Comments on: Time For Bay To Give Us Some Bang For The Buck http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html Thu, 23 May 2013 04:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jdon http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151897 jdon Fri, 06 May 2011 23:10:20 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151897 Bay bores me. I cannot understand how a guy with a swing as short as his strikes out so much. He cannot hit a curve ball. I like that he hustles and plays an okay LF, but I never feel like he is going to come through in a big spot. If clutch hitting is random, where is his random? And also, where is the power?

]]> By: any http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151850 any Fri, 06 May 2011 18:55:40 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151850 when the alternative is Harris or Hairston, then yes, they are better with Bay (even the craptastic version of him we currently are subjected to)

]]> By: any http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151849 any Fri, 06 May 2011 18:54:36 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151849 does it have anything to do with him coming back for when they were playing the dregs teams that they were able to beat, even with him doing little in most of the games?

]]> By: Todd http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151847 Todd Fri, 06 May 2011 18:46:21 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151847 agreed, Metsie

]]> By: Metsie http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151845 Metsie Fri, 06 May 2011 18:43:19 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151845 Bay’s presence does help the lineup have some credibility but so far I have to agree that his numbers are certainly not what his Salary would suggest they should be.

I think he will come around soon enough.

Lets face it he is a Met until they have decided to cut bait, pay a large portion of his salary and trade him.

I don’t really see that happening this year, Maybe next year.

]]> By: Todd http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151843 Todd Fri, 06 May 2011 18:25:19 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151843 the pitching didn’t improve…the Mets played the Astros, Nats, and Arizona, probably the only 3 teams worse than them in the NL. My point is Bay’s impact on the lineup, particularly Beltran and Davis, is a unique quality, whether thats the “threat” he presents or not, you’ll have to ask the pitchers throwing to him; but the Mets are a better team when he plays plain and simple.

]]> By: Donal http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151839 Donal Fri, 06 May 2011 18:11:46 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151839 So, Bay’s production numbers are “fantasy stats” but the team’s over all record gets attributed to him?

Even though he only bats 3 or 4 times a game, might see half a dozen fly balls to him and doesn’t pitch?

]]> By: Donal http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151838 Donal Fri, 06 May 2011 18:10:14 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151838 And the pitching for improving.

]]> By: Todd http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151836 Todd Fri, 06 May 2011 18:06:27 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151836 so…do Ike, Murphy, Beltran, and Reyes get the credit for the 5-15 record the Mets have when Bay doesn’t play? or are all those losses Wright’s fault? I’m not concerned with game winning hits by player “A” as much as I am about the Mets getting the win, and all the data shows that when Bay plays, regardless of what you THINK and your fantasy baseball stats tell you, the Mets have won this year. Ike sure does see a lot of fastballs hitting in the 6 spot, and strikes out a ton when Bay isn’t there and Davis has to hit in a real place in the lineup(4-5).

]]> By: Original Met Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151824 Original Met Fan Fri, 06 May 2011 17:23:55 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151824 Go check the boxscores for those 8 wins and tell us how many had game winning hits by Bay. Credit Ike, Murphy, Beltran and Reyes on offense.

]]> By: Todd http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151802 Todd Fri, 06 May 2011 15:58:06 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151802 Here’s the only stat anyone should care about: In games that Bay plays, the Mets are 8-3 this season…enough bang?

]]> By: Satish Ram http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151767 Satish Ram Fri, 06 May 2011 14:33:42 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151767 Bay has shown flashes and that’s about it. I don’t know where the hell it all went with him. I give him till the end of this season. Something along the lines of the “Beltran effect” with that first year being bad and the second year and the following ones being pretty damn good.

I expect him to bounceback this season, but we’ll see what comes of it.

]]> By: Des http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151763 Des Fri, 06 May 2011 14:26:03 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151763 It’s refreshing to see a Mets left fielder catch the ball on line drives and some fly balls. With Hairston, we’ve regressed a lot since the days of Endy.

]]> By: Bayonne Mets Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/05/time-for-bay-to-give-us-some-bang-for-the-buck.html#comment-151757 Bayonne Mets Fan Fri, 06 May 2011 14:19:14 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=49720#comment-151757 You hit that one out of the park John,

Bay right now looks like a slap hitter and I don’t care if he hits .280 with a nice OBP. I thought I was gonna throw up when Sandy Alderson mentioned the most important thing he wants from Bay is a good OBP.
Unbelievably dumb.

What we need from Jason Bay is HRs and RBIs. Plain and simple. If he’s doing that than everything else will fall into place. We can’t catch a break, Beltran who’s knees were one of the big talking points in New York is showing he can play everyday, it’s a blessing. Imagine the ripple effect it would have in this lineup and Beltran AND Bay were both just putting up their regular power numbers.

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