Chris Capuano proved to be much better than mediocre tonight. Going a strong 7 innings only allowing 1 run, 6 hits, 2 walks while striking out 4 for his 2nd win of the season. Chris now owns 33% of the Mets wins this season. I actually like the way that Capuano goes about his game he really seems to have a plan for each batter and knows how to get them out. Unfortunately he does not always have the talent to do so. Sounds like the Mets. But hey, lets stay positive. Both Chris and the Mets looked good for at least one cold April night.
Jason Bay was back tonight, big news for sure. It’s been a long time and the lineup certainly seemed to click with him in there. He even scored an inside the parker (ruled an error on Pence). With their new found offense the Mets pounded the Astros with 3 HR: Wright (3), Davis (2) and Nickeas (1, first of career). They also added 3 doubles to the mix. Timely hitting also produced 9 runs with only 8 hits with David Wright and Ike Davis both logging rare 2 out RBI. The Mets only left 1 runner on base all night.
Wright came out of his slump in normal David fashion going 2/3 with a 2B, HR, 2 Runs and 3 RBI. I guess two days of LH pitching will do that for him. Especially when Happ was chucking meat all night. 4. 2 innings 6 ER.
Much to the chagrin of some of my fellow bloggers, Angel Pagan was removed from the game with an angry muscle in his side. I guess now he does not get to be a pain in theirs. It appeared that he blew a hit to CF earlier in the game, of course it also appeared Harris did the same. The wind seemed to be a culprit all night as it almost got Harris again in the 8th.
You know it’s interesting, the Mets dominated this game for the most part with good pitching, timely hitting and and a couple of big double plays initiated by Capuano. However, I did not notice any more heart, fire, grit, intensity than the night before. I know some of my fellow bloggers will say they caught fire because Collins did. Honestly, no. They were just better than a bad team tonight. Nothing to do with any of those catch phrases we like to throw out when a team wins. Am I saying heart, grit, hustle and chemistry don’t matter? Nope. They matter tremendously but lets not say that the Mets won to night and lost last night due to any of them.
For a much more coherent and detailed report visit:
Wright, Capuano shine in Bay’s season debut
Tomorrow the Mets see if they can have one of those winning streak thingies that people talk about with a 7:10 match up vs the Dbacks. Featuring 2 starting pitchers that have a combined ERA of over 16 (and no not all of it is Pelfrey!)
Saunders shoots for first win vs. Pelfrey, Mets
96 comments
stickguy
4/21/2011-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
this was a little more like. it. Hopefully this jump starts the climb back to mediocrity!
metsfan4decades
4/21/2011-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
As much as Pagan is struggling, I’m really not looking forward to Harris in CF for more than a couple of days.
Pagan said it doesn’t feel any where near as serious as last year’s oblique injury so we shall see.
A Win! That was fun.
Cap is a smart pitcher. Another young man who might not have a great arsenal at times but has a game plan and tries to execute it. Just like Gee did the other day. Pelf and Niese should take notes.
Good to see Bay back – and nice hustle. Good to see Wright ‘back’.
Let’s keep the win streak going.
stickguy
4/21/2011-11:10pm at 11:10 pm (UTC -4)
if pagan does have to hit the DL, it will be interesting to see what they do about CF. Hairston and Harris sure the hell are not the answer.
njstuckintx
4/21/2011-11:38pm at 11:38 pm (UTC -4)
Can we please have Murph play 2B everyday? Please.
Who will Turner injure next?
TRS86
4/22/2011-8:28am at 8:28 am (UTC -4)
I sure hope that they don’t have to go too long without Pagan. Struggling or not he’s the best CF we have in the organization. Fmart does not play CF anymore and Beltran, don’t think that’s a good idea. Honestly I have no idea other than watching Harris and Hairston struggle. Worse than that, when Beltran needs a day off they both would have to start. At this point I think you have to send Hu packing and bring up another OF.
TRS86
4/22/2011-8:33am at 8:33 am (UTC -4)
Seriously after looking at our minor league rosters the ONLY option we have right now is Kirk and I don’t think anyone wants to do that yet. We better hope that Pagan does not have to go on the DL.
