Regis Courtemanche

Bid: Mets Therapy Kit
By Regis Courtemanche - Oct 5, 2008 10:44 am

There is a seller on eBay who is auctioning off a pretty funny “New York Mets Next Year Kit and More”.

The kit partially includes:

Dora the Explorer Band-Aids - to bandage that wounded pride

Orbit Gum - to rid your mouth from the bad taste left from last season

Kleenex - to wipe away all the tears you shed

Personalized Sympathy Card - expressing heart-warming sympathetic thoughts

Jimmy Rollins Baseball Card & Sharpie - intended to be therapeutic

Just goes to show, you can find anything on eBay.

…hat tip to abbey m. for the link…

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Comment by phukthephills
2008-10-05 10:50:41

that is pretty funny

Comment by thebullpensERA
2008-10-05 11:38:12

ha ha ha
i seen this last nite on ebay, is in my “watching+

 
Comment by JavaJoe
2008-10-05 19:12:54

How about this?

You change your little pictures of your face next to the posts with frowns because the Mets are out of it.

:(

Sick of seeing smiley faces when the Mets are done. Nothing to be happy about in Met land until Spring.

 
Comment by NYM-EQ-CHOKE
2008-10-05 19:43:50

CAUGHT THE LATEST??

METS S**K!

PHILS ADVANCE

CARLOS BELTRAN LIED!! THE PHILS ARE STILL THE TEAM TO BEAT!!

HAVE A NICE OFFSEASON!

Comment by Dr. Alan Lans
2008-10-05 20:46:26

I’d rather be a Met’s fan than a Philthy fan any day of the week

eat me.

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Comment by phukthephills
2008-10-05 10:54:34

A package of Kleenex - To wipe away all the tears you shed!
A 25 count box of Dora the Explorer bandaids - To bandage that wounded pride.
ORBIT gum - to rid your mouth of that bad taste left from the season
An 18 month daily pocket planner- to help you count down the days until next season
2004 Bowman Eli Manning Rookie in near mint condition - To remind you that NEW YORK is still the home of the SUPR BOWL CHAMP GIANTS!
Personalized sympathy card - a personalized card expressing heart warming sympathetic thoughts
Over 25 HIGH quality New York Mets baseball cads - They break your heart every year but you still love them. CARDS INCLUDE INSERTS AND A REFRACTOR!
Jimmy Rollins baseball card and Sharpie - your chance to be creative and do what you want with the card, intended to be therapeutic
Brand new deck of “All In” playing cards - to burn time playing all the solitaire you want until spring training rolls around
1973 TOPPS Willie Mays - Even the the “Sey Hey” kid took a few swings as a Met. The card is in rough condition with soft edges but still a neat card for any Mets fan.

Comment by steadyeddie
2008-10-05 11:34:29

only thing missing is a quart of Captain Morgan’s and a Crowd Pleaser!

Comment by rM teM
2008-10-05 19:00:23

and some gold “gangsta teeth”

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Comment by Necciai27
2008-10-05 23:18:36

How ’bout a 2007 Bowman Heritage Pieces of Greatness Moises Alou game-used bat card while you’re at it?

 
 
 
 
Comment by Chulo
2008-10-05 11:04:51

Well he makes a good point…
As much as it hurt to see the season end the way it did, at least we got to see some meaningful baseball games throughout the season.

 
Comment by mhochman
2008-10-05 11:09:59

And of course, you’ve guarenteed that this guy is going to make a bundle by posting it here, I’m betting quite a few people from here bid on it.

 
Comment by nastyslider
2008-10-05 11:15:35

Trade Church and Schneider to San Fran for Rowand and Molina

Reyes
Beltran
Manny
Delgado
Beltran
Rowand
Murphy
Molina

Rotation
Santana
Lowe
Pelfrey
Maine
Niese

Bullpen
K-Rod
Cruz
Parnell
Smith
Feliciano
Stokes

Comment by nastyslider
2008-10-05 11:17:00

Ignore the 2nd Beltran that should be Wright

Reyes
Beltran
Manny
Delgado
Wright
Rowand
Murphy
Molina

Comment by ridethesnake
2008-10-05 12:23:03

I’m high on Molina too. I would bat Murph 8th tho with his eye and discipline.

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Comment by jscand
2008-10-05 12:23:59

At first glance I thought “not bad”. But I think people tend to overvalue the type of player Rowand is. I mean he plays hard, but did his presence really help the Giants in ‘08? And his numbers are similar to Church and he played all year. Do you think the Mets would be willing to take on that much money in ‘09? I hope they do, but your scenario adds about $30 million in payroll. If the Mets were to increase payroll by $30 million plus this year, I would:

sign K-Rod ($15 million)
sign CC ($20 million)
sign Lowe ($14 million)
sign Cruz or another reliever ($4 million)

Basically, you are adding $53 million in this scenario, and removing $27 million for a net increase of $26 million. You leave the lineup alone, as it was very good for most of the year. You leave all of your prospects in place, and recoup the draft picks lost by letting Ollie go. You fix the back end of the bullpen, and let the current back end fight for the other five spots, along with some minor leaguers. Heilman and Sanchez are bound to get better, and Schoenweis wasn’t all that bad. Plus, you now have four 200 inning pitchers in the rotation, and a healthy Maine gave them 191 in ‘08. You could even move Maine into the pen if Niese is ready.

