Comments on: Favorite Rites Of Spring: Casey At The Bat http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html Sat, 25 May 2013 11:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133466 Met Maniac Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:14:20 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133466 I apologize if my comment took away from this post.

I was simply letting people know that Wright could have easily whiffed in that clutch situation just like Mighty Casey did. This poem reminds me of several occasions that were played out in real life time and time again with the winning runs on base and Mighty Wright at the plate providing the inglorious whiff.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133462 Met Maniac Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:10:26 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133462 Thank you agee for nailing the real problem. We all know how great Wright can be, but imagine what levels he can attain if he simply executed better during his approach.

I would add one more thing.

Wright getms many of those strikeouts in clutch situations which ultimately costs the team. He needs to relax and treat all his at-bats equally and not get so worked up when the game is on the line.

]]> By: t agee http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133454 t agee Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:57:05 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133454 Wright has been taking strike one, fouling back strike two and whiffing on slider strike three for a couple of years now.

Despite what sabermetricians say K’s do kill your offense. So does swinging at pitches you cannot reach and are out of the strike zone.

Wright should start swinging at that first pitch strike then pitchers will start him out with something other than a first pitch fastball. He has become terrible in pitchers counts and needs to regain control of the strike zone.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133446 Met Maniac Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:50:09 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133446 I checked and found out that David Wright is now the all time Mets record holder for most strikeouts in a season! Yes that’s right, the Mets have done a great job of not mentioning last season, but those 161 strikeouts were the most strikeouts in a season ever!

Dave Kingman had Joel Youngblood and Bruce Boisclair hitting behind him in those years. And those Mets lineups were the worst in Mets recorded history.

Wright batted third last season abd Bay batted fourth. Barajas and Francoeur never batted behind Wright. When Bay went down, Ike Davis batted behind Wright until Beltran came back. Stiop lying to cover up the fact Wright was the all time whiff king.

]]> By: Metsie http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133374 Metsie Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:07:20 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133374 No Kingman just struck out 156 times twice in two consecutive seasons!

And he didn’t have a .83 average a .503 SLH and .354 OBP either year…

We know yhou hate David but he isn’t going anywhere in fact your more likely to get banned from posting than Wright is likely to get sent packing…

And striking out 161 times is easy when Barajas and Francouer is batting after you!

]]> By: William H. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133363 William H. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:16:56 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133363 When I was a child back in the 50′s, I remember having a 45 record of Casey and I believe it was narrated by James Earl Jones, but I’m not positive. This poem always takes me back to those years.

]]> By: happy little mets fans http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133264 happy little mets fans Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:39:07 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133264 Awfully touchy aren’t you Donal? One would think you think yurself to be David Wright? Or his lover!!!!! lol

]]> By: Mr North Jersey http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133208 Mr North Jersey Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:09:35 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133208 Casey at the bat video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2F0qC1-sa0

Try to enjoy this for what it is people and not use it as a tool to bash Met players for a change.

]]> By: Clayton Collier http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133205 Clayton Collier Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:59:32 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133205 Every time I read this poem, the tone of it always makes me feel like it is going to end differently, but it always ends with “Mighty Casey has struck out” regardless.

]]> By: Marla Hooch http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133177 Marla Hooch Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:59:56 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133177 Thanks for taking a light hearted thread and turning it into a bash session……….

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133175 Met Maniac Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:56:21 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133175 Wright struck out 161 times last season, not even Dave Kingman ever did that. In fact I cant think of ANY Met that ever had more strikeouts in a season than Wright. Think about it. Of his 550 or so at-bats, he struck out 161 times! That’s incredibly bad.

]]> By: Donal http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133163 Donal Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:25:10 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133163 Wow, surprised it took this long.

Its too bad David Wright can’t be like all those guys who have never struck out, ever.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133158 Met Maniac Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:20:48 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133158 I thought you were going to say David Wright. It fits perfectly, “mighty David has struck out”.

]]> By: Metsie http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/favorite-rites-of-spring-casey-at-the-bat.html#comment-133147 Metsie Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:54:04 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=44771#comment-133147 Everytime I read that Images of Dave Kingman flash in my head!

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