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2011
Congratulations To Jose Reyes – The 2011 NL Batting Champion
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“I just want to say I’m humbled and honored to win the batting title. It means so much to my family and my country, the Dominican Republic. I have been through a lot over the past few years so this really means a lot to me. It’s also very special to be the first Mets player to win a batting title. There have been so many great players throughout our history. I want to thank Terry Collins, my coaches and all my teammates and of course all the Mets fans who have always supported me and been behind me 100 percent.”
Last night in Milwaukee, Ryan Braun went 0-for-4 against the Pirates and failed to overtake Jose Reyes who is officially the 2011 National League Batting Champion.
Reyes ended a spectacular season with a .337 average and became the first Met ever to win a batting title.
I’m a bit puzzled by some of the terrible remarks being made after Reyes removed himself in the first inning following a bunt single.
This is a game so what’s wrong with a little gamesmanship?
I can understand a clown like Mike Francesa getting all sanctimonious, he’s an ass and does that all the time, but I’m shocked that so many Mets fans bought into that idiots false outrage.
It surprises me from what I’ve heard and read that some fans believe this is the first time a player had ever done this – believe me it’s happened many times before.
Maybe some Mets fans sense that this front office won’t re-sign Reyes when all is said and done, and are looking for a reason to say “who needs Jose anyway”? You know, soften the blow a bit…
I don’t know whether that’s actually true or not, I’m simply guessing, but that’s because I can’t understand why any Met fan won’t celebrate a temendous accomplishment for him personally, and for the franchise, and for the fans who cheered Reyes on all season long.
While some will cast aspersions on Reyes for taking a well earned rest-of-the-day-off in the season finale, I had to laugh when some said he was afraid he might have failed if he played the whole game. I guess people will say anything just for the sake of saying something.
The truth is Reyes went 9-15 in his last four games of the season, including a two-homer game on Tuesday and back to back three-hit games leading up to his bunt single yesterday.
It was a storybook ending to watch Reyes drop a perfect bunt, burst out of the box, and then sprint to first base like we’ve seen him do countless times before.
If I could have made one addition to the final script, it would have been to see Reyes stealing second base and then being removed to the sound of thunderous applause.
Congratulations Jose, thanks for making this season worth watching and a memorable one.
About the Author: Joe DeCaro
I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 23 | 18 | .561 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 19 | .548 | 0.5 |
| Phillies | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4.0 |
| Mets | 16 | 24 | .400 | 6.5 |
| Marlins | 11 | 31 | .262 | 12.5 |
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Disgusting.
Shut up, loser!
Wow, really? Nice one.
Yeah, you’re a LOSER! Anyone hating on a MET winning the Batting Title, isn’t a MET FAN. He’s a POS loser!
obviously from a yankee fan or someone who is disturbed
Very disturbed. Disturbed at this so-called professional and his lack of competitive spirit.
funny how nobody made a big deal about Braun not starting when he was leading Reyes just the other day.
I didn’t know he didn’t start. If he didn’t start because he was worried about falling behind Reyes, then yes. Disgusting.
Braun isn’t a free agent and is in a playoff race. He had reasons to sit. Jose sat because it was all about Jose.
Oh come on, it was so obvious that he didn’t start because he was leading Reyes, because when Reyes got 3 hits that night and passed him THEN came in and played the rest of the game.
Or because he played in every game in September and the team has locked up a division title so taking 1 day off before heading into the playoffs is a smart thing?
Jessep he did have reasons to sit. Good reasons. He put the chance of winning a batting title in front of his teammates.
If he had gotten hurt and missed the playoffs it would have seriously damaged the Brewers hopes and considering how they burnt their farm and will probably lose Fielder, it may be a long time before they get back.
That argument doesn’t make sense because he came in the game as soon as Reyes passed him for the lead. If he was worried about getting hurt he wouldn’t have come in the game, when Reyes passed him.
He’s bringing the farm into the batting title race discussion!
He came in during the 6th inning with 2 runners on down by 2. And they tied the game in that inning. It’s not like he decided to come into a meaningless game in a meaningless scenario.
The Brewers win that game and they are guaranteed home field advantage in Round 1.
sounds like he had a good chance at a “dramatic fielder’s choice”
Doesn’t disagree with what I said, just complains that I said it.
