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Mets Sign Junior Spivey

By Tim Dierkes [March 16, 2009 at 2:57pm CST]

According to Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog, the Mets signed infielder Junior Spivey to a minor league deal. Spivey, 34, hasn't played in the Majors since 2005.

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Who is this character? Never heard of him.

Posted by: Darion | March 16, 2009 at 03:00 PM

He faded so badly after being an allstar with the dbacks.

Posted by: jdub | March 16, 2009 at 03:04 PM

Wow, I never thought I would see his name again. He used to be one of my favorite players. He really just fell of the side of the earth.

Posted by: Yankee for l1fe | March 16, 2009 at 03:15 PM

Didn't he break his hand somewhere back there? I always thought that he never put it back together after that injury.

Posted by: mtex | March 16, 2009 at 03:18 PM

He was pretty entertaining with the Diamondbacks, I was wondering what happened to him.

Posted by: Will Smiff | March 16, 2009 at 03:23 PM

So now we add Spivey and Lew Ford to the list of people who have big league jobs ahead of Barry Bonds.

Posted by: Athletic Domination | March 16, 2009 at 03:40 PM

wow, he needs to be in the mlb, he was impressive in sox spring training two years ago but got beat by alexei ramirez.

Posted by: Da Man | March 16, 2009 at 03:59 PM

"So now we add Spivey and Lew Ford to the list of people who have big league jobs ahead of Barry Bonds."

I quite seriously doubt that Spivey or Ford will ever come close to making the MLB roster.

Posted by: scribbletone | March 16, 2009 at 04:50 PM

"So now we add Spivey and Lew Ford to the list of people who have big league jobs ahead of Barry Bonds."

OMG... must be collusion!

Posted by: stellar | March 16, 2009 at 04:57 PM

I was just thinking the other day, 'what the hell happened to Junior Spivey?'. I'm glad to see he's still in baseball. Unless of course he's out of baseball because he roomed with Jason Grimsley in AZ. It's just so hard to tell anymore.

Posted by: GScott | March 16, 2009 at 06:10 PM

Wow. Another post about how Barry Bonds is getting screwed over by Athletic Domination. How original...

I'm with you, stellar.

Posted by: Clint C | March 16, 2009 at 06:35 PM

I always liked Spivey, thought he was going to be a really good player at one time.

Posted by: rememberthecoop | March 16, 2009 at 07:10 PM

There is collusion. There has to be. I just can't believe that there are 30 owners and they are all stupid enough to just let a supreme force in the middle of the lineup that is willing to play for minimum wage just sit out there? This guy posted a 170 OPS+ in the last time he played? Do you realize how stupid is that a guy coming off a line of .280/.480/.560, willing to play for minimum wage can't find a job? I don't care if he rolls around the bases in a goddamn wheel chair, or if he stands in LF with a fishing net and catches whatever he can reach without moving. This guy was still easily among a handful or so of the most dangerous hitters in the league when he stopped playing. If he becomes a nuisance, you cut him. If you get press, then so what, no press is bad press, and it will really help one of these small market teams bring in fans. They aren't going to get sellout crowds? They aren't going to get tons of people that want to catch Bonds' last homerun ball ever? How about his 800th homerun if he comes back for two years? There is just no way anybody could ever possibly convince me that having Barry Bonds on your team for the minimum is a bad idea. It is like rejecting Albert Pujols as your DH for the minimum.

Posted by: nrmax88 | March 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM

why?

Posted by: metsfan23 | March 17, 2009 at 07:47 AM

Why is it that A-Rod is allowed to play baseball while he admitted to cheating yet all 30 teams refuse to allow Bonds to play at the league's "minimum" pay????

Ahhh... Because A-Rod has a Guarenteed Contract!!! That's right.. plus he "admitted" to using only "after" the report named him...

I guess confessing guilt is okay and but not admit it is the REAL crime.

Frankly.. I would sign him in a heartbeat if I had an AL club and just let him rake.

Gotta be better "still" than 50% of all DH's out there...

Posted by: FyreKnight | March 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM

great pickup, hes quick, a great fielder and a good singles hitter and can steal a few bases too

Posted by: laxds43 | March 17, 2009 at 03:03 PM

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