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MFS62 Nov 28 2005 02:52 PM

According to the 2:40 update on WFAN, the Mets got Tike Redman - for cash. There's the backup centerfielder, one who is several decades younger than G. Williams. What's not to like? (Other than his awful OBP)? Later

metirish Nov 28 2005 02:52 PM

Is his bro still with the Mets?

sharpie Nov 28 2005 02:56 PM

Lefthanded hitter, has some speed, plays all 3 outfield positions. I'm down with Tike.

Yancy Street Gang Nov 28 2005 02:57 PM

It's hard to imagine one set of parents naming one child "Tike" and the other "Prentice."

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 03:06 PM

It's a big world. Lots of names out there. Prentice is no longer part of the Mets system, having been signed by the Cards earlier this month.

G-Fafif Nov 28 2005 03:08 PM

Out: Mets named Mike. In: Mets named Tike. I'm head over heels over this. No foolin'. Tike Redman has been slapping us around for however long he's been in the big leagues. He was right in the middle of that Friday night debacle at PNC. I refuse to look up any statistics to disturb my perception that he's hitting .877 against us lifetime. I'm sure it's true. Tike Redman can't hurt us anymore. Except, perhaps, from within.

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 03:11 PM

Not for G-'s eyes.

Vic Sage Nov 28 2005 03:12 PM

we lost a Prentice and picked up a Tike. Do the Mets have a "Redman" quota? Damn racist organization... I guess this means a return of John Franco is definitely out! Speaking of red men, who was that St. John's pitching prospect we had once upon a time... Terry Bross? Eric Hillman? I forget which one it was.

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 03:13 PM

Terry Bross. Prep school classmate of Ms. Met.

Vic Sage Nov 28 2005 03:17 PM

oh, and by the way... Tike's career OPS+ = 80. Yes, I said "80". Hardly a talent worth getting excited about.

sharpie Nov 28 2005 03:28 PM

Gerald Williams' career OPS+ = 82, a figure he hadn't reached since 2000. Tike can prolly catch the ball better than Gerald and he's a lefty. Plus, his name is Tike. All of these things make him better.

Johnny Dickshot Nov 28 2005 03:29 PM

Yeah I'm not too excited over Tike, though he sorta fits my definition of a career switching young veteran as detailed in the Collier thread. Plus he's an above average CFer and OK runner, which are also Collier qualifiers, so I guess I'm good for him being this year's Gerald Williams.

rpackrat Nov 28 2005 03:31 PM

Yeah, but his 9th most comparable hitter, according to babseballreference.com, is our own Johnny Dickshot.

sharpie Nov 28 2005 03:34 PM

And his 9th most similar to age 28 is Baby Doll Jacobson who later went 19-97-.318 at age 33 for the '25 Browns and then hit .341 the next year. I expect great things from Tike. May he be a Baby Doll!

Vic Sage Nov 28 2005 03:35 PM

saying he's better than Gerald Williams is damning with the faintest of praise.

Zvon Nov 28 2005 03:38 PM

Tike,lol. The NY Post will have a field day with this kids name, no matter what he does for us, good or bad.

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 03:59 PM

Sometimes I dream That he is me You've got to see That's how I dream to be I dream I move I dream I groove Like Tike If I could be like Tike Again I try Just need to fly For just one day If I could be that way I dream I move I dream I groove Like Tike If I could be like Tike Be like Tike! Be like Tike!

Yancy Street Gang Nov 28 2005 04:01 PM

What was the name of Buster Brown's dog?

ScarletKnight41 Nov 28 2005 04:04 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: What was the name of Buster Brown's dog? It was, indeed, Tike. BTW, I believe that Tike made his Major League debut at Shea, on a day that his mom was in the house to see both of her sons play.

sharpie Nov 28 2005 04:04 PM

Tige.

