31
2010
Are Mets Babying Jose Reyes? Some Mets Players Think So…
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In a NY Post exclusive, Mike Puma sheds light on one Mets player who doesn’t sound too pleased with how the Mets are “babying” Jose Reyes. This anonymous player has his own thoughts on whether Jose Reyes should start on Opening Day.
Just call this show “Everybody Loves Reyes.” Except that many Mets players aren’t laughing as the organization tries to decide whether Jose Reyes should be part of the team’s Opening Day roster.
On a day Reyes appeared in a minor league exhibition game against the Cardinals — his most extensive action since returning last Wednesday from an overactive thyroid — one Mets player told The Post there is a prevailing feeling in the clubhouse that the shortstop is being “babied” because the organization fears a potential public relations hit should the shortstop reinjure his hamstring. The player said Reyes belongs in the starting lineup for Monday’s season-opener against the Marlins.
“It’s kind of silly,” the player said. “You play the game. You can get hurt as easily playing [a minor league exhibition] as playing on Opening Day.”
It’s interesting that the player said there was a prevailing feeling in the clubhouse which would suggest a widespread sentiment regarding the “Reyes” situation.
Reyes played in a minor league game yesterday but was under orders to just hit and not run past first base. He was only limited to a few plays in the field. Afterward, Reyes said everything was great and if it were up to him he would play without any of these Mets imposed limitations.
So what do you think?
Are the Mets being too cautious with Reyes at this point as is the prevailing feeling in the clubhouse?
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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Who cares what the players think about the Mets treatment of Jose Reyes? Lats year the Mets were beaten over the head for not being cautious enough and now they get railed against for being too cautious? I think all of this is the fault of the pundits on SNY who have nothing better to do than stir up controversy. They sit around for 30 minutes each and pick apart everything the Mets do and its piped right into the clubhouse TVs. So of course the players hear it and react.
Totally agree with Kevin. There are too many blogs and media outlets that focus on entertainment, which definitely includes sports.
Hey buddy, there is only one Scott here and its me. Change your name
Scott are you talking to yourself again?
Who reported this news?? The new york post??
Passs, this stupid yanlee fans were giving a job by the newspaper and ever since have run a met hating agenda, vaccaro, joel sherman and kevin kernan are stupid as they can be, please don’t pay attention to this news, is pointless and they always do the same, never give the facts straight or mention who really says it, its always anonymous,
This sounds like it’s coming Star magazine. Don’t much attention to it
The NY Post is a tabloid. I don’t believe any player would be ” anonymous” to any report let alone the worst rag in NY. So right there I give this article absolutely NO crediblity.
Last year or so we fans and all the media screamed about how BAD our medical staff was, especially in handling the Ryan Church debacle NOW, they are actually getting it right and they are still wrong.
You can’t have it both ways, must be a slow day for news.
We need Jose for the long haul if that means he misses the first week or so I’m good with that. NO team is 100% the first week of April anyhow, NO TEAM.
For all those stating how it is “the Post” reporting this…
SNY SportsNite stated the same thing as did Daily News Live. So much for bashing JUST the Post…
All those would be the author. First sentence, in bold, reads NY POST,no mention of sny.
I still stanby my statement that the NY Post is a tabloid.
The POST was the only newspaper to talk about this!!
Sny nor the daily news posted anything about this!! Again, sherman and co are unreliable and most of them are just regular ppl off the streets that pull some string by knowing some ppl and got a job with the in the post, most of them are yankee fans anyways and stir any controversy about the mets, last year they had a circus wiht the mets issues and problems, then everyone else follow..
Why not play Reyes in the Major League games instead of the minor league games? The field is the same? The pitching is obviously more challenging but so what? If the Mets feel Reyes is so at risk to re-injure himself that he has to be limited to running one base at a time then why the heck is he out there? If Reyes was not Reyes and any other major league star you can bet he wouldn’t put up with being made to look like a wounded little bird.
Unless it’s Wright making those comments (the only player with equal talent and importance to the future of the club as Reyes) I would tell that player to shut the f#ck up. Reyes is of utmost importance to the club, and really after missing almost all of last year, it’s only logical to baby him a little bit. The Mets finally make one common sense move and one of their own guys criticizes them for it. I don’t know what to saY. All I know is that the way they’ve handled Reyes since the thyroid issue is probably the smartest the Mets have looked in 2-3 years.
You don’t think it’s odd to have a tell a player “ok your cleared to play just don’t run past 1st base!”
It’s strange.
His doctor said he was cleared to play but to take it VERY slow – that is what was reported. Lets make a mountain out of a molehill.
A few games in April so friggen what.
Nosh
Lol, ur wright, but as I said before unless the post for once don’t get their sources from a reliable person instead of an anonymous I won’t consider anything they write credible, their anti mets so anything to stir controversy for them is fine.. f**k the post
And another thing, if this is true, is probably someone who’s jealous of all the attention and care reyes is getting, the only person I can see doing that is luis castillo…
YOU hate Castillo and it would give you more ammunition to go on and on about him
I don’t believe ANY player said anything and anything that MAY have been said I’m sure was taken out of context.
If it was Jose stating that he needs more time then maybe the “unknown” player, who does not have the “cojones” or guarrantteed spot on roster, might have a point but Jose has been ready since the first day of camp and though I want to see him batting lead off I have to side with Mets on this one. Beat writers just like to stir things up and now this unknown player comment will be floating around the clubhouse the writer will feel great about creating a story where there is none.
Jose cannot play major league games cause then Mets could not back stamp his DL date of injury and he would miss only those few games vs if he played in major league games and got hurt then his DL time and missed regular season games would be more than a few. I think I explained that right