Ceetar
4/22/2011-9:00am at 9:00 am (UTC -4)
Fernando’s injured anyway.
Duda’s the only other guy on the 40 man.
only 38 guys on there though, so not a big deal to add someone probably.
I guess you could go with a guy like Jesus Feliciano. He’s not horrible. not really a major leaguer, but makes contact a lot, can field. etc.
Pridie? not really that good nor is he doing well.
Yeah, don’t think anyone wants Kirk up here just yet.
Evans appears not to be on the 40 man, but I suppose you get get funky and put Bay in CF. Probably not a great idea to put Beltran there for a week or two, but I’m not a doctor.
I’ve got it, we’ll just have Pagan bat from the other side of the plate only.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-9:05am at 9:05 am (UTC -4)
We could always trade Reyes, Wright, Bay and Krod for at least 1 CF option, no?
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-9:23am at 9:23 am (UTC -4)
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/columns/story?columnist=rubin_adam&id=6406705
Rubin just annoys me to no end.
Not only does he just about call Wright a liar when David says an 0-19 slump would bother him no matter what team he was on, he goes on to say that Wright should want out b/c he’s wasting the best years of his talent.
Something tells me if it got out tomorrow that Wright was asking for a trade, Rubin would be the first one accusing Wright of playing for the name on the back instead of the name on the front.
Ceetar
4/22/2011-9:27am at 9:27 am (UTC -4)
Wait, he’s writing this story _again_?
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-9:36am at 9:36 am (UTC -4)
Yeah, I couldn’t quite tell if it’s just a matter of Rubin trying to create some controversy to get hits to his articles or he really does believe Wright…or all ball players in general….are more selfish then they’ll admit publicly.
saltygary
4/22/2011-9:45am at 9:45 am (UTC -4)
I think you are taking away way to much from this article, and what he brings up is fair. If the team rebuilds does Wright want to stay with the Mets? I feel this is a fair questions for anyone in any profession where change is strong and long lasting.
Years ago now I worked for Fleet Bank (formally the largest bank in the north east) and the bank merged with Bank of America. I loved working for Fleet and had a clear advancement strategy that dealt with geography. When BOA came in it was very clear if I wanted to maintain the same goals I would have to move from RI to NC or TX and I was not willing to do this. So I left and now I’m friggen cold but happy in NH.
So anywhoo Rubin is not trying to create controversy he is merely saying change is coming and all alternatives will be looked at. Does Wright want to hang around and if the turnaround occurs he will be at the end of his prime. Does he want to go to a contender and win now. Do the Mets go full boar and get rid of him. All valid questions.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-9:57am at 9:57 am (UTC -4)
I realize most players would certainly like to play with a perennial contending team. I don’t doubt Wright feels that way as well.
I was just commenting on stirring up the pot now, talking about Wright moving on when in all likely hood that doesn’t come up for discussion until he’s a FA.
And I hear you on job satisfaction. I know if I decided to move on right now for personal reasons though, I’m sure my employer wouldn’t miss me at all. They’ll just replace me with another body that looks just like me.
I don’t think it’s so cut and dried though with ML ball players when you’re likely only one of 25 possibly contributing to the success of that team. Especially when you’re one of the better players on that team.
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
Rubin wasn’t suggesting how Wright feels one way of the other and he does post a quote that David said he would like to become a 10-5 guy. I don’t think he was trying to stir the pot either, we are just more sensitive to what is going on with the team.
We all feel that Wright is a real stand up guy and I feel we all can agree that he has been dragged through the shit. If he had an opportunity to go play for Colorado or St’ Louis, could any of us really fault him for giving it a shot? As a Mets fan I am so thankful for all that he has done and after all this if he decides to leave I would applaud him on the way out. If he wants to stay I would probably be willing to let him impregnate my wife.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:33am at 10:33 am (UTC -4)
LOL.
Here’s hoping he’s here for a long time to come.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
“And the chatter on the airwaves about considering dealing Wright has intensified”
As if this has even the remotest meaning or relevance—Rubin’s babbling about it, so, yeah, it means something.
“Truth be told, Wright should probably want out, though.”
???