ScarletKnight41 Nov 28 2005 04:05 PM

D'Oh! Well, [url=http://www.kcmets.com/MonMorn092903.html]I was close about the other stuff[/url]. ]It's a Family Affair - Last Tuesday, Prentice Redman's mother and stepfather came to watch him play in person for the first time in his major league career. It was a 2-for-1 deal, since they were also able to see Prentice's big brother, Tike, who was the starting centerfielder for the Pirates.

Valadius Nov 28 2005 04:11 PM

His first name isn't Tike. That's his nickname. His full name is Julian Jawann Redman.

ScarletKnight41 Nov 28 2005 04:13 PM

Yeah, but I'm not going to be the one to go up to him and say, "Hi JJ!"

sharpie Nov 28 2005 04:15 PM

Tige, not Tike for the dog. May 6, 2002 -- He was a little rich kid with a blond pageboy haircut who was always getting into mischief, but also had a serious side. One hundred years ago this week, Buster Brown and his dog Tige made their debut in a Sunday comic strip in the New York Herald. The pair soon appeared in newspapers around the country and went on to become even more famous when the Brown Shoe Co. adopted them as mascots

Yancy Street Gang Nov 28 2005 04:20 PM

So Buster Brown and the Brady Bunch not only have the same initials, but they also both named their dogs after the same breed of cat.

OlerudOwned Nov 28 2005 04:50 PM

Wow, something I talked about actually happened.

Valadius Nov 28 2005 04:51 PM

Yes it did.

Johnny Dickshot Nov 28 2005 05:01 PM

Now talk about me finding a billion dollars in the street and quitting my job.

smg58 Nov 28 2005 09:07 PM

We needed a lefty outfielder who could play all three positions, and while Tike might not be a great hitter, he should fill the role adequately at basically no cost. So the bench at present is Tike, Nady, Castro, Woodward, and an infielder to be determined. It's looking less and less likely that Eric Valent will get another chance in the majors as a Met. Hopefully he'll latch on elsewhere.

TheOldMole Nov 28 2005 09:41 PM

I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe. That's my dog Tige, Look for him there too. Didn't we just run across Terry Bross as someone's agent?

TheOldMole Nov 28 2005 09:44 PM

Terry Bross Vice President of Baseball Operations Terry Bross Terry joined GSM in early 2004 and set to work establishing GSM's baseball division. After four years with CSMG Sports, Ltd. and MLBPA certification as a Player Agent and Contract Advisor, Terry is experienced in all aspects of player representation, including multi-year deals, deferred compensation, and preparation of arbitration cases. Terry played professional baseball for thirteen years and was a member of four different teams during that time, among which were the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants. From 1995-1999 he was playing and living in Japan, during which he acquired a working knowledge of the language. Terry played collegiate basketball while attending St. John’s University; from which he earned a bachelor's degree in computer science. E-mail: tbross@gaylordsports.com Terry's Clients: Brian Anderson, Bronson Arroyo, Ben Fritz, Luis Gonzalez, Joe Little, Jon Poterson, Scott Rice, Jason St. Clair, Joe Valentine (among others) OK, so I was right, but still confused. Why would we have been talking about any of these guys and his agent?

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 10:36 PM

Bross's agency also represents Tom Glavine, Kristin Benson, and Wally Backman. I think the name came up in one of the Gotham Baseball stories --- the one complaining that the Mets didn't hire Backman.

Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 10:43 PM

he's not a good player, but he's a better 5th outfielder than the guy he's taking over for (gerald williams), so i guess theres no reason not to like the move.

abogdan Nov 29 2005 05:36 PM

Perfectly acceptable 5th OF/pinch runner acquired for virtually nothing. If he gets beat out in Spring Training, so be it, but if he doesn't he's better than a lot of what was sitting at the end of the Met bench last year.

Elster88 Nov 29 2005 05:38 PM

Last year's bench was huge. Not sure what you didn't like.

Edgy DC Nov 29 2005 05:54 PM

The lack of power and the overpopulation of infielders shouldn't have happened and shouldn't again.