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Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

metirish Nov 22 2010 08:23 AM

No link yet but get yer questions ready.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 22 2010 08:27 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

What questions? What are we supposed to be asking Adam Rubin? If he paints his toenails? How many Home Runs will Jason Bay hit next season? Who will replace Jerry Manuel? Whether Adam prefers chocolate over vanilla? Some other flavor? I don't get this.

metirish Nov 22 2010 08:29 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What questions? What are we supposed to be asking Adam Rubin? If he paints his toenails? How many Home Runs will Jason Bay hit next season? Who will replace Jerry Manuel? Whether Adam prefers chocolate over vanilla? Some other flavor? I don't get this. Well , let's see if I can enlighten you numb-nuts this is a message board , does that help you?

batmagadanleadoff Nov 22 2010 08:33 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

So what are you gonna ask Adam?

metirish Nov 22 2010 08:35 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So what are you gonna ask Adam? yeah yeah yeah, I know what you're saying......I'll ask him about the coaching staff yyybbb.......sorry for ruining your day :)

batmagadanleadoff Nov 22 2010 08:36 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 22 2010 08:36 AM

So whad'rya gonna ask Adam about the coaching staff?

duan Nov 22 2010 08:36 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I'll ask him what he thinks about the Irish Bailout (or expensive loan), everyone else in the world has had their say to why not adam.

metirish Nov 22 2010 08:38 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

duan wrote: I'll ask him what he thinks about the Irish Bailout (or expensive loan), everyone else in the world has had their say to why not adam. DePodesta is the man for the numbers Hey batmag , hang around , this is shaping up to be a good chat.....

Ceetar Nov 22 2010 08:38 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I have no desire to 'chat' with that guy. Someone ask him if he's in the running for the scouting job.

duan Nov 22 2010 08:44 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

metirish wrote: duan wrote: I'll ask him what he thinks about the Irish Bailout (or expensive loan), everyone else in the world has had their say to why not adam. DePodesta is the man for the numbers Hey batmag , hang around , this is shaping up to be a good chat..... Actually what'd be fun is if he said something outlandish "Brian Lenihan took off his shirt and challenged his junior ministers to a fight!" and then when pushed in a press conference had Brian Cowan bumbling out "Well you've got to consider the source, I mean Adam, Adam Rubin, lobbied for a job in the Dept of Finance when I was in situ there". I could see it getting ugly there as Trichet started saying that it was out of line and all bets were off.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 22 2010 09:01 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I'll ask him what he thinks about the Irish Bailout (or expensive loan), everyone else in the world has had their say to why not adam. DePodesta is the man for the numbers Hey batmag , hang around , this is shaping up to be a good chat..... I gotta split. Ask Adam what he thinks of that Words of Wisdom baseball card where Willie Randolph channels Casey: The Nutty Professor as the Ol' Perfesser.

Edgy DC Nov 22 2010 09:02 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Then they have an Irish language fight, and Rubin calls Lenihan a bhastard.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 22 2010 09:05 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So what are you gonna ask Adam? Favorite office-building lobby?

HahnSolo Nov 22 2010 09:19 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Has Omar sought you out to ask for advice on a career at ESPN?

metirish Nov 22 2010 10:06 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/newyork/chat/_/id/35670

metirish Nov 22 2010 10:09 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

the first question is from Ira......ha

Frayed Knot Nov 22 2010 10:09 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So what are you gonna ask Adam? About his views on the CPF Ranking system of course.

Edgy DC Nov 22 2010 10:11 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

What did the crack about Reese Havens and Mookie Wilson mean?

Frayed Knot Nov 22 2010 10:25 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Edgy DC wrote: What did the crack about Reese Havens and Mookie Wilson mean? Nothing. Those were answers to separate questions. The part about Havens "resting comfortably" is certainly a crack about him constantly being in a state where he's recovering from something - but it was unrelated to whatever he said about Mookie.

metirish Nov 22 2010 10:38 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Steve (NY) Wilmer Flores is going to out-grow SS. Where do you see him fitting in?? 3B?? LF?? Are the Miguel Cabrera comparisons too pre-mature??? Adam Rubin (12:33 PM) That's up to the organization. I got scolded by a scout about a Cabrera comparison, so I'm not going there again. 3B or corner OF is on the mark, though. outgrow as in literally outgrow ?

metirish Nov 22 2010 10:42 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

This is why we chat with Rubin batmag Explosive stuff By the way, and I been sitting on this stat for weeks because I didn't want to incite a riot, but do you know how many fans per game more the Brooklyn Cyclones averaged in 2010 with Wally Backman as opposed to 2009 with Pedro Lopez at the helm? Nine fans per game. The enthusiasm in the stadium may have been far greater for Wally Backman, but it did not bear itself out in an attendance spike.