What a whiner.
we finally agree! You’re right – he’s a whiner
come on, the facts are that Ryan Braun didn’t play when he was leading Reyes, and Reyes didn’t play when he was leading Braun, but you guys are killing Reyes, and giving Braun a pass, and making excuses for him doing THE SAME THING AS REYES DID.
Don’t give me this baloney about free agency and the Brewers playoffs. It was OBVIOUS that he didn’t play because he was leading Reyes. If the Brewers were afraid of injury, then why didn’ Feilder sit? Or Weeks? Or any other of the Brewrs regulars???? why was Braun the ONLY one? It’s obvious why, and that’s because he was leading Reyes.
I’m not giving Braun a pass. If that’s accurate, then it was just as terrible.
I’m talking about the last few games, Braun was the only one was that didn’t start…..and your saying, that it’s just coincidence that it was on the same day that he was leading Reyes????
come on, i don’t buy that for a second.
You mean Weeks who took off On Sept 17 and Sept 24? Corey Hart who took off Sept 16 and Sept 24?
Prince should have sat, I don’t know why he didn’t… but don’t tell me Braun taking 1 day off in September is the only Brewer to do so
It makes sense, Vinny. Jessep and Xtreem are BOOTLEG Met fans with severe agendas. That’s all it’s about. No true Met fan would hate on Jose winning the batting title. If it were Wright, they would be kissing one another out here. The two PUNKS were probably cheering for Braun for weeks.
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 11:41 am by Jessep
“Minaya’s problem was simple, it was multi-tasking. He wasn’t able to focus on the big league club, while paying close attention to the farm system. When a team gets decimated by injuries, you should be able to bring young talent up to replace them.
You may not be as good, but having talent in the minor leagues (specifically pitchers), stops the 2007 or 2008 collapse by having fresh arms in the pen”
Braves had fresh arms so what’s your excuse now since the Mets could have prevented the 07 & 08 collapses if they listened to you – 4 years later.
you’re bringing the farm even into these discussions???????
X I get what your trying to say but you do realize the guy has a bad hammy and has been playing in pain since he came back?
i expect this from a yankee fan, a braves fan, or someone like you.. yet you want chris young to come back here again next year. you sir are a f’ing idiot.
AWESOME!
The New York Mets now have their VERY FIRST BATTING CHAMPION!!!!!!
CONGRATS JOSE REYES! YOU DESERVED IT JOSE!!!!!!
HOPE TO SEE YOU OPENING DAY IN A MET UNIFORM!!!!!
Me too! I’m going to be glued to Hot Stove!
Congratulations, Jose.
Congratulations Jose. Great season. Tremendous player. Hope to see you in a Met uniform next year. Enjoy the off season. Enjoy the batting title. You deserve it.
Congrats Jose. I really hope to see you back next year, terring it up in the Blue and Orange.
Sorry that I’m a downer on this but I can’t fathom how people who claim to be old school baseball fans celebrate a guy who took himself out of the final game of the year in front of a hometown crowd heading into free agency all for an individual award?
I mean I’m happy he won it, I don’t think it really means that much though. I don’t remember caring when Chipper-Hanley-CarGo won the batting titles…
I’m more concerned with the fact people are falling on the sword for a guy who only cared for his own personal award over the team and the fans who paid to see him play
Willie Wilson
Alex Johnson
George Brett
Bill Mueller
Ken Griffey Jr,
Bill Madlock
Terry Pendleton
Ty Cobb
Tim Raines
Willie Wilson
Alex Johnson
George Brett
Bill Mueller
Ken Griffey Jr,
Bill Madlock
Terry Pendleton
Ty Cobb
Tim Raines
Jose Reyes
Put me in that list anytime
I always knew you were a fake competitor.
IDK….Jeter took himself out of the last game of the ’08 season as he came in hitting .301, when 0 for 2, rounded up was .300 – then came out after that last at bat.
That wasn’t even for a chance to win a batting title. Just to finish .300.
Coincidence? That’s what Reyes detractors are claiming right now.
I take that back. Different data depending on what site I’m looking at.
