New York Mets 2005-2006 offseason thread - Page 7

Skipaway · 12-01-2005, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Melo

Supposedly Ramon Hernandez agent has put word out that he'd accept a 4 year/24M deal. At that price, I'd do it in a heart beat. Supposedly Hernandez was originally angling for 8M/year.

Yeah! That could easily become one of the best bargain of this offseason!

QuestGAV · 12-01-2005, 11:20 PM

It'd be a very smart move for the Mets.

NCBeachBum · 12-04-2005, 03:59 PM

Accxording to the Times, the Mets have now turned their sights towards a trade for LoDuca. Just what y'all need, another guy who always fades in the second half.

QuestGAV · 12-04-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NCBeachBum

Accxording to the Times, the Mets have now turned their sights towards a trade for LoDuca. Just what y'all need, another guy who always fades in the second half.

Not to mention that he's 33, 4 years older than Hernandez, inferior to Hernandez now, and has two years left on his contract that will pay him $6.25M each year.

darkhorse · 12-04-2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by QuestGAV

Not to mention that he's 33, 4 years older than Hernandez, inferior to Hernandez now, and has two years left on his contract that will pay him $6.25M each year.

Man, DePo was stupid to trade him.

NCBeachBum · 12-04-2005, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Man, DePo was stupid to trade him.

Didn't anyone tell you? He wasn't just Paul LoDuca. He was Paul Loduca, heart and soul of the Dodgers clubhouse.

GForce · 12-04-2005, 07:04 PM

Rumors since coming to work:

-- Tigers offered Pudge Rodriguez for Benson

-- Mets are leaking the LoDuca rumor to try and get Hernandez or Molina to drop their asking price for fear the Mets will look elsewhere. They have no true interest in LoDuca.

GH

Luis_Rivera · 12-04-2005, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

Rumors since coming to work:

-- Tigers offered Pudge Rodriguez for Benson

Ew... I'd rather keep a league average pitcher for $7MM/yr than take on a catcher who'se hit the wall at $10MM/yr.

GForce · 12-04-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Luis_Rivera

Ew... I'd rather keep a league average pitcher for $7MM/yr than take on a catcher who'se hit the wall at $10MM/yr.

But if you're the Tigers, and you know Minaya loves to sign a) Latin players, and b) big names, you dangle this and hope he bites.

I sure hope not.

GH

GForce · 12-04-2005, 07:24 PM

Ummmm...now apparently the LoDuca talks ARE for real...perhaps very, very real.

I think I'm gonna throw up.

GH

boilermaker · 12-04-2005, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

Ummmm...now apparently the LoDuca talks ARE for real...perhaps very, very real.

I think I'm gonna throw up.

GH

ESPN has reported it as a done deal, via trade.

Luis_Rivera · 12-04-2005, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

But if you're the Tigers, and you know Minaya loves to sign a) Latin players, and b) big names, you dangle this and hope he bites.

I sure hope not.

GH

Haha... yea I was more approaching the proposal from a Mets' standpoint since I'm in your thread.

GForce · 12-04-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

ESPN has reported it as a done deal, via trade.

For Gabby Hernandez and who else?

F*$&!!!

GH

QuestGAV · 12-04-2005, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

For Gabby Hernandez and who else?

F*$&!!!

GH

Let's wait to see who the PTBNL is... maybe it's Matsui and this deal will be even.

ctorg · 12-05-2005, 08:49 AM

Well, here's hoping Minaya is able to fill the other holes better. Once can only assume that the free agent catchers either didn't want to come to the Mets or didn't want contracts that the Mets were willing to work with.

QuestGAV · 12-05-2005, 09:55 AM

Molina and Hernandez really screwed themselves if that's the case. I think Omar was ready to set the market for FA catchers and now they'll have to find someone else ready to do that. I'm not sure the money will be flowing as freely.

darkhorse · 12-05-2005, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by QuestGAV

Molina and Hernandez really screwed themselves if that's the case. I think Omar was ready to set the market for FA catchers and now they'll have to find someone else ready to do that. I'm not sure the money will be flowing as freely.

I'm sure at least one team will burnett real soon.

GForce · 12-05-2005, 10:20 PM

**** **** ****!!!

From CNNsi:

Some have speculated that Sosa could join the New York Mets, whose general manager, Omar Minaya, signed Sosa to his first professional contract in the 1980s when Minaya was a scout for the Texas Rangers.

"Sammy only needs an opportunity to play and show that he's recovered" from nagging injuries that hurt his play this year, Minaya was quoted as saying in the Sunday edition of El Nacional, another Dominican daily.

No, you stupid bastard. He only needs to be allowed to shove a needle in his ass again.

**** **** ****!!!

GH

darkhorse · 12-05-2005, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

No, you stupid bastard. He only needs to be allowed to shove a needle in his ass again.

Steroids make you younger? Kewl!

GForce · 12-05-2005, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Steroids make you younger? Kewl!

Oh you know what I meant you pain in the ass

GH

12-04-2005, 03:59 PM	#123
NCBeachBum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Topsail Island, NC, USA Posts: 1,049	Accxording to the Times, the Mets have now turned their sights towards a trade for LoDuca. Just what y'all need, another guy who always fades in the second half. __________________ And ain't that a shame, shame, shame Shame, shame, the way you do Oh, it's a shame, shame, shame Shame, shame on you

12-05-2005, 08:49 AM	#135
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Well, here's hoping Minaya is able to fill the other holes better. Once can only assume that the free agent catchers either didn't want to come to the Mets or didn't want contracts that the Mets were willing to work with. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

12-01-2005, 11:20 PM	#122
QuestGAV Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,010	It'd be a very smart move for the Mets.

12-04-2005, 07:04 PM	#127
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Rumors since coming to work: -- Tigers offered Pudge Rodriguez for Benson -- Mets are leaking the LoDuca rumor to try and get Hernandez or Molina to drop their asking price for fear the Mets will look elsewhere. They have no true interest in LoDuca. GH

12-04-2005, 07:24 PM	#130
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Ummmm...now apparently the LoDuca talks ARE for real...perhaps very, very real. I think I'm gonna throw up. GH

12-05-2005, 09:55 AM	#136
QuestGAV Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,010	Molina and Hernandez really screwed themselves if that's the case. I think Omar was ready to set the market for FA catchers and now they'll have to find someone else ready to do that. I'm not sure the money will be flowing as freely.

12-05-2005, 10:20 PM	#138
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	** !!! From CNNsi: Some have speculated that Sosa could join the New York Mets, whose general manager, Omar Minaya, signed Sosa to his first professional contract in the 1980s when Minaya was a scout for the Texas Rangers. "Sammy only needs an opportunity to play and show that he's recovered" from nagging injuries that hurt his play this year, Minaya was quoted as saying in the Sunday edition of El Nacional, another Dominican daily. No, you stupid bastard. He only needs to be allowed to shove a needle in his ass again. **!!! GH