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MFY--Whiny SOBs!

bmfc1 Apr 02 2011 12:43 PM

http://www.metsblog.com/2011/04/02/cash ... feliciano/ Perhaps you should have thought about this before you signed him as a free agent.

metirish Apr 02 2011 12:45 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Was just going to post this @jimbaumbach Cashman said Pedro Feliciano was "abused" by the Mets' use of him in recent years. fuck you Cashman...

MFS62 Apr 02 2011 12:58 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Question to Cashman: If you thought he might be damaged goods, then why did you sign him? And if you signed him because you felt he was healthy, then STFU. Later

Gwreck Apr 02 2011 01:01 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

What a douchebag. Screw you.

Frayed Knot Apr 02 2011 01:10 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

When asked at various times this past winter whether it was hard to take a pass on re-signing Pedro Feliciano, Sandy Alderson always gave a quick and direct "not at all".

Benjamin Grimm Apr 02 2011 01:10 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Although, the Mets did offer him arbitration.

Edgy DC Apr 02 2011 01:13 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

It's not getting as much play, but they Yankees have also noted recently that Twinkies have recklessly abused Bartolo Colon, age has been heartlessly abusive towards Derek Jeter, and Hank Steinbrenner is constantly abusing himself. Na, this isn't really much of story.

Fman99 Apr 02 2011 01:59 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

PiggiesTomatoes Apr 02 2011 03:05 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Wow, just read that on espn.com. What the hell? That's more than just whiny...douchy in my book.

Frayed Knot Apr 02 2011 03:15 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Although, the Mets did offer him arbitration. Sure, but that's a safer route (only one year) and was mainly designed so as to eek a draft pick out of what was likely to be a declined offer. Once he got on the open market there was little interest. What this rant is about is the usual: "we're the Yanquis and we don't make mistakes" bullshit - and so if signings go bad it must be someone else's fault. - Kei Igawa "wasn't the same pitcher we saw in Japan" - Carl Pavano was a good pitcher but we couldn't know in advance that he couldn't handle NYC - we were shocked, SHOCKED that [insert Cuban player here] was older than we thought (so was El Duque but that worked out well so it was a brilliant signing)

Ashie62 Apr 02 2011 03:40 PM Cashman says Feliciano was abused

Cashman says Felciano was overused but doesn't blame the Mets..huh??? Buyer before dolt.. [url]http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/04/yankees_reliever_pedro_felicia_1.html

Edgy DC Apr 02 2011 03:44 PM Re: Cashman says Feliciano was abused

Time to start merging.

themetfairy Apr 02 2011 04:23 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

It's not like his inning totals were some kind of great secret. WTF?

G-Fafif Apr 02 2011 05:27 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Brian Cashman can go abuse himself.

metirish Apr 02 2011 06:17 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Brilliant from Wharten , video http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... hen-amused

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 02 2011 09:07 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

It probably only confuses things that MFY team doctors have players describe pain using "show me where it hurt you" felt dolls.

Rockin' Doc Apr 02 2011 10:06 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

I like to delude myself that Feliciano is on the DL for the first time in his career because the thought of actually pitching for the Yankees makes him physically sick. Just keep cashing their checks Pedro.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 02 2011 10:14 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Zip it and make with the draft pick, Brian. Thanks.

Ceetar Apr 02 2011 11:04 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Zip it and make with the draft pick, Brian. Thanks. Well, he's not actually providing it, but yeah.

Frayed Knot Apr 03 2011 10:02 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Or, as Lupica points out today: ... did Cashman tackle Scott Proctor in the old days when Joe Torre was running him out there every day?

Edgy DC Apr 03 2011 01:29 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

When deciding whether to run a pitcher out there, your first oblitgation is to the: a. team's prospects for the game. b. team's prospects for the season. c. fans. d. pitcher's career. e. Yankees.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 14 2011 02:32 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Feliciano likely to miss a year+ with shoulder surgery. Cashman to blame Steinbrenners for "abusing" $8 million.

metirish Apr 14 2011 02:35 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Feel somewhat bad for Feliciano but absolutely chuffed to bits for the MFYs and Cashman.

Ceetar Apr 14 2011 02:40 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Or, as Lupica points out today: ... did Cashman tackle Scott Proctor in the old days when Joe Torre was running him out there every day? Cashman said today that he tried to get Torre to stop and actually talked to Proctor about it. The guy has totally lost his filter in public.

Edgy DC Apr 14 2011 02:50 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Did he try and block him from throwing Quantrill and Gordon every day also?

seawolf17 Apr 14 2011 04:46 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Can we have Mike Stanton's year of suck back too, then? Go eff yourself, Yankees. Condolences on the loss of Pedro... what that means is that he's a True Met.