One reports Jeter didn’t play the last game of that season – which happened to be game 161 and 162 double header.
srt you sure about that?
In 2008, Jeter’s last hit was on September 19th. So he went 4 games without a hit and didn’t play in 4 out of the last 5. (2 prior to his final game and 2 after)
Jeter also played the entire final home series of the 2008 season.
Yeah, see above. I posted a correction – or at least conflicting stats depending on what site I was looking at.
I’m thinking Jeter must have been dealing with some minor injury to sit out that many games.
I don’t remember caring when Chipper-Hanley-CarGo won the batting titles…
Why would you have cared for them? They weren’t Mets.
Why not support your our team and player?
Shut the f Up, LOSER! Go hug your Brave squad now that they own the BIGGEST CHOKE JOB IN NL HISTORY!
Dumbrel
Freewoman
Heyworse
ALL CHOKE ARTISTS! ENJOY THAT!
BWAHAHHAHAHAHA
Again because he has been playing hurt the entire month of September and had to run all out just to GET the hit?
jesseP… you’re such a loser is not even funny.. isn’t HE your “favorite” player!! i knew you were lying to cover up who you truly are… did you know why ted williams play in that double header?? he was facing 2 rookies SP in back to back games!!!!!!!!
dick fowler and fred caligiuri, also, that A’s team was one of the worst at the time, since you don’t know history STFU. you old school?? please.. you’re nothing but a hater and a sore loser, is ok for braun to rest to protect his lead when he was at 333 and reyes at 329?? is not like reyes sat down, he actually PLAYED!!!! you don’t even go to games so wtf do you care!? huh..? you just commenting for the sake of commenting crap, what happened to your studs in atlanta?? they all choked down the stretch, how fitting, kimbrell blew the game, freeman ended the game on a taylor made DP.. you’re nothing but a f’ing loser, you are the worst mets fan i have ever met… seriously.. just go away!!
All water under the bridge because Ryan Braun choked and went 0-4 anyway. So Reyes will be the NL Batting Champion and will also win the Silver Slugger Award! Congratulations Jose!
WOO HOO!! Atlanta Braves with HISTORIC COLLAPSE!!!!
Cardinals win the Wild Card!
Okay, now here come the “This is what the Mets should do like the Cardinals” posts by u-know-who
Now with Orioles beating Theo and the Red Sox this has been one of the most incredible days in baseball i can remember in years!
Theo Epstein should have prepared better.
And we still have the Yankees/Tampa game going on!
t agee quickly studying Tampa Bay minors AND St. Louis minors.
If you look outside his house there’s his Jason Heyward blow-up doll upside down in the garbage
I can picture the scene, lmao!
I guess everything is Omar’s fault tonight huh?
No more of that Omar excuse this offseason. Plus after one season, Omar 1 – Alderson 0.
I love the maturity level of people around here.
Just like you are all preaching that people should be happy Reyes won the batting title while wearing a Mets uniform, you people are hell bent on the Braves chocking because some people talk about how the run their team the right way, INSTEAD, of being glad the Braves lost because they are in the same division and have pissed us off for years.
Keep calling people NON Mets fans because they killed what Reyes did yesterday, but lose sight on the fact that the BRAVES lost.
joesmith,
i will say this, since you don’t know aggeee and jesseP you shouldn’t comment on it, the braves choke, first of all, is the braves, what MET fan don’t hate the braves??? second of all, these 2 formention were sucking on the braves jock it wasn’t even funny.. they were talks about kimbrell being the best closer on baseball and prob of all time, heyward being the MVP this year, freeman the best rookie 1B in a long time etc.. you have no idea how much we’ve put up with these fake mets fans all season, we personally gave them links to braves blog here. just stay out of it for once, this got nothing to do with minaya.. trust me
When are you going to stop telling me what I can and cannot comment on. I’ve been reading and following a long for year.
i am not telling you what you can or cannot comment on it. but you’re defending these guys w/o knowing the history of more than 4 years with them… so i am if anything just telling you not to put your hand in fire foranybody, don’t vouch for anybody here, espcially, guys like jesseP and aggeee, if you chose that rout fine, but if you notice, aggeee is already talking about other teams doing it the right way as soon as the braves choked it up!!!
