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Moises Alou will have an MRI today on his swollen ankle, which reports suggest could be fractured.
…according to eyewitnesses, who have been right before, alou was seen limping on his way in to the hospital today, which i am sure comes as no surprise to you…
…if this is true, and he ends up being diagnosed with a fractured ankle, he’ll likely end up out of action for quite a while – despite Omar Minaya suggesting alou could play with such an injury, while talking to reporters over the weekend…
…ummm, is he watching the same alou that you and i are…alou hurts himself when 100 percent healthy…how will he stay in line while playing with a fracture…
…at any rate, if it ends up being that alou will be out of action through the summer, it leaves a major void in the middle of the lineup – especially when considering the struggles of Carlos Delgado, and how that has impacted Carlos Beltran…
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…by the way, here’s a question to chew on: if Orlando Hernandez pitched an endless batting practice to Moises Alou, who would get hurt first…and what would the injury be…
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Nady isn’t worth top prospects, but the Pirates seem to think he is.
Adam Dunn?
Sign Sammy Sosa.
Sign and start Barry Bonds. I am serious, we need some spark to this team, barry would bring that along with a slew of reporters. Let him start hitting bombs out of shea and if nothing else be walked every other at bat.
Yes it would be a circus yes he would be a distraction in the clubhouse, maybe that is what this team needs. Someone to take the distractions. And who cares it would be for a year and the guy can still hit! Look everyone was on roids, doesn’t make it right and I am not saying it was, but look at Petite across town.
Give it a try sign him to a one year deal let him come in and hit the ball. Like his godfather Willie Mays let him retire a MET!!!!
Sure, let’s let Bonds hit in front of Delgado. This team will set a record for hitting into double plays. So much for getting younger and right-handed. No, thank you.
That’s an excellent point, if Bonds became the story then it would completely take the focus off the collapse, the booing, Delgado and all that other BS that we’ve had to hear about this season.
and really, who doesn’t love a circus? :-)
His knees are shot. He cannot play the field anymore. If he ends playing it will be in the AL where he can DH. Besides signing him or Green means the person would be around a month away. Depending on the injury Alou could be back by then. I personally say start Pagan see what he has full time. He has held his own for a month and everyone already knew how to pitch to him from his time with the Cubs. If he starts fading look to the minors for help maybe Fernando forces the Mets hands like Wright did and goes to AAA and than the majors in July.
Xavier Nady–who I don’t think is the answer at all–can’t be the solution in LF and 1B at the same time.
I still would like to see Kendry Morales (primarily 1B, can play some OF); I am OK with Pagan/Endy (though Endy could really stand to be traded now) in LF IF the organization thinks FMart will be ready in Sept/next year.
Hey, if we’re struggling at the deadline, Bonds will still be available! (Just kidding, mostly.)
As much as I don’t want him to be a Metm how incredible would that lineup look with Bonds in it? Bonds protecting Beltran or even Delgado!
And how incredible woud that OF be, with Church and Beltran covering everything that wasn’t hit directly to Barry?
lol
Are you suggesting that Bonds play center? That’s a hell of an idea…
thing is, I bet they could
As compared to the amazing athletic range of Alou? Seriously?
At least Alou will go after a ball and get his uniform dirty if need be. Barry seems to think it’s a gross imposition for him to actually *move* to catch a flyball. I mean, doesn’t the ball know that he’s Barry Bonds and what an honor it would be for the ball to be caught by him?
Exactly Alou doesn’t have great range but he goes hard after the ball and will dive if he has to. Bonds has less range at this point and doesn’t go hard after the ball.
what’s the difference between diving and missing the catch vs. letting it fall in? either way it’s a hit. Besides, the more Alou dives, the more likely he is to break something else.
I would love to see nady but like u said it will not be the end all solution here. Kendry is interesting once i saw his numbers and age is not a bad pick up. I wonder what it would take to get him. And i am against trading MORE prospects away for a team that HAS to get younger. Alot of money is coming off the books for next year and it will be the perfect opportunity to improve on that aspect. Hopefully delgado will build off of the game he just had and find his swing so church can get some protection.
LAA has a million outfielders/DHs and their bullpen is bad. It would be a shame if Heilman and Sosa pitched their way out of a good deal for the Mets.
