After losing
Damion Easley for
most likely the rest of the season, the Mets are in need for a new utility man. Wait, scratch that -- the Mets
were in need for a new utility man. From
Ken Rosenthal, whom I strongly suspect never sleeps and has a Blackberry electronically tethered to his brain:
The New York Mets are on the verge of acquiring utility player
Jeff Conine from the Cincinnati Reds for two Class-A position players, according to Major League sources.
It's not the most exciting move, but it's certainly fitting -- I think the annual "Jeff Conine to a contender" trade has kicked off every single stretch run of the past 12 years. Conine isn't quite as versatile as Easley -- at least when it comes to playing the middle infield -- but even at 41 years old he's still a solid bat off the bench. The Mets could have done much worse.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-20-2007 @ 5:23PM
Stan Minkman said...
Jeff Conine the Barbarian is involved in dog-fighting and went to college with Tim Donaghy on a BALCO scholarship.
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8-20-2007 @ 7:40PM
jeff d. said...
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
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8-20-2007 @ 8:42PM
Sandy Drob said...
Conine's BA, OBP, OPS ans SLG% are all below the league average, so this is not much for Met's fans to be excited about.
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8-20-2007 @ 11:31PM
Paul Bosco said...
I looked him up. 213 at-bats, 6 Sac flies, 4-for-4 stolen bases. Seems like a smart player who can get a run in from third with less than 2 out. He could work out well, especially with Endy Chavez and Ruben Gotay as left-handed pinch-hitters.
--Paul Bosco
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8-23-2007 @ 12:01AM
Ron Brewer said...
Have the Red`s pitchers ever heard of backing a guy off of the plate? How can they let this Brave`s catcher, McCann, embarrass them the way he does every time we play them. I guarantee you in the old days a guy like Bob Gibson wouldn`t let the hitter beat him like a drum like that. Bob would have stuck one in his ear for that kind of stuff.
On the lighter side:how about Jeff Piccoro`s Ralph Kramden to Jeff Keppinger`s Ed Norton on the post game show tonight. Is it just me or are there major resemblances there?
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