Video: Howard Johnson Says “You Got To Find The Positives” In Regards To Mets Hitting Woes

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   DNDJohan aka kistics

   7/23/2010-1:41pm at 1:41 pm (UTC -4)

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   I wish someone would just come out and say “the way this team is playing sucks”

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   stickguy

   7/23/2010-2:16pm at 2:16 pm (UTC -4)

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   Well, Hojo should have said what he really feels:

   “the only positive is that I have not been held accountable and fired, lot Milt Thompson was by the Phils”

   but if you find on the field positives, about the only ones I can think of are Thole looks good, and Beltran does not seem to have missed a beat. Still curious how much (if any) HR power returns, and when.

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      ceetar

      7/23/2010-2:36pm at 2:36 pm (UTC -4)

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      He’s hit two home runs just foul, So i think his power will be just fine. (not the above norm 41 that Francessa banks on like amoron, but the 25-30 type power and most career home runs against the Cardinals in the post season..)

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   metsfan4decades

   7/23/2010-2:41pm at 2:41 pm (UTC -4)

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   I saw this interview last night. Nothing really to be said as no one has that magic pill needed, least of all HoJO.

   What struck me though was he appeared to have lost a lot of weight compared to an interview I remember seeing last year. Hope that was by design and not an illness. As much as I comment nightly in the dugout ‘FIRE HOJO’, it’s nothing personal….

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   stickguy

   7/23/2010-3:06pm at 3:06 pm (UTC -4)

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   I do agree with the others that feel many met batters stand way far off the plate. When you have to lean over and strech way out and can barely toch a ball on th eouter edge of the plate, you ain’t getting full coverage!

   I am surprised more guys don’t hang over. Put a wrist guard on, and dare the pitcher to throw inside. Most wont, and if they do, make a big production out of it to get them warned.

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      ceetar

      7/23/2010-3:08pm at 3:08 pm (UTC -4)

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      I’m not a hitting coach, so i don’t really have anything to say on the topic really.

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   Mr North Jersey

   7/23/2010-4:48pm at 4:48 pm (UTC -4)

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   So now that the Phillies fired Milt Thompson their hitting coach will Mets follow by firing Howard Johnson?

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   youngvalerawest

   7/23/2010-5:19pm at 5:19 pm (UTC -4)

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   I’d love to know what the positives are other than faster games.

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      gategem

      7/23/2010-6:15pm at 6:15 pm (UTC -4)

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      They collect their paychecks whether they hit successfully or not.