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August 2010
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“If GM Omar Minaya had shown restraint in his other salary commitments — say, not giving Luis Castillo four years and $25 million or Oliver Perez three years and $36 million or guaranteeing seven years to Carlos Beltran — he likely would have had the flexibility to pull off an Oswalt-type trade now. It’s far more about no discipline than no money.”
—Adam Rubin
July 2010
Bay to DL retroactive to 7/26 →
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Jesus Feliciano will replace Bay on the roster.
A scene from the Mets locker room →
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“He makes everything look so easy,” Rodriguez said of Rivera, admiringly. “So easy, the fans think it’s like that. But it’s not. Look around at 29 of the 30 closers. He’s the one, you know what I’m saying? He’s got one pitch, and they want you to do this, and you can’t.”
Before Rodriguez headed out to the weight room to lift, I pointed out that despite the he had saved the game, no other reporter had come to his locker to get so much as a throw-away quote from him.
“That’s how it is,” Rodriguez said, smiling. “When the team’s going good, that’s what you get paid for. That’s what people expect you to do. When the team’s going bad, everybody will be here, trying to find out what’s going wrong.”
Mejia Moving Up →
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Jenrry Mejia, who tossed three innings in the Gulf Coast League on Wednesday in his first official game action since straining the back of the rotator cuff while working in Double-A Binghamton’s rotation, was so impressive in the performance he will be moved to a higher level of the minors, outside of Port St. Lucie.
“I’m not getting a lot of hits, but I’m making it count when I do get them.”
—Ike Davis with Ed Coleman on WFAN after today’s game (via fuckyeahmets)
“You can say a lot of things about the 2010 Mets, but you don’t ever say we don’t play hard. We don’t give up and we aren’t ever going to give up.”
—R.A. Dickey
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I did a really quick interview with Josh Thole during batting practice asking how he’s preparing to play on a more regular basis.
