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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ="Fman99"]Oh Sean Green, go back to the Pacific Northwest and rid us of your incompetent boobery. We're already in NoCal. Can't they ditch him at the airport? ("Hey, Sean-- isn't that an inherited runner over at Terminal B?") And Green would end up in the wrong damn terminal.....only we wouldn't care...

Green is just a bit rubbish isn't he?

It's the parting in the hair that does it for me.....

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]So... I fell asleep on the couch after a late dinner. Just got up and caught the score. I should probably just go back to bed, right? Sweet dreams

I'm really liking how SNY do there little look back into history with old baseball film, just did a Willie Mays song montage, very cool. Delgado and possible surgery got mentioned in the same breath to kick the show off.

Just saw something that I have rarely if ever seen...an appeal at third that worked..... Rockies at Pirates , one out men on first and third.....Yates pitching for the Pirates , Rockies get a dipping line drive that Nyger Morgan just catches and the runner on third tags and goes home......Pirates appeal and win . Hurdle goes ape and MLB goes back to the studio where after several replays they agree that it was a bad call.....great stuff.

It's quite fun to read back over that thread .

I really , really dislike John Harper but couldn't resit reading his column today. ] Mets at crossroads with erratic shortstop Jose Reyes The myth the Mets have tried to sell everyone the last couple of years is that Jose Reyes is still young, that he'll stop making bonehead plays when he matures as a major leaguer. Only it's faulty logic any way you want to dissect it. For one thing, in baseball terms Reyes is not young at all anymore. He'll be 26 in a few weeks, he's been in the major leagues for seven seasons, and it's not as if he came to the game late. He grew up playing it in the Dominican Republic, and, organized or not, that's a scenario scouts say has produced a lot of savvy ballplayers. More to the point, baseball instincts aren't something that necessarily come with maturity. Bernie Williams was bright and classy, but right to the end of his career, he ran the bases as if trying to solve a crossword puzzle. In short, for all of his wondrous talent, Reyes - who sat out Thursday night's game with stiffness in his right calf - may never have the feel for the game that would complete the package and make him one of the absolute best players in baseball. At some point, then, the Mets may have to seriously consider the question of whether Reyes' penchant for costly mistakes outweighs his game-changing ability. Depending how this season plays out, trading Reyes may be the best way to remake a ballclub that leads the world in exasperating its fan base. I'm not saying the Mets can't win with Reyes. When Reyes is hot with the bat and thinking straight, we've seen what a force he can be, and maybe he will make all of this talk moot by leading the Mets deep into October this season. But if they miss the playoffs again, on the heels of their two September collapses, major changes have to be made, and Reyes would be the most obvious place to start, in part because he would bring the most return value in a trade. "I doubt Omar (Minaya) would do it because it's such a high-risk move, trading that kind of talent," a rival GM said yesterday. "But if they don't get it done this year, I would think they'd have to do something fairly dramatic. "You could get an impact hitter or maybe a front-end starter for Reyes, and then go out and get a shortstop. Last winter a guy like Orlando Cabrera was out there forever. Obviously he doesn't have the same talent, but he's a heady player and that's what you want from your shortstop." Reyes hasn't answered that description often enough. His smorgasbord of blunders against the Braves this week once again put the issue in neon lights. For example: the troubling part about Reyes' misplay on the slow ground ball up the middle that led to Monday night's loss was that he seemed to be rushing the play, as if he was unaware that he had all day to throw out Brian McCann running to first. Tuesday night he was dead wrong to try for third on his eighth-inning double to left-center because he had absolutely no chance of making it. Reyes himself admitted he was running with his head down, seemingly more concerned with adding to his legacy as a triples machine than trying to win the game. And what in the world was he thinking in Wednesday's loss when he tried to advance from second to third on Luis Castillo's eighth-inning ground ball to short with the Mets again trailing by a run? That's as basic as it gets. On top of these types of mistakes, Reyes has hit .243 and .214 the last two Septembers when the Mets were collapsing, and scouts say the bigger the situation, the more likely pitchers will take advantage of his overaggressiveness and get him out with changeups. Finally, there is the type of immaturity that surfaced in the 12th inning on Wednesday when he failed to run hard out of the batter's box on his double that he thought would go into the seats. Handling such issues is a delicate matter for the Mets since Reyes seemed to pout when Willie Randolph tried to discipline him for a lack of hustle in 2007. Now Jerry Manuel seems to be careful not to criticize him publicly, while saying he is addressing such matters in private. Perhaps all of this can be boiled down to comments Jose Valentin made when I interviewed him in spring training about the possibility that Manuel might hit Reyes third instead of leadoff. Valentin, a savvy player who mentored Reyes in 2006 as the Mets' second baseman, suggested it could be a big mistake. "When he's not doing well offensively he lets it affect him defensively," said Valentin. "He cares the most about stealing bases, and if he's hitting third and he gets on base with two outs, you might not want him to run because you want your No. 4 hitter swinging the bat. "Those are the kinds of things you would need to talk to Jose about, because he doesn't always understand the situation." That seemed to be a nice way of saying that Reyes just doesn't get it. This week has been a reminder that the Mets may not be able to live with such a notion forever jharper@nydailynews.com My question to you is this : What would you expect back in return for Reyes? I don't think that the Mets are at a crossroads as the headline implies.

