Ceetar

Coste was 3 and is gone. Cora gonna take it back for the season?

G-Fafif wrote: In reality, as opposed to perception, there wasn't all that much booing at Citi Field in 2009, not when compared to the final Shea years. I wouldn't expect a torrent of it for any individual players on Opening Day, though I wouldn't swear Ollie won't absorb the brunt of what disgruntlement there is though he has never been a big-time target. It's often the reliever who "always" coughs it up, and we don't have a reigning champ in this regard. Schoeneweis was that fellow at the '08 Opener. Green's not making the team, though he seemed to be on that track. Though I don't recall him pitching that horribly. (numb to it maybe?) Then again, Heilman didn't exactly pitch horribly and got booed. There is a lot of hate directed at Perez and Castillo. And Perez always got it a bit, increasing exponentially with his BB rate. especially after this last televised performance, I don't see Perez not getting booed.

I think players think of NY and booing and harsh fans all in one anyway. Bay obviously has a better idea of it, but I'm sure many think we're all hateful angry New Yorkers. Doesn't stop random Twins closers from using our doctors for surgery though.

Good Stuff. I disagree on Barajas, he's too new, I don't think people thought Thole was ready or Molina was worth it. We're comparing him to Schneider for a why not. Castillo and Perez will get the brunt of it, no question. no question, no question. I think some of it will be tempered to start with because a. baseball's back! b. It's supposed to be a nice day. c. baseball's back! d. Johan's on the mound. What about Manuel? I think I may boo him myself..Only guy I'd consider it given opening day. (Warthen probably deserves some too, but I don't think people boo pitching coaches)

First Place. 92-70. division, not wild card. #3

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I hear you, but I'm not with you. 1) I don't care about efficient use of resources, or arbitration clocks, at least not as a primary concern. Certainly it's not worth getting hot over. 2) I don't presume to interpret Jerry's remarks to reporters as a blueprint for how the organization might or might not approach working privately with any player. 3) I don't presume to know enough about developing pitchers to feel CAHNfident in advocating any one philosophy with any one guy. Just tell me you're not going to be with those dopes out to embarrass the rest of us by rallying outside the TV studios. Are they going to write their "Demote Mejia!" banners on the back of "Get Manny!" from last year? Ridiculous 'real world' analogies aside, I think there is a chance that either option could be a good one, if done correctly, and evaluated properly. From what I've seen (1 inning of him pitching on tv, and a lot of text.) I'd demote him and have him start. Beat writers seem to think it's almost a foregone conclusion he's in the bullpen, but I'm not convinced. I think most of the discussion on this stems from comments made from Manuel, who hopefully doesn't have any say in this matter.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: The thing that I always wonder about these "He's doing it to save his job!" arguments is..if he's not ready, how is this going to save anyone's job? If Mejia comes up and is successful, he was at least some measure of 'ready'. And if he helps the Mets win games, that's all that's important. Actually, no, marginal wins this year-- and 1 win or so is the difference between the worst possible choice here and the best one-- are not all that's important. To paraphrase someone commenting on AA, it's like breaking into your kid's college fund because you're not sure he'll ever be a success there, so... hey, why not send him to Space Camp and eat out for a year? I don't think that's a fair comparison. More apt would be a kid in college, working an internship for both experience and to help pay for his education, who decides he needs to quit his job because he wants to do better on the educational aspect. This may hamper him being able to pay for school down the line, and it may take him longer to build the experience needed to find a job in his field when he graduates by quitting the internship, but the #1 goal is still to complete his education. The #1 goal here is the Mets winning games in 2010 at the Major League level. developing prospects for games in 2011 and 2012 is secondary, and their are other options in that regards from other prospects, freeagents and trades.

Draft can be fun. They take too long sometimes though, can be a pain if you're in a lot. Rookie mistake on my part I guess, not realizing how slim pickings would be. Still wish it wouldn't have some NAs so high.

