This afternoon on SNY, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said, ‘the Mets are very close to signing Francisco Rodriguez.’
To view Heyman’s three-minute phone interview with SNY, click here.
From what I can gather, Mets GM Omar Minaya and Rodriguez were seen getting coffee together in the lobby of the Bellagio earlier today.
Basically, as far as I can tell, the two sides agreed in principle yesterday evening on a three-year deal. The group will meet again this afternoon to finalize the contract, after which Rodriguez will need to conduct a physical.
My guess is that news will occur later tonight, with some sort of official announcement being made tomorrow morning.
…speaking of Starbucks, this new Espresso Truffle drink is ridiculously good…i usually stick to straight coffee, or espesso, or an intravenous supply of caffeine, but the addition of Semi-Sweet Hot Chocolate is quite good…ok, back to baseball…
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Cosigned on the Truffle. It’s amazing.
“Your attention please: now pitching for the Mets, Francisco Rodriguez!“
lovely just lovely…………very happy with this……..good start!!!…..now lets get rocking!………
What was his intro song in Anaheim?
“This call to the bullpen is brought to you by Just For Men Hair Color… Stay in the game the way Keith does, with Just for Men”
Omar must’ve done some serious “negotiating” last night.
Dunkin Donuts coffee is much better, although the Caramel Mochiatta is da bomb.
K-Rod represents 10-15% of the objectives this offseason. Let’s multi-task now, Minaya.
Bomb a Starbucks today.
lol @ benny
yep, i can hear it now…
and rogasm, his song i cannot remember the name of, but it is a reggaeton song and isn’t exactly energizing…but if it gets him pumped up I could care less if he came out to the funky chicken
How is the espresso truffle different than a mocha?
i bet the bringing k-rod for starbucks coffee cost omar more than the steak dinner
Starbucks is swill. They use prison grade coffee beans. Dunkin donuts and 7-eleven coffee RULE.
Folgers>Starbucks
black, with no garbage added to it…
i’m a black coffee guy myself, but whatever happened to the dunkuccino?
i think their peppermint mocha is insanely addictive.
Get R Done, Omar!
I think it’s fair to say though that K-Rod is weighted far greater than other objectives…this is like accomplishing 40% of what we need done. I agree that we need Street and one more arm for the BP, and please oh please try and move castillo and replace him with another bat.
So with this signing, I’m already 100% more confident going into the season ALREADY. Anything else that happens, here on out……I’m just pleased.
Wanna confuse a starbucks employee? Ask for a regular black coffee.
i just realized that a share of starbucks cost about the same as a cup of their coffee.
dubya strikes again.
rogasm: his song was “Sandungueoso” by Tego Calderon
I don’t know anything about it, but I’m sure half our roster does.
Half? Try 90%…
headliner…no no and no.
We can be happy, but there is a lot left to be done.
This is where Omar failed us last year after Johan…he sugarcoated the rest of our thin team.
I don’t think it’s going to happen again though.
Asusming he has 75 appearances a season (he had 76 last year) he’ll make 160K an appearance.
I need a new career I’m taking the afternoon off to work on my fastball. (one can dream).
I am very happy about the possible signing of K-rod! I am watching Mike Francesa losing his mind about the way the yankees are courting cc sabathia. i don’t often agree with him but he has a point about this.
starz31:
rogasm: his song was “Sandungueoso” by Tego Calderon
I don’t know anything about it, but I’m sure half our roster does.
dwright5:
Half? Try 90%…
althought true, unfunny and unnecessary…
This would be an excellent bargain signing. Still a lot of work to do though.
Ooooh. Well, this is nothing but good news. the fact that the deal isn’t ridiculous actually puts a little less pressure on K-Rod. . . not that a closer should care whit one about pressure.
Everyone is knocking the ‘bucks, but I’ll bet half of you are sitting at your desks with their tar-like concoctions dribbling down your shirts. And, at Starbucks, you can actually decide to put “a little” cream or a pinch of sugar in it if you’d like, as opposed to getting slightly tan milky maple syrup if you try to get a coffee with cream and sugar at Dunkin.
On a serious note, what number is he going to wear….57 is already taken
Pehaps number 62 for the number of saves he had last season
haha..i know alex…maybe inappropriate…but I couldn’t resist.
the gingerbread latte is lifechanging….like K-Rod! (I hope!)
I’m suddenly SO EXCITED!!!
I don’t post for over a month and Cerrone turns into Peter King.
