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Zimmo!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2016 05:03 PM

Conforto down, ZIMMO! up, according to Internets

Frayed Knot Jun 25 2016 05:18 PM Re: Zimmo!

Conforto is too talented to not get his shit straightened out and work his way back, but this is the right move IMO. Nimmo expected to be in Atlanta and start in LF tonight according to a report from the Wyoming Tribune - and if you can't trust them as a source ....

Ashie62 Jun 25 2016 05:22 PM Re: Zimmo!

It will be nice to see.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2016 05:47 PM Re: Zimmo!

Zimmo's already in Atlanta, the beaters say.

Zvon Jun 25 2016 05:57 PM Re: Zimmo!

WOWZERS!

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 25 2016 06:05 PM Re: Zimmo!

I get this move, but I don't like to see it. Hopefully this is a short stint to find his swing again, and dispatch De Aza and keep Nimno when condor to is ready ( and Lagares healthy.)

G-Fafif Jun 25 2016 06:06 PM Re: Zimmo!

My first adoptee to make it!

soupcan Jun 25 2016 08:01 PM Re: Zimmo!

Really? 'Zimmo'? Can't we just call him by his actual name until or unless he does something endearing?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2016 08:23 PM Re: Zimmo!

http://nypost.com/2013/02/14/now-mets-o ... -mouth-is/ The Wilpons settled their Bernie Madoff problem on very favorable terms. The real-estate market “has gone ‘Zimmo!’ ” Wilpon said, motioning upward and sounding like a “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” cast member. Same for the stock market.

RealityChuck Jun 25 2016 08:24 PM Re: Zimmo!

I vote for Num Nummo, though the reference is pretty obscure.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2016 08:37 PM Re: Zimmo!

soupcan wrote: Really? 'Zimmo'? Can't we just call him by his actual name until or unless he does something endearing? It's better than calling him "Aquaman" or "Doctor Strange".

soupcan Jun 25 2016 09:10 PM Re: Zimmo!

Ah, 'ZIMMO!' Makes much more sense. I get it now. Carry on.

Frayed Knot Jun 25 2016 09:40 PM Re: Zimmo!

Besides, it makes him sound like the long-lost sixth Marx brother.

d'Kong76 Jun 25 2016 10:07 PM Re: Zimmo!

I know The Nuge is not a big forum fave, but this song rocks. I miss Conforto already but hopefully this is.... [youtube:2j82uthi]TpPCCCsC2K8[/youtube:2j82uthi]

Frayed Knot Jun 25 2016 11:51 PM Re: Zimmo!

Scouting Report

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 26 2016 05:25 AM Re: Zimmo!

On-base-y, decent defense, moderate speed, questionable pop that's developing a bit late, whiter than a Trump Sunday brunch. If you take away the first-rounder pedigree, Nimmo is the epitome of the kind of guy that turns into a half-season All-Star when he gets called up to be a Cardinal, isn't he?

d'Kong76 Jun 26 2016 05:59 PM Re: Zimmo!

Seeing Nimmo primarily in print (and on screen) for so many years I always mispronounced his name in my head. Now hearing it so much the last few days, the correct pronunciation sounds odd to me.

Frayed Knot Jun 26 2016 06:56 PM Re: Zimmo!

Previous ML'ers born in Wyoming (only Alaska has had fewer) although it's unclear how many of them lived in Wyoming for very long: - Tom Browning (1984-1995) - but drafted out of Lemoyne College in Syracuse - John Buck (2004-2014) - the one-time NYM was drafted out of HS in Utah - Dennis Debarr (1977) pitched in 14 with the expansion Blue Jays in 1977, but came out of HS in California - Mike Devereaux (1987-1998) drafted out of Arizona State - Jan Dukes (1969-72) pitched a total of 16 games for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. Came through UC Santa Clara - Dick Ellsworth (1958-1971) HS in Fresno, CA - Bob Harris (1938-1942) came through Western Nebraska Comm Coll - Jeremy Horst (2011-2013) Pitched for Cincy & the Phils but currently in the Mexican Lg and also came through HS in North Dakota - Bucky Jacobson (2004) Got 160 ABs for the ’04 Mariners but was another one who had abandoned Wyoming before HS (Oregon). - Mike Lansing (1993-2001) Expos, Rox, Bosox. The first to list his HS as being in Wyoming - John McClosky (1906-1907) Pitched for the Phils; died in Pennsylvania - Rick Sofield (1979-1981) OF for the Twins, and went to HS in New Jersey - Dan Spillner (1974-1985) RHP for SD & Cleveland (or ‘The Land’ as it’s apparently now called, at least on ESPN). HS in Washington state. - Zach Walters (2013-2015) Nats, Indians, and currently in AAA Okla City (Dodgers). But, again, HS in Las Vegas, NV - Bill Wilkinson (1985-1988) RHP for the Mariners. HS in Colorado

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 29 2016 12:51 AM Re: Zimmo!

Zimmo has reportedly been recalled. DL for someone or crazy trade or something.