Was out celebrating last night and didn't get to the draft. I've always had good luck with prerankings..but Iguess NL field is so slim.. ouch..eww...I've got Tatis, Sheffield, and Delgado. *shudder* Oh, and Pedro and Dukes also, of the NA guys.

�Most guys had to hitchhike home because they didn�t have any money,� Kiner said. �Fortunately, I made the club.� The players union would have a fit today. It's also one of the reasons why tickets are so expensive compared to back then.

The thing that I always wonder about these "He's doing it to save his job!" arguments is..if he's not ready, how is this going to save anyone's job? If Mejia comes up and is successful, he was at least some measure of 'ready'. And if he helps the Mets win games, that's all that's important.

Judging by the tweets from today about Reyes, it doesn't sound like there is much doubt that he'll be in game shape. I think the biggest issue may be his timing, and he hasn't really faced pitching in like 9 months. I would suspect he'd need at least a weeks worth of games (Beltran said he'd need 7-10 games worth), which would mean getting into a game by Sunday. I just think if he's had 6 games and his timing isn't quite there, I'd rather he get those games in Flushing than in Port St. Lucie.

Well, Omar's last statement was that he was going to AA. So "More Open" simply means "willing to consider it." Which is good. GMs should always consider all options. He mentions Santana not as a direct parallel, but more as a reference point to say that it's not unheard of, and that a pitcher is not barred from the rotation once he's thrown a relief inning in the majors. (Though Aaron Heilman may disagree)

G-Fafif wrote: Kevin Burkhardt on SNY last night referred to Mejia as a near lock to make the team. Think David Lennon said 70% yesterday. I wonder if maybe Manuel's trying one of his back-handed techniques of trying to challenge someone else to step up. (Although unless he likes you he won't notice anyway. What's Misch's ERA again this spring?) I'll live with whatever decision they make. The worse would be trying to get him to exactly emulate Rivera and throw only fastballs, but if he's in the bullpen and including his other pitches as well..well, good for him. Honestly, once the season starts, I no longer care about prospects and development. If he's helping the team, he's helping the team. And the Mets haven't shown any indication that they'd stick to Verducci's theory anyway. (Pelfrey). So no saying he couldn't be a starter next year.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: There's a difference between being 75% ready and 75% healthy. If he's 75% healthy, I'd let him sit for a few more days. But if he's 75% ready, I'd let him play. I'd rather have 75% Jose Reyes than anyone else they'd put out there. Definitely. That's what I meant. I don't think there is any doubt he'll be 100% healthy and ready to go though. but will his timing be right? maybe not, but if he can throw down a bunt, draw a walk, etc, still probably has plenty of value and just the boost of having him healthy and missing 0 games is a huge confidence thing for the team.

Omar said they won't rule out Opening Day. Honestly, it's really a timing thing with his swing. He hasn't been out long enough to need more than 2 weeks to be ready in every other way. And the Mets would have to be insane if Reyes is even only 75% ready not to start him Opening Day instead of Cora. Just the idea of even writing DL next to Reyes name for 3-4 days.

Did he word it like that? I thought he emphasized that it was a theoretical exercise, something he was 'curious' about. He did counter with "If Omar came to me about how to get into journalism, I would've talked to him about it." Like it was no big deal. Of course, the Daily News couldn't afford to lose him anyway. So they weren't going to do anything about him looking for other jobs, but most employers tend to frown upon that.

You can't really pave and plant trees when you have construction vehicles and trucks in and out (or a pile of former-stadium rubble). It was also winter, and not the best time for planting. Personally, I think describing the Wilpons as Dodger-loving don't care about the fans and are out to screw us in every way is just silly. Maybe I'm stupid for thinking that some of this stuff would've showed up regardless. In the end though, I'm not a fan of the Wilpons or the Front Office, i'm a fan of the 25 guys on the roster playing ball, and having a place not filled with standing water and cold reheated food and beer-flavored water to watch it in.

You really think they're going to keep Santos around?

SNY generally only does the home games.