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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: But you strongly disagree with a similar sentiment I wrote about three posts back. maybe i misunderstood what you were saying in the first post. I read that as suggesting he's in the bottom segment, defensively. I agree with you that there are certain range plays that maybe he doesn't quite get to that a wispier SS gets to (although I'd say he got b etter in 2011 at at least knocking those ones down), but I'm saying I think he's still GG caliber and certainly in the top handful of shortstops.

Frayed Knot wrote: Reyes's defense has always struck me as one where he's better on his feet than most others but not as good off them as some might expect. We're long gotten used to it but I still hear out-of-town and network announcers express surprise at how big & tall he is, as if they still expect speedy SS to be wispy 5'9"-ish fellows. It's like his image is more Ozzie (Smith or Guillen) while his body-type is closer to ARod/Ripken, and that bigger body doesn't lend itself well to plays where one needs to hit the dirt and get back up. Bottom line being I think he loses out at getting to some of those types of plays while making up for it on plays where he can stay on his feet and cover ground. IOW: not bad defense but at the same time short of GG. Makes sense. He's filled out after the years too. I'd say he frequently makes GG plays, but perhaps not consistently over a full year. Often that's enough to actually get the award though.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ceetar wrote: he gets to more balls than the average SS, especially this past year. Can you show that? I've become increasing skeptical that defensive metrics can show anything, except somebody's math skills. so no. I repeatedly watch him range far to his left or right to get balls in holes that looked like they were destined for the outfield, and then still manage to throw guys out. I'll agree error totals don't mean much. But it suggests a certain surehandedness and comfort. Less errors can mean less desperate heaves to get a runner he knows is already safe. (of course, he did make 18 errors)

Edgy DC wrote: Hard to get to every ball when you're naked and gorgeous, haters. some might say it's easier..

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think Jose Jose gets a lot of credit for "playing good defense," when what they mean is "he has a great arm." He's not so bad that you need to replace him by any stretch but a study that would show he doesn't get to every ball his peers passes the smell test with me. i strongly strongly disagree. He's definitely played Gold Glove defense, he just didn't play it as long this year as Tulo. He's got a great arm, and he gets to more balls than the average SS, especially this past year. He seems to do pretty good on the double play, and he occasionally flubs it but he's really not frequently making errors.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: To be fair, we've made it very difficult for them to follow up. And solving that is still on our to-do list! clicking on register on the login page doesn't do anything. clicking register on the top leads to a question about Mr. Wright, which when answered does not lead to registration or anything helpful. so yeah.. At this point, wouldn't it be a good placeholder to make both those links direct to a page/post taht says "please email "*some guy** with the username you want"?

Edgy DC wrote: Is Ricciardi JPD2? I've never seen him referred to as such, but that'd be perfect.

Edgy DC wrote: PDeP ain't moving him yet. The proper nickname is D3PO.

30. Reyes 29. Beltran 28. Dickey 27. Murphy 26. Wright 25. Duda 24. Capuano 23. Rodriguez 22. Niese 21. Pagan 20. Gee 19. Turner 18. Thole 17. Pelfrey 16. Bay 15. Parnell 14. Tejada 13. Byrdak 12. Acosta 11. Beato 10. Davis 9. Paulino 8. Hairston 7. Evans 6. Harris 5. Isringhausen 4. Pridie 3. Nickeas 2. Batista 1. Herrera

I don't think the Mets are making up 101 games next year. I'll settle for 6.

Edgy DC wrote: "was I someone's unwanted asshole?" would be a great sig line. It's important to have at least one asshole, I've always said. do you go around saying this a lot?

Edgy DC wrote: And tie the legs of a stallion? went for excerpt and link.

Edgy DC wrote: I re-facebooked it, or something. Done mighty well. I'm pondering if I should edit out the "douchebag Andy Martino" line to be professional or something.

I should reblog that 'article'.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Question for those of you who've joined in the last few years: How'd you find us? Faith and Fear link. I distinctly remember trying to register and failing and giving up a couple of times. I 'officially' registered successfully and then maybe posted once or twice and forgot for a couple of months too. I tweeted some of the "vote for best" links. no one bit. I think I linked in a blog post recently as well.

G-Fafif wrote: Does extending the Mo's Zone inward negate the ersatz Tiger Stadium Pepsi Porch effect J. Wilpon so craved from his childhood summers in Michigan? pretty much. might be a foot or so left. I was always kind of disappointed by it. I like the Porch but I always felt it needed to hang over another couple of feet.

TransMonk wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I remain perplexed as to what's so objectionable about it. I guess I'd like to know what his definition of not punting is...specifically. But like you said, it's early. When you punt, you ultimately want the ball back. When you get the ball back, Having Jose Reyes on the field would be a good way to not have to punt again.

Edgy DC wrote: I said this above, but isn't that railing --- unless I'm misreading the depth --- going to interfere with players reaching over the fence. in left, sure. But not sure that was ever a concern.

I've been here since 1969! I don't know why my profile says that, nor when I actually started. I did a brief search and couldn't seem to isolate what my first posts were. it was probably sometime 2007-2008.

G-Fafif wrote: "You'd be lying if you said you enjoyed hitting at Citi Field," Wright said. "I don't think anybody would say they enjoyed hitting in such a pitchers' ballpark. I don't think we ever looked at the field and it intimidated us. But obviously it's frustrating at times when you hit a ball good and you don't see the results that you want to see." Polite Wrightspeak for "Oh my fucking god, I so fucking hated hitting in that fucking canyon. It's about fucking time they fixed it. Maybe Bay will get his head out of his ass, too, while we're at it." I'm kind of tired of Wright whining about this issue. Whether or not it significantly impacts offense, I hope Wright smacks a couple out early in April so he can think it made a huge difference. I wonder if they've adjusted the Citi Field replica field down in Port St. Lucie.

TransMonk wrote: C'mon. Punting is a strategic move designed to give up less favorable opportunities in the present in order to have the possibility of better opportunities in the future. I don't consider it quitting, just being realistic. I'm just not sure I trust the line that Alderson is giving in that quote. Isn't there some division B coach in football somewhere that never punts because he's calculated that it's almost always better to go for it? either way, if the Mets let Reyes get away, the only option the Mets might have besides punting is a hail mary and then hoping to recover an onside kick.

was hoping for at least another guaranteed year. Does he still have opt out years? One would presume right? since it's an "extension"?

TransMonk wrote: Rubin wrote: "We're not going to punt 2012 if Jose doesn't re-sign," Alderson said. The Mets have been irrelevant for the past 3 years with both Reyes and Wright around. With payroll being cut, how can 2012 not already be a punt with or without Reyes? Alderson's grace period is fading. I'm getting ready to start asking to see the plan again. I have a feeling the Mets are going to shit in my shoe and call it a sundae. Well, with Reyes, they do have a shot at increasing payroll on the field for next year.(Castillo, Perez, Santana knock down what the Mets actually fielded..) Theoretically that will make them better next year. With a good pickup, coupled with hopefully more health and hopefully some growth from guys like Duda and Thole, they can certainly compete. But his grace period is over. If they let Reyes get away, especially if they don't then go out and add more pieces to compensate... Then they better just come out and say they're not trying to compete and are in a holding pattern until somehow they get lucky with prospects/money. At least they'd be honest. The 'projected payroll' has gone down every month since Alderson's taken over.