The Pete Alonso Conundrum

[Fman99]

It's not even the right sport. What does Boomer Esiason know?

I won't believe it until Mark Messier is reporting the same

[Edgy MD]

The word of Corey Pavin isn't good enough for you? Boris Becker?

[metsmarathon]

When Boris Becker speaks, you listen.

[Frayed Knot]

Is it still Friday?

[TransMonk]

[ashie62]

I guess we're done blaming Nimmo for all of this

The Alonso conundrum has become surreal

Speaking of "conundrum" that was the title of a Jethro Tull live album of roughly the 1978 Songs from the Wood tour

[kcmets]

I read Pete's considering playing in Japan for huge yen.

Huge, I tell ya!

[MFS62]

So, my headline is
Boomer Bust

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Is it still Friday?!?

[Edgy MD]

Perhaps he meant a different Friday?

[Centerfield]

You would think he wouldn’t come out that confidently without good info.

I really wonder what happened here.

[Buck4Prez]

You would think he wouldn’t come out that confidently without good info.

I really wonder what happened here.

why would you think that? He's not a journalist, he's a guy paid to have takes. Right or wrong, doesn't matter. People are gonna tune in Monday, pay attention Monday (well, if our dictator hasn't turned off radio signals) and give him even more attention.

[Edgy MD]

There aren't too many sports radio guys who lose their gig by reporting something that turns out to be false.

[kcmets]

Maybe he got some bad info, happens all the time. We all get bad
info daily, hourly and minute by minute.

Here's some, I heard Pete will be a Met sometime tomorrow. I know
it, the American people know and hell the ghost of Bob Dole knows it.

[ashie62]

Somewhere Joey Meneses is thinking "I'm gonna be the starting first basemen for the New York Mets!"

[Centerfield]

You would think he wouldn’t come out that confidently without good info.

I really wonder what happened here.

why would you think that? He's not a journalist, he's a guy paid to have takes. Right or wrong, doesn't matter. People are gonna tune in Monday, pay attention Monday (well, if our dictator hasn't turned off radio signals) and give him even more attention.

Well, he’s not just a talk show host. He’s Boomer Esiason. He’s a Super Bowl QB and a bona fide celebrity before he ever started broadcasting. And no, he’s not going to lose his job for being wrong, but something like this erodes at his credibility. And as an athlete, a former QB, he’s egotistical enough that being right matters to him.

He had plenty of chances to hedge in the clip I heard Friday. He was firm and confident, and said something about his information being 100% solid.

So I’m just wondering what happened. The possibilities I guess are that he’s full of shit and did it for engagement, he was fed bad info, or the intel was good but something changed.

I’m saying given who he his the first possibility seems unlikely.

But what the hell do I know.

[Edgy MD]

Well, he’s not just a talk show host. He’s Boomer Esiason. He’s a Super Bowl QB and a bona fide celebrity before he ever started broadcasting. And no, he’s not going to lose his job for being wrong, but something like this erodes at his credibility. And as an athlete, a former QB, he’s egotistical enough that being right matters to him.

"For God's sake, people! Listen to this man!"

[Centerfield]

Oof. Point taken.

[metirish]

My sources indicate that Toronto are favorite to sign Pete, three year deal at $75 on the table

[roger_that]

Hell, I'd pay him $80 myself to stay.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

My sources indicate that Toronto are favorite to sign Pete, three year deal at $75 on the table

I have to believe the Mets would at lease match that.

[Edgy MD]

I'm mostly interested in learning that metirish has sources.

[TransMonk]

Times of India?

[Centerfield]

Maybe Boomer meant next Friday.

[Fman99]

We're getting down to the wire. Pitchers and catchers report a week from today. Position players report a week from Monday. That's twelve days hence.

You'd have to think that both the Alonso and Bregman contracts will be resolved by that Monday/Tuesday (Toronto position players report Tues 2/18).