Sorry to sound so sanctimonious in the previous thread about booing. Because I will put aside my beliefs about booing and boo the hell out of Bonds if he ever plays for the Mets this year.
If the Mets sign Bonds, I will root for another team.
Amen.
Oh come on now.
I can “somewhat” understand if they trade someone away (Wright, Reyes). But to root for another team because they ADD a player. If that is the case I don’t think you are a true Met fan.
Nady is a very nice player who could supplant either Delgado or Alou for us next year as an everyday player. I think his value to the Mets is greater than his value to lots of other teams…as those two spots are where our major holes are next year. Nady would be an excellent 5 or 6 hitter (lefty - righty matchups depending) in this lineup.
I would say to do anything short of trading F-Mart and more than 2 of the following Carp/Evans/Murphy/Niese.
and they can throw in Sosa as a “bonus”
Sosa would be like a negative bonus. It would be like when you were in school and handed in an assignment two days late. You lost 5 points for every day late. So, out of the gate, Pitt would be -10 in the trade.
Are you saying you would be ok with trading Carp and Niese for Nady? INSANE
Carp is regarded as a marginal prospect. It’s not like Nady is 35 years old.
Niese looks like a nice left handed pitcher, but Nady has proven he can be a solid hitter for this team. I’m saying I would do it.
Yeah, I gave it some more thought, and I think I’d do it too. One thing is, I’d have to speak to Nady and make sure that he’s comfortable with taking over 1B for good next year and going forward. If he isn’t, we need to hold on to Carp…
Agreed. I don’t want Texeira. I can see him being a free agent bust.
Texeira will be a great pickup for whoever picks him up, but it won’t be the Mets. This guy will demand way too much money that Omar will not even consider investing. I would honestly, rather have him than anyone else, but it will be impossible to outbid the Yanks on this one…
Maybe I should replace the word “bust” with “overpaid”. I don’t think he is worth 20 mil/year.
I’m a professor who uses hypotheticals to teach ethics, But yours posing the question of who would get hurt first if Hernandez was pitching to Alou beats for humor anything I’ve encountered in many years of teaching and rooting for the Mets.
Chris Aguila. He turned a corner in 2003, and has been a .320 hitter at AAA ever since. He’s raking with a 1.083 OPS in NO this year. Give him a shot in the rotation as soon as Schneider comes back (send down Molina or Casanova).
Chris is that you? LOL
“if Orlando Hernandez pitched an endless batting practice to Moises Alou, who would get hurt first”
First pitch….El Duque’s toe cramps during the delivery and Alou’s hammy pulls as he ducks to get out of the way.
And all you hear is “JUST A BIT OUTSIDE!”
Hernandez won’t even throw the first pitch. Alou will twist his ankle and jam his wrist when he walks up to the plate and tries to to dig in and falls…
What’s the deal with Omar being highly inaccurate regarding injury updates? Who does he think he is kidding? In fact it makes him look very desperate lying about alou’s status….this is not looking good….
The second Alou went down with a hernia, I was sure this was the end for him. I just don’t see him playing again. Good for Pagan, sux for Delgado…
Colonel Mustard, in the Library with the candle stick.
I’ll fess up to voting for Barry. I’d feel extremely weird (and hypocritical as I’ve always killed the guy), but he would make the offense better and would only cost money. I gotta believe Pagan is going to revert back to more of his career numbers and Nady is probably going to cost too much. I don’t like the idea of bringing F-Mart up just yet either. Bonds would be a huge threat in the lineup.
The downside is that he would probably be totally caustic in the locker room and his D is attrocious.
All the talk about passion in the game is going right out the window with you guys, isn’t it. Why are you so set on getting a self-centered, egotistical player who doesn’t care about anyone but himself? Getting Bonds might help the lineup in 2008, but it will hurt the team as a whole in 2008 and beyond. This team needs to build up chemistry, not destroy it…
Well you could argue that nothing helps chemistry like winning. And what would you rather have? A selfish player who performs at a high level, or an unselfish player who stinks?
Bonds isn’t a perfect answer to the LF problem, but then again, I don’t think any of the options are perfect. We need production out of that spot, and Bonds gets a high level of production for nothing but money. Nady gets less production and no headache, but will cost prospect