Posted by jaydh:
Posted by djsunyc:
conine is a pinch hitter.
In todays game maybe, but he was brought here to PLATOON with delgado against tough lefties as well.
if you have to sit delgado and play conine, then the mets are in some serious trouble.
play delgado everyday - he had wrist surgery so he has to work himself back. he's having a tough year but the slightest THREAT of him hitting a homer >>>> .240 conine.
That may be true, but again, when acquired, thats what the Mets said his role would be(platoon vs tough lefties at 1b, righty off bench).
wow - just realized both mets and yanks are playing afternoon games.
btw, i'm at work watching the yankee game - slingbox is the greatest invention in the history of mankind.
Posted by misterearl:
jazz74 - you are a chump.
Where were your crybaby tantrums against the Mets when they were fighting through injuries to key players, including one starting pitcher who has been out all season, and steadily maintaining one of the best records in the national league?
you don't see hunger in their eyes?
no sense of accontability?
gee
fire Omar Minaya!
don't call me a chump, earl. i did not disrespect you so you do not have to disrespect me. i said i am venting. simple as that. tell me something, earl, do this mets team have the same enthusiasm as last year? our bullpen was flawed last year did minaya do anything to help it over the winter that is paying in dividends now? did he watch atlanta and philly get signioficantly better while we lay at the wayside doing nothing? i am tired of all of these teams losing when we are supposed to have the best sports city in the WORLD. i don't want to hear about injuries. you sound like our lovable knicks coach. name me a team who did not have to deal with injuries that are in the playoff hunt. hell, phillies didn't have utley for a frigging month and we still could not run away with the division. i am tired of the excuses. buck up and start winning like a championship quality team. and stop kissing miniya's ass. he hasn't help us make it to the world series so to me he is in the same level as steven phillips.
Well, the Phillies have the Mets number. So do the Braves. But... fortunately for us, everyone else seems to do pretty well against both of those teams.
The Phillies have a stacked lineup full of fly ball hitters. That's great for their tiny park, but not necessarily elsewhere.
The Answer Man Ain't Called Nobody A Chump
Q. jazz74 - do this mets team have the same enthusiasm as last year?
A. of course they do. I would submit that playing through more challenging losses of key players is an indication they have MORE "enthusiasm". But who cares about attempting such nebulous things as "enthusiasm" from the long-ange view of a tee vee set or a box seat. Let's ask someone who is in the dugout...
Q. jazz74 - our bullpen was flawed last year did minaya do anything to help it over the winter that is paying in dividends now?
A. no that damn Miinaya just sat still and did nothing. He should be fired. sheesh.
Q. jazz74 - did he watch atlanta and philly get signioficantly better while we lay at the wayside doing nothing?
A. The Braves pitching past Smoltz and Hudson is an absoulte joke. Lay at the wayside? Minaya has done major work to rebuild the Mets. The system is loaded and building great relationships. (then again you can always pine for the days of George Weiss who passed on Reggie Jackson out of Arizona State, for the forgettable Steve Chilcott, because he had a white girlfriend)
dude, did you really say Steve Phillips? c'mon, venting is one thing. but being silly for the sake of being silly is quite another
I miss Victor Zambrano
jazz74 - the point being, you are not owed a thing, whether you live in New York, Baltimore or Los Angeles. It's a game.
If a championship is your only measure of excellence, cool. Then you are right back bitching and moaning in November.
Miserable.
... but pause and think for a moment jazz - how can injuries be excuses if the Mets are still in first place?
Injuries were only included to measure the difference between the runaway division title of '06 compared with a good ol' fashioned pennant race of '07. Wasamatta, you can't take the pressure?
[Edited by - misterearl on 08-30-2007 4:00 PM]
mets down 5-0.
tie it up 5-5.
go down 8-5.
just tied it up 8-8 in the 8th inning and still batting.
mets just took the lead 9-8...and still batting.
Posted by djsunyc:
mets just took the lead 9-8...and still batting.
damnit i shut it off!!
