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2009
Will 2009 Be Omar Minaya’s Waterloo?
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The Los Angeles Dodgers made themselves right at home last night; lounging out at the Ebbet’s Club, sharing stories of their glory days at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, and then taking the field and bitch-slapping the Mets. The only thing missing were the Dodger Dogs, but they made do with a Nathan’s hot dog instead.
Manny was being Manny, but more importantly Manuel was being Manuel, and Omar was being Omar. The Wilpons did a great job of house training their two employees as both were well versed in what to say to the media before and after the game regarding the future (or lack of it) of the Mets for the rest of this season.
Minaya addressed the media and once again he sugar-coated the latest setbacks to Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes.
Reyes was given a cortisone shot to reduce the pain in his hamstring. Omar told reporters that it was no big deal and not really a setback, He refused to give a timetable for his return, but I’ll give you one… He can’t run, his hamstring still hurts, and you wont see him until August.
Carlos Beltran said his knee still hurts when he walks. He is going to be re-examined for a third time today and he is still out indefinitely. Since Beltran last played on June 21, the Mets have gone 5-10 with a .229 average, and they have scored one run or fewer seven times, including four shutouts.
And even with all this uncertainty surrounding the return of two of their core players, Minaya warns us not to expect anything in the way of help because “there are no shortstops better than Reyes available, and no centerfielders better than Beltran available”. His words, not mine.
First of all, who said anything about replacing them? All I’m saying is why can’t we try and field a competitive team until they come back? If they come back?
Nobody, much less me, is expecting the Mets to go out and get Hanley Ramirez or Shane Victorino, but if we could upgrade in leftfield and first base and get some more offense generated, what’s the harm in that?
We haven’t even hit the dog days of summer, and yet the Mets look tired and they look beat. David Wright, the face of the franchise admitted yesterday that they are all fatigued and worn out, and they just had a day off on Monday. He also admitted that the team stinks.
Jerry Manuel said that the team is just going through a slump, but in the same breath he called his team lethargic. Lethargic?
Le-thar-gic (Adj.) – deficient in alertness or activity; not active physically or mentally;
Maybe the fans should become lethargic too. Maybe we should stay home rather than exerting ourselves by going to the games and forking over our hard earned money to help fill the Wilpon’s pockets.
Why should we continue to pay for a product that has become the brunt of all jokes on ESPN and even the team’s own network, SNY?
We can support the team equally from our homes as we could at CitiField, and the best part is that at home we have the commercials to ease us from the pain of watching the game. How bad is it when the commercials become more entertaining than the game?
Seriously though, can it get any worse?
Unfortunately, the answer to that question is yes. As long as the Mets remain committed to waiting for Beltran and Reyes and the others to return, the lethargic play will continue and it may even worsen and spiral to despondent.
Omar says that one trade or one bat wouldn’t help, but only a fool would believe that.
Adam Dunn would definitely help, and that’s why Ron Darling and Gary Cohen spent five minutes explaining the different ways it would help during last night’s broadcast. Alex Rios would help too. The Mets have plenty of lifesavers in the sea, but they choose to keep threading water and drift farther away instead.
Can’t they see how the stress is devastating and completely breaking down their most prized asset, David Wright?
How can they just stand there and watch him disintegrate from day to day, and not offer him some help in the form of another big bat?
The most optimistic player in the Mets clubhouse has finally lost his innocence and once you lose that, it never comes back.
I’m sorry Omar, but don’t you dare insult my intelligence and refer to this as just a slump. This is your defining moment and you choose to shrink in the face of adversity. And though we the fans are paying the price for that now, you will ultimately pay the price on the day we replace you. Unless you do something drastic now, the 2009 season will be your undoing and your downfall.
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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The Mets should be in last place.
There’s still time………..
To answer the headline question of your post: “Hopefully!”
I am beginning to think that it is a matter of a few more disastrous losses before Gary, Keith, and/or Ron loses it on the air and say/s something to get in deep doo-doo.
For all we know, the Wilpons are hopefully hoping for a Dodger sweep again.
What’s the deal with Fernando Martinez? Knee? “bone bruise” under the knee?
Where is he? He’s got a big boo-boo? Is he chopping down a tree to make a case for his first home run ball? Where is he? He’s been out for what? 10 days? You could have the swine flu and be back at work in 10 days…. where is he??
The whole organization has a quitter mentality.
funny you mention the commercials, Joe…..I’m going to title my post today “time to change the channel” which I did last night when it got to 7-0. I just can’t take it, and there is no reason to watch nine innings of this crap.