Exactly what a weaselly, desk-bound nothing would say.
Wright is in his 20s, single, and very rich.
By all accounts, he LOVES New York City. He grew up as a Met fan.
Does Rubin even know the kind of life a rich 28-year-old star athlete can have in Manhattan?
Thank you for reminding me again why I never ever read this absolute horses*** except when I am forced to confront it on here.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
Speaking of rich:
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/04/21/mets_allstar_david_wright_selling_his_ultimate_bachelor_pad.php#david-wright-infinity-flats-ph-7
I just can’t relate.
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:19am at 10:19 am (UTC -4)
Wow he has a serious fish tank, that is awesome. I just put a 120g tank into my wall last year. The only difference is I don’t think he cleans his.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:22am at 10:22 am (UTC -4)
WOW! OMG thanks for this MF4D—almost makes reading the Rubin worthwhile since I got to see that!
Damn, what a place. That deck with the enclosed hot tub. Wow. Must be fun to be David Wright.
But, precisely what I am saying. He lives like that, and walks out his door to the best restaurants, clubs, shopping, entertainment in the US. And he can afford any of it.
And now a $12000 a MONTH apartment?
Rubin’s such a tool.
You don’t live like that in many other places.
And again, he grew up a Met fan, and his family is a short flight away in VA.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:34am at 10:34 am (UTC -4)
Ha!
So are any of you in the market for a seriously cool man cave?
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
HA!!
MF4D, my biz is doing great, and MAYBE I could afford to sublet a closet in that place.
Really have to say, many celebs’ places look silly, but that looked great to me. Very livable and very cool. Except the strangely small kitchen—he must never cook.
I seriously love Manhattan, and cannot even imagine what it must be like to be him, and go out on Saturday night with ten million or so in the bank.
I bet he has a lot of fun.
saltygary
4/22/2011-11:00am at 11:00 am (UTC -4)
The only thing cooking in that place are ladies buns in the hot tub.
Very cool but way to modern for my style. I’m a this old house kind of guy. If I lived in the city I would probably want one of those lofts with the exposed bricks and steel beams and old school radiators.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-11:45am at 11:45 am (UTC -4)
“The only thing cooking in that place are ladies buns in the hot tub.”.
That is GREAT!!
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-10:16am at 10:16 am (UTC -4)
This is just what we’ll be reading for a long while. 1 victory is not going to stop the firesale chatter. Until we see a nice string of victories, or 3 series wins in a row or something will that reduce from a boil to a simmer, but we need to prepare ourselves to reading alot about this up until next coming offseason, unfortunately.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:24am at 10:24 am (UTC -4)
No sir, it certainly is not what I will be reading much!!
The world is full of FAR too much great stuff to waste time reading that crap.
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Here’s a happy piece that Rubin did on Wright a couple days ago:
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/19857/all-wright-moment
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:37am at 10:37 am (UTC -4)
I’ve always given Rubin credit for his complete coverage of the Mets. He does a very good job at that.
Some of his opinion pieces? I could live without them.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
And no Atlanta, you can’t have him.
Wright’s on and off field presence is precisely the reason he is the face of the franchise right now and I want to see him in a Met uniform for years to come.
gategem
4/22/2011-1:20pm at 1:20 pm (UTC -4)
Let’s speculate for a second. Suppose the Mets go into a full rebuilding mode. Now Wright not only has to endure the continual losing during the rebuilding period but personally no protection in the line up and playing half of his games in a ballpark the size of death valley. Wright on a winning team in a smaller ballpark probably a hof player. Wright on the Mets probably not (the Mets fan’s love affair plus attitude will not put him in there). BTW when you are incredibly rich you can live like a king almost anywhere.
TRS86
4/22/2011-1:25pm at 1:25 pm (UTC -4)
Or you could speculate that the Mets are not 4-5 years away from competing but instead are 2-3 in which Wright would still be what? 30-31?
gategem
4/22/2011-1:36pm at 1:36 pm (UTC -4)
I was only proposing a scenario under which Wrights approach could change. I was not saying it will occur. Of course if your scenario comes to pass then what I wrote is a moot point. But until we see the direction the real world turns we should be open minded to all possible scenarios and not get upset if someone suggests it may happen. It doesn’t mean that person expects it or endorses it.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-1:43pm at 1:43 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, I hear you, gategem.
