The Decline and Fall of Jose Reyes

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Wow, reading those comments you'd almost be convinced he's been playing poorly or something.

Or maybe they're taken out of context? How, for example, is a piss-poor decision to steal 3rd base the other night (the event that inspired many of the comments) evidence of a "slump"? What, did his brain go into a slump?

[Vic Sage]

]You people don't deserve the Mets

Thank you, WP. And i agree... i don't know WHAT anyone here could have done to deserve the Mets. Maybe I was part of a dog-fighting ring in my prior life.

[Frayed Knot]

And just for the record, my comment about getting a gun was;
a) not directed at Reyes in particular but at the team in general - even though Reyes was mentioned in the subject heading
and
mostly an attempt (a lame one apparently) to play off the subject heading by following: woke up this morning with got myself a gun

[Willets Point]

Sorry Frayed, in the context I thought were suggesting shooting Reyes.

I don't get the reference about waking up in the morning and getting myself a gun so I took you literally.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

And just for the record, I didn't mean to suggest Reyes literally had shoved his head up his own ass. He's a great athlete and all, but I don't think he can do that.

[Frayed Knot]

You woke up this morning. Got yourself a gun.
Mama always said you'd be the Chosen One.
She said: You're one in a million you've got to burn to shine,
But you were born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning all the love has gone,
Your Papa never told you about right and wrong.
But you're looking good, baby, I believe you're feeling fine, (shame about it),
Born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning the world turned upside down,
Thing's ain't been the same since the Blues walked into town.
But you're one in a million you've got that shotgun shine.
Born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes.

When you woke up this morning, when you woke up this morning,
When you woke up this morning, you got yourself a gun.


Was the theme to 'The Sopranos' although not written specifically for the show.

[Zvon]

Well, i think we all have to agree on one thing here.

If the Mets fold the talking heads will be pointing to Reyes and saying "See! When [u:30ac0df5e8]he[/u:30ac0df5e8] don't go the Mets don't go," and thats a lot of wieght on a 24 yr old kids shoulders.

Case in point: Tonight.
2 hits, 2 runs scored.

[duan]

jose reyes = very good player
jose reyes 2006 eqa .288 : jose reyes 2007 eqa .285
jose reyes not the mets biggest problem by any means
jose reyes is not equal first coming of the messiah

[G-Fafif]

I hate to predict turning points because of the presumptuousness and futility of it, but something about that ball Jose stuck right there in the padding last night...he scored on it, next time up he singled and scored, next time up he moved Green over (maybe not his intention, but it buit a run), plus the perfect positioning for the double play on Logan...I think we'll look back on Wily Mo Pena's search as the night Jose Reyes found himself.

(Or as just a ground rule double that otherwise would have been a triple.)

[Frayed Knot]

duan: jose reyes = very good player
FK: Yes he is, particularly at his age/position

duan: jose reyes 2006 eqa .288 : jose reyes 2007 eqa .285
FK: Yeah, but much of the purpose in starting this thread was to point out how his outrageous April skews the overall to a large degree

duan: jose reyes not the mets biggest problem by any means
FK: Overall no, but over the last few weeks he's at least in the class picture

duan: jose reyes is not equal first coming of the messiah
FK: Or even the second. Just a bit discouraging to see a step back at this point.

[m.e.t.b.o.t.]

m.e.t.b.o.t. has been tracking individual player win percentages added throughout the season for the mets. new york met shortstop jose reyes was once the player who contributed the most to met wins, for ten games in april.

reyes contributed positively in may, and also in august. jose reyes contributed negatively in june, july, and september.

the contribution of jose reyes to wins and losses by month is as follows:

april	0.768
may	0.435
june	-0.253
july	-0.207
aug	0.600
sept	-0.299

[metirish]

="Johnny Dickshot"]And just for the record, I didn't mean to suggest Reyes literally had shoved his head up his own ass. He's a great athlete and all, but I don't think he can do that.

You'd be wrong....

[duan]

fwiw's bp's numbers have him being way better defensively this season, he's also stolen MORE bases (11 so far) and got caught at a lower rate .

don't think he's really taken a step backward more treaded some water with the bat as he refines his approach and lets not forget what a leap he took forward last season.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He has taken a leap forward defensively. And that's great. And it's no surprise that his game is going to move in fits and starts.

But while Tim McCarver was calling him one of the most exciting players in the last 50 years a few weeks ago, he was in the midst of a months-long slide that has him on the way to having the fourth-best season of a shortstop in the five-team division.