Never let it be said that I didn’t warn everyone on this site that this team was poorly constructed from the start. Never let it be said that I didnt warn you about left field and second base, and that I said if any of our starters go down we have no adequate backups. I’m not surprised by any of this.
GET RID OF OMAR MINAYA!!!! i dont understand what else has to happen for him to be canned. this guy should be hung from the tallest tree for what hes done to our team and hows he handled it.i agree you cant blame him for the injuries,but we sure can blame him for signing delgado and also for not helping our team get better.ive been saying go get someone since early june.when we got swept by the pirates.delgado is shot hes gone fo the year reyes will miss basically more than half the year and beltran will translate at least half the year misssed.what competitive baseball team doesnt go out and get help??thats our whole team, those are our franchise guys.and your going to sit there and say we will tread water until they get back.what team loses all those guys for half a season and doesnt do anything about it.i think omar is making a MONUMENTAL mistake,hes going to ruin this season for us and basically doesnt care.why dont we still have a corner outfielder than can hit with power??thats got nothing to do with our injuries.we throw out nick evans i mean come on were basically in a rebuilding mode but omar doesnt want to admit it so that us fans dont call for his head in a year we were suppose to go deep into october.why didnt we pick up ryan freel? scott hairston??eric hinske??i know there not big bats but there major league proven ball players who can play many many positions.the blue jays have stated they will give away alex rios and vernon wells.yes i said alex rios and vernon wells!!! why arent we ringing the blue jays doorbell right now and say well take em.??i hope omar gets canned he deserves it for the terrible things hes done to our franchise and also to us die hard fans.5seasons with our beloved mets and we have 1 playoff berth 2 historic major league record collapses1 84 win season and this year which i hope doesnt turn into a complete destruction.
I always watch every inning of every game. Last night was a pleasant evening and after the 1st inning, I could see the handwriting on the wall. I decided to enjoy the eveining and took a walk around the neighborhood, exchanged some niceties with one of the neighbors and got back to a 3-0 deficit just as I envisioned. My time was better spent on the walk. The game was a practice warm-up for Kershaw. I’m glad the Mets could help out the Dodgers perfect their game on the way to a Championship. The sad thing is that the Coupons probably felt that way too.
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The Mets are reaching unwatchable status. The all-star break couldn’t come at a better time, however, there still are five games left. One common thread is weaved through Omar’s tenure: his players are very slow healers.
Why is that?
The only thing I have to be thankful for is moving to F.L. Atleast now i dont have to see and hear it from Yanks fans. Marlins fans dont know much about the game to hold a convo with me. Watching the games now has become a reason to drink rather than a stress release.
My only hope now is that Omar has something up his sleeve….oh well
This team officially hit unwatchable status and I have become numb to the pain. Last night was an example where they got every single part of the game wrong. No hitter. No pitching. No fielding. And of course, another baserunning blunder.
Why do I bother? I am getting myself ready for 2010 because there is no way the time the injured guys get back they get make it. You’ll be over 10 games out. No chance.
Scary thought, but what if Reyes and Beltran aren’t ready at month’s end? Its could be a very long August without these guys.
Reyes from what I hear cannot bat on the left side of the plate yet because he is in too much pain running out of the box. In general he has trouble running right now. There is no way Reyes plays a game in July.
The Coupons are chickenshit to tell the truth about the Mets.
Joe D., I posted an article today on whether there is blame to be placed upon Minaya or not if you want to check it out…
http://the1constant.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/07/mets_news_state_of_the_mets.html
I have just one word that might get the Wilpon’s attention. BOYCOTT!!
This motherf****r better make a few deals soon! I’ve been a mets fan for almost 30 years, and I dealt with the bad teams of the early ’80′s and early to late 90′s and again in the early 2000′s, but I’m telling you if they fuck up again i’m done! we are New fucking York! Not KC, not pittsburg, not DC! I don’t wanna hear about injuries or money, why did I spend $2400.00 on tickets or 5.00 on a hotdog or 30.00 fucking on a hat for my daughter? Money is there , I don’t give a shit about madoff, they have there own network, a new stadium, and christ it’s New york!!! It’s fans can not wait for a championship, trade Martinez, holt, whoever, we’ve played second fiddle to the yankees forever; I’m not about to do the same for the Phillies. This isn’t the mets anymore, only in the name across the chest.