Source says Rick Ankiel joining #Mets. Sounds like tonight.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 13, 2013
Ankiel hitting seventh tonight. Playing CF. #mets
— Mike Kerwick (@mikekerwick) May 13, 2013
Monday #Mets vs. #StLCards: Baxter 9, Murphy 4, Wright 5, Davis 3, Duda 7, Buck 2, Ankiel 8, Tejada 6, Hefner 1
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 13, 2013
Rick Ankiel, playing in St. Louis, wearing a Mets uniform, with Doc Gooden’s number, in a game broadcast by Keith, but not his mustache.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 13, 2013
“I’m not sure that things can devolve any further.” – Sandy Alderson
— Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal) May 13, 2013
Francesa just called Valdespin “a jerk.” Or “half a jerk.” #mets
— Mike Kerwick (@mikekerwick) May 13, 2013
Not buying that Ankiel is a Met.
— Steve Smistermet (@_mistermet) May 13, 2013
New Met CF Rick Ankiel’s equipment bag was left behind. Using Scott Rice’s glove, John Buck’s bats and “I don’t know which guy’s spikes.”
— Tim Kurkjian (@Kurkjian_ESPN) May 13, 2013
Clearly Lynn is pitching around everyone to get to Ankiel
— Ty (@tysim19) May 13, 2013
#Mets leave bases loaded in the first as John Buck Ks vs. Lance Lynn. #Mets 0, #StLCards 0, mid-1.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 13, 2013
What the Buck?
— Jeff Lackinghair (@FreeBald) May 13, 2013
Carlos Beltran just got Rick rolled!
— Jeff Lackinghair (@FreeBald) May 13, 2013
Long night begineth
— d’evON (@DevOnSports) May 13, 2013
Same shit, different game
— Daria White (@Jetmet702) May 13, 2013
Four games in St. Louis, Harvey won’t start any of them. Should be a fun week.
— James Kannengieser (@jameskann) May 13, 2013
Credit Craig with an assist on that DP. #Mets
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) May 13, 2013
Rick Ankiel has a .231 OBP. Fits right in with these Mets.
— Chris McShane (@chrismcshane) May 13, 2013
“Let’s see what kind of reception Rick Ankiel gets here in St. Louis…” *CRICKETS*
— Mark Ethe (@TooGooden16) May 13, 2013
rick ankiel, walk machine
— Jon Presser (@metsjetsnets88) May 13, 2013
That’s a spray tan, I’m tellin you!
— Daria White (@Jetmet702) May 13, 2013
I put up with a lot of shit rooting for the but I won’t tolerate Rick Ankiel wearing #16 that’s total bullshit
— Stephen Keane (@kranepool) May 13, 2013
It’s Hefner vs Lynn tonight. A typical Monday night at the Playboy Mansion. #mets
— Robert Z (@Rob_Zloto) May 13, 2013
— Susana (@SusiMJK) May 13, 2013
— d’evON (@DevOnSports) May 13, 2013
— michelle scalia (@MichelleScalia) May 13, 2013
Dead at the 900000000 #BlameBeltran tweets
— H (@_SwimTwoNine) May 13, 2013
“They’re all hard now.”#SNYafterdark
— RageWynn (@RageWynn) May 14, 2013
Huge Lead for #BoobOfTheNight award for Hefner.Awful #loosingboobs
— Dios Mio (@Winningboobs) May 14, 2013
Holy hell I live for DP action.
— RageWynn (@RageWynn) May 14, 2013
Jeremy Hefner just threw his glove in disgust and stalked off down the tunnel. None of his teammates followed in support. #JH53
— Jeff Lackinghair (@FreeBald) May 14, 2013
Never do an interview in the tunnel when there’s a f—ing game in progress!!!
— Alison Sports (@AlisonSports) May 14, 2013
I went to a Dillon Gee interview and a baseball game broke out.
— Mark Ethe (@TooGooden16) May 14, 2013
There’s the first of may strikeouts for Ankiel in his soon to be over #Mets career
— ed marcus (@lagranderusty) May 14, 2013
Bob Murphy told Gary Cohen that Rogers Hornsby was “a miserable guy”. #SNY #Mets #puregold
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) May 14, 2013
@toogooden16 well it was the weirdest thing…they just all followed this guy around like the pied piper twitter.com/cardny5/status…
— Katie (@cardny5) May 14, 2013
@toogooden16 We now join “How I Met The Recently Released Astro Center Fielder,” already in progress.