I just don’t want to acknowledge it…..
kingman 26
4/22/2011-2:24pm at 2:24 pm (UTC -4)
Wright is known as a man-about-town, clubber, etc.
You most definitely cannot do that in MANY MLB cities anywhere remotely close to the level you can do it in NY.
Nor can you find a huge selection of 12K per month apartments in Pittsburgh, Tampa, Cleveland, Baltimore, KC, or many other cities.
And Wright grew up a Met fan and his family’s in Virginia.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-9:31am at 9:31 am (UTC -4)
I’m reading around this morning, as you can tell.
http://mets.lohudblogs.com/2011/04/21/jose-reyes-supposed-flaws/
This has been more or less my point with Reyes since the start of the season. I couldn’t agree more.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:18am at 10:18 am (UTC -4)
I keep saying, however, this is not a white and black situation. No you can’t look at Reyes as just a lead-off hitter he is also a SS which provides value. However, he is the lead-off hitter and OBP and baseball IQ do matter. It’s like one side has to paint Jose as a top 10 player and the other side has to say he stinks. It’s cost and talent analysis for the organization that matters. Can the Mets win spending 18M on Reyes per year for the next 6 years while also affording to keep Wright and surround them with capable talent? Talent that may not be in the organization and can’t be traded for without trading Wright or Reyes. In other words can they continue to build through future drafts and FA with limited cash and put together a competitor before Reyes and Wright are too old to build around?
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-10:22am at 10:22 am (UTC -4)
Thoughts on Braun’s extension in relation to Wright?
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:25am at 10:25 am (UTC -4)
Wright’s psyched?
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:28am at 10:28 am (UTC -4)
I don’t think it would take that much for Wright. Maybe a 6 year extension at an average value of 17M.
stickguy
4/22/2011-11:14am at 11:14 am (UTC -4)
I don’t do anything with Wright for another couple of years. He is under team control through the 2013 season, so plenty of time to see how (if) he rebounds, how he ages, etc. Who knows if he will even be able to stay at 3B much beyond that (at least effectively).
TRS86
4/22/2011-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
Giving him an extension tell the fanbase AND Wright that we are into rebuilding the team around him and not just saving cash. Wright is the face of the franchise and should be treated as such. Imagine trading Reyes and then going into 2012 uncertain on Wright’s future. How he rebounds? Rebounds what? Are the Knicks looking at him for PF? He’s a 30 HR, 100 RBI, 20+ SB guy that plays 3B. One of the top 3 3B in the majors and is only 28. And please don’t compare him to Reyes, the only comparisons you can make to him and Reyes are that they play baseball for the Mets. Period.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:27am at 10:27 am (UTC -4)
Trade Jose, move Ike to RF, and sign Fielder.
Seriously, we are horribly thin in the OF, Fielder is young, AND has a nice OPS.
Would make us such a better team.
Prismo
4/22/2011-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
Speaking of being horribly thin in the OF, how is it possible that this organization has so many sub-par defenders either in the minors or coming up from the minors? Do they even teach defense, or do they just not draft it?
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:32am at 10:32 am (UTC -4)
Well some of it was philosophy. Draft hitters and worry about defense later. That shows with Evans, Duda and Murphy. There are however others who are solid defensively. Tejada, Havens (from what we have heard), Kirk, Darrell, etc.
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
Lets not forget about Ike “I love flipping over dugout walls while catching foul balls” Davis.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:38am at 10:38 am (UTC -4)
Great question, and to me it shows a dedication to half-assed mediocrity that has plagued the organization for years.
I still go back to Jesus Feliciano’s very first MLB at bat, when he jogged down the first base line. Who the f*** does that? FMart did the same thing early in his MLB time.
And it is also the way pitchers do not throw strikes and the way batters often have a joke approach at the plate.
The culture of laziness and mediocrity will take a while longer to beat out of this team.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
If you look at the AAA pitching staff last year they had some guys that threw strikes for sure. Pelfrey, Parnell and even Niese to an extent really never were allowed to get comfortable in AAA either. In fact how much of our pitching staff even spent a season at AAA?