Frayed Knot Apr 14 2011 07:31 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Or, as Lupica points out today: ... did Cashman tackle Scott Proctor in the old days when Joe Torre was running him out there every day? Cashman said today that he tried to get Torre to stop and actually talked to Proctor about it. The guy has totally lost his filter in public. I forget if Cashman's deal is up at the end of this year or not. If it is these unfiltered moments (Soriano wasn't MY idea) may be signs of him either plotting his exit or getting ready to hand the Steinbrenner boys the 'full autonomy' speech if they want him to stay.

Ceetar Apr 14 2011 08:03 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Also, I heard a brief bit on Michael Kay's show, during one of the commercials for the Mets "game". Don't know who they were talking to but whoever it was said that the weakness in the shoulder showed up in physical they gave Feliciano. And again later. So it sounds like what he needed was more rest to start with, and them using him in Spring Training was actually what caused the real damage.

Edgy DC Apr 15 2011 10:42 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

You know, it's hateful and selfish and shameful of me for this to have crossed my mind, but this injury may allow Pedro to maintain his Mets-and-only-Mets stateside resume, despite having now been property of five different organizations.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 15 2011 11:11 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

I thought of it too. My daughter was jubilant at the thought!

seawolf17 Apr 15 2011 11:31 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

I want Pedro to miss the whole year, then have the Yankees deal him back to us in the offseason for peanuts.

Frayed Knot Apr 15 2011 01:45 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Edgy DC wrote: You know, it's hateful and selfish and shameful of me for this to have crossed my mind, but this injury may allow Pedro to maintain his Mets-and-only-Mets stateside resume, despite having now been property of five different organizations. Except that he inked a two-year deal w/the Yanx. Not that that means he'll ever pitch for them next year ... only that they have to pay him for it.

Edgy DC Apr 15 2011 01:57 PM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Well, I said, "may."

Ceetar Apr 25 2011 07:20 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

So what's the story on this Jeter book I'm hearing about that exposes him as the whinny selfish SOB we all know him as?

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2011 07:32 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

Ceetar wrote: So what's the story on this Jeter book I'm hearing about that exposes him as the whinny selfish SOB we all know him as? It's just a few excerpts that have started to leak out from the upcoming unauthorized bio by Ian O'Connor. Billing it as "unauthorized" makes it sound more hard-hitting than I'm sure it's going to be. Think about say Sean Hannity writing an unauthorized bio of Ronald Reagan or Eleanor Clift writing one on the Clintons and you get the idea. The few blurbs so far deal with the diva wars he and Alex have had over the years.

bmfc1 Apr 25 2011 08:35 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/4/25/21316 ... lationship Good point by Neyer about whether a team captain should act in that manner.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 25 2011 08:59 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

If you're interested in a no-pulled-punches account of Derek Jeter -- and who here isn't? -- then get the 2011 Baseball Prospectus annual. I'll quote BP's Jeter entry below. Anyone who would rather wait until they buy their own copy of BP can skip the rest of this post. . . . . . . . . . Jeter led the Majors in ground-ball percentage. This was not just a mechanical failure, but a seeming inability to drive the ball. Perplexingly, Jeter got off to a great start, hitting .330 in April. By the end of the [2010] season, the little September hot streak (.342/.436/.392 in Jeter's final 19 games) that followed his reluctant turn to Kevin Long was the subject of great rejoicing throughout the land -- in between, the shortstop had hit only .247/.321/.337, and the cheering for a few paltry singles should have been embarrassing to all involved, given the heights from which Jeter has descended. The same reticence should have been observed by coaches and managers who voted for the Gold Glove; though Jeter made few errors, he also reached relatively few balls. Even if one makes the optimistic assumption that Jeter can turn his offensive game around, a third rebirth of his glove would be unprecedented. For years, Jeter's bat more than made up for the singles he allowed with his leather. That is still true, but the margin is shrinking and will soon vanish altogether. Despite this, as the offseason commenced, Jeter pushed for a contract of four years and up, which suggests at least one of the following: (A) while Jeter may be the closest thing the modern Yankees have to Joe DiMaggio, he lacks DiMaggio's sense of dignity; (B) never mind winning, it's money that matters; (C) the emperor has no clothes but doesn't know; (D) the emperor has no clothes but doesn't care. The Yankees more or less satisfied him, giving him three years and a player option for a fourth, in the hopes that he will play as no aged shortstop has played before. Why is it each is the last to find That his legs are gone - that his eyes are bad, That the quicker reflexes have left his mind, That he hasn't the stuff he one day had, That lost youth mocks, and he doesn't see The ghost of the fellow that used to be? Grantland Rice, To Any Athlete

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 25 2011 09:24 AM Re: MFY--Whiny SOBs!

BP's writeups had much more of a hard-edged glint to 'em this year, didn't they? (I remember laughing out loud when I read this one, actually.)