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) May 14, 2013
@amazinavenue The new Dr. K. #16
— WalrusBearMan (@WalrusBearMan) May 14, 2013
worst advice I’ve gotten for my allergies so far: “smoke a joint.”
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) May 14, 2013
John Buck fastball hitter no longer able to hit fastball because #Mets
—Christoforus (@ludichrisspeed) May 14, 2013
Being cut by the worst team is usually a sign it’s time to consider a new line of work. Or you can play for the Mets: on.wsj.com/17nmT5D
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) May 14, 2013
Lance Lynn has retired 11 straight Mets. Last hit came in 2nd. #Mets 3, #StLCards 3, mid-6.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 14, 2013
mike baxter playing the outfield is like the hilarious, aw shucks version of lucas duda playing the outfield
— Jon Presser (@metsjetsnets88) May 14, 2013
#BlameEthe RT @toogooden16: What a weird game. First two innings no one could get an out, now no one can get a hit.
— d’evON (@DevOnSports) May 14, 2013
but if scott rice is warming up, whose glove does ankiel use?
— Jon Presser (@metsjetsnets88) May 14, 2013
#imwith28 with 3 hits
— Zane Schwartz (@ZanerzasNJ) May 14, 2013
the beat writers must use their magic beat writer powers to determine who used what glove between rice and ankiel
— Jon Presser (@metsjetsnets88) May 14, 2013
Ankiel was signed for his defense.
— Steve Smistermet (@_mistermet) May 14, 2013
Aw, look at you Ankiel! Congrats, that was such a Mets thing to do.
— Stephanie Maria (@stephaniemaria) May 14, 2013
Bizzaro: Rick Ankiel, closing hard and lunging forward, has ball pop out of his glvoe — err, Scott Rice’s glove in CF for Wiggy double ..
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 14, 2013
Well these Mets certainly get creative don’t they
— Eric Bienenfeld (@EricBien) May 14, 2013
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK JUST HAPPENED
— H (@_SwimTwoNine) May 14, 2013
… Wiggy scores from 2B when Matt Carpenter hits ball off Rice, which ricochets into foul ground. John Buck retrieved ball. No one at plate
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) May 14, 2013
Literally, nobody home for the Mets.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 14, 2013
I smell Bengay… Ohhhh it’s just Scott Atchison… #Mets
— SAM (@MetsMama18) May 14, 2013
This team sucks. This team fucking sucks. This team fucking sucks shit. #Mets
— Eric Bienenfeld (@EricBien) May 14, 2013
Atchison of a bitch…………
— Christopher Gamez (@Metsochist4Life) May 14, 2013
As Scott Atchison heads into the clubhouse and opens up a pack of Necco Wafers.
— Mitch Rapp (@MitchNYM) May 14, 2013
Now Rick Ankiel is using Jon Niese’s glove? What a glove-whore.
— Andrew Vazzano (@AVSNY) May 14, 2013
Remember when the Mets thought Jason Bay was a better fit than Matt Holliday?
— Kevin Burkhardt (@KBurkhardtSNY) May 14, 2013
#BackToYouGare RT @kburkhardtsny: Remember when the Mets thought Jason Bay was a better fit than Matt Holliday?
— CheckingInWithKevin (@CheckinInWithKB) May 14, 2013
Ankiel took 16 because he admired Gooden. I see he’s trying to match his strikeout totals too.
— Metstradamus (@Metstradamus) May 14, 2013
— Mitch Rapp (@MitchNYM) May 14, 2013
4-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Rangers outscore the Mets!
— Matthew Falkenbury (@dailystache) May 14, 2013
Let’s not forget that the Mets needed Beltran to lose a ball in the sun in order to score anything in this game.
— Eric Bienenfeld (@EricBien) May 14, 2013
Cards 6, Mets 3. It’s a final.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 14, 2013
Mets lose. 0-1 in the #AnkielEra. 0-5 since #GimenezGate
— MetsKevin11 (@MetsKevin11) May 14, 2013
I hate to be this guy but so…umm…how’s the 2014 MLB draft class shaping up?
— Steve Smistermet (@_mistermet) May 14, 2013