Pelfrey 3 Beltran 2.5 Reyes 2 Rodriguez 1.5 Castillo .5

Sheffield 1 Tatis 2 Castillo 1 Stokes 1 Feliciano 1 Rodriguez 1

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ="metirish"]Maine sent me to bed with his long second? inning....I'm repeating myself here but I'm lame and apparently getting lamer. Just getting the Surf's Up comment now....nice Oh, there's a bunch more of those in the thread. (If there are more late-game heroics, I'm guessing you'll see some more-- thanks, prolific Beach Boys catalog!) I just read through the thread , excellent stuff .

Maine sent me to bed with his long second? inning....I'm repeating myself here but I'm lame and apparently getting lamer. Just getting the Surf's Up comment now....nice

="Benjamin Grimm":1u5authr]One of these girls is Fman's imaginary sister: [/quote:1u5authr] Oh my... Benjamin Grimm May 21 2009 07:43 AM I thought I'd bump this. After a 3-0 start, I thought my 3-7 prediction was overly pessimistic. But now it's at 3-4... If they take one of three in Boston the trip won't be a total loss. They'll hopefully come home within a couple of games of first, and then they can take it from there. This still doesn't feel at all like a championship team, (although cleonjones21 might say they've already won) but if they hang close and get a few breaks, good things might happen. metirish May 21 2009 07:46 AM Oritz finally hit a home run last night , his first in 149 ab's , really hoping he doesn't explode this weekend. John Cougar Lunchbucket May 21 2009 08:09 AM Not for nothing but I think I nailed it when I said: ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I am hoping for 6-4, expecting 0-10 or worse. Losing Reyes, Cora and Delgado and going 3-7 is worse than going 0-10. Benjamin Grimm May 21 2009 08:20 AM The Mets haven't hit a single home run on this trip. That's seven consecutive games without homering. The last Mets home runs were from Tatis and Sheffield on May 13, back in Queens. TransMonk May 21 2009 08:27 AM After starting out 3-0 on the trip, anything less than 2 of 3 in Boston will be disappointing to me. I'm hoping they're able to knock a few out of Fenway. Edgy DC May 21 2009 09:09 AM In fairness, they lost Delgado before the trip. They just couldn't find him again. That minor minor controvesy about maybe it's time to move Reyes because he didn't run hard is coming back after us, as we're cosmically being reminded of just how hard it is find a shortstop who can hit a lick, much less hit like Reyes. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 21 2009 09:34 AM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Not for nothing but I think I nailed it when I said: ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I am hoping for 6-4, expecting 0-10 or worse. Losing Reyes, Cora and Delgado and going 3-7 is worse than going 0-10. You dumb, clairvoyant son of a bitch! You could have stopped all this... madness! Frayed Knot May 24 2009 03:42 PM Final answer = 5-5 Not too bad considering the all the travel, the level of competition, plus all the injuries and short-handedness. Not so good considering it all started 3-0 metirish May 24 2009 03:44 PM I'll take it , it was one weird trip........... Edgy DC May 24 2009 06:16 PM I'd take a lesser record on the trip if it meant not missing half our lineup (more or less, depending on whether you count Brian Schneider as part of our lineup, and I do), one fifth of our rotation, our top reliever, and our utility infielder. Willets Point May 24 2009 06:36 PM I'd picked the what I thought was a tad pessimistic 6-4 and up to the fifth inning today I thought we were going to get that. With all the injuries, .500 is pretty damn good imho. Swan Swan H May 24 2009 07:02 PM ="Frayed Knot":15jru23y]Final answer = 5-5 Not too bad considering the all the travel, the level of competition, plus all the injuries and short-handedness. Not so good considering it all started 3-0[/quote:15jru23y] But not so bad considering they limped into Boston 3-4. John Cougar Lunchbucket May 24 2009 07:05 PM I was expecting 0-10, no jokes, and consider us very fortunate to do 5-5 specially having come into this series at 3-4 Fman99 May 24 2009 08:19 PM ="Fman99":1o06s1x0]I think they'll go 5-5. San Fran can't hit and LA is minus-Manny. I can only hope the Mets can put a better showing at Fenway than they did last time.[/quote:1o06s1x0] Right results, though I didn't expect them to be slapped around by the Dodgers the way they were.

