Ceetar

TransMonk wrote: I disagree. There was absolutely no indication that Dickey would perform to the level he has in 2010. His best ML season was last year for the Twinkies as a reliever when he pitched to a 4.62 ERA. I would need to know exactly what insight Omar had before I give him credit for anything more than luck (out of desperation and lack of options) for picking him up. I give Omar slightly more credit for Tak since he is a rookie from Japan. Don't get me wrong, I love what both of them have done in the first half. But I have, especially in Dickey's case, more trepidation than confidence in them duplicating those numbers in the second half. Yes, but who's to say Omar didn't realize Dickey could stick? Or the guy that's next that we haven't seen? Maybe Misch is actually decent? etc.

Edgy DC wrote: They didn't get as lucky as all that. The good luck in finding adequate replacements for Maine and Perez was hardly more than the luck in those two failing/hurting in the first place. Agreed on this. And it's not like Omar threw darts at the available players list and said "Dickey! Takahashi! That'll be my depth" He's gotta get some credit for bringing these guys in from all over the world. It also may suggest that he, despite yammering on about it, didn't fully trust Maine (and Perez) and Niese to be solid contributors and wanted to make sure he had real backup plans.

Zvon wrote: Okay, okay. Is Jeter gonna have that play before everything he does? I think the next babe he lays down with might protest that game. He's getting married in November. (Jokes on him, he'll have a couple of weeks to help plan) i'd be surprised if he _doesn't_ have a Sheppard introduction.

metirish wrote: Surprise The Mets have learned how to handle their injured players Wish this was true.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm becoming concerned that the Pelfrey we're going to see the rest of the way may be a lot less than the one we've seen so far. Hopefully he'll turn it back around quickly once the break ends. If they're giving him the two extra days, maybe that helps the supposed dead arm. Maybe the cooler SF air helps.

smg58 wrote: It's not always the injuries, so much as who you have to replace them. In the case of Perez and Maine, the replacements have not only been better in general, but have been better than the optimistic expectations for those two. Davis is at least as good as Murphy would have been and is only going to get better. And we've gotten improvements from guys who were here last year too. An up-and-down Reyes still gives us a lot more than we got from shortstop last year. Pagan has been super, and hey, it's nice to see somebody exceed realistic expectations once in a while. His recent starts notwithstanding, this year's Pelfrey is still a big jump ahead of last year's Pelfrey. David Wright has been David Wright again. I think Murphy probably would've put up similar numbers to this point as we've gotten out of 1B (factoring in the Jacobs era), but I definitely have a lot more faith in Davis getting better. Plus, while I thought Murphy would be a decent-good 1bman, you can't underrate what Davis has done there as a natural, lefty, glove. The fill-ins for Maine and Perez have definitely been the key in my opinion. We haven't really had to go deep to guys like Misch and Stoner and what not. I expected more out of Maine and Perez, but not what we've gotten from Dickey and Takahashi, so that's the biggest surprise to me. They're in surprisingly good position considering there have been injuries to CF, 2B, SS, 2-3 pitchers and C.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: It's a bad sign when we have more Mets represented in the celebrity and legends softball game than in the real game. Both Piazza and Carter are wearing the Mets colors! and Piazza had more grand slams than the Mets this year.

soupcan wrote: Am I jealous of the Yankees success? Sure, who wouldn't be? But this revisionist history of 'The Boss' being the architect of the Jeter-Mariano-Pettite-Posada dynasty just is not true. If he weren't suspended at the time those guys came up his track record prior to that shows that in all likelihood, each one of them would have been traded. Yankee fans should be kissing the feet of Gene Michael and Bob Watson for allowing those players to mature and become the players they became as Yankees and not Mariners or Braves. Once Steinbrenner was allowed to come back, those players were already entrenched as key contributors. It was a no-brainer to keep them. I wonder what Dave Winfield has to say about Herr Steinbrenner? I don't think you can blame a lot of these Yankee fans for having no clue though, most of them only became self-aware circa 1994. The only good thing I can say about Steinbrenner is that he wasn't cheap when it came to paying for free agents and I'm not entirely sure that's a good thing. I think it could be argued that Steinbrenner's overpaying for free agents helped pave the way so that guys like C.C. and AJ were valued at levels that few but the Yankees could afford.

