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Hand Job

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 15 2021 07:00 AM

Mets close to deal with Mr. Hand, twitter says

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2021 07:07 AM Re: Hand Job

GNARLY!!!! [FIMG=400]https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/598dab6338291d36bb48bd9f/7:3/w_1056,h_452,c_limit/spicoli.png[/FIMG]

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 07:14 AM Re: Hand Job

Unhand that bulletin! https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1350081526441111553?s=21

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 07:17 AM Re: Hand Job

Olney says it's Hand jive. https://twitter.com/buster_espn/status/1350082451390033922?s=21

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2021 07:20 AM Re: Hand Job

These puns are getting out of hand.

MFS62 Jan 15 2021 07:23 AM Re: Hand Job

Benjamin Grimm wrote: These puns are getting out of hand. We have to hand it to you, you're right. Later

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 07:24 AM Re: Hand Job

/handwave

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2021 07:29 AM Re: Hand Job

Have we fingered the culprit responsible for the errant report? If so we should give his reporting a thumbs down and make him pinky swear never to do it again.

smg58 Jan 15 2021 07:31 AM Re: Hand Job

No doubt it was somebody with left-handed intentions.

Fman99 Jan 15 2021 07:57 AM Re: Hand Job

I feel like these guys should reach around the competition and sign him.

TransMonk Jan 15 2021 08:54 AM Re: Hand Job

Yup. That's the one. BOC

Lefty Specialist Jan 15 2021 09:56 AM Re: Hand Job

Frayed Knot wrote: Have we fingered the culprit responsible for the errant report? If so we should give his reporting a thumbs down and make him pinky swear never to do it again. A knucklehead, no doubt.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 15 2021 10:16 AM Re: Hand Job

Well this thread was anti-climactic.

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2021 10:47 AM Re: Hand Job

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Well this thread was anti-climactic. Yeah, but maybe it will wind up with a happy ending.

Lefty Specialist Jan 15 2021 11:09 AM Re: Hand Job

Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Well this thread was anti-climactic. Yeah, but maybe it will wind up with a happy ending. Or blisters.

G-Fafif Jan 15 2021 11:24 AM Re: Hand Job

Hand holding out for a better deal? https://youtu.be/Hrm-rPSCIBw

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 01:54 PM Re: Hand Job

I give you the prosaic subhead, and you give me the goofy headlines that editors are preparing in the passionate quest to win the 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby. [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers [*] _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too [*] _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Fman99 Jan 15 2021 01:58 PM Re: Hand Job

The only one I get from that list is "One Hand In My Pocket" (#5).

cal sharpie Jan 15 2021 02:01 PM Re: Hand Job

7. Willie and the Hand Jive

dinosaur jesus Jan 15 2021 02:06 PM Re: Hand Job

6. Hand's Across the Water

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 02:20 PM Re: Hand Job

Excellent work on the middle three! [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2021 02:23 PM Re: Hand Job

8. HAND'S DOWN

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 02:59 PM Re: Hand Job

I thought that would go first. What an insensitive headline editor that guy must be! [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2021 03:03 PM Re: Hand Job

9 -- SECOND-HAND NEWS

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 03:20 PM Re: Hand Job

Bingo! It's all about the Fleetwoods. [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list] Hey, we're halfway home!

Chad ochoseis Jan 15 2021 03:38 PM Re: Hand Job

Was 3 supposed to be repeated twice? Looks like GIVE 'EM A HAND!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2021 03:39 PM Re: Hand Job

Frayed Knot wrote: 9 -- SECOND-HAND NEWS If it was Brad's sister, instead of brother, it could have been SECOND-HAND ROSE.

Edgy MD Jan 15 2021 04:09 PM Re: Hand Job

Chad ochoseis wrote: Was 3 supposed to be repeated twice? Looks like GIVE 'EM A HAND! You're halfway home! [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Fman99 Jan 16 2021 05:23 AM Re: Hand Job

10. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 16 2021 06:09 AM Re: Hand Job

2. HAND'S OFF, SHE'S MINE

Edgy MD Jan 16 2021 09:32 AM Re: Hand Job

Great work, mofos! [list=1] [*] _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] H A N D ' S　O F F ,　S H E ' S　M I N E (Johnny Lunchbucket) Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] K E E P　Y O U R　H A N D S　T O　Y O U R S E L F (Fman) Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Edgy MD Jan 16 2021 09:35 AM Re: Hand Job

We're down to two and a half answers! Don't let Fman win! I HATE that guy!

Willets Point Jan 16 2021 10:12 AM Re: Hand Job

"Give 'em a yell! Give 'em a Hand!" And let 'em know your rootin' in the stand!

Willets Point Jan 16 2021 10:18 AM Re: Hand Job

The Back of Your Hand

Willets Point Jan 16 2021 10:19 AM Re: Hand Job

Err, those are for 3 and 1 respectively.

