A deal for Greinke is going to cost you Pelfrey. They're going to want someone that could come in there and fills Zack's void.
NEW YORK -- Mets closer Francisco Rodriguezviolated a restraining order by sending dozens of text messages to hisgirlfriend in the weeks after he was accused of assaulting her fatheroutside a family lounge at Citi Field and will face additional charges,prosecutors said Tuesday.
[h4]Sampling of Rodriguez's Texts[/h4]
FranciscoRodriguez allegedly sent 56 texts to the mother of his children betweenAug. 19 and Sept. 7, violating an order of protection. Prosecutorsreleased some of those messages Tuesday. Texts
Rodriguez appeared for a routine hearingin Queens Criminal Court on third-degree assault and harassmentcharges, and will face additional charges of criminal contempt forsending the messages.
Authorities said Rodriguez sent hisgirlfriend 56 text messages from Aug. 19 to Sept. 7 apologizing andurging a resolution. They said he'll now be charged with criminalcontempt.
A spokesman for the District Attorney's office saidRodriguez will be arrested and rearraigned on the new charges sometimebefore his next court appearance, which is scheduled for Oct. 7.
Oneof the texts to Daian Pena, Rodriguez's girlfriend and mother of hischildren, read: "let's find a solution to this conflict. I understand Imade a mistake perhaps the biggest mistake of my life but I love you."
More texts: "your parents are manipulating you like a marianette [sic]" and "your parents have what they have because of me."
Pena never responded to the messages.
Prosecutorsrequested that Rodriguez be remanded but Judge Robert Raciti denied theprosecution's motion. Raciti warned Rodriguez that he would honor it ifhe tried to communicate again with Pena.
Prosecutors say Rodriguez left the country and went to Venezuela on Aug. 30. He sent 19 messages after Aug. 30.
ChristopherBooth, Rodriguez's attorney, seemed to question why there would be anorder of protection for Pena when he said in court, "She was not thevictim in this case."
Of the text messages, Booth noted "thereare no threats, there are no menacing comments. He professes his lovefor the mother of his children."
Booth was pleased with the judge's decision after prosecutors tried to have his client put in jail.
"That's what they tried to do," Booth said after the court hearing. "And we successfully kept him out of there."
Boothsaid his client was unclear that he wasn't supposed to try and resolvethe conflict with Pena alone, and that he was told of the problem andcorrected it. He said he set up a meeting to see his children -- whosebirthday is Tuesday -- through the attorneys.
Rodriguez, who didnot speak in court, was dressed in a red T-shirt and blue jeans. He didnot comment while walking from the courthouse to a parking lot twoblocks away. He left in a black Toyota Sequoia with Booth and anunidentified woman, who also accompanied Rodriguez in the courtroom.
The28-year-old reliever was accused of grabbing 53-year-old Carlos Pena,hauling him into a tunnel near the family lounge beneath the team's newballpark and hitting him in the face. Pena was taken to a hospital witha scrape and swelling above his eyebrow, and Rodriguez was held byauthorities.
After he was restricted without pay for two days,the four-time All-Star known as K-Rod was booed when he returned to themound, and he gave a lengthy apology to fans after that game. But hetore a ligament in the thumb of his pitching hand during thealtercation and had to have surgery. He didn't play again.
There was no cast or wrap on his hand Tuesday.
Rodriguez is 4-2 with 25 saves and a 2.24 ERA this season.
"Becausethis is a pending criminal matter, we refer all questions to thedistrict attorney's office," the Mets said in a statement.
Said Mets third baseman David Wright:"Obviously, it's not a good situation for anybody. But people makemistakes. He understands he's got to pay the consequences of hismistake."
The Mets have said Rodriguez won't be paid while on thedisqualified list and they would exercise a contractual right toconvert the rest of his $37 million, three-year deal to nonguaranteed,meaning they could try to avoid paying most of what's left on it.
Bygoing on the disqualified list, Rodriguez will lose $3 million of his$11.5 million salary this year. When adding the money lost during thetwo-day restriction, the altercation already has cost him about $3.1million.
In addition, by converting his contract tononguaranteed, the Mets gave themselves the ability to releaseRodriguez in the early part of spring training next year for 30 days'termination pay.
The players' union filed a grievance against theMets and the commissioner's office protesting how the team has handledthe Rodriguez case. The Major League Baseball Players Associationchallenged the decision to place the right-handed closer on thedisqualified list and the Mets' effort to convert his contract.
Ifthe case isn't settled, arbitrator Shyam Das would decide whether theteam's actions were justified. The case is still pending.
Rodriguez signed the contract with the Mets after saving a record 62 games with the Angels in 2008.
Originally Posted by SHUGES
Well, well, well... the quest for .500 is looking good.
Dickey on the mound =
In other news:
NEW YORK -- Mets closer Francisco Rodriguezviolated a restraining order by sending dozens of text messages to hisgirlfriend in the weeks after he was accused of assaulting her fatheroutside a family lounge at Citi Field and will face additional charges,prosecutors said Tuesday.