I DO know the history, as I said I’ve been reading along for years.
I respect people that actually KNOW the game, not people like you that throw out insults because you can’t for an adult debate.
None of what you just said is even remotely true.
As far as I remember NO ONE ever said Kimbrel was the greatest closer in history or even the best in baseball right now. What I did say was in his rookie year he is a dominant player and will be for the Braves for many years to come.
Heyward was 2nd in the ROY last year and received MVP votes bit NO ONE claimed he was winning an MVP this year so why do you say that?
Freeman will get plenty of ROY votes too but no one said he was the best rookie 1B to come up in a long time. He’s a good all around well developed rookie like Ike.
Venters, the same, just like Prado and McCann before them and now Teheran, Delgado, Vizcaino ect.
My point has always been that yeah we have some guys on the way up, but no where near as many and our guys don’t get up here ready to contribute. Parnell’s got 7 saves in four years. Kimbrel got 46 in his first. Sure we spent a #1 pick on a closer so Parnell didn’t get the chance but when he did…… No comparison. We look around every off season to see “who we can get.” while the Braves scouts are identifying guys who make major contributions five years later and their development staff is doing a much better job than ours.
That’s the point, and also the reason it’s pointless here because people just try to change around what they disagree with or don’t like hearing. The fact is if the Mets scouts and development people and basic philosophy provided better results we would have won a lot more games and that’s what all true Met Fans want. An intelligent coherent long term plan as opposed to a year by year “who can we get for these 6-10 positions?” every year.
STFU aggegge, they are in the same boat as we are, and to clarify your stupid point, they don’t have a homegrown player at every position you idiot, good for them if they got good guys at certain position, good for them, they still traded for a 2B and a Cf, got a SS from toronto, and sign pitchers and traded for pitchers as well.. guess what, since 2006 they have the same amount of playoffs app as we.. so STFU!!!!!!
you are defending that other POS jesseP who were drooling about kimbrell and said he’s the BEST CLOSER IN BASEBALL, well, how that turned out?? gag away the biggest game of the braves season this year so STFU!!
Why are you imbeciles even bring up Omar and Alderson in this thread?
“Plus after one season, Omar 1 – Alderson 0.”
Are you more concerned with praising Omar then the NY METS winning?
Congrats are an order for Jose! He def. deserves it!
Exactly Brandon! He did enough to win the title before today!
So I don’t see why all the Whining around here…
If the whiners went to the game hoping to say goodbye to reyes and see him one more time, Maybe if they had showed up to see him a few more times this season they wouldn’t have to write him off as gone either!
Wouldn’t need to say goodbye and wouldn’t care that he sat out in a meaningless game both for the Season and the batting Title!
People just need to grow up around here if you ask me! LOL
I’m going to be honest. When i first read that he was pulled from the game, i needed to read that twice. I first was upset at Terry Collins. But once i thought about it, it probably was a bit of strategy for Reyes so that he had a better chance to win. So at first i thought it was a dumb move, but then again i thought that it was something strategic. I understand that this is a position of integrity people are arguing about, but since Reyes won the batting title i don’t know why they continue to be outraged. I can understand if THEY WERE AT THE GAME.
Well I will point out that I was surprised he started the game at all.
Since Reyes tweaked his hammy the last time the usual routine was to sit him in a day game after a night game.
And there was a hell of lot more reason for coming out than anything to do with the batting title.
The guy is going to be a FA. people give braun a pass because he is going to the playoffs but why don’t they consider the loss to Reyes if he plays the whole game and tears that screaming hammy?
How much is he going to get in Free Agency if that happens?
He has played hurt since August when he could have shut it down with a far greater lead than he has now. No way braun was going to catch him when he was in the .340′s!
I can understand people going to see him being dissapointed as he is one of the few reasons to go to CitiField these days.
But that only underscores the need to try and resign him so that goodbye they wanted to give him is not needed.
Reyes had FAR MORE to lose personally by playing that entire game than Braun would stand to lose by missing a playoff!
3-5 Mil a year for 5 years if he tore that hammy in a meaningless game!
They would not have got to see the hit that won Reyes the batting chamionship either way because that hit came the night before!