Willets Point Jan 16 2021 10:21 AM Re: Hand Job

4. Washing Their Hands.

MFS62 Jan 16 2021 10:36 AM Re: Hand Job

------ ---- ---- The guy who fought with Buddy's selling his memorabilia. Later

Edgy MD Jan 16 2021 11:21 AM Re: Hand Job

Willets giving no quarter and no fucks. Yeah, he pounded out consecuguesses, but I didn't declare them off-limits. Plus, he came in late and got the stuff everybody else missed. I'm declaring Willets Point the winner, and while I don't have any appropriate prizes on hand, I'm happy to award him with my respect and good opinion. [list=1] [*] T H E　B A C K　O F　Y O U R　H A N D (Willets Point) A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 [*] H A N D ' S　O F F ,　S H E ' S　M I N E (Johnny Lunchbucket) Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 [*] G I V E　' E M　A　Y E L L !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! (chad ochoseis/Willets Point) MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 [*] W A S H I N G　T H E I R　H A N D S (Willets Point) After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 [*] O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 [*] H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 [*] W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 [*] H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 [*] S E C O N D-H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 [*] K E E P　Y O U R　H A N D S　T O　Y O U R S E L F (Fman) Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander [/list]

Fman99 Jan 16 2021 08:10 PM Re: Hand Job

Edgy MD wrote: We're down to two and a half answers! Don't let Fman win! I HATE that guy! Wow.

Edgy MD Jan 16 2021 08:53 PM Re: Hand Job

It was a passing thing. I'm over it. Sorry.

Fman99 Jan 17 2021 06:56 PM Re: Hand Job

Edgy MD wrote: It was a passing thing. I'm over it. Sorry. I'll chalk this up to Covid/political emotional fatigue and that's that.

Edgy MD Jan 17 2021 07:18 PM Re: Hand Job

I kid! I was rooting for you the whole time!

ashie62 Jan 17 2021 10:34 PM Re: Hand Job

Thats what we do.

bmfc1 Jan 24 2021 05:39 PM Re: Hand Job Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jan 24 2021 06:07 PM

Hand to the last team you want him to go to--the Nationals. He's now their closer which is what he wanted (he can close and be a FA again next year). I guess he also wanted to play for a second-rate organization with third-rate fans rather than deal with the pressure of New York so F him. (BTW, the Mets would have had Hand if the ownership change happened one week sooner.)

TransMonk Jan 24 2021 05:52 PM Re: Hand Job

https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1353502332538023937?s=21

Fman99 Jan 24 2021 06:59 PM Re: Hand Job

Well fnerp

Edgy MD Jan 24 2021 07:57 PM Re: Hand Job

I realize that it's a silly notion, but I tend to feel like Washington is where relievers go to blow up their careers.

Lefty Specialist Jan 25 2021 04:04 AM Re: Hand Job

=Fman99 post_id=54691 time=1611539990 user_id=86]Well fnerp

yeah, this.

ashie62 Jan 25 2021 04:17 AM Re: Hand Job

And Brad Hand is a gnat for one year 10.5M

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 25 2021 06:10 AM Re: Hand Job

NATIONALS GIVE HAND JOB

bmfc1 Sep 02 2021 12:12 PM Re: Hand Job Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 02 2021 12:14 PM

Toronto traded for him, waived him and he is finally a NY Met. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1433491843069661184[/TWEET] IIRC, he wanted to be a closer and then re-enter the FA market with that label so he rejected the Mets offer and went to WSH to be their closer. He wasn't very good so they traded him to TOR where he failed again as a closer. He is now a Met and not a closer.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 02 2021 12:13 PM Re: Hand Job

Mr. Hand!

A Boy Named Seo Sep 02 2021 12:46 PM Re: Hand Job

Pros: -wily vet with history of success -fastball velo up 2 MPH from last year! -BABIP is low at .254 -good distraction! Cons: -ineligible for playoffs when the Mets win every game this month -K/9 down from 11.86 last year to 8.24 this year -xERA, FIP, xFIP and SIERA are all worse than his ERA -expensive audition for 2022

seawolf17 Sep 02 2021 12:54 PM Re: Hand Job

If he was released by Toronto, he's basically free. I don't see how we get more than 8-10 innings out of him this month, but yeah, sure, I guess.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2021 01:04 PM Re: Hand Job

Hand & Bauer, two of the more talked about potential signings last winter, both wound up being bullets-dodged cases when they weren't signed - albeit for different reasons.

G-Fafif Sep 02 2021 01:18 PM Re: Hand Job

Hand shoves Hartlieb (DFA) off the 40-man.

smg58 Sep 02 2021 01:30 PM Re: Hand Job

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Pros: -fastball velo up 2 MPH from last year! Somebody had him fix what hadn't been broken.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2021 02:22 PM Re: Hand Job

=G-Fafif post_id=76331 time=1630610336 user_id=55] Hand shoves Hartlieb (DFA) off the 40-man.

Hand over heart.

dinosaur jesus Sep 02 2021 02:38 PM Re: Hand Job

I hope he brings the mojo.

G-Fafif Sep 02 2021 02:39 PM Re: Hand Job

Brad has been Handed No. 52.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 02 2021 02:52 PM Re: Hand Job

That's more than a hand! That's a full deck!

G-Fafif Sep 02 2021 02:55 PM Re: Hand Job

52 will pick up with the Mets tomorrow in DC.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2021 03:26 PM Re: Hand Job

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's more than a hand! That's a full deck! Let's hope he's really dealing out there. (now there's another bygone baseball saying: a pitcher pitching well was "really dealing")