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Finally, Spring Training

TransMonk Feb 13 2008 04:32 PM

Hockey style catcher's masks are dorky.

DocTee Feb 13 2008 05:12 PM

At least it's not black.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 14 2008 07:55 AM

We have a foot of snow here in Grand Rapids, and it has been around 0 degrees for a chunk of the last week. But after seeing that photo of Schneider, the snow doesn't seem as deep and the wind doesn't blow as cold.

metirish Feb 14 2008 08:05 AM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: But after seeing that photo of Schneider, the snow doesn't seem as deep and the wind doesn't blow as cold. Mets guy feeling just a little sentimental today?.....way too much blue in that picture....really I dont like that helmet and hope it's only for practice.

Frayed Knot Feb 14 2008 08:18 AM

If you were a catcher what would you use, the old-style catcher's mask or the newer hockey-style helmet? In the immortal words of the late Spiro Agnew: No Lo Contendre P.S. I think the helmet scheme is kinda cool. It looks like the helmet under the mask (with a bit of flourish added) - just all in one piece.

TransMonk Feb 14 2008 08:27 AM

metirish wrote: .....way too much blue in that picture....really I dont like that helmet and hope it's only for practice. I'm guessing that is his ST helmet to match the BP/ST blue jerseys. Once the season starts he'll probably have 2 or 3 to match each ensemble. Yes, even a black one. I would go old style mask with my ballcap turned backwards.

AG/DC Feb 14 2008 08:52 AM

Old style, yeah! I'd wear my colloar up like eighties teen sensation Nap LaJoie. If I was in the outfield, I wouldn't go with one of those big sissy gloves with two sqaure feet of webbing. No sir, I'd be like Rebel Oakes, and wear a glove possibly smaller than my hand, forcing me to catch all flies in my palm. Mostly, if I was playing third, I'd want to equip myself in nothing but an an old oven mitt. If it was good enough for John McGraw, it's good enough for me.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 14 2008 08:52 AM

I'd be like Jason Phillips and wear an old-style mask, but over a forward-facing batting helmet. If I may insert a blatant commercial message, the sidebar on catching equipment in new book ( entirely the work of my co-writer btw) is prolly my favorite part of the whole book.

TransMonk Feb 14 2008 08:58 AM

"Hey, Brian...that goalie mask looks dorky. Joe Mauer would never wear that."

metirish Feb 14 2008 09:07 AM

Now that shirt I like.....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 14 2008 09:14 AM

Ten billion dollars sez a) Johan is wearing that so you'd say that b) That shirt is available NOW!!!! on mets.com

DocTee Feb 14 2008 09:18 AM

He should customize his mask with an orange dot and red apple to really irk the CPF old-liners.

metirish Feb 14 2008 09:28 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ten billion dollars sez a) Johan is wearing that so you'd say that b) That shirt is available NOW!!!! on mets.com Of course I checked and didn't see it........

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 14 2008 09:38 AM

I owe you $10 billion but I'm a little short this week

metirish Feb 14 2008 02:13 PM

Who's the big guy to the trainers right? I think David found a new BFF. What's with yellow, three people in th eoffice today are wearing yellow tops/shirts.

Nymr83 Feb 14 2008 03:53 PM

its about time, but we're still a month and a half from the real games

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 14 2008 04:11 PM

longest 5 weeks of the year starting...NOW

metirish Feb 19 2008 11:17 AM

I doubt the black is going away any time soon looks like Willie has gained a few pounds. A disturbing sequence here.

seawolf17 Feb 19 2008 11:26 AM

="metirish"] I swear I thought that was Art Howe on the far right. I don't know who it is, but he gave me the heebie-jeebies. ="metirish"] Has the Y always been on top of the N? That looks wrong to me.

AG/DC Feb 19 2008 11:32 AM

The double (and occasionally triple) insigniae, with one on top of the other, is wrong. It's one more byproduct of the black.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 19 2008 11:44 AM

I agree. The N and the Y should be cojoined. If there's an outline, it should outline both letters as if they were one; the letters shouldn't be outlined individually.

AG/DC Feb 19 2008 11:54 AM

="seawolf17"] ="metirish"] I swear I thought that was Art Howe on the far right. I don't know who it is, but he gave me the heebie-jeebies. I think that's the esteemed (esteemed by Farmer Ted and myself, at any rate) Guy Conti. I'm guessing that's Schneider on the left and obviously Rick Peterson and his mullet second from the right having his fist metaphor ignored by Santana. What I kind of like during the P&C period, as position players come straggling in, is the lack of dictatorial sartorial control in the workout gear. We're looking at three different hats and four different tops there.