So I don’t see what everyones problem is here. It’s a business decision just as resigning Reyes will be at the end of the day and I for one can’t blame a guy for saying I did enough this season let Braun try and beat me if he can and I’ll just be sure I don’t screw up my big payday right now and try and win another batting championship next year that everyone can go and see!
“Obviously that was his call,” David Wright said. “We’re all rooting for him to win the batting title. I think the criticism is not on point in this case.”
david wright has jose’s back… i am glad finnaly a met player said to the media and those critics “i don’t give a f*** what they think”.. and quite frankly is true, i don’t get the hatefest with this team and the players, as a fan you understand the frustration because we’re fans, and today we may love a player then hate him th enext, but we as fans go through pain when they lose and happyness if they win, but they haven’t won sh**, and since 2007 this team has been taking shot for any little thing they do.. when enough is enough!?!? now you got collins the head manager crying just because the season was lost, no offense collins, but we’ve seen worst.
coming from the domin-ic-an republi-c not many people understand what this does to us man, we’re a poor coun-try that finds joy into this, he helps many people out there in the dominic-an, guys like pedro, even sosa and his corked bat, hell, even arod are very loved because od their contributions to help the country, jose reyes has already helped created churches, to remodel schools out there, the guy is a genuinly person with a good heart, i am soooo happy to have not only the player but the person represent the new york mets, many ppl in santiago were celebrating at no end, this is a very huge deal for the country, and i am glad he did it as a met. we have now had 2 batting champions in last 3 years… once again congratulations JOSE REYES
I don’t feel happy for Jose Reyes and the Mets. Our first batting champion and I am not exited?! Did Reyes win the title or just not lose it? The fact that Reyes sought to win the hitting title by not hitting gives me a bit of insight into Jose’s heart. Jose thinks that you win something by the competition losing? Wow.. this explains a lot. Our late season collapses; was Jose Reyes thinking to himself during the late season collapses of 2008 and 2009, “not to worry the other team still has to win their games.”
Now it makes sense, the drop in production after the Willie Randolph dressing down, the childish, testing behavior with Jerry Manuel, the pouting…. Perhaps this is best, a sort of closure to Jose Reyes’s tenure here. Goodbye Jose.
he went 7-11 the last 3 games to overtake braun for the batting lead, the man was injured and had gone trough many stuff the past few years, the mets get their first batting champion EVER and you’re not excitd? then you my friend are missing out the joy…
Congratulations to Jose on a job well done and capping off a remarkable season with the Mets first batting title in 50 years. I read somewhere that there is no asterisk by Willie Wilson’s name in the MLB record books when he won the batting title and did the same thing as Reyes did yesterday. Regardless of all these sour grapes I’m reading, Reyes name will be listed in baseball encyclopedias, baseball archives and baseball record books as the 2011 NL batting champ forever. Next to his name it will say New York Mets. Thank you for that Jose!
First of congrats to Jose Reyes. It’s unfair to him to judge him on just what he did yesterday. He batting .337 over an entire season. I have no problems with what he did.He’s going to negotating a new contract, so why not beef up his resume. That’s how the game is played in the 21st century. It’s all about what can I do to make more money for myself. Those people saying he did the wrong the thing, and that’s not how the game is played, must still be living in the age of subway tokens and pay phones.
I think what had people so upset, me included, is that people went to yesterday’s game for one reason, and that was to watch Jose play, ESPECIALLY if it is indeed his last game as a Met. If Jose had exited in the fifth, fine, but after a single, the fans felt that there was nothing else to cheer for. I fortunately was at game 161 and witnessed (yet again) Reyes’ greatness. He has been a breath of fresh air with his child like enthusiasm that all players should have. I hope yesterday wasn’t his last appearance in a Mets uniform. Not only do the Mets need him in orange and blue, but the fans do too.
WTF! you all are losers. Good God, grow a spine! What happened to us. not once but @x! WE COLLAPSED! CHOKED!! We didn’t just CHOKE one time we did it twice! WITH STYLE!!
What were you saying then. “No heart!” “They don’t care!” Blah blah blah…
Jose Reyes won the batting title by not competing! He said to himself,
“you know what, I stand a better chance if I don’t try than rather play hard.”
