28
2008
Screw The Curtain Calls, Gimme More Two Homer Games
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What in the world is all this fuss about curtain calls?? Like I said last night, who cares? As far as I’m concerned the only issue is that Carlos Delgado hit two homeruns and even won a Metsy for crying out loud…
Do we have to make everything so negative all the time… even when we should be happy… why are some reporters always trying to rain on our parade?
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What a heck of a job by Billy Wagner to start the season. I haven’t seen him dominate hitters like this since his Houston Astros days. Although his hitless inning streak came to an end at nine innings, he deserves all of our praise for such an amazin’ accomplishment. I’m glad to see him backing up all his tough talk in the off season with the type of performance that can only be described as… phenomina… stupendous… magnaminous… scintillating… other-worldly… do hyphenated words count as one…
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If you enjoy betting on baseball, and believe that the team with the best bullpen wins it all, then place your bets on the New York Mets. I don’t care about Heilman’s and Sosa’s early season flubs. The Mets are all set to anoint Duaner Sanchez as our new setup man, and I’ll put our 8th inning and 9th inning end game options against anyone in the game right now, and that includes Joba and Rivera.
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You can’t have it both ways… I’m sick and tired of so called Mets fans going off on Willie when he leaves a starter in too long and then gets shelled, or pulling him out when he’s in trouble only to have the bullpen blow the lead. There’s plenty of other stuff you can nail Willie on, but please… cut him some slack on this one.
I’d rather be more pissed off at Oliver Perez and John Maine for having 100+ pitch counts in the sixth inning instead. Willie is only doing what any manager would do as far as the way these starting pitchers have been handled so far this season. How about Maine and Perez stop going to full counts on every single batter, and start throwing more first pitch strikes. The baseball odds are that the more first pitch strikes you throw, the better the results. Pitching from behind in the count is not a strategy for success. I bet even our resident baseball guru Christian would have to agree with that.
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Who’s ready for some swashbuckling action against those notorious bungling Pirates? After teeing off on Schmoltzie and T-Hud, I’m ready for some bloody carnage against those original men in black. The man behind our Series Previews, Brian, says that a sweep is in order. Arghhh matey, I’ll drink to that!
About the Author: Joe DeCaro
Went to my first Mets game, a Mayors Trophy game at Shea, in '73. We beat the Yankees 8-4 and I was hooked. I marched in two Banner Day parades, and before the Grand Slam single, there was the "Hendu Can Do" grand slam - I was there. I've collected Mets memorabilia all my life and started Mets Merized Online to feed my addiction.
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YEAH JOE D!!! GREAT BLOG!!!!
dude…awesome stuff….i agree! a few points…this team is very good, we are winning a ton of games without our starting RF, C[or backup], and 4 + 5th starters….thats not too shabby!
1. delgado is what he is at this point. we have to deal with him while he is here, he certainly isnt going to be a bench player.
2. heilman will be fine, sosa..not to sure. but atleast we have depth hanging around just in case.
3. Castillo is STILL one of the best #2 hitters around, we are lucky enough that we can be flexible and bat him 1/2/7/8/9 as needed to give different looks.
4. the SP has been decent and marginally solid so far. it is far from our achillies heal.
5. while wags may never be Mo, and sanchez isnt as “god-like”as yankee fans think Joba is…we do have one of the best 1-2 punches around.
this team’s fate lays on the shoulders of willie’s alone. willie must make adjustments as needed, regardless of pride.
willie must:
-keep delgado low in the lineup so he causes the least amount of problems, and ride him when he is hot…also, bench him against tough lefties in favor of easley[rh]
-stop going to heilman + sosa with ROB’s for now. also, the BP must be used more sparingly bc they are raking up innings…which they are showing, and showed last year, they cant absorb so easily
-work his SP more. there should not be a 6th inning RP for the big 3…i can see for pelf & figgy…but if your big 3 get into trouble in the 5, 6, and even 7th….let them work through it. the only time they need to get pulled early is if they have lost the zone entirely.
-the 8/9 guys are STELLAR…but dont let games get away from you bc you are saving them for later…if you need something key in th 7/8/9….use them as needed. wags can get a key left or 2 to get to the 9th on occasion[ie. utley/howard], and let sanchez close on occasion. fluidity is the key to the BP
willie always has driven me nuts, and i still dont want him here. he has made strides by toggling with the lineup and playing the hot streaks….hopefully he can become more adept at riding his starters and using his BP a little better.
Omar has done his job, and this is the team we will be looking at. maybe see a new 1b/OF option as a backup, or maybe a new RP…but i think we are close to final here.
its in willie’s hands now…
You’re tellin’ it like it is and reppin’ our Mets, right on dude!
First off BRAVO! Maine and Perez pitching into the seventh and eight innings will cure many shortcomings in the pen. I think Sanchez is going to be as great as in 2006 and that means bad news for the rest of the NL! Putting him in 1-2 punch with the newly rejuventated Wagner is KILLER!
the sweep starts tonight….rain rain go away
Yo ho ho and a sweep of the Bucs matey! Time for Ian Snell to walk the plank! Yaaaarrrgh!
Yo ho ho and a sweep of the Bucs matey! Time for Ian Snell to walk the plank! Yaaaarrrgh!
Yea, it would be nice if Maine and Perez, Perez especially, could lower their pitch counts per inning. But would it kill Willie to let them pitch 110 or even, God forbid, 120 pitches in a game. Willie’s taking guys out with 97 pitches or so, with guys on and bringing out Heilman. This is not a winning combination. Let the starters fight for their outs, and then if they fail a few times, starting bring in the living batting tee, Aaron Heilman.
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anyone see that joe smith clip on youtube? he was cursing off cubs fans….
joe should be ashamed.
i see how he could get wrapped up in the heckling but he is a pro, he should have let it go
If we need to bug on Willie for anything it is his leadership abilities. He can call a good game (in my opinion) but can he muster up the troops? Do the players play hard for him? Do they like him? Or do they just mope around with that sour puss Willie carries, like he is nervous or stressed out? We have seen this team work with great chemistry (2006) and seen that chemistry go up in smoke (2007). I do believe that the head guy is most responsible for the unity of the club and Willie needs to step up. Would anyone argue that Willie’s trust in his veterans, which kept him from saying anything to them last year during the fall, can encourage a complacent squad. I would like for Willie to answer the next tough question asked of him concerning his slumping players with honesty and candor. When a guy is 3 for 43 how can he expect us to feel good about a response like, “He’s my guy. My guys always play hard for me.” Come on Willie, this is New York, say it like it is. Even your mentor Torre calls it as he sees it.
One more thing. Last year is in the past. As fans we need to support our team and encourage them to do well. Enough of the booing and the short temper. We have a long summer to go and our guys need our support. I call for there to be a stand O before Delgado’s next at bat. Then I call for one every time he gets on until he give us that curtain call.
I think it was funny how Smith got into the argument because if i was him i do the same thing.
maine and ollie are killing me this year. it seems like it’s been one step forward and two steps back. what is it about the sixth inning that gets to them?
also can anyone give me a ride to transylvania?