Gwreck Feb 19 2008 12:03 PM

AG/DC wrote: I think that's the esteemed (esteemed by Farmer Ted and myself, at any rate) Guy Conti. Others, too (including myself). Was watching the SportsCentury: Pedro Martinez this weekend. Did you know that Guy Conti was the pitching coach for the Great Falls (MT) Dodger Rookie League Team that Pedro pitched for? Conti and his wife were good friends to Pedro and helped him learn English by teaching him one new word a day. Pedro referred to Conti as "my white Daddy."

metirish Feb 19 2008 12:38 PM

]and obviously Rick Peterson and his mullet second from the right having his fist metaphor ignored by Santana Excellent.

seawolf17 Feb 19 2008 02:30 PM

Not only is Peterson being ignored, but Conti thinks it's hilarious. I'm sure Johan eventually got around to pounding Peterson's rock. It's all good.

Farmer Ted Feb 19 2008 07:46 PM

Guy Conti is my hero.

TheOldMole Feb 20 2008 08:09 AM

Pedro has more daddies?

metirish Feb 20 2008 09:59 AM

Fernando.

AG/DC Feb 20 2008 10:19 AM

Big forearms for a teenager, aren't they?

metirish Feb 20 2008 10:23 AM

As they say he's built like a brick shithouse.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 20 2008 10:25 AM

Dreamy, mischeivious look! He's like that midget on American Idol who sung Smokey Robinson!

seawolf17 Feb 20 2008 10:27 AM

Can we start calling him "Brick Shithouse"? That'd be outstanding.

AG/DC Feb 20 2008 10:32 AM

Even his nips are hard.

Vic Sage Feb 21 2008 03:55 PM

you fellas ought to get a room...

metirish Feb 22 2008 09:06 PM

I'm watching Daily News Live(not live at 11PM) and they are actually talking over what it means that Santana gave up some hits today in his first live batting practice.

Triple Dee Feb 22 2008 10:32 PM

metirish wrote: I'm watching Daily News Live(not live at 11PM) and they are actually talking over what it means that Santana gave up some hits today in his first live batting practice. So what did they come up with? From the video I saw, Santana and Schneider were basically calling out his pitches. How much meaning are they going to get out of that?

metsmarathon Feb 23 2008 08:30 AM

i'd be much more concerned if our batters weren't able to get any hits off of any pitcher's first batting practice session.

metirish Feb 28 2008 07:55 PM

Santana hits a home run during batting practice for pitchers, he and his team mates react.

seawolf17 Feb 29 2008 10:24 AM

Howie Clark, wearing #93.

Gwreck Feb 29 2008 10:35 AM

I believe that's Brady Clark.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 29 2008 11:02 AM

Check out Keith's haircut! I've never seen him with such short hair!

Benjamin Grimm Feb 29 2008 11:14 AM

Ron Darling says that, if he's healthy, Santana will threaten to get 300 strikeouts this year.

TransMonk Feb 29 2008 11:23 AM

Santana's debut less than desired. Gave up a 3 run dinger to Juan Gonzalez (yeah, that Juan Gonzalez from the 1990s) in the first.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 29 2008 11:27 AM

Mets open the bottom of the first with back-to-back singles. Reyes beats out an infield hit, then Clark singles up the middle sending Reyes to third.

metirish Feb 29 2008 01:23 PM

In his regular-season career against Santana, Gonzalez has six hits in seven at-bats, including two homers and two doubles. Source Mets.com St. Louis leads 4 - 3 in the 8th. Santana - 2IP - HITS - 4- RUNS 3 [URL=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_02_29_slnmlb_nynmlb_1]box[/URL]

KC Feb 29 2008 05:23 PM

Wow, just watched the first inning re-run. Looks like we got some damaged goods. I demand a full investigation into this trade NOW!!!

Frayed Knot Feb 29 2008 06:09 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Check out Keith's haircut! I've never seen him with such short hair! Or as big a belly

KC Mar 01 2008 11:31 AM

Gary freakin' me out in the 2nd against the Dodgers as I'm reading Niese's wikipedia blurb and he's saying what I'm reading. Niese looks sharp. Do we need a ST-IGT thread or is this it?

AG/DC Mar 01 2008 01:34 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ron Darling says that, if he's healthy, Santana will threaten to get 300 strikeouts this year. AG/DC says that, if healthy, Ron isn't thinking that through.

KC Mar 05 2008 12:29 PM

Lotta good Kiner today on the SNY broadcast - watch or record tonight if you're not watching today. OE: sorry, boxing and college basketball on SNY tonight.