2008- “you know what, we stand a better chance of winning the Division by hoping the other team loses rather then going out and playing hard.”
2009- “you know what, we stand a better chance of winning the Division by hoping the other team loses rather than going out and playing hard.”
2011-We stink but hey, our shortstop wins the batting title by choosing not to compete and instead hoping the competition does not play well.
Goodbye Jose.
you are a sorry person lifelong… really.. he won the tittle by not competing?? he competed, he went 7-11 last 3 games to overtake the batting avg lead, then sat down and waited to see if braun would do the same on the last day. braun choked, jose reyes won, so suck on that!
You know Joe you hit the nail on the head with this…
“Maybe some Mets fans sense that this front office won’t re-sign Reyes when all is said and done, and are looking for a reason to say “who needs Jose anyway”? You know, soften the blow a bit…”
I have another theory as well…
If you look at who was the MOST UPSET it is all the same folks who said Reyes wasn’t worth resigning all season long…
Something about not winning with him so why bother?
I never said Reyes was not worth signing.
I wrote many, many, many times that the Mets will not sign Reyes.
Well we will see how good you are at predicting now won’t we?
Metsie, Another thing to note – Why are all the clods that say they hate batting average and call it a terrible stat all feeling the need to weigh in on this???
Why dont they save their comments for the 2011 On-Base Champion Award? Oh wait there isn’t an award for that is there? Heck nobody even knows who the winner was anyway because nobody cares.
Well because it doesn’t fit with their MONEYBALL philosophy if they note Reyes’ success and show goodness to resign him because he won’t cost us only a $1.99!
OBP is only desirable if it doesn’t cost much…
They are more obsessed with cost than performance if they were not they wouldn’t put so much stock in OBP and look at the BA, RBI and RS numbers like most people looking for good players do!
Cause if a player has a .337 BA it is nearly impossible for him to have an OBP lower than that! But a guy with a .353 OBP can easily hit .253
If the Mets played the Reds and HAD to win the game to be in the playoffs this year would Reyes have played 9 innings on Wednesday? Yes, of course.
So why didn’t he play the entire game on Wednesday? Well, we can conclude that a few things based on Reyes’s choice not to compete.
1. Reyes placed winning the batting title above the Mets winning a baseball game.
2. Reyes feels more comfortable with letting his competition fail rather than his ability to perform.at
3. Reyes did not recognize and/or did not care that many of the fans at Wednesday’s game paid a fortune to watch a Met star play one inning of what most most likely will be his last game as a Met.
4. How many more bunt base hits did Reyes’s have in him that he choose not to execute?
5. Get a f’in haircut already!
Goodbye Jose.
5.
In the grand scheme of things it was irrelevant whether the Mets won yesterday or not, so Jose pulling himself out of the game is no big deal. If somebody was foolish enough, in your words to “spend a fortune” to watch Jose play, well you know the saying: “A fool and their money are soon parted.” What Jose did yesterday is nothing new for him, Jose does what’s best for Jose. Just like the gutless quitter Jason Bay does what’s best for Bay. You guys got to stop jumping on Reyes and realize today’s athletes are totally self centered and care only about their next contracts.
Reyes even came back last year when he couldn’t even hit from the left side and played hurt and the other injuries he sustained cannot be played on.
In fact he’s a guy who never gets even an inning off. Never begs out of a game, never comes out of a game, nothing.
I really can’t blame him one bit. He may never have a chance to win a batting title and the precedent for doing what he did has been set so many times before it’s not even funny.
And even the Ted Williams thing is no analogy. Williams was NOT hitting .400 before the double header. He then struck out in his first AB, so now he’s down two hits. Got ‘em both and got to .400 with another AB and a whole game to go. Got another hit and went into the last game with a 1 hit cushion. Had his first AB in the 2nd game been an out he easily could have been taken out but it wasn’t. He got another hit and kept playing. Besides it’s SEVENTY YEARS AGO. Things change. Many other guys before Reyes and even before Williams did the same damn thing. It’s a cumulative season long accomplishment and personally I’m happy as hell it was accomplished by a NY Met.
