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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Mets Thug: RP Ambriorix Burgos

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The Major League ballplayer Ambriorix Burgos, who’s been charged with the murder of two women, is again involved in an incident, this time a scene right out of the Wild West when the also professional, Felix - Gatico- Martinez accused him of trying to kill him.

Martinez accused Brugos of trying to murder him after they argued over a dominos game in a sidewalk bar.

I still think he’s got a better chance of pitching to a 3.50 this year than Duaner does.

Freeballin' (Tales of Met Power) Posted: February 05, 2009 at 02:30 AM | 13 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Francoeur Sans Gages (AlouGoodbye) Posted: February 05, 2009 at 05:23 AM (#3067996)

Mets fans are like... "Yeah, but I still like him better than Benitez."

2. Lassus Posted: February 05, 2009 at 05:49 AM (#3068010)

He's still a Major Leaguer? We didn't release him?

Oh, my head.

3. Tripon Posted: February 05, 2009 at 06:28 AM (#3068021)

Ex-Met. Technically, he was non-tendered.

On December 12, 2008, the New York Mets did not offer Burgos a new contract and he became a free agent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiorix_Burgos

4. Zach Posted: February 05, 2009 at 06:47 AM (#3068035)

Somewhere, Bizarro Posnanski is preparing the next installment of the Ambi Log.

5. Frisco Cali Posted: February 05, 2009 at 07:35 AM (#3068050)

Why didn't any of this potential for thuggery show up in his Zips translations last year, or his PECOTA or Marcel?

6. Long John McCaine Mutiny on the Bounty (scott) Posted: February 05, 2009 at 09:31 AM (#3068065)

if someone pulled the type of crap Martinez did in dominoes, you bet i woulda threatened to cap his ass too. don't #### with dominoes, that #### don't play.

7. Tim Stauffer, Trot Nixon's Coming (Dan Lee) Posted: February 05, 2009 at 10:16 AM (#3068073)

Why didn't any of this potential for thuggery show up in his Zips translations last year, or his PECOTA or Marcel?

I think Dan's standard disclaimer is that Zips doesn't project jail time, only how the player would perform if not incarcerated.

8. Kid Charlemagne Posted: February 05, 2009 at 02:15 PM (#3068108)

Still, he's going to have do better than this if he wants to do anything more than setup for Ugueth Urbina.

9. Dan Szymborski

Posted: February 05, 2009 at 02:23 PM (#3068113)

See, if Burgos was an American, he could rat on people for steroid use and his murder charges would be reduced to misdemeanor assault so that the prosecutors could get the real criminals in jail.

ZiPS only projects jail time to the extent that jail time was effectively represented in previous years by stats.

10. flournoy Posted: February 05, 2009 at 03:09 PM (#3068134)

Is this the same Felix Martinez who played for the Royals and Devil Rays?

11. HowardMegdal

Posted: February 05, 2009 at 03:40 PM (#3068166)

You know, what's really frustrating about this is that after Bannister's breakout 2007 and Burgos' injury, I said that the Mets still might get the better of the deal, since Bannister would crash in a big way. Well, Brian did HIS part...

12. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: February 05, 2009 at 03:45 PM (#3068170)

Seems like the Mets are finally cleaning up their act a little bit. Not only did they cut Burgos, but they're also trying to trade everybody's favorite rapist, Ramon Castro.

Good for them. Better late than never.

13. Zach Posted: February 05, 2009 at 05:53 PM (#3068333)

Posnanski never disappoints.

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