1. 04-07-14 06:44 AM #1
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    Mets' Bobby Parnell to Have Tommy John Surgery

    67-year-old Jose Valverde is the closer....for now.
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  2. 04-07-14 06:54 AM #2
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    Mets don't need him

    They are bad regardless
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  3. 04-07-14 07:00 AM #3
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    Valverde still pitching he will fade by July. Won't make it the whole year
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  4. 04-07-14 07:06 AM #4
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    Pseudo closer. He was in position by default. Rash of should er injuries on the east coast. Whats in the water?
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  5. 04-07-14 04:43 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    Valverde still pitching he will fade by July. Won't make it the whole year
    He might be gone by June 1
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    Joins Harvey on the shelf. .
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  7. 04-07-14 10:01 PM #7
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    you should never try and throw 100+ on every pitch...it ends badly. be more like the asian assassin koji uehara.
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  8. 04-08-14 12:22 AM #8
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    This year is a total write-off for the Mets, might as well get all of the better players ready for next year.
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  9. 04-08-14 12:38 AM #9
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    Tommy johns isn't even that bad any more.
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  10. 04-08-14 12:53 AM #10
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    Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
    He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
    Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.
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  11. 04-08-14 08:05 AM #11
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    TJ surgery oughtta just be a minor league requirement. Everyone ends up there anyways.
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  12. 04-08-14 08:22 AM #12
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    Yeah, WvGambler is on to something. I'm more surprised these days when I find that some guy who has been in the league 5+ years hasn't had that surgery. It probably isn't far-fetched to see the day when a team will just put their draft pick pitchers under the knife right away and be done with it.
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  13. 04-09-14 05:42 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyBigNuts View Post
    Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
    He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
    Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.
    I know they are getting worse every day. it unreal
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  14. 04-09-14 05:49 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by WvGambler View Post
    TJ surgery oughtta just be a minor league requirement. Everyone ends up there anyways.
    Quote Originally Posted by deltgen View Post
    Yeah, WvGambler is on to something. I'm more surprised these days when I find that some guy who has been in the league 5+ years hasn't had that surgery. It probably isn't far-fetched to see the day when a team will just put their draft pick pitchers under the knife right away and be done with it.
    I don't think organizations will want to stunt the development of young pitchers by taking away one year (or sometimes two years) of experience at a young age unnecessarily. Now maybe they would opt for the surgery at the first hint of trouble, but I doubt they would make it a blanket requirement.
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    he threw like 100mph and blew out his arm.. now u got the FAT in with 1 trick pony pitch, completely hittable.
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  16. 04-09-14 08:24 AM #16
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    When is Matt Harvey coming back?
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  17. 04-09-14 08:29 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cross View Post
    When is Matt Harvey coming back?
    2015
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  18. 04-12-14 11:08 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyBigNuts View Post
    Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
    He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
    Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.
    its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him
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  19. 04-12-14 11:11 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him
    As a Tiger fan, I can attest to the fact that he has nothing -- absolutely zero -- left in the tank and is pretty much the worst reliever in baseball not named Phil Coke.

    My condolences.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyBigNuts View Post
    Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
    He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
    Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.
    Are you fvcking kidding me?
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  21. 04-12-14 11:18 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by no coincidences View Post
    are you fvcking kidding me?
    lmfao
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  22. 04-13-14 06:31 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him
    Water is wet. That has been the case for the last three years or so.
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  23. 04-16-14 05:21 PM #23
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    5-0 lead in the bottom of the 9th and he gives up back to back homeruns to the first 2 batters he faces. Valverde shouldn't even be in a major league squad yet the Mets still have him as their closer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyBigNuts View Post
    Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
    This is literally the most laughable thing I've read at SBR in months -- and that's saying a lot.
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  25. 04-16-14 05:26 PM #25
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    Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.
    I wouldn't trust him either. But if you're comparing him to Papa Grande, then yes.

    Of course, if you compared yourself closing to Valverde, I'd say it's a good idea.
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  27. 04-16-14 07:37 PM #27
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    Mets do not even miss him

    I'm actually surprised they're playing pretty well

    I have started to take them more
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    it's outta here
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  29. 04-19-14 09:18 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon Gruber View Post
    it's outta here
    unreal another long ball to cost the Mets another win.
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    Mets expected to make a change at closer


    Valverde surrendered three runs Saturday against the Braves in his latest of a string of rough outings. Mets manager Terry Collins said he would address his players before making an official announcement to the media. Vic Black has been putting up zeroes at Triple-A, but his control is still an issue. The Mets might go with a committee.

    Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
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  31. 04-20-14 11:00 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.
    and its official Farnsworth in as closer
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    Problem with Farnsworth is his velocity has been steadily declining the last few years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Problem with Farnsworth is his velocity has been steadily declining the last few years.
    For as bad as Farnsworth is, guess it's better to throw a straight fastball at 94 than a splitter that doesn't split at 86, which is the puss/batting practice Valverde was lobbing in there.

    Only the Mets would be dumb enough to give that fatass another chance. He should've been out of baseball for a while now, yet some dysfunctional franchise always wants to be the hero.
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  34. 04-20-14 10:28 PM #34
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    May as well move on from one aged closer onto another. How long will Farnsworth last?
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    Kyle farnsworth is a hothead idiot and a gas can
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