Comments on: Mets Trade Eddie Kunz To Padres For Allan Dykstra

By: vinnie papandrea

vinnie papandrea — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:48:03 +0000

How many years in a row do you have to see Nick Evans have a great spring , get called up, get off to a hot start and then DISAPPEAR. Give me a break. You sound like one of those Met fans that cried when we got rid of Rubin Gotay

By: tlagee

tlagee — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:53:31 +0000

amen, brother

By: t agee

t agee — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:38:03 +0000

I think Omar deserved a lot more out of Church and Schneider. Church got going a couple of times briefly but Schneider was just a waste. Jerry really didn’t like Schneider so naturally he gets rid of Castro. Then Church. He and Omar didn’t seem to be in sync.

I’m sure the Madoff thing did hurt Omar. After all why would he trade Wagner and the two #1′s for Lora and Carter? and voluntarily give up a #1 for Alou?

The Wilpon’s have screwed it up for a long time now and without the checkbook they have no weapons.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:41:27 +0000

Just to further the point of how fractionalized the Mets were – look at the effort in recent years that the team put in September play. The team, as a unit, failed to to gel at the most important times. Omar also failed to address the needs of the team during the season when some players got hurt.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:38:18 +0000

Hey TA – I think that Omar did some good things and some bad things. He definitely turned the team around and made it more attractive to good players.

He put a team out there that should have won the WS.

But he did have a blind spot for veteran players whose used by date had lapse and that was a shame.

He also created the “Los Mets” which fractionalized the team, in my opinion.

There was a definte lack of leadership both on the field and with the managers that could be linked to both Omar and the owners. I’m not sure that has been addressed yet – though, at first glance Collins seems to have the enthusiasm and energy that we need.

I wonder how much the Madoff situation hurt Omar in his final two years.

By: t agee

t agee — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:25:04 +0000

Kunz wouldn’t have been protected in next years rule 5, not that anyone would have taken him but Dykstra doesn’t even have to be put on the 40 to be safe from rule 5 poachers. Gives him time to develop and who knows? Better than Kunz that for sure.

By: martin

martin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:50:23 +0000

walks mean you can judge balls and strikes, which is really important

By: t agee

t agee — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:37:51 +0000

Me Cuz. Harry doesn’t like that I point out all the bad moves that Omar made through the years. Of course he doesn’t dispute them, try to defend them, or claim they were good moves. He just doesn’t like them being pointed out.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:21:03 +0000

which agee are you talking about?

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:21:25 +0000

Can everyone stop with this please? All this does is give the Mets another low minors bat. Its just a trade of our fodder for their fodder. Neither will see the lights of Citi Field.
Maybe the FO thought they were getting Lenny’s kid =)

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:19:13 +0000

I doubt he’ll be in AA. I’d say High A.

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:18:37 +0000

Hairston is probably a better example than Harris, just saying. I do see your point though.

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:15:41 +0000

What difference does this make? Its a trade that effects nothing on the big club, high minors. All this does is give us depth at 1st in the low minors. Kunz was never going to make it to the big club, neither will Dykstra.

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:12:57 +0000

Have you been sniffing paint thinner?

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:12:09 +0000

Link please, because that would mean there would news on Evans as well.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:09:06 +0000

So yes – am i foregoing a chance at a hit by taking the bat out of any given players’ hands to try and win the game in a way I think is the best? Depending on the circumstances and who’s hot and who’s not? Yes you can say that.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:04:19 +0000

A hit is ALWAYS better than an out naturally so let’s not be STUPID. That’s the problem with you saber guys – you think just by pointing out obvious things in baseball and you just think it’s just that simple. Just get on base and don’t make outs. Sure, i mean ANYBODY can now think they know or understand the game just by adhering to those 2 simple, prehistoric aspects of the game.

But there are plenty of instances where i may forego the At Bat and choose to use an out to increase my chances of winning the game depending on any given situation.

For example:

I may want a guy to bunt a runner over from 2B (or 1B) one game if that batter isn’t hitting that specific pitcher, is in a slump or I just may want to bring the infield in to face somebody i have off the bench. It’s a chance i may want to take, moving the runner over in order to win a game, purposely forcing the opposition to bring the infield in or just let the pitcher pitch to somebody in a slump. Judgement call by manager.

If he’s a righty, not hitting or not having success against a certain pitcher I may want my batter w/runner on 2B to sacrifice himself by hitting the ball the opposite way to move the runner over for my next batter, if the ball goes through great if not than at least i move the runner over. If it’s a go ahead run in the 8th than I’ll take it if i have my closer warming up.

A lot of things come into play depending how successful or not a certain batter (YES even one that may walk a lot, lol) is against a certain pitcher. It’s called managing and it’s a judgement call.

Or just simply having the pitcher sacrifice.

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:45:25 +0000

Never said it was a bad move. I’d sign Willie Harris’s grandmother to a minor league deal. I don’t think he’s any good, but the eventual bust won’t cost the Mets anything.

By: Vinny B

Vinny B — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:37:27 +0000

No, you make no sense. I don’t bash Alderson because he likes OBP, I never said that – go find where I said that. And yes i’m sure one of the reasons why Harris was signed was because he walks a lot.

I don’t mind the Harris signing at all. We needed a backup OF and he’s a good defensive OF, and I’m sure he’s going to hit for a higher average than he did last year. I expect him to bounce back. He didn’t cost much either, so it’s not a bad move at all.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:25:44 +0000

It doesn’t have anything to do with baseball Xtreemicon.

It is just another comment that eventually will lead to a road that ends in a comment waiting moderation.