Alex Cora Suffers Injury [Insert Joke Here]

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• Mike December 12, 2009 at 10:45 am

  I think Omar missed the bus on this one…again.

  We have to overpay this offseason, but for TALENT and PROVEN WORTH….not a guy who was injured last year, is one year older, and barely hits the ball.

  Great that he was a super sub last year. I appreciate his efforts. But 2million guaranteed? My A$$. Omar should have waited for some other veteran who’s just as nice and has some pop in his bat. How much more durability do you want from someone like Cora who was injured last year and is pushing 35??? There will be vets out there who are just as nice as Cora and have mentoring ability. Why overpay? Oh yeah…it’s OMar. I bet he’ll dillydally with Lackey and lowball him, but he overpays GREATLY for a scrub like Cora. LOL Gotta love the Mets.

  Bad signing. BAD signing.
• Tomterif December 12, 2009 at 10:46 am

  Gee, what a surprise! This is what Omar gets for not sticking to his credo of always looking to upgrade at every position, even the bench. Re-signing Cora was an upgrade. I’ve got as much range and power as that guy and I’d play for $1 million less than him.
  • METS62FAN December 13, 2009 at 10:58 am

    terif, if what u say is true & not blown out of yr a** u r an absolute fool for not being in indy begging for a tryout! lmao.
    sorry; but i challenge all of u lemmings for criticising the organization for “lack of heart”, “leadership”, “grit” whatever & crying over spending a measly 2m to retain it, just because someone brought it up as a lousy signing. hey, u cant have it both ways. my qwuetion specifically to terrif is this: do u play w/2 injued thumbs or cry on mommy’s shoulder? do u play decently “out of position?” clearly cora’s best is 2b not ss range & arm; but we needed a ss not 2b. let’s get real here folks & if u want to complain, that’s certainly your perogative; but let’s keep it to real important issues. 2m? barely over mlb average salary. initially i favored a-hern for b/u role over cora; because i wasn’t one screaming for “clubhouse leadership,grit, heart” all that happy newspaper bunk, they complain about because thery’re too lazy to do their jobs of seeking interviews instead of having them handed to them. was art howe as horrendous as we were told or was he just not as quotable as bobby v? the nypresscorps obviously do not like our organization’s secrecy & diffusion of power as it leads them to much more investigative work rather than sipping their beverage of choice smoking their cigars & creating a story by phone.
    • theonlymaskman December 13, 2009 at 11:33 am

      62, The criticism of the Cora is why do it this early in the offseason? It is a bench position and there are plenty of equal or better candidates. This is one spot you leave open for flexibility and instead concentrate your efforts on signing to fill the important holes in the core. Leave the bench to later unless some really great opportunity comes along. Now we see Kelly Johnson available and the spot he would slide into has been filled by Cora. Omar in his own sweet time is, unfortunately, making the wrong moves. I stay negative on the Cora deal.
• Tommy2cat December 12, 2009 at 11:11 am

  Omar’s signing a sub for 2m that ended last year on the DL is just questionable. But we’re stuck with Omar and we are where we are. Here’s a suggestion:

  Garrett Atkins is now a free agent. Omar should sign him to platoon with Daniel Murphy at first base, as insurance at 3b and a solid rh power bat off the bench.

  The bench should be: Garrett Atkins/Daniel Murphy, Angel Pagan, Chris Carter or Cory Sullivan, Henry Blanco or Omir Santos, & Alex Cora or Anderson Hernandez for middle infield depth.
• theonlymaskman December 12, 2009 at 11:37 am

  Alex Cora apparently was rewarded for working hard to fill in for Reyes last season. I think that was his job and did not justify a resigning. Better would have been to award him a bonus for his effort (that would be a gesture but would never happen as it would set a precedent) and send him on his way elsewhere with our blessing or alternatively ask him to pack it in and sign up to a coaching position. We need a better bench player there than Alex Cora.
• D.C. December 12, 2009 at 11:44 am

  Here we go again. Injuries bite during the off season including winter ball.
• kevin December 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm

  Another sign why Cameron sucks for the Mets. He’s 37!!! If the Mets gave Bay even a 5 year deal, he’d be 35 at the END OF THE DEAL!
• Yu December 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm

  Hey, I like Cora (add obligatory nice guy comment) but I don’t like him for that money and now he’s hurt….AGAIN! I’m not sure I understand Mr. Minaya’s motivation….We had injuries ALL YEAR IN 2009! I’m trying to avoid anybody brittle or has major history of injuries (if possible, of course!) What else can be said that hasn’t already been said! Mr. Minaya, the clock is ticking…..Paging Wayne Krivsky, Paging Wayne Krivsky!
• Doug Branch December 14, 2009 at 12:31 pm

  I agree with Mask: Cora deal should have been placed on the backburner where it belonged. If someone snatched him up, no biggie. Sift through the bargain bins in Februrary and replace him. This is Omar’s achillies heel; he falls in love with marginal talent overpays for services and those dollars add up and cost real talent in the end.

  Cora is $750 K player, at most. Mets need to stike hard and fast if there is to be any buzz about this team. Unless they are banking on all the returning players count as off-season acquisitions.

  Bay is nice pick-up for four years, terrible for five years. Ever notice how the Mets are consistantly asked for the extra year by agents and they always acquisce. Then deal turns into rock (thinking Pedro here).

  Anyway, if Omar want to regain his face he better do something before Christmas.