Mark Mulder watched and live-tweeted “Moneyball” last night

By Craig CalcaterraJul 3, 2014, 9:57 AM EST
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Mark Mulder was one of the stars of the “Moneyball” Oakland A’s back in 2002. But, until last night, he had never seen “Moneyball,” the movie that depicted that team and that season. Well, mostly did. If you watched it you’d get the impression that team was all castoffs and old men and didn’t have an amazing young pitching staff, but never you mind.

Anyway, Mulder started off:

And had several fun observations, some of the debunking variety, many of which I wondered about the first time I saw the movie too:

Go read the rest of his tweets here. Overall: he liked the movie. And seemed to do what a lot of people who watched the movie were unable to do: accept that movies sometimes fictionalize real life events for dramatic purposes and not get too hung up on it.

Report: Mets sign Wilson Ramos to two-year, $19 million deal

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By Bill BaerDec 16, 2018, 4:55 PM EST
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The Mets have signed catcher Wilson Ramos to a two-year deal, SNY’s Andy Martino reports. The total value of the contract is $19 million, per Fancred’s Jon Heyman.

Ramos, 31, split last season between the Rays and Phillies, putting up one of the best offensive seasons among catchers. In 416 total plate appearances, he hit .306/.358/.487 with 15 home runs and 70 RBI.

Ramos will presumably get the lion’s share of plate appearances behind the plate with Travis d'Arnaud backing him up. Grandal was made a qualifying offer, so the Mets would have had to forfeit a draft pick to sign him. And, of course, Realmuto would have cost prospects. Ramos simply costs money.

The Mets were aggressively pursuing a catching upgrade, having been involved in rumors surrounding J.T. Realmuto and Yasmani Grandal, but ultimately settled on Ramos. New GM Brodie Van Wagenen has made a significant impact on the team already, having also added second baseman Robinson Canó and closer Edwin Díaz from a trade with the Mariners.