Tom: Sexson to yankees
Tom: buh?
Mike: yeah I heard that
Mike: because they don’t have enough guys to play 1st
Mike: even tho Giambi’s doing absolutely fine at 1b
Tom: it’s not even like Giambi can’t hit lefties
Tom: .264/.386/.534 vs righties
Tom: .229/.385/.518 vs. lefties
Mike: what’s Sexson doin vs lhp this season?
Tom: he’s very good against lefties
Tom: .344/.423/.623
Mike: ahhhh
Mike: well…..
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Mike: so seriously, how much we paying Manny?
Tom: yoof
Mike: well it’s Delgado + Alou
Tom: I’ve kind of gotten on board with the people who think they’re not releasing him
Mike: Manny Ramirez’s comments about his dealings with the Boston Red Sox front office hit a nerve with ownership.
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Tom: Metsblog an others in the Mets universe seem to be obsessed with Val Pascucci getting a look over Delgado or Anderson
Tom: He’s 30, has always had great numbers in AAA and has never even gotten a look.
Tom: isn’t that a red-flag?
Mike: kinda
Mike: ryan church didn’t get a look til he was 28 tho
Mike: ryan [...]

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Tom: The pitching isn’t all the issue
Tom: The pitching isn’t causing them to have this absurd problem where they are completely unable to win games when they’re down after 6 innings
Mike: You mean besides when the bullpen blows games?
Tom: Yes
Mike: Isn’t that pitching?
Tom: The offense has no resiliency
Tom: Let me ask you this
Tom: You were [...]

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Mike: I still hold out that this team is more talented than their record belies
Tom: Ollie is not killing them as badly as the bullpen
Mike: which is mainly due to Heilman being a crazy man
Tom: Heilman’s not a crazy man, they’re torturing him

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Tom: Jon Heyman is reporting the Mets are going to fire all three coaches
Tom: Peterson, Willie, HoJo
Tom: if the Mets fire all three coaches, I’m done
Mike: Peterson i can see
Tom: I can’t
Tom: Peterson isn’t coaching Billy Wagner
Mike: Peterson is, however, coaching Ollie and Heilman
Mike: and until 2 weeks ago i’d add Pelphrey to that
Tom: Ollie [...]

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