Frayed Knot Nov 22 2010 10:50 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

outgrow as in literally outgrow ? He's already reportedly VERY slow afoot and teenagers still growing don't generally get faster/quicker as they age - so, yeah, outgrow in both a physical sense but also in that MOST teenage short-stops don't stay there so he was almost a certainty to get moved off there as he advances to higher levels and faces stiffer competition whether he gets a lot bigger or not.

G-Fafif Nov 22 2010 10:56 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: So what are you gonna ask Adam? Favorite office-building lobby? There was a pause and then a hearty chuckle. LWFS is what they call sneaky fast.

Edgy DC Nov 22 2010 11:00 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

metirish wrote: This is why we chat with Rubin batmag Explosive stuff By the way, and I been sitting on this stat for weeks because I didn't want to incite a riot, but do you know how many fans per game more the Brooklyn Cyclones averaged in 2010 with Wally Backman as opposed to 2009 with Pedro Lopez at the helm? Nine fans per game. The enthusiasm in the stadium may have been far greater for Wally Backman, but it did not bear itself out in an attendance spike. His point is taken, but isn't the Park Formerly Known as Keyspan at or near capacity most times anyhow?

A Boy Named Seo Nov 22 2010 11:14 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Dan R. (Folsom, CA) So, what's the deal with Warthen staying over Collins picking his own guy? I know he did a decent job, but that bullpen wasn't exactly incredible, Dickey came up to the majors on fire already, and Perez, Maine and for a while Pelfrey all regressed considerably. He also threw Omir Santos under the bus last offseason.. Does he have embarrassing photos of the Wilpons or something? Adam Rubin (12:14 PM) Warthen did a solid job in 2010 given what he had to work with. Niese took a step forward with the cutter, the bullpen performed great despite underwhelming personnel. Maine was injured. And the players privately threw Omir Santos under the bus all the time, for whatever that's worth. Even guys in Binghamton. I don't know what happened with Dave Wallace being a consideration -- whether TC was overruled, Wallace wasn't interested at this stage of his life, or Collins really wanted Warthen all along. Warthen just received the call a few hours ago inviting him back, so it's certainly fluid and the entire story has not come out yet. What happened w/ Omir Santos last year? Edit: added the quote so you'se know what the eff i'm talking about.

Valadius Nov 22 2010 12:39 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Interesting that virtually every other question was asked by somebody named Steve in NY. Hmmmmm...

seawolf17 Nov 22 2010 12:52 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Valadius wrote: Interesting that virtually every other question was asked by somebody named Steve in NY. Hmmmmm... And they were all about the Yankees. What's up with that?

Ashie62 Nov 22 2010 01:04 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

seawolf17 wrote: Valadius wrote: Interesting that virtually every other question was asked by somebody named Steve in NY. Hmmmmm... And they were all about the Yankees. What's up with that? Hailing Stevie Jetes.

G-Fafif Nov 22 2010 01:16 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I wonder if "Chat with Adam Rubin at Noon" is how Adam Rubin solicits lunch dates.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 22 2010 01:27 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

"Adam, I thought there would be a moderator here."

Frayed Knot Nov 22 2010 02:37 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

What happened w/ Omir Santos last year? Warthen made some comments - I think it was last spring - to the effect that Omir wasn't exactly the favorite target for most of the pitchers. Rubin's comment that maybe some players felt that way also is a new one at least to me.

Ceetar Nov 22 2010 02:44 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Frayed Knot wrote: What happened w/ Omir Santos last year? Warthen made some comments - I think it was last spring - to the effect that Omir wasn't exactly the favorite target for most of the pitchers. Rubin's comment that maybe some players felt that way also is a new one at least to me. I thought those comments were broader, and encompassed Schneider as well. I still think Warthen's worthless though.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 22 2010 02:54 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

THAT's right-- the whole "catcher ERA" boondoggle. I remember it coming off as a little untoward, or tin-eared, at best... but then, team pitching (perhaps unsustainably) was a LOT better this year. Nobody asked what he'd been "sitting on" for a few weeks re: why Backman wasn't a REALLY serious candidate? Or was that the attendance business?