I really think it’s just because no one can ever cut anyone some slack. There always has to be some manufactured controversy or some **** even when there’s a chance for Met Fans to actually have something to enjoy.
As far as I’m concerned Jose has built up a lot of good will since he came to NY and I’m happy for him. Glad he got it. Hope he comes back.
Why didn’t he? SIMPLE!
If he tears that hurt hammy in that game he losses roughly 3-5 Million per year on his next contract!
He had FAR more to lose than Braun did when he sat out!
i think what jose did yesterday insures he is going to the place that offers him the most money and that means he will no longer be on the mets. him winning the batting title was all about another negotiating ploy.
What did Jose “do yesterday” Will? SAY IT! Type it out! SAY it!
The Mets were not going to sign Reyes anyway but these are not exactly traits you would want in your mega-contract investment player are they?
While you *itch about Reyes leaving a meaningless game early, think of all the times Wright quit in all the meaningfull games when we needed him, and yes Wright also left the game early yesterday. But of course Wright is the chosen one, he can quit early anytime he wants and often does.
When did Wright EVER quit?
You are now a member of the liars club?
He may screw up – but quit NEVER.
Selective memory there – no wonder your name is Maniac
David Wright? Did David Wright win the 2011 batting title?
Is David Wright a free agent who has stated that he will settle for no less than a mufti-year mega Carl Crawford like contract?
Has a Met manger ever dress David Wright down for not hustling in a game?
Has David Wright ever showed up a manger on the field during a game?
When is the last time you saw David Wright take off his glove and throw it into the ground after he made a low throw to 1st base which the 1st baseman could not catch resulting in a the runner being safe?
I’m sorry I am confused? Are we talking about David Wright here? Let me look up and quickly glance over the posts.Nope not talking about David Wright.
David Wright? So Jose Reyes walks over to Terry Collins and says, “Hey yeah sorry Terry had to take myself out of the game; you know, David Wright. See ya!”
This has happened multiple times over the course of baseball’s history. The Mets were not playing for anything. Jose Reyes (and the Mets) had a chance to win the batting title for the first time.
People get all pious and make statements like “He’s not a competitor because of this one event”, or “I don’t want this clown on my team because he didn’t compete for his crown”, or “never mind the fact he was on fire the last week or so at the plate, this crown is tainted!”… People slap morals on this stuff and hold it some standard they themselves can’t maintain or live up to. Good grief, Charlie Brown, let it go. The Mets have a batting champ. Let’s rejoice in that.
There is nothing to see here. These are not the droids you are looking for. Move along. Move along.
I see dead people.
If Ryan Braun was in the same exact position as Jose Reyes, several people who claim to be old school baseball fans would be all over Braun for the bush league move of taking himself out. You know you would. Do not deny it.
The same people who despise new school thinking including sabermetrics are the same people who should despise an individual player putting individual awards over the team and the fans… yet ironically because its our guy, they put personal feelings aside?
If Reyes goes elsewhere because of greed, we’ll look back at the day Reyes won a batting title as the day he chose to not even play a full game in his final day as a Met.
To me it’s not a matter of old school versus new school rather it’s about character.
“Character”- The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
Do we want this type of character no matter how talented on our new rebuilt Met team?
It’s like if a guy bunts on a Mets pitcher in the 9th going for a no hitter, we’d all be mad right?
But if Reyes bunts in the 9th versus a Halladay no hitter, we’d all stand and defend it.
I’m not saying I’m not happy he won a batting title, I think he would have won it no matter what but not only did he take himself out but he bunted for the hit. It could have been his final game as a Met and he took himself out for a personal award.
Why that doesn’t “bother” more people is beyond me. If yesterday was Reyes’ final game as a Met, I’ll remember how he took himself out in the 1st inning in front of a home crowd… not winning a batting title with a bunt.
I think you have a problem accepting human nature and how fans behave towards their own players regardless if it’s Milwaukee or New York. And now if Reyes signs with another team it’s because of greed – in your opinion. Okay.
I think this has more to do with your frustration about the killing David Wright gets here more than anything else, and this is your way of getting back at it.
Just admit it and I’ll commend you for your honesty.
I really don’t see what D Wright has to do with this discussion?
