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Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 02 2016 07:51 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 02 2016 09:08 PM

Mets trade Ceciliani to Blue Jays for $$.

d'Kong76 Feb 02 2016 08:01 PM Re: Cecilyalater Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 03 2016 03:01 PM

Maybe they can keep the condiment islands open one more year! (hee hee)

Edgy MD Feb 02 2016 08:06 PM Re: Cecilyalater

Is this the Memories thread? His first month stunk. His second month was really good, and Gary couldn't say enough about what a keeper he was. A guy who was going to stick. His third month was lousy again, and the same guy who he replaced (Kirk Nieuwenhuis) replaced him. Now they're both displaced by Alejandro de Aza, with a hot, spicy side dish of Nimmo waiting in the wings.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 02 2016 08:08 PM Re: Cecilyalater

themetfairy Feb 02 2016 08:39 PM Re: Cecilyalater

I can now stop worrying about conflating Darrell Ceciliani with Gavin Cecchini (which would have killed Ralph Kiner if he were alive to have that problem). It's always fun seeing a player come up through the B-Mets and make it to the bigs. But otherwise I have no specific memories of Darrell's Mets tenure.

seawolf17 Feb 02 2016 08:41 PM Re: Cecilyalater

Bothered me that they gave him #1. That's Mookie's.

G-Fafif Feb 02 2016 09:12 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

Are those Canadian $$? I thought he had a great future as a LH PH, which probably isn't what one should be thinking about a fresh-faced callup. Had a big HR in a mostly forgotten epic comeback vs ATL in mid-June, the Sunday that followed the Saturday when the Mets blew a late lead. Darrell, Dilson, Juan and Travis set a club record: four players, none older than 26, each homering. Dillon Gee's last game (thus the need for a comeback). His non-return in September, like Gee's, told a story, one whose next chapter will be transmitted with a Canadian accent. And the TV guys really did slobber all over him. Nobody else was hitting, so maybe he seemed like the first coming of Conforto by comparison.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 02 2016 09:12 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

DePodesta liked him a lot. Never wore batting gloves. Lives on a giant hunting ranch in Oregon. He appeared sort of surprised and doubtful about being up. I think he sorta knew the team sucked and had run out of ideas by the time they got to him. Was very streaky in the minors too.

Ceetar Feb 02 2016 09:25 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

always strikes me how fast these guys go from minor league prospects with potential to help to 'eh, release him'.

Edgy MD Feb 02 2016 09:27 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

You gotta make a statement to stick. There's always an offseason squeeze between the prospects behind you that need a roster spot and the free agents ahead of you that get signed. Last hired, first fired, so to speak.

Zvon Feb 02 2016 09:27 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

He was good for a few cards.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 02 2016 09:43 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

I never imagined that making custom Ceciliani cards would turn out to be so popular. [fimg=333:pcuvxtsz]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1527/24662360042_e100a055a6_o.jpg[/fimg:pcuvxtsz]

Benjamin Grimm Feb 02 2016 09:45 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

Now the people in Ontario will have all the fun.

Lefty Specialist Feb 03 2016 12:46 AM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

If he never resurfaces, he'll always at least have that one dinger to his credit.

MFS62 Feb 03 2016 02:04 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

I've remembered Beany and Cecil far longer than I'll probably remember Darrell. Later

Vic Sage Feb 03 2016 02:59 PM Re: Cecilyalater (Memories of Darrell Cee)

Lives on a giant hunting ranch in Oregon. They hunt giants in Oregon? I guess that would explain why so few of them are seen in those parts nowadays.