Ceetar Nov 22 2010 02:59 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: THAT's right-- the whole "catcher ERA" boondoggle. I remember it coming off as a little untoward, or tin-eared, at best... but then, team pitching (perhaps unsustainably) was a LOT better this year. Nobody asked what he'd been "sitting on" for a few weeks re: why Backman wasn't a REALLY serious candidate? Or was that the attendance business? geeze, I'd forgot about his unfounded rumormongering. Think it was the attendance thing? that's a stupid one, if it is.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 22 2010 03:04 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

This whole thread has become loaded with stupid.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 22 2010 03:17 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Oh, yeah? So's your mom is! (Turns to fistbump guy behind him)

Edgy DC Nov 22 2010 04:57 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Some dude i don't know just fist-bumped me.

G-Fafif Nov 22 2010 05:28 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This whole thread has become loaded with stupid. I don't want to rile anybody up, but I'm pretty sure if I had been named manager, the Adam Rubin Chat thread would have remained sacrosanct.

metirish Nov 22 2010 05:31 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

This thread never stood a chance , fecked up from the get go.

metirish Nov 30 2010 08:28 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Adam implores us to join him for a noon chat http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/newyork/chat/_/id/35838

Benjamin Grimm Nov 30 2010 08:29 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Ask him about bringing Asian players to Mets.

Ceetar Nov 30 2010 08:35 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

pass.

Edgy DC Nov 30 2010 08:37 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Happy Birthday, Juan Berenguer has submitted a question.

metirish Nov 30 2010 08:41 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Ceetar wrote: pass. Funny , I see you just submitted a question about bringing Jeter to the Mets.....

Ceetar Nov 30 2010 08:44 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: pass. Funny , I see you just submitted a question about bringing Jeter to the Mets..... I'm sure Rubin loves the idea. I'm fine with bringing in Jeter to replace Cora though.

metirish Nov 30 2010 10:34 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

billy (nj) what is the latest on daniel murphy injury. Adam Rubin (12:06 PM) Actually have breaking news on that as well. I'm told by a source that Murphy has a pull in his left hamstring, but it's not alarming. And Fernando Martinez was told the knee just needs strengthening -- no impending surgery or anything.

Edgy DC Nov 30 2010 10:37 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Freaking billy (nj). What an ill wind it is that follows that guy around.

Edgy DC Nov 30 2010 10:39 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

This is a really informative chat.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 30 2010 10:54 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Bill from Boston asks about Justin Turner...

metirish Nov 30 2010 10:55 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Edgy DC wrote: This is a really informative chat. Derek Anderson (via mobile) Adam, you better put your heart and soul into this chat! Adam Rubin (12:17 PM) Doing three things at once. Was communicating with Melvin Roman, Pedro's agent; getting updates on F-Mart and Murphy and Ollie's velocity. And blogging and tweeting at the same time.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 30 2010 10:57 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Derek Anderson (via mobile) Adam, you better put your heart and soul into this chat! Referring to this, he is. Victor (Tampa,FL) So Thole #1 C in the Mets depth chart. Adam Rubin (12:41 PM) Terry Collins said that's the case. So I suppose the Mets are in the market for a righty-hitting backup who is younger than Henry Blanco. This is probably the case. Is it weird that this makes me a little sad (whereas Takahashi leaving was just kind of a shrug)?

Vic Sage Dec 01 2010 09:31 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Is it weird that this makes me a little sad sad why? cuz you don't think Thole is worth being our #1? or sad about Blanco's departure? or just sad cuz your off your meds? or cuz its winter time?

HahnSolo Dec 01 2010 09:39 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

He's thinking of the color yellow.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 01 2010 09:48 AM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I don't get that either.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 01 2010 01:09 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

I'll miss the Blanco. I'll miss his arm. I'll miss his ex-con/truckstop-short-order-cook mullet and tattoo sleeves. I'll miss his mien. But mostly, I'll just miss my friend. Also, it seems I need to renew my Cymbalta scrip.

Fman99 Dec 01 2010 01:19 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

We need Blanco. Hell, I need Blanco! I'm a mess without him. I miss him so damn much! I miss being with him. I miss being *near* him. I miss his laugh! I miss his scent. I miss his musk... When this all gets sorted out, I think Blanco and me should get an apartment together!

Edgy DC Dec 01 2010 02:08 PM Re: Chat With Adam Rubin at Noon

Lads, to Henry and those like him.. ...DAMN FEW LEFT!