Kong76 wrote: Sometimes I think he's a time bomb who's gonna push the envelope once too often with a manager, teammates, and the fans. Isn't this a direct quote from yourself?

Sebastian Bach singing Queen at Citi Field, now that's funny. I have Forty Seasons: The Best of Skid Row on my iTunes.......

Why would you wait on Delgado , I'm not a doctor but I do wear a lab coat and it's my professional opinion that he's going to be DL'ed....

Figgy made his way to San Francisco , but we knew that. Don't tell me they made Delgado fly all the way to the West Coast to then DL him....are there camera crews all over the lobby?..

] Ah, back to the Bay. It�s a rare trip�but once a year these days, thanks to the unbalanced schedule and interleague�but a lovely one, nonetheless; if you happen to be in the neighborhood, you�d be best served to relish the town's bounties while you can. Drink in the brackish tang of the Presidio air, relish the sharp, malty goodness of a cold Anchor Steam while you count gulls winging their way through a pleasant breeze, stuff your greedy gullet with Gilroy garlic fries It's like a Zagat guide for the Giants ...great stuff.

="Benjamin Grimm":37sj3ba0]I got to about the fourth paragraph and then thought, "Why does anyone care what Pete Rose has to say about all this?" And then I stopped reading.[/quote:37sj3ba0] Exactly why I didn't read it. Nothing he says really interests me. Fman99 May 14 2009 12:57 PM ="Benjamin Grimm":2eyfx6w2]I got to about the fourth paragraph and then thought, "Why does anyone care what Pete Rose has to say about all this?" And then I stopped reading.[/quote:2eyfx6w2] Pete Rose is a retard. That's why other retards always have Pete Rose's haircut.

Didn't Rose then go on to say that Alex Rodriguez should still go to the HOF. I didn't read the article but saw that blurb....

[Comment From metirish] Adam , Interim Jerry was a lot better than full time Jerry....last season he was pushing his starters to go that extra batter or inning and this year he's got the quick hook working and in my opinion overusing his pen. 1:28 The one thing I would point out is that interim Jerry was managing in the second half of the season. Full-time Jerry is managing in the first half. He�s specifically said with respect to Johan Santana that he doesn�t want to gas him now so there are those same bullets left late.

It's a concerning answer too and speaks to what you are saying, certain bullpen guys getting overused already.

I voted 4-6 , obviously hoping for better....

Boy but I'm lame, I'm sure my question is buried as I spent fully five minutes trying to think of a cool name....lame....metirish wants to know about Delgado....

SNY play into this too, several times I have heard the booth guys and Burkhardt talk about how " lock down tight" the pen is now....Burkhardt was on recently talking about how great the pen is and I thought I must be missing games or something. Yes it's better than last year and I believe it has the best pen ERA but it's not as good as they might have you believe.