Los Mets
"minaya is the most overrated gm"
CDB - "we just need to get a damn heart. From what I see watching these guys is a bunch of girls, they dont want it and Willie needs to change that attitude."
New York "fans" are the most overrated. Using the Archie Bunker-ish term "a bunch of girls" to be an insult is so two decades ago.
hold up, it's now 10-8.
[Edited by - misterearl on 08-30-2007 4:39 PM]
phillies get another one back, 10-9 mets, philly still batting in the bottom of the 8th.
what a game...
[Edited by - djsunyc on 08-30-2007 4:40 PM]
can somebody please hijack all of Pat Burrell's bats?
sheesh
dj - can wagner go two innings?
Posted by misterearl:
dj - can wagner go two innings?
hasn't done it in 8 years and only 4 times in his career.
Just had to interrupt my offseason to say:
Billy Wagner fucks up again
Yo -- if we're gonna have a Mets talk thread -- can we at least call it "The Mets Talk Thread". Why the hell is our thread titled after Rollins and the Phillies??? I mean, damn -- that's on some low self esteem ish...
:((((((((
cannot catch a break the mets won 133 games in a row when leading by 2 runs going into the 8 and now lose 2 of them in a row. we couldve won every game EASILY and we lost ALL of them
this is like taking a huge right hand to the head--we are staggered YET still slightly ahead on points but it\'s only the ninth round
Mets bullpen is god aweful. Just last year they were good but now I know that if the Mets have a 2 run lead going into the 7th and Heilman or anyone else for that matter comes in they are going to give up runs for sure. Wagner isn't that good especially if Randolf insists on using him for 2 innings. Don't get me started on Mota this guuy needs some juice badly. Willie has to step up on his management too. Last night he had Green hitting and he was 2 for 20 something vs Myers he should have pinch hit Gotay. Anyways they still have the lead and the Phillies were really playing hard vs the Mets look for a let down from them vs their next opponents. Look for the mets to bounce back and take games more seriously then they did vs Philly.
Mister Earl...I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW...never thought I would say that, but sometimes in the very darkest of times, though Los Mets tenuously hold on to #1, your optimism makes me feel better. The difference is that the Mets are contenders and should have high expectations whereas with Los Knicks, they haven't done smack. As you would say Earl, "it is sometimes darkest before the dawn." And that dawn best be in Atlanta.
The Knicks are like a bad boyfriend that treats you like crap but you keep coming back for more. The Mets are like "the one" that isnt perfect but for the most part is AMAZIN' but when he f's up, it hurts so much worse. Right now, I am heartbroken by Los Mets. My love for the Mets remains strong but we are having some problems in our relationship.
I am a DIE HARD Mets fan and the Philly series I just endured made me more crazy than I get during the Knicks entire season. The game today was EPIC, but did not have a good outcome on the NY-side of the score card. I like Willie and all but he is part of the problem too.
1. REYES- my favorite...must find a way to get on base and be the straw that stirs the drink. They say he's exhausted and needs a recharge but then again so does the entire team. Reyes is the KEY to this team's offense.
2. DELGADO- get off my team
3. GREEN- fellow Jew but Shabbat Shalom Shawn
4. LO DUCA- "I miss Ramon Castro." DeFelice and Alomar are better at this point. Pauley Walnuts sucks of late
5. MAINE - see the Joba rules...never pitched a full season and we are seeing why you are still very young
6. ALOU - where have you been?
7. BELTRAN - needs to be perfect
8. WRIGHT- the only consistent player on this team
9. WILLIE: Please pick up the courtesy phone...BILLY WAGNER HAS NOT PITCHED 6 OUTS SINCE 1999 SO WHY WOULD YOU PUT HIM IN THAT POSITION TODAY? AND STOP PITCHING MOTA ALREADY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
10. ENDY: Good to have you back
11. LASTINGS: stop hacking at everything already
12. CASTILLO: we need you out there every day b/c Gotay's fielding is rather unrefined
13. BULLPEN: You are absolutely KILLING me
PAT BURRELL:REGGIE MILLER = METS KILLER:KNICKS KILLER
