.

Edgy DC Nov 29 2010 08:21 PM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Well, I've been a busy man, but not as busy as them bloggers reporting on a non-busy Mets world. You already heard tell of Faith and Fear's latest gem, so let's see what's out there. [list][*]Citi Field of Dreams preaches (if somewhat selectively) against populism. [/*:m] [*]MetSilverman joins her. (It's official: Met fans hate Met fans.) He takes a handoff from The Apple. [/*:m] [*]Amazin' Avenue looks at the 1987 Mets in review, guest-starring the Amazin' Bill Mazer as himself*. [/*:m] [*]Mets Sketch Journal, or whatever it's called... well, that guy needs psychological help. [/*:m] [*]Studious Metsimus hits a homerunimus.[/*:m][/list:u] *Full disclosure: the Amazin' once called me a liar on the air.

Edgy DC Dec 21 2010 09:17 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Not much news in Metland these days and not much blogposting, but still, we must dig, and all posts about that Sandy Alderson season tickets promo are as boring as the promo itself. But dig we do. [list][*]Metstradamus takes a close and entertaining look at the Meaning of Feliciano, though he's prematurely declaring the deal closed on December 17, while the Yankees still haven't announced it as such as of this morning. [/*:m] [*]Mets Are Better Than Sex links to a TMZ video in which Dwight Gooden says he roots Mets over Yankees. [/*:m] [*]Mets Guy in Michigan is also thinking Goodenly thoughts. [/*:m] [*]Tris McCall tries to take the air out both sides of the "myth" of the Acid No-Hitter. [/*:m] [*]X-Entertainment looks at the gift-giving magic of "Farm Animals Bucket."[/*:m][/list:u]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 21 2010 09:58 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Edgy DC wrote: N [*]Tris McCall tries to take the air out both sides of the "myth" of the Acid No-Hitter. Home run for Tris, whoever he is.

Edgy DC Dec 21 2010 10:14 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

Tris McCall (sometimes with and sometimes without his band The Cellphone Thieves) is a singer/songwriter/pianist of a vein somewhere in between Brian Wilson and Fountains of Wayne, essaying in a pretty/sad tenor on the delights and alienation of the jersey ex-urban landscape, but he's also a prolific blogger who parlayed his keyobarding into a staff job at the Newark Star Ledger, working as a pop music critic, which is a tricky little conflict of interest to navigate. "Sugar Nobody Wants."

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 21 2010 10:27 AM Re: Dispatches from the Blogosphere

He should immediately stop what he's doing that isn't writing and just do the writing. Smart, funny, expansive. And true.