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Dark Horse Met 2021
Centerfield Feb 17 2021 02:39 PM |
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Hey guys. It's that time of year where we pick our out-of-the-blue hero for the upcoming season.
We don't really have anyone knocking at the doorstep, so unless anyone thinks otherwise, I'm good to allow any rookie. I think Szapucki is the only one reasonably expected to contribute, and expectations are modest. Remember, the more obscure the better. Past winners include: 1977: Lenny Randle 1987: Terry Leach 2006: Jose Valentin 2011: RA Dickey 2012: Scott Hairston 2013: Marlon Byrd 2014: Jacob deGrom 2016: Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo (co-DHMs) 2018: Jeff McNeil 2019: JD Davis 2020: Andres Gimenez
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MFS62 Feb 17 2021 02:54 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Benjamin Grimm Feb 17 2021 03:52 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 17 2021 04:47 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
Ready set, make a bet
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MFS62 Feb 17 2021 04:50 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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smg58 Feb 17 2021 05:41 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Lefty Specialist Feb 17 2021 05:45 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Centerfield Feb 17 2021 06:01 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Wow. Terrific!
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Edgy MD Feb 17 2021 06:53 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
=MFS62 post_id=56318 time=1613605812 user_id=60]But Mazeika was signed away by the Cubs, so if he makes an impression this year it won't be for the Mets. |
MFS62 Feb 18 2021 06:02 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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This is the first we've heard about Mazeika, who as far as I know is still on the roster. Are you thinking about Jake Marisnick? |
Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 18 2021 06:05 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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seawolf17 Feb 18 2021 06:16 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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MFS62 Feb 18 2021 06:35 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Yes. The ex-Mets catcher the Cubs signed was Jose Lobaton. Sorry, Patrick. You're still with us. Later
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Centerfield Feb 18 2021 07:29 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
=seawolf17 post_id=56347 time=1613654201 user_id=91] |
Centerfield Feb 18 2021 07:31 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Sorry Lefty. The judges have ruled that Luis Guillorme and his .865 OPS in 2020 disqualifies him from this contest.
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MFS62 Feb 18 2021 07:45 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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And if that is his hitting, then he must be Rey Ordonez in the field. Later
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metsmarathon Feb 18 2021 07:52 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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ashie62 Feb 18 2021 07:59 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 08:19 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2021 08:49 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Centerfield Feb 18 2021 09:31 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Don't just nominate, make your case! Also, I don't make the final call on the honoree. Everyone knows those kinds of decisions are made in Stockholm.
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 09:41 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Fman99 Feb 18 2021 12:32 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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batmagadanleadoff Feb 18 2021 01:02 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 18 2021 01:06 PM |
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batmagadanleadoff Feb 18 2021 01:05 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Too prominent, even before he got to New York. A dark horse isn't only about exceeding expectations. A dark horse comes out of nowhere. A true dark horse barely registers on the radar before his/her rise to prominence. ____________ What does dark horse mean in slang? The saying dark horse usually means an unexpected winner. ... You might talk about a dark horse in politics or sports (there is usually some kind of competition involved), and the dark horse is the little-known competitor who unexpectedly wins. The idiom comes from horse racing, not surprisingly. A dark horse is a previously less known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals,[1] or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might.
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bmfc1 Feb 18 2021 01:45 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 01:48 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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A Boy Named Seo Feb 18 2021 02:24 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 02:44 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
The second he enters a game, he'll be the top Guamanian-born player in team history.
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Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2021 03:55 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 04:31 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
I nominate lefty Kevin Kobel for 1978. Mostly stinky across various trips in previous years for Milwaukee, coming off a unimpressive year in AAA, his career was at a crossroads when the Mets got him for cash. He got off to a strong start in Tidewater, came up, and plugged the living daylights out of a hole in the rotation. ERA was at about 0.50 through his first 35 innings, while getting jerked from the pen to the rotation and back again.
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batmagadanleadoff Feb 18 2021 04:51 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Excellent choice.
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G-Fafif Feb 18 2021 05:15 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Lefty Specialist Feb 18 2021 05:29 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Feb 18 2021 07:15 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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LWFS Feb 18 2021 07:31 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Marshmallowmilkshake Feb 18 2021 08:22 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Centerfield Feb 19 2021 09:23 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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I'd be disinclined to include mid-year trades of stars. I think the spirit of DHM, and part of what makes it fun, is that no one was expecting anything of these guys when they arrived then performed beyond all of our expectations. Like “wow, can you believe this guy? Who would have thought ____ had this in him?” The minute Yo arrived, we expected greatness. On the other hand, if we trade for Joe Replacement and he hits 30 HRs in August and September, I think that would be ok.
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batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2021 09:26 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Centerfield Feb 22 2021 06:57 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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kcmets Feb 22 2021 07:55 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Centerfield Feb 23 2021 07:11 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Frayed Knot Feb 23 2021 12:52 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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MFS62 Feb 26 2021 03:42 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Oopsie. I hadn't realized he hadn't recovered as much from his surgery as I had hoped until I read this today: So I'll hope Thomas uses this year to fully recover while I change my choice to Sam McWilliams. Later
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86dreamer Feb 27 2021 05:30 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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LWFS Feb 28 2021 01:02 PM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Bartender? Scratch my previous Reid-Foley, and give me the same
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Centerfield Nov 11 2021 09:34 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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Edgy MD Nov 11 2021 11:38 AM Re: Dark Horse Met 2021 |
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