Tea4life.
I really don’t care what number he wears…just sign on the dotted line and I’ll be happy.
And come on. . . . Any mention of the Latino cast of the roster merits a self-righteous rebuke? Facts are facts, jokes are jokes, and we need thicker skins. There’s nothing “racist” about these discussions . . . usually. And you shouldn’t lump comments like that with the blatantly anti-Latin sentiment you unfortunately get whenever a Spanish-speaking player screws up. Doesn’t do anyone any good to expand the third rail of American discourse.
The trick at Starbucks (and I lived in Seattle for ten years) is if you like coffee, do NOT get just plain coffee….get an Americano, which is espresso and hot water, and then add whatever you like…it is infinitely better than most of their coffees, and they make it right when you order it, it is not poured from an urn which was made 3 weeks ago.
Nightlife…hahaha…nice comparison.
Matt used to talk about Starbucks a lot back in the day, before he went full-time.
startz31:
i know.. lol..
You write what you know, and Peter King knows watery brown substances.
K-Rod will wear number 75
Dr. Jack Shephard will be conducting the physical and will travel with Rodriguez to conduct it, at his office on an undisclosed South Pacific island…
HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF ?
FRANSISCO ( SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND ) FREAKIN RODRIGUEZ.
Hopefully he doesn’t take #13.
Over half of these comments have been about coffee. Can we talk baseball, please? lol
I THINK I KNOW WHAT NUMBER K ROD IS GOING TO HAVE… HE’S GOING TO HAVE THE NUMBER OF THE THE REST OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST.
GO METS !
how is it unnecessary, alex? what, because i noted that most of the team is latin-american i am now a racist or something? wow….
You know who else likes double espresso? Manny, that’s who…
“I could care less if he came out to the funky chicken”
On that note, Dad told me how the mid 1970’s Shea crowds laughed with Harry Parker coming out to 1920’s-1930’s Vaudeville hit “Everybody’s Wild About Harry.”
Good looks Omar.
I am actually going to try the truffle thinger now. I hope you’re getting some kickbacks big guy.
Joke may have been made already, but Matt’s got a little to Peter King-ish for my liking at the end of the post. I don’t care about your Cofee Nerdness.
Folks, I hate to sound like a perpetual curmudgeon here, but…do you all realize that even after K-Rod signs —IF he signs—we still have the worst middle relievers on the planet.
What about getting some quality guys to bridge the gap between the starters and, potentially, K-Rod?
That’s why I will not get excited until AFTER all of the following things happen:
1. We sign K-Rod
2. We arrange for the disappearances of Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis, Pedro Feliciano, Brian Stokes and Luis Ayala
3. Replace the displaced middle relievers above with quality ones—Juan Cruz and Huston Street are a couple of suggestions in the right direction.
4. Get another quality starting pitcher to fill the void by the likely departures of Pedro Martinez and Oliver Perez
5. Get rid of Luis Castillo and bring in or promote a legitimate second baseman
6. Get a right-handed power bat for one of the corner outfield spots, to balance an overly left-handed lineup
7. Get a late-inning defensive replacement for Carlos Delgado
Well seasver, thats a lot of stuff to do in one off season :( i doubt we can get more than half of it done
After K-Rod signs the contract I hope that Omar stands up and blows kisses into the sky and pumps his fist.
HEY SEAVER,
IT’S JUST SOME TEMPERED CELEBRATION THAT’S ALL, LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE.
WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I’M CERTAIN MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE OTHER HOLES WILL BE REMEDIED.
IN THE MEAN TIME SEAVER LET’S ENJOY THE MOMENT.
lmao metsfanmurph…
“Ju’know, I, um, went with the um, ju’know, Gingerbread Latte. I thought, for a, um, while about, ju’know, the Pumpkin Latte, but that seemed too, ju’know, Autumnal – Thanksgiving, um, playoff baseball and the, um, uh. rest of that stuff, ju’know waa I’m sayin’?
Briefly, I considered the Peppermint Latte as that says Christmastime to, um, me, ju’know waa I’m sayin’? But. Freddy and Tony B., um, convinced me that Omar Minaya from Corona is a little bit spicy and a little bit sweet. So, I went for that Gingerbread Latte. Ju’know waa I’m sayin? And, it, um, worked out well for us. We’re going to go to war with the Gingerbread Latte, but we’re, um, always looking to improve on that. Juu know waa I’m sayin’?”
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