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2011
The Non-Playing Mets Team And A Calhoun Mention
An article by Former Writers
Well it’s been a great weekend for the Non Playing Mets Team – you know them — led by Terry Collins, and Kevin Burkhardt – this group includes the radio/tv teams – Gary, Keith and Ronnie,and Howie, Wayne and Eddie and anyone else who is not wearing a glove but who understands how to talk into the microphone about baseball.
Terry Collins, a field general, so to speak, performed flawlessly leading his people to another happy game finish.
Terry has told his team that he is a different kind of manager than the most recent of those who have held that job, and that he needed the attention of every player at all times.
I know that we have just played game three of a long season, but if we can continue with this type of team play, it’s going to be fun to watch these guys play this year.
And they deserve some good times at Citi Field this year.
It’s great seeing our guys smiling and playing well. They’ve had a successful spring training and are now moving into the regular season, together.
They are a real team and that is one thing that Terry insists on – everyone is on the same team and is expected to do what the manager wishes him to do, no matter what.
I’ve already seen more comeraderie in a few weeks than I’ve seen on the Mets since Bobby Valentine was here.
Terry – it’s working!!!
Let’s Go Mets.
A footnote -
Later tonight, the UCONN women are playing to get into the finals of the NCAA tournament – it will be a close game against Notre Dame tonight at 9.
The Men’s Final will be on Monday – UCONN vs. Butler. Butler’s coach is young enough to be Jim Calhoun’s grandson – it will be both close and interesting.
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be careful, don’t say the word “footnote” around here!
I like this team. So far, it seems like a much better bunch then last year. No whiners, no slackers, more focused, more intense. Guys hustling, playing smart, etc.
basically, all the stuff that does not show up on the back of a BB card, but helps maximize wins and fan enjoyment!
and something sorely lacking (to be fair, with all the injuries, some of this is probably perspective from inferior players) the last few years. And that, I point straight at Jerry (with some input from Omar).
Well it’s hard to complain when you are winning! LOL
It’s a long season, so far they are enthusiastic but we need to see where they are in August when the exhaustion sets in and what they do once they face a little adversity.
So far so good.
- sigh
There were a few players who got stuck in Jerry’s doghouse (why I don’t know) that he had Omar get rid of like Church and Castro. There were some players who almost never got any playing time from him like Evans and Reed but what in the hell do you expect him to do with Jacobs, GMJ, Cora, Catalonotto, Perez and Carter? Please tell us what kinds of moves Manuel should have been making with those guys?
The whole thing about a team is finding ways for everyone to contribute, not burying a couple of guys at the end of the bench who never play or bringing in people who simply aren’t good enough to play in the Major Leagues anymore.
Manuel had the worst bench ever in 2010. 2009 wasn’t as bad but was still ill conceived matchup wise with the starters, still had people who couldn’t do anything and the AAA depth was non existant.
Not many moves a manager can make are going to pay off when the guy your bringing in every single move you make either gets DFA’d mid season, in the off season or the next spring training. I mean if these guys had been any good they’d be playing somewhere this year wouldn’t they? Where are they? Where’s Cora, GMJ, Jacobs, Catalonotto, Reed, Sullivan, Carter, Perez, Arias, A. Hernandez, Ramon Martinez. Where are all these guys? Didn’t anyone want them?
Lets not try and get too ahead of ourselves here.
We won the first series and have a tough one against the Phillies in their park up next.
If we are so ready to heap praise on them after 3 games (one of which we almost blew) what will the posts be like if the Phillies sweep us!
It’s a long season and all we can say right now is they aren’t digging a hole for themselves.
They won the series against a team a 140 Million dollar payrol says you should beat!
Lets see how they can match up against an 180 Million dollar payroll, before we start singing their praises.
No need to characterize the team yet, just watch and enjoy and maybe watch with less doom that you did last year.
Then if they do win you will enjoy it more!
annie will talk about any topic, provided it isnt baseball
I enjoy reading someone else’ perspective of Mets off the field stuff and I’m sure I’m not the only one. If your not one of those people that’s cool but Annie can write whatever she wants to and we can all take something from it, or not. To each our own.
maybe she should write about ultimate frisbee, some people like that.
Just explain to me again how that’s Mets related.