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:47am at 10:47 am (UTC -4)
True, and Gee looks very much like someone who smashes my above complaints. Seems mentally and physically very fundamentally sound.
Pelf is a mystery to me. When I was a kid people said Jon Matlack had a million dollar arm and a ten cent head. Pelf might very well fit in this category. Sid Fernandez too. Good as he was, he was a numbskull, and would go 5 1-hit innings than give up the HR the one time he let people on base. Damn, with better physical conditioning and more smarts, Sid could have been incredible.
Niese? So hard to figure. He hits 90, and has a great curve.
Seems to me that a great pitching coach would have to be able to get more out of these two.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:31am at 10:31 am (UTC -4)
I know this is your baby but I just don’t see it happening. They have no idea really if Ike can play RF and he is pretty solid defensively at 1B. I would think they will be hoping that Kirk, Duda and others in the system can take an OF spot. Honestly if they let Reyes walk or trade him they will most likely wait another year before reinvesting that money into a long-term contract. Waiting to see what pitchers develop and what OF develop.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:44am at 10:44 am (UTC -4)
Well, they could afford Wright and Fielder if they trade Jose.
I know it is a dream, but look at Fielder’s combo of age, power, and OBP.
He’s a rare player.
And from what I have seen, he also seems to have the right attitude.
I love homegrown, but are FMart, Duda, Evans, etc., going to amount to anything?
And NOT trying to bitch about Pagan here, but is he the answer, or do we need two new OF next year?
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:55am at 10:55 am (UTC -4)
I don’t think Pagan at this point is the long term answer but he for sure is the short term answer to CF as they are not easy to find and we appear to have some guys coming up that may be able to take the position. The corners, I would like to think that between Duda, Fmart, and some guys deeper in the organization we should be ok. What the entire system needs is pitching. I know that Mejia, Harvey and Cahoon have looked good but overall we need pitching. We will have to have a new closer, hopefully next year. Parnell is not the answer. We will need to replace at least one of Cap and or Young and may have no real answer on Johan’s effectiveness. Honestly, offensively I think we will eventually stack up to the rest of the NL East but when you look at pitching…. man when you look at pitching. So honestly I think that any money saved from Reyes has to be built on pitching and defense.
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:39am at 10:39 am (UTC -4)
I soooo want Fielder on this team. ESPN actually just ran a fluff piece today saying essentially to not worry about his size and attitude:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=6389680
You bring a guy to jack homers off that bridge and D-Wright will be breathing easy in his new green certified upper east side condo.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:42am at 10:42 am (UTC -4)
While I would love to have him, I still can’t see Sandy moving a cheap young Ike Davis from 1B to accommodate him.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-10:48am at 10:48 am (UTC -4)
Well you would have a cheap young Ike Davis in RF!
saltygary
4/22/2011-10:48am at 10:48 am (UTC -4)
Yea I don’t know either seeing that Ike looks to be a very serviceable player. And to your point above, who the hell knows if he has any outfield range.
Guys like Prince rarely come around and with the emerging trend of tying up these young guys up with very long contracts would it be worth going for it. I really like Ike but if we can move him in a package for some pitching and sign Prince, I would say hell yea. Part of the plan will be getting fans back to the stadium and Prince would certainly do that.
The only thing I am really not interested in is throwing Ike in right and seeing if it sticks. The Mets just don’t do this well and the media and fans aren’t usually patient enough for these experiments.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:57am at 10:57 am (UTC -4)
Right, when would he learn to play RF? In the minors? Again, it’s fun to play but to me we have to concentrate on the holes the Mets have. I think that Tejada will be able to hold down Reyes’ position playing at least good defense and batting 8th. The trick will be finding a 2B that can hit and a RF that can hit. Will those come from in they system? I hope so.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-10:54am at 10:54 am (UTC -4)
Agree with TRS, I can’t see the Mets trading the very affordable for years to come Davis right now.
And I don’t know about you all but I’m tired of seeing the Mets try and stick guys where ever on the field to accommodate holes. The Major Leagues is not really the place for on the job training concerning a position you’ve never played before. It’s certainly not worked out well for us yet. This is in reference to moving Ike to RF.
