Should the Mets Give John Maine Another Chance?

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• Harry C January 28, 2011 at 9:53 pm

  John Maine….Why not, had a good year just as recently as the now beloved Young did, and to think sandy could have gotten him for a minor league deal and saved some of that money that will soon be taken away from the poor Wilpon family.
  • stick January 28, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    there are plenty of other injured guys trying to hustle a MiL invite. Only reason he is notable is being a former met. Who knows, maybe the mets do invite him too.

    and there is always going to be a difference between guys that game back and showed they could still perform the prior year, and ones that finished the year as damaged goods.
  • t agee January 29, 2011 at 8:54 am

    Come on Brandon. What does a sore throat have to do with not being able to bang away on the keyboard. You gotta suck it up man, rub some snow on it. Get over to see Rey Ramirez and get your ass back in the lineup.

    I never understood why Dan Warthen got so mad at Maine, sure it was frustrating but he was hurt. It’s not like he didn’t want to pitch. Everyone else was hurt too, that’s what made it so bad when Maine went down too but I would love to have him in AAA, re-acquiring his stuff, working out the kinks, ready to step up if given the chance and hopefully feeling good.

    Speaking of which, glad to hear you are feeling better Brandon.
    • Brandon Butler January 29, 2011 at 11:06 am

      LOL and thanks! I don’t know if i want to go see Ray and the medical staff just because of what has happened over the past couple of years. They may do more wrong than right for me. LOL
    • METS62FAN January 29, 2011 at 11:29 am

      T, regarding Maine & Warthen & Jerry, I got the destinct impression John was much like Ryan Church claiming health when injured & possibly viceversa, who knows? when a player’s integrity is in question so is his value to his mngr & coaching staff, esp if u can’t plan on relying upon him. Despite originally liking Maine, I’ve come to the conclusion, he’s not a winner on or off the field. Certainly not a tough individual, it’s hard for me to ever imagine his believing he’s better than whoever the batter is, he reminds me of a character that occasionally appeared in the old Lil’ Abner cartoon strip who could never escape the black cloud drawn above his head. If John Maine talked in his sleep, I believe he’d be caught repeating Woe is me! as a constant mantra. Perhaps we should encourage PHL to ink him as a Lee offset.
  • vinnie papandrea January 29, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Why are Met fans so afraid to lose there garbage. I would pay the Phillies to take him. The only Met in last 5 years with less guts then Maine was Aaron Heilman, how’s he doing
• Matt January 28, 2011 at 10:03 pm

  Considering the Mets still have Ollie and are taking chances on Young and Capuano…taking a shot with Maine, who has been just awful the past 3 seasons, doesn’t make a lot of sense.
• Hitman January 28, 2011 at 10:04 pm

  Unless he were to come back strictly as a reliever, the answer is no.

  “If Maine can prove to the Mets that he is healthy, and is throwing like the old John Maine”

  Problem is, we’ve waited for the “old” Maine to come back for what, 2-3 years now? He’s whether quit (say what you want, but there were starts I can tell he wasn’t trying), got hurt for the umpteenth time, or threw too many pitches in an inning & wound up tiring himself out by the 4th or 5th inning. If he doesn’t wanna come back as a relief pitcher, pass.
• srt January 28, 2011 at 10:07 pm

  Remember that ‘he’s a liar’ comment?

  I think there is too much water under that bridge for either party to ever trust each other enough for any kind of working relationship.
  • The Stache January 28, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    I vaguely remember that, who said it to him Manuel?
    • stick January 28, 2011 at 10:15 pm

      Warthen.
      • Bayonne Mets Fan January 28, 2011 at 10:30 pm

        You’re taking the “he’ a liar” comment completely out of context – TOTALLY.

        When Warthen was interviewed he said it in a back-handed, fatherly type of way when he was discussing Maine. The way you make it sound is that Warthen yelled out “HE’s A LIAR”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Oh, and turns out Warthen was right.

        As for Maine. Yes, I would give him another shot – it’ all about finding out who gives you the best chance to win and if he came back, healthy, and did a good job – and for league minimum (assuming that’s what Mets will pay) – Yes I would do it.
        • stick January 28, 2011 at 10:37 pm

          if anything, it should have been taken as a compliment.

          kind of like Johan and his “I’m a man”.

          pitchers are supposed to be tough guys that want the ball, no matter what, until their arm falls off (which was pretty close to what happened with maine!)
      • The Stache January 28, 2011 at 10:38 pm

        Thanks. Very surprising becuase he seems like a mild mannered guy. I thought Manuel said it when they were jawing at each other in the dugout.

        Do all those homerun apples all over the place bother anyone else? I know they are meant for looks, but like there’s way too many of them.
• Clayton Collier January 28, 2011 at 10:40 pm

  Between the injuries, the lying about injuries and the poor performance… Id pass. Youngs a better option with more upside and lower risk
  • stick January 28, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    it’s just a MiL signing. Young is already on board, so there would be no downside to bringing in maine. If he is really finally recovered, he could be of value. Maybe even in AAA as emergency depth. and if not, he gets lopped off.
• XtreemIcon January 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm

  I’d bring Maine back for a minor league deal, sure. How can it hurt?
• Markcomic1 January 29, 2011 at 3:53 am

  I think the best thing for Maine’s career would be if the Mets just left him alone and let him move on. John, probably has a bad taste in his mouth from the last few years and i think he would do better with a change of scenery. Sometimes like in life, it is best to cut ties and move on.
• Metsie January 29, 2011 at 12:50 pm

  I would have no issues inviting Maine to ST and letting him pitch his way back into the rotation if he can.

  He at least accepted his Minor League assignment like a pro.
  Put it this way it sure can’t hurt us to let him try. I doubt he will succeed but as long as it doesn’t cost us a roster spot if he fails I am willing to give him the chance.
• russell Zanca January 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm

  The S.S. John Maine left port almost two seasons ago. It ain’t a comin’ back.

  I trust we’ve seen enough of that whiny, frustrated puss.

  He did have it goin’ on for a bit. Hey, so did guys like Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.

  Take a chance on Maine again. Wha’, one Kris Benson wasn’t enough for Mets fans!

  Mark me words: Maine will never contribute well to another MLB team again.
• letsgomets January 31, 2011 at 5:38 pm

  Maine’s never had great control and now his fastball is 86mph. Unless he’s found another 8mph on his fastball he’s not going to be very good.