I can’t stand when interent discussions just turn into echo chambers, the same tired old cliche getting thrown around and treated like gold. A bunch of drones patting each other on the back for regurgitating the rhetoric. It stifles innovation and progress.

And you’re treating your opinion of what is best for the Mets as Gospel and get offended that anyone would dare have a different approach.

You’re more interested in name dropping than presenting actual facts. In one discussion, you’ll try and stick up for old stats and in the next, you’ll quote Vin Scully out of context to condemn using stats.

I’ll agree that pitching is vital to winning. I’ve also said that I want a good mix. I’d simply rather give a little defense to get a little more offense.

If Murphy can put up big league acceptable defense, then I think his bat will make up for any glove problems.

..and you’re gonna have a podcast????? Isn’t the internet great? ANYBODY…literally ANYBODY can have a show!

Again..WRONG. You have a habit of being wrong.

Sure, everything I say is spoon fed to me..sure.

Accepting things that are spoon fed to you by some guy who you will never meet nor knows who you are is how one gains true knowledge.

I haven’t seen Emaus but if it’s him….fine. I happen to be rooting for Tejada to hit because in my opinion the Mets will be a better team with his defense. His defense will make Reyes a better fielder too and that will translate into more wins..better defense..not offense.

I just want the best mix to win, not the best hitters..lots of great hitting teams finish in last place but teams with good D & pitching and weaker hitting win more.

I think what’s best for the Mets case..so far..is for Tejada to hit and give us the D. But to be fair I have to see Emaus first and even Havens if he plays.

The idea that people that enjoy a game of fantasy baseball are then less knowledgeable for doing so is about as ignorant a statement anyone can make.

You only do yourself a disservice by making such statement.

If…and I said if…Murphy can play league average 2B, then 2B won’t be the black hole it has been for us, and we’ll have a solid line up top to bottom.

Now, if…again if… Tejada learns how to hit big league pitching and maintains his defense, then I’ll be happy with him playing 2B. I won’t even hold him to the offensive standard I would Murphy. Or, better yet, we let him play SS after we trade Jose Reyes for Nick Swisher.

Its all a matter of how much you are willing to sacrifice of one to get the other.

While that will transcend into better $$$ for baseball, on the downside the overall baseball knowledge and understanding of the average fan is dropping significantly, and that’s a bad thing.

Yep..that’s exactly what I just said.

sigh……

I think this is more of an “english” problem than a baseball problem

Back to my response…Having everybody hitting over .280 is not realistic, highly desireable Yes….likely? No.

More factors come into play when building a winning team. Now just staying focused on the “Lineup” and not anything else, the Mets are a good example of that now…they will be a better team with a lesser hitting 2B with D than adding an offensive 2B without D..so yes…less hitting means a better team in this case.

That’s not fantasy baseball.