[h4]Sampling of Rodriguez's Texts[/h4]
FranciscoRodriguez allegedly sent 56 texts to the mother of his children betweenAug. 19 and Sept. 7, violating an order of protection. Prosecutorsreleased some of those messages Tuesday. Texts
Rodriguez appeared for a routine hearingin Queens Criminal Court on third-degree assault and harassmentcharges, and will face additional charges of criminal contempt forsending the messages.
Authorities said Rodriguez sent hisgirlfriend 56 text messages from Aug. 19 to Sept. 7 apologizing andurging a resolution. They said he'll now be charged with criminalcontempt.
A spokesman for the District Attorney's office saidRodriguez will be arrested and rearraigned on the new charges sometimebefore his next court appearance, which is scheduled for Oct. 7.
Oneof the texts to Daian Pena, Rodriguez's girlfriend and mother of hischildren, read: "let's find a solution to this conflict. I understand Imade a mistake perhaps the biggest mistake of my life but I love you."
More texts: "your parents are manipulating you like a marianette [sic]" and "your parents have what they have because of me."
Pena never responded to the messages.
Prosecutorsrequested that Rodriguez be remanded but Judge Robert Raciti denied theprosecution's motion. Raciti warned Rodriguez that he would honor it ifhe tried to communicate again with Pena.
Prosecutors say Rodriguez left the country and went to Venezuela on Aug. 30. He sent 19 messages after Aug. 30.
ChristopherBooth, Rodriguez's attorney, seemed to question why there would be anorder of protection for Pena when he said in court, "She was not thevictim in this case."
Of the text messages, Booth noted "thereare no threats, there are no menacing comments. He professes his lovefor the mother of his children."
Booth was pleased with the judge's decision after prosecutors tried to have his client put in jail.
"That's what they tried to do," Booth said after the court hearing. "And we successfully kept him out of there."
Boothsaid his client was unclear that he wasn't supposed to try and resolvethe conflict with Pena alone, and that he was told of the problem andcorrected it. He said he set up a meeting to see his children -- whosebirthday is Tuesday -- through the attorneys.
Rodriguez, who didnot speak in court, was dressed in a red T-shirt and blue jeans. He didnot comment while walking from the courthouse to a parking lot twoblocks away. He left in a black Toyota Sequoia with Booth and anunidentified woman, who also accompanied Rodriguez in the courtroom.
The28-year-old reliever was accused of grabbing 53-year-old Carlos Pena,hauling him into a tunnel near the family lounge beneath the team's newballpark and hitting him in the face. Pena was taken to a hospital witha scrape and swelling above his eyebrow, and Rodriguez was held byauthorities.
After he was restricted without pay for two days,the four-time All-Star known as K-Rod was booed when he returned to themound, and he gave a lengthy apology to fans after that game. But hetore a ligament in the thumb of his pitching hand during thealtercation and had to have surgery. He didn't play again.
There was no cast or wrap on his hand Tuesday.
Rodriguez is 4-2 with 25 saves and a 2.24 ERA this season.
"Becausethis is a pending criminal matter, we refer all questions to thedistrict attorney's office," the Mets said in a statement.
Said Mets third baseman David Wright:"Obviously, it's not a good situation for anybody. But people makemistakes. He understands he's got to pay the consequences of hismistake."
The Mets have said Rodriguez won't be paid while on thedisqualified list and they would exercise a contractual right toconvert the rest of his $37 million, three-year deal to nonguaranteed,meaning they could try to avoid paying most of what's left on it.
Bygoing on the disqualified list, Rodriguez will lose $3 million of his$11.5 million salary this year. When adding the money lost during thetwo-day restriction, the altercation already has cost him about $3.1million.
In addition, by converting his contract tononguaranteed, the Mets gave themselves the ability to releaseRodriguez in the early part of spring training next year for 30 days'termination pay.
The players' union filed a grievance against theMets and the commissioner's office protesting how the team has handledthe Rodriguez case. The Major League Baseball Players Associationchallenged the decision to place the right-handed closer on thedisqualified list and the Mets' effort to convert his contract.
Ifthe case isn't settled, arbitrator Shyam Das would decide whether theteam's actions were justified. The case is still pending.
Rodriguez signed the contract with the Mets after saving a record 62 games with the Angels in 2008.
Can you breathe?
I dead serious came in here ready to apply too..
You're late
torre is the phil jackson of baseball coaches, why would he wanna come back to coach the clippers?Originally Posted by SHUGES
You'd really take Wally over Torre?
I like the idea that Lupica floated. Bring in Torre and let Wally be the bench coach for 2 seasons.
I just don't see how you pass up on a multiple World Series champ for a rookie manager.
EXACTLY. Torre's just gonna wind up in another frustrating situation here in Queens. The mets are not contenders anyway you cut it and him coming here isnt going to raise the Mets offense out of the cellar. (mid 20s out of 30 teams