If the Mets had a playoff spot wrapped up
And the Brewers played a meaningless game and Braun did that, you would be all over him would you not? Admit it.
It was a bush league move.
But Braun DID do the same thing as Reyes – It’s unbelievable how you are making exucses for Braun, and your killing Reyes for doing the same thing.
Fact: In the last series of the year, Ryan Braun didn’t start when he was leading Jose Reyes….and came back in once Reyes passed him, and then played in the last two games when Reyes was leading.
Why aren’t you upset about that?
Was Ryan Braun in the position to possibly lose 3-5 mil a year in free agency if he got hurt going for a title in a game that didn’t matter?
Derek Jeter would never win a batting title in such an underhanded way. This seems a little unfalsifiable, since Jeter has never won a batting title at all. But there are smaller selfish milestones in baseball, too. Such as the one that faced Derek Jeter on Sept. 26, 2008. There were three games left in the season, and for once, the Yankees weren’t going to the playoffs. Jeter’s hand was sore from being hit by a ball the week before. His batting average, which had mostly ranged from the .270s to the low .300s through the year, had finished an upswing and started dropping again, down to .301. There was nothing left to play for but pride and dignity and respect for the game itself.
So what did Jeter, the embodiment of everything that’s right with baseball, do? He started the game 0-for-2 and saw his average drop to .300—one at-bat away from .2998. At that point, in the third inning, he left the game, never to reappear for the rest of the season. He chickened out, just like Jose Reyes. As would—and as have—legions of other players who’ve had a batting number on the line in an otherwise unimportant game, besides Ted Williams. Still, it’s true Reyes is no Jeter. Reyes got the hit before he quit.
http://deadspin.com/5844948/jose-reyes-is-a-selfish-gutless-stat+padding-quitter-just-like-derek-jeter
YOU ARE ALL MISSING THE POINT HERE…
Even if Jose played the remainder of the final game and went 0 for 5, he still would have finished the season with the batting title. He came out of the game because the title was in the bag and he was probably told this.
Jose finished the season with 181 hits out of 537 AB’s. If you take away the one bunt for a hit that everyone is crying about, and assume he finished the final game going 0 for 5, his end of the season stats would be 180 hits in 541 AB’s giving him a batting average of 332.7. Ryan Braun finished the season with 187 hits in 563 AB’s giving him an end of the season batting average of 332.15, which is still less than Jose’s average.
Now if Braun went 4 for 4 in the final game, he could have beat Jose with a batting average of 339.3, but he didn’t he went 0 for 4. Once Jose came out of the game, Braun still had a shot at winning the title but fell short.
CASE CLOSED.
scottydoesntknow:
just tell him to STFU and then case closed… he’s the batting champion, ppl here didn’t want HIM to be the first met to ever did it because they wanted their boy david to do it but he fell short to bat even ahead of brian schenider this year, so since is reyes they looked for any excuse to try to spin something negative around it..
no matter what, when asked, who’s the first met to EVER WIN A BATTING TITLE, the answer would still be JOSE REYES!!!!!!!!!!!
You are making up more lies……………
I think people are over thinking this. Reyes is definitely not the first player to sit out part of or a full game to win the batting title. Wade Boggs anyone? He sat out FOUR FULL GAMES! Reyes has done so much for this team. Let him sit out a few innings of a meaningless game to get a batting title. It didn’t hurt anyone. I can understand why the people at the ballpark would be upset, but come on. Give the man a break.
By the way, congrats to Jose. He had a great season.
Many of the so called sports media was comparing him to Ted Williams playing a DH when he was at .399 and then going 5 for 8 or something and finishing at .406.
So what different time, different player; Williams is a HOF, right now Jose is a good, maybe AS type player but why does it seem when a player not as visible as Braun does this it is criticized especially a Met player?
You said it Joe. Mike Francessa is not only an ass, but he is pompous as well. He thinks he is too good for NBC now. Probably because the food they supplied him on his little table on Mike’d up was no longer appealing to him. Congrats to the Mets who finally have a batting champion which I think is the ultimate reward to the many Mets who played their hearts out this season against all odds going into the season. Mike Francessa ought to be sticking with the Yankees for now until they get eliminated by the Tigers in 4 games in the ALDS.