I think they need to be looking for someone out in CF and RF that has speed and is an above average defender. We’re going to need both out there in that cavernous OF at Citi.
TRS86
4/22/2011-10:58am at 10:58 am (UTC -4)
Agreed. Honestly I still see Pagan as a temporary answer to one of those holes. He still have value defensively even if he only hits .250 with a bunch of SB. It’s Beltran’s replacement in RF that offensively we have to make a move.
kingman 26
4/22/2011-11:23am at 11:23 am (UTC -4)
I know you guys make good points, but in other organizations, there are plenty of examples of versatile guys who have successfully changed positions.
Not ideal, but Sandy will need creativity if he is going to fix this team within 5 years.
Trade Jose to a team that will give us 3 pitching prospects. Use next year’s possibly very high 1st rounder on a pitcher. Get the best tutors for Mejia and Harvey. Out of that pray you have three good starters in 3 years.
TRS86
4/22/2011-11:27am at 11:27 am (UTC -4)
Problem is we have no idea if Ike is “versatile” or not. What we do know is he is a very good 1B. Again, I understand what you are saying but I think Ike’s combination of production, defense and cost at 1B will be enough to keep him there long-term.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-11:43am at 11:43 am (UTC -4)
Love Ike at first.
IMO he doesn’t have the speed needed to play RF at Citi, although I’ll be he’s got the arm.
Then again, if they take Marty Noble’s suggestion:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110422&content_id=18109910&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
TRS86
4/22/2011-11:22am at 11:22 am (UTC -4)
As for RF, if they need a stop gap then Jason Kubel might be a decent guy to look at. Should not be too expensive and is not that old. Has produced during his tenure with the Twins. No that’s not Prince Fielder but it does leave cash for the true need in pitching. Hopefully it’s moot because one of our AAA OF have a break out year.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-11:41am at 11:41 am (UTC -4)
Is he available?
you talking this or next year?
TRS86
4/22/2011-11:44am at 11:44 am (UTC -4)
Next.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-12:22pm at 12:22 pm (UTC -4)
I hope not, at least not as a starter.
Not saying Kubel is crap, but with as many holes as the team has, one would hope that the one supposed strength that the farm system has (corner outfielders), we’d hope they could fill that internally.
TRS86
4/22/2011-12:29pm at 12:29 pm (UTC -4)
I would hope so as well but if not you could do worse than a 29 year old guy that has put up decent numbers in Minny. Again, if you don’t have a guy ready then you will have to have a stop gap.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-12:35pm at 12:35 pm (UTC -4)
True enough. Who knows what prospects the trade chips we have bring in…
TRS86
4/22/2011-12:44pm at 12:44 pm (UTC -4)
Not sure we will see to many MLB ready guys coming in, sad to say.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-1:00pm at 1:00 pm (UTC -4)
Did anyone hear Gary mention last night that Reyes and Wright played their 800th game together in the field last night?
Long live the left side of our infield.
Prismo
4/22/2011-1:01pm at 1:01 pm (UTC -4)
And they’ll never get to 1000.
;(
TRS86
4/22/2011-1:03pm at 1:03 pm (UTC -4)
Not so fast my friend. LOL.
At this point none of us know what the future holds and any guess at best is 50/50.
Prismo
4/22/2011-1:09pm at 1:09 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, but doesn’t it make you sad to think about!
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-1:08pm at 1:08 pm (UTC -4)
Wright and Reyes, Both traded to the same team! they may get to 1000 yet!
Prismo
4/22/2011-1:11pm at 1:11 pm (UTC -4)
That’s the spirit!
Phillies would love replace mediocre Polanco and old Rollins with Wright and Reyes.
Reyes
Victorino
Utley
Howard
Wright
Pretty good 1-5, eh?
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-1:41pm at 1:41 pm (UTC -4)
i puked a little in my mouth.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-1:28pm at 1:28 pm (UTC -4)
Bite your tongue!
saltygary
4/22/2011-1:29pm at 1:29 pm (UTC -4)
Just screwing around with house money…
Thole – C
Fielder – 1st
Murphy – 2nd
Wright – 3rd
Tejeda – SS
Cuddyer – RF
Niewenuis – CF
Bay – LF
Slow with no true lead-off but I don’t really see any on FA market.