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Comment by jscand
2008-10-05 12:26:48

Sorry, CC probably goes for $25 million, so the increase would actually be $31 million. My thought, and I think it is along the lines of most Met fans, is that if this team is going to charge this much for tickets, and get $20 million from Citi, they should allow the payroll to approach the luxury tax limit if needed.

 
Comment by Bacci
2008-10-05 14:43:07

I want Orlando Hudson more than any other player this off-season.

We want O-Hud!!!

 
 
Comment by phukthephills
2008-10-05 12:54:13

its a dirty lineup but again…manny, krod and lowe might be too much….id absolutely love it but i dont think it can be done

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Comment by DjDeF
2008-10-05 12:35:30

why would san fran make that deal?

Comment by nastyslider
2008-10-05 13:00:44

Cause Church is cheaper and schneider is younger

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Comment by MetsyMad22
2008-10-05 12:36:28

how many times do I have to explain to you that you can’t sign 3 type A free agents! Honestly did you start watching baseball when the Yankees starting making their teams look like this?

Comment by nastyslider
2008-10-05 13:00:08

Isn’t Lowe a type B? cause the only type A’s I had in mind we’re K-Rod and Manny.

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Comment by DjDeF
2008-10-05 13:05:56

You know I get your point as you have continued to argue it over the course of the week. I am not sure what you say is exactly true. Do you have any material that backs it up?

If what you say is true, it ends up hurting the players in it would prohibit them to have every team bidding for their services. My main point is say the Mets sign 2 type A free agents early on. They then decide they want that third type A free agent. The PA would certainly want the Mets to have the opportunity to big on the third type A free agent because it drives salary up.

As far as the draft picks I am not sure how it would work out but I am sure it may include the draft 2 years down the road.

I am not necessarily disagreeing with you, I am just doing some in-depth thinking and trying to find any material that backs it up and cannot find it.

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Comment by DjDeF
2008-10-05 13:06:41

*bid on that player

 
Comment by DjDeF
2008-10-05 13:09:57

I found the Rule on Signing Free Agents
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If there are 14 or fewer Type A or Type B free agents available, no team can sign more than one type A or B player. If there are between 15-38, no team can sign more than two. If there are between 39 and 62, there’s a limit of three. However, teams can sign as many Type A or B free agents as they’ve lost, regardless of the limits above.

 
 
 
Comment by Airfeet
2008-10-05 13:01:25

No way Giants accept that trade…maybe we could ship Church and Schneider for ONLY Molina..

Comment by jscand
2008-10-05 14:22:28

Honestly, I think the Giants would make out on that trade. I know everyone loves Rowand, but look at the stats, Church was better in less time. Yes, Molina is an upgrade over Schneider, but Schneider calls a great game. The Giants would be saving a ton of money and get out of an iffy contract in Rowand. If I’m the Mets, I don’t do that trade, as you’d have to move Rowand out of position, and while he would be better in the Mets lineup, he wouldn’t be an improvement over Church. We need to shore up second base and the rotation, not right field and catcher.

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Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-10-05 16:17:56

Why would San Fran do that?

Comment by rustyjr
2008-10-05 16:21:48

the giants aren’t like the pirates ( looking to get fleeced by the yankee’s) the giants look to sign aging stars to bad contracts (see mets - new york)

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Comment by rigsay
2008-10-05 11:40:28

Glad the Cubs were able to “set up their pitching rotation”. Seems it did a world of good, tee hee.

Comment by metsftw
2008-10-05 12:22:01

ryan dempster is terrible and i’m glad he failed. he got lucky all year. now, once the chisox get swept today i’ll be ecstatic.

 
 
Comment by Gina
2008-10-05 11:49:05

No alcohol?

 
Comment by kd bart
2008-10-05 11:54:18

Thanks Cubs!!!

For taking the spotlight off of the Mets.

The Second Century is off to a good start.

Comment by rigsay
2008-10-05 12:11:01

Early in the season I was kinda rooting for them, if the Mets did not make it. I kinda feel bad for Cubs fans. They are the least threatening fans to deal with since they have absolutely no $hit to talk.

After the Met Cub series and the Cubs failure to put the Brew away on day 162, I’m happy they got what they deserved.

Plenty of room at the bar for all of them, here in misery-ville

Comment by ridethesnake
2008-10-05 12:23:29

GO BREWERS!

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Comment by rustyjr
2008-10-05 16:36:00

thanks for nuthin brewers for putting the spotlight back on the mets !!

 
 
Comment by MetsyMad22
2008-10-05 12:38:06

amen! they thought they are the greatest team and they coasted against the brewers and the phils, and played us hard enough to split the series. karma is a b!tch.

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Comment by 1985Mets
2008-10-05 12:45:52

The METS would have beaten the Cubs… what a waste..