Nymr83 Jul 29 2016 01:03 AM Re: Zimmo!

d'Kong76 wrote: Seeing Nimmo primarily in print (and on screen) for so many years I always mispronounced his name in my head. Now hearing it so much the last few days, the correct pronunciation sounds odd to me. are you telling me it is NOT pronounced like a the cartoon clown fish? i refuse to believe that.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 29 2016 01:38 AM Re: Zimmo!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Zimmo has reportedly been recalled. DL for someone or crazy trade or something. DL for Cespy? DFA DeAza?

d'Kong76 Jul 29 2016 01:54 AM Re: Zimmo!

G-Fafif wrote: Lagares to DL for thumb ligaments, apparently facing surgery. Nimmo en route.

d'Kong76 Jul 29 2016 01:56 AM Re: Zimmo!

Nymr83 wrote: are you telling me it is NOT pronounced like a the cartoon clown fish? i refuse to believe that. I'm pretty sure even the booth (Ronnie) has/does pronounce it Neemo. Guess we'll get another dose this weekend and see.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2016 12:21 PM Re: Zimmo!

Team needs new blood one way or another.

Frayed Knot Jul 29 2016 12:41 PM Re: Zimmo!

We also now have ONE RH-hitting OF to go with four LH hitters, and the RH guy is at least partially injured.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2016 01:09 PM Re: Zimmo!

Yup. Tough news if your name is Eric Campbell, and Travis Taijeron is wondering when he backed into Jeff Wilpon's car. But the team obviously is more concerned with their depth at center with Laggy out and Céspedes incapacitated.

bmfc1 Jul 29 2016 01:10 PM Re: Zimmo!

Frayed Knot wrote: We also now have ONE RH-hitting OF to go with four LH hitters, and the RH guy is at least partially injured. For that reason, I would have called up Travis Taijeron who is "raking" but he's not on the 40-man. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2016/ALL

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 29 2016 01:41 PM Re: Zimmo!

bmfc1 wrote: We also now have ONE RH-hitting OF to go with four LH hitters, and the RH guy is at least partially injured. For that reason, I would have called up Travis Taijeron who is "raking" but he's not on the 40-man. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2016/ALL Yeah but if you watched any spring training you'd know that Taijeron can barely play a corner OF position, much less center field. Has a bat, though.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2016 02:03 PM Re: Zimmo!

If we want a righty who can play center, the Angels have designated the uninspiring Todd Cunningham for assignment. More interesting, if only by a little, is fellow DFA Junior Lake of the Blue Jays.

Frayed Knot Jul 29 2016 02:24 PM Re: Zimmo!

And then there's Roger Bernadina who's doing OK (.302/.388/.470) although, as with all these guys, you have to remember that, yeah, it's the minors and, yeah, it's Vegas. He's currently playing a mixture of CF & LF and would have to be added to the 40-man as well. As I remember from his Nationals days he was uber-athletic but those talents didn't always translate themselves into baseball skills. Enough pop and speed to intrigue you but also too many Ks to ever work into a full-time job, kind of a like an earlier version of current National's OF Michael Taylor who essentially replaced Bernadina on the 4th/5th/6th OF shuttle system.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2016 02:27 PM Re: Zimmo!

The Shark is also a lefthand batter though, so it brings us back to where we started.

Frayed Knot Jul 29 2016 02:28 PM Re: Zimmo!

Oh dang! I guess I had him too much confused with Michael Taylor.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2016 02:36 PM Re: Zimmo!

Linebacker/outfielders like him just look like right-handed hitters. Ben Johnson types.

bmfc1 Jul 29 2016 06:18 PM Re: Zimmo!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We also now have ONE RH-hitting OF to go with four LH hitters, and the RH guy is at least partially injured. For that reason, I would have called up Travis Taijeron who is "raking" but he's not on the 40-man. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2016/ALL Yeah but if you watched any spring training you'd know that Taijeron can barely play a corner OF position, much less center field. Has a bat, though. I watched too much spring training and that's true but when your RF'er should be a LF'er (Granderson) because of his arm and you are teaching a LF'er CF during the season (Conforto) and you play a Gold Glove LF'er in CF (YC), then it feels as if D isn't a big priority for this team (put HoJo at SS!). Besides, I was going with him simply because he bats righty.

Ashie62 Jul 30 2016 09:01 AM Re: Zimmo!

I'm looking for Nimmo to play full time when Conforto goes to Milwaukee.

Edgy MD Jul 30 2016 12:10 PM Re: Zimmo!

If Conforto is going to Milwaukee, they'd better be sending Hank Aaron back.

Frayed Knot Jul 30 2016 12:50 PM Re: Zimmo!

Edgy MD wrote: If Conforto is going to Milwaukee, they'd better be sending Hank Aaron back. Nah. I'd want a true middle of the order hitter back and I doubt the now 82 y/o Hank would hit any higher than 6th in our current lineup.

cooby Jul 31 2016 12:41 AM Re: Zimmo!

Zing!