Comments on: A Blast From The Mets Past Could Help In 2010

By: metstem

metstem — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:00:12 +0000

CitiField plays best to lefties in terms of power potential. Delgado might be the best option at first. Scary if he gets injured but not so much if you have a backup. Jacobs can play first and outfield. He is def. a power lefty and he could be a 4 or 5 hitter in a pinch. We had Daniel Murphy batting cleanup last year.

Trade Murphy, Pagan, Maine and Pelfrey for Halladay or take on a portion of Vernon Wells’ contract and put him in left. Then sign Sheets, Bedard and Wolf.

Rotation
Santana
Halladay
Sheets
Bedard
Wolf
Perez

3 righties and 3 lefties. I don’t mean to suggest a 6 man rotation, but I think Oliver getting like 20-25 starts filling in for guys that need to miss a turn might be most effective.

Lineup
Reyes
Beltran
Wright
Delgado/Jacobs
Wells/or free agent left fielder
Franceur
Santos/Blanco
Castillo

When one guy like Delgado represents the only power bat on your roster, things get bad quickly. We need to add some home run threats to go along with our very well rounded core players.

It’s all about pitching and that rotation is scary.

By: papi

papi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:51:13 +0000

4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS UNDERACHIEVER???? LETS THANK GOD PHIL HOOPS IS NOT A GM….i wouldnt even consider giving this guy a million.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:15:26 +0000

I’m surprised that the author of this post doesn’t even discuss Jacob’s abominable OBP at all. I understand some people don’t believe the statistic has value, and while I believe that is gravely incorrect, I do think it is something that should be addressed, even if the author’s conclusion is that it doesn’t matter. That and his terrible defense and speed.

By: martin

martin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:37:31 +0000

that is my way of expressing amazement with the incredible lack of understanding of the game by many fans.

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:28:50 +0000

Where do you get off coming to someone’s website and calling them “morons” and “idiots”? What a child!

By: martin

martin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:04:59 +0000

no they were not. his numbers have always been awful. perhaps if he was a gold glove shortstop with those numbers he would be ok. but a 1b? he is terrible. why are you guys so bad at understanding what good offensive numbers are?

By: martin

martin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:03:08 +0000

what do you like about him? his lack of any major league talent? his inability to play a position that isnt first, where he should be one of the best hitters on the team?

By: martin

martin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:01:43 +0000

correct. jacobs is absolutely terrible, he can only destroy the mets hopes to improve.

look, i know you guys are morons and you are desperate to think up a topic for an article. but saying jacobs could help? please. get it together, idiots. a horrible hitter playing first base? what could be worse? christ, what is wrong with you guys?

By: AceMiller

AceMiller — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:38:02 +0000

Referring to a guy as “gritty”, “hard-nosed”, or “a gamer” is usually a cheap way to mask the lack of major-league talent.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:23:53 +0000

Yes it’s easy to “talk the talk”. “Walking the walk” is another story!

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:17:45 +0000

I’ll sit at the table with you while they serve crow. However, positive talking is easy…delivery is another thing.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:15:52 +0000

Yes, I’m thinking Gonzalez, Holliday, and Halladay. Then I’ll apologize about everything I said about ownership and Omar and I’ll get tickets to Opening Day.

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:06:00 +0000

Let’s hope Omar is really thinking Big with Fred’s money.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:54:59 +0000

No, This is just an example of trying to save Fred’s money when Jeff just wrote us a blank check. Let’s broaden our horizons Mets fans and think about Adrian Gonzalez or Fielder for 1B. Think BIG and think about spending Fred’s money, not saving it.

By: oes tsetnoc

oes tsetnoc — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:02:07 +0000

Hi, thanks for sharing.

By: James K.

James K. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:17:35 +0000

uhh, what?

By: Pete R.

Pete R. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:44:14 +0000

I remember how he took Mets nation by storm after he was called up and also Pedro Martinez lobbied for him not to get sent down. My only problem is giving him more than $3 million. I like him, but I’m not willing to risk more than 3MM on his potential.

By: Phil Hoops

Phil Hoops — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:15:27 +0000

I’m not saying that Jacobs is the guy, who is going to singlehandedly take the Mets to the playoffs, but it’s hard to pass up on a guy with the kind of power Jacobs has.

He’s a gamer and I like his approach to the game. Is he perfect? No. Is he the best option at first base next season? No. But, let’s get realistic the Mets probably aren’t going to be spending a great deal of money this year.

This move would allow them to possible pursue one of the bigger tier free agents, such as Matt Holliday or John Lackey, if they wanted to go in that direction.

Jacobs would be a relatively inexpensive short-term commitment until the team decides whether or not they want to go with either Murphy or Davis or bring someone from outside the organization to play the position.

This is a guy that has shown he can hit for power at the major league level. His numbers prior to his one year stint in Kansas City, were respectable.

By: Aye

Aye — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:05:12 +0000

I get it. Metsmerized came up with a new daily post: JOKE OF THE DAY

By: Russell Zanca

Russell Zanca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:26:18 +0000

Mike Jacobs…people, okay maybe just Phil, you are getting more desperate by the minute!

Half a stiff drink, and then think long and hard about whom we’re going to need to take us to playoff-level baseball.

Royals scrub=Mets contributor. The world is going mad!