Comments on: Did F-Mart Get F-Word From Fans?

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:05:21 +0000

I agree completely Denise. I get so irked whenever I hear comments like “he’s a seasoned veteran and paid his dues he’s entitled to a free pass.”

If you’re a seasoned veteran, shouldn’t your baseball acumen and instincts be better than that of a rookie?

Shouldn’t it be the other way around, where we should expect mistakes or not running hard from a rookie, and yet not tolerate it from a veteran?

The veterans should of jumped down the kids throat, but they can’t because they’ve committed that same offense.

These things didn’t happen when the original Keith, Gary(Carter) and Ron were in the clubhouse.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:04:42 +0000

He deserved the boos and should be grown up enough to realize he made a mistake. But the fans should leave it at that and not boo him again unless he does something stupid again. The comparison to Reyes is irrelevant becuse they are 2 different players at different points in their careers. One is not a basis of comparison for the other. F!Mart got the point and it should be left at that for now.

By: Denise Winter

Denise Winter — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:20:38 +0000

Oh I know, I just wanted to clarify some things

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:08:28 +0000

Denise – my comments were not pointed at you or your blog, I am just responding on the attention throught the media both newspapers and radio that is getting.

By: Tanya Mercado

Tanya Mercado — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:55:31 +0000

Great blog Denise. I agree with Kay and Devin. Kay hit it right on when she brought up him busting it out. Fans were quick to forget that great catch he made against the bullpen fence.

Mets fans are just so bitter about the past two years that they are intolerant of any mistakes.

I understand if it was a veteran who did the mistake. I would not tolerate that. Case in point, the base running blunders Reyes has made this year. But give the kid a chance. The booing could affect the kids’ psyche. Things like that do damage.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:15:06 +0000

I’m curious to see if it was just a one at-bat thing. I was also at Wednesday’s game and I’m hoping the fans who booed only did it for that one at-bat. I didn’t boo but it’s good that the fans voiced their displeasure. Notice how in the post-game report, he mentioned his embarrassment and how he would never do it again. Good. He now knows that the fans weren’t happy with his poor decision to not run out his popup. He’s not in tonight’s starting lineup, so we’ll have to wait to see what the fans’ reaction will be the next time he comes up to bat. If they boo him again, then I would think it’s overkill and it could affect him negatively. I hope the fans show him encouragement. It will only help him develop as a major league player.

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:22:22 +0000

It was a mistake. I can understand booing him initially because he didn’t hustle…but that’s it. Not again when he comes out into the field or in his next AB or EVER again for that one mistake. If he does it again, give it to him twice as hard and bench him. But 1 mistake in his 2nd game – no matter how stupid – doesn’t deserve all of this. Would I have booed? I don’t know…I probably would’ve just yelled out “really? jeez…” and shook my head for a minute. I remember my last game at Shea last year (vs Washington last May…Pelf took a no-hitter into the 7th or 8th, but the Mets lost 1-0), Jose Reyes (I believe) was on base with two outs, and the batter hit a routine fly ball to RF. Jose did not hustle, and when the ball was dropped, he was only able to get to 3rd…if he had even just been JOGGING he would’ve scored. I think it sends a better message to pull out a superstar for not hustling than to pull out a rookie…taking F-Mart out probably would’ve done more harm than good.

By: Denise Winter

Denise Winter — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:17:42 +0000

I am neither approving of nor against booing … that wasnt my point … my point was that Mets fans need to be consistent and not pick and choose when they are going to boo and when they aren’t … they can’t cause friction and play favorites … the players will notice it … we’re not talking about a guy who can hit 40 homers versus a guy who hits .185 … that .185 guy would expect to not be as popular and he accepts it … we’re talking about players’ feelings and morale here …

By: Devin

Devin — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:44:05 +0000

I find it odd that I find myself agreeing with Kay. (no offense) This blog captures the whole essence of what is wrong with fans today. They have become too impatient. The booing has become too ridiculous and very embarassing because it gives all the fans a bad rap when its just a small minority that acts poorly.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:24:20 +0000

Well I’ve made it very clear I think boo’ing anyone, especially before the ALL STAR game that is wearing the uniform of the team I love is the most idiotic thing ever…..

With that, I can’t believe all the attention this is getting. The kid busted it on every other play, it was clearly a mistake, you’d think the bases were loaded, 2 outs bottom of the 9th in game 7 of the WS.

A 20 year old kid, on his 2nd day in the bigs, on the biggest stage in the world made a mistake. One that didn’t cost the game. ENOUGH already