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, i can think of a dozen ways to praise him (a half dozen, anyhow), alive or dead, and it's good and human to refelct on those in the wake of his passing, but "wants to win" was always a non-starter with me --- as if that's necessarily a virtue or a trait as particular to him as his defenders claim. I'm still waiting for that owner to come out and say "I want to lose. Truly. I decided to invest my money in a sports team because I lost a bet. I wouldn't know how to get from first base to the pitchers mound."

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Be careful out there, Yogi. Geez. Hmm, as Yogi would say regarding heaven/afterlife/etc "No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded" Is that where George is headed, now? Maybe He's going somewhere to relive the 1990 Yankees season over and over again.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Be careful out there, Yogi. Geez. Hmm, as Yogi would say regarding heaven/afterlife/etc "No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded"

Not really a surprise, as he's been slipping for years, but he was certainly an entertaining character. the whole "in threes" thing has you wondering though.

I've been thinking about this, and It's been my view that Beltran, when his timing isn't quite up to speed or he's slumping, walks a lot. Maybe it makes sense to bat him third, and Wright behind him?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Nick Swisher agrees to join the HR-hitting contest and MFY mgmt doesn't forbid him to go. Do you suppose Nick should see that as a way of them telling him that they don't give a shit about him, that only "True Yanquis" need to be protected? Or, conversely, does it mean that they don't trust Cano to "hold on to his swing," or whatever? Better agent? (supposedly the Yankees agreed about Cano with his agent)

G-Fafif wrote: Now that he's gone, the recording of Bob Sheppard introducing Derek Jeter will descend from bizarre fetishism into utter creepiness. Paul Olden is good enough to announce his teammates' names, but The Captain requires his own fanfare? Yeesh. Is there anyone else in baseball that this wouldn't be considered egotistical?

Derby's more fun in person. (all home runs are) but still gotta watch.. The Good Neighbor participants are: Chris Young (D-backs), Nick Swisher (Yankees), Hanley Ramirez (Marlins), Vernon Wells (Blue Jays), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), Matt Holliday (Cardinals), David Ortiz(Red Sox), Corey Hart(Milwaukee) Why is Swisher allowed to play but the Yankees forced Cano out against his wishes? I know Joe Mauer and his three home runs were winning the fan poll (which obviously isn't as binding as the All-Star Game one), I'm assuming he won it, but I don't see it posted anywhere. Prince Fielder is last year's champ and is not participating. David Ortiz has a chance to surpass Ken Griffey Jr's (Who would've been a fun 'guest' slugger this year, and would probably be more of a draw than Corey Hart) 70 all-time Home Run Derby home runs as he's sitting at 54. No Mets player has participated since Wright went to the finals (with me in attendance) in 2006. Only one Mets player has ever won it. Do you know who?

HahnSolo wrote: I really don't like the idea that they will keep using his voice to announce Jeter at the stadium. Seems well, morbid. Rather than a moment of silence, a nice tribute would be a season of silence. Yankee batters would come up to no sounds. PA guy could be used to announce the visiting team and all other promo announcements. Keeping with the class theme, if they have a moment of silence, will they get someone to sponsor it? I'm not sure anything sponsorless is allowed on the board there, but they may make an exception.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ceetar wrote: I don't understand why they didn't promote him to Buffalo for the weekend. at least semi real pitchers there. I also don't understand why he was in NY yesterday. Why fly up just for the day, or why is he not staying in St. Lucie for games the next three days? Isn't 4 days off likely to make him rustier? Are you actually concerned about stuff like this? not concerned, just curious. It doesn't seem like the best way to things. I'm curious about the way they've lineup the rotation next week too.