As you may have heard by now, Mike Francesa reported today that the Mets will announce after the weekend that they’ve agreed to terms with Jason Bay.
Francesa did not state the terms, and so I’ll reserve judgment on the deal until we find out what they are. If they’re reasonable, then good. If they’re not, then not good.
One hilarious aspect about signing a player whose last name is also a noun is it means great things for the local tabloids. Flushing Bay will obviously be a popular headline in the coming years, but I’m hoping the Post editors will have some clever tricks up their sleeves.
In addition, Bay also rhymes with tons of stuff, so they have that to play with too. It’s all a rich tapestry. Between him and David Wright, it gives local newspapermen their best combination of headline-fodder players since the invaluable Jae Seo-Ty Wigginton duo graced the 2003 and 2004 clubs.
My favorite from that era, I should mention, came after Seo pitched a gem with the Mets firmly out of the race one year — I think 2003, because I’m pretty certain I was working in the deli at the time — and the post ran “SEO WHAT?” Classic.
Tedquarters 
Now that’s a photo!
Undoubtedly Bengie Molina is still holding out until the Mets agree to locate his locker inside the Shake Shack.
Ted,
How do they get the photos of Bay in a Mets hat and jersey so fast? They’re showing it on ESPN right now. Is that PhotoShop or what?
There’s probably a whole “switch out MLB colors and logos” tool in photoshop by now.
Yeah, since the player headshots are pretty much a standard size and framing across the board, it’s pretty easy to swap out the hat in Photoshop. Just a little movie magic.
i have a last name that also rhymes with bay (in real life, not my nom de innnerwebs). it sucks when you are in elementary school and everyone thinks of another word that rhymes with bay that elementary school kids are known to use as an insult. poor, misguided, ignorant, POS, a-hole elementary school kids.
And we all gain insight into Ken Dynamo’s fury.
Vandelay?
hah, i wish. strangely, however, i did work as an importer/exporter for a while.
also, bay looks good there. very relaxed. his backwards cap and unbuttoned shirt suggests a more playful atmosphere them most professional baseball players’ portraits usually project.