TRS86
4/22/2011-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
True defensive nightmare?
saltygary
4/22/2011-1:41pm at 1:41 pm (UTC -4)
LOL could be. Cuddyer is not bad and the fact that he can play multiple positions is awesome. Haven’t seen enough of Niewen.
There is not a lot on the FA market for any position.
TRS86
4/22/2011-1:46pm at 1:46 pm (UTC -4)
Nope which is why I expect that if the Mets do trade Reyes it will be another year before they reinvest that money. Of course it will be to shouts of acclamation that it’s because they are cheap, ignoring the fact that you don’t just throw big money out because you have it. That’s what got us into this mess.
saltygary
4/22/2011-1:42pm at 1:42 pm (UTC -4)
Also assuming with this that value from Reyes and Ike would go towards pitching.
TRS86
4/22/2011-1:47pm at 1:47 pm (UTC -4)
Can’t get on board with trading Ike during a rebuilding mode.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-1:43pm at 1:43 pm (UTC -4)
Wouldn’t that be Davis in RF?
kingman 26
4/22/2011-2:26pm at 2:26 pm (UTC -4)
Put Ike in RF and you really may have something…the way he gets those pop-ups in the stands? His arm?
He can play RF.
stickguy
4/22/2011-2:39pm at 2:39 pm (UTC -4)
he has play there before. And I do think he has plenty of arm, glove and smarts to do it. Only worry is the foot speed to actually get to the ball!
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-2:50pm at 2:50 pm (UTC -4)
His Bat > Glove.
saltygary
4/22/2011-2:51pm at 2:51 pm (UTC -4)
He does have plenty of arm. He was hitting 94 on the gun as a pitcher in college.
saltygary
4/22/2011-2:55pm at 2:55 pm (UTC -4)
Tejeda – SS
Murphy – 2nd
Wright – 3rd
Fielder – 1st
Davis – RF
Bay – LF
Niewenhuis – CF
Thole – C
Definitely on the slow side but enough slugging where you wouldn’t need it.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-3:11pm at 3:11 pm (UTC -4)
BTW, early speculation on the street is Boras is looking for somewhere in the vicinity of 25 MIL for 8 years to the tune of 200 MIL for Fielder.
Um….Fielder isn’t coming here.
‘The early buzz is that Scott Boras wants $200 million for eight years (i.e., $25 million a year) for Prince. And that won’t be happening in Milwaukee.’
This was included in Stark’s latest ‘rumbling’s.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=6409227
saltygary
4/22/2011-3:17pm at 3:17 pm (UTC -4)
Of the chances are slim but if there are new owners, that would be a splash to make.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-1:59pm at 1:59 pm (UTC -4)
I haven’t heard anything on Pagan.
Is it day to day at this point?
Where they going to have him checked out to see how series the injury is?
Wondering how long we’re going to be playing short handed on the bench. That bench isn’t that great to start with….
TRS86
4/22/2011-2:01pm at 2:01 pm (UTC -4)
Honestly they just about have to DFA Hu and call up an OF right?
stickguy
4/22/2011-2:06pm at 2:06 pm (UTC -4)
realistically yes, since I doubt they are doing it to Turner.
Reyes is looking fine, so Hu is totally pointless. Especially since 2B D has not been the feared black hole.
kistics
4/22/2011-2:34pm at 2:34 pm (UTC -4)
I agree. There’s no use for Hu at this point. Capuano is probably a better hitter than him.
njstuckintx
4/22/2011-2:13pm at 2:13 pm (UTC -4)
It’s either Hu or Turner, and while I personally think Turner sucks, his suckitude is not at the magnitude of the Hu-a-dude.
metsfan4decades
4/22/2011-2:59pm at 2:59 pm (UTC -4)
Sounds like a plan to me.
kistics
4/22/2011-3:48pm at 3:48 pm (UTC -4)
Pagan to DL according to Rubin.
Damn…