Sep
27
2011

MMO Take Five With Real Dirty Mets Blog’s Ed Marcus

An article by Brandon Butler

The Real Dirty Mets Blog – Ed Marcus (Rusty Jr)

For this weeks edition of MMO Take Five, I spoke with Real Dirty Mets Blog’s very own Ed Marcus (AKA Rusty Jr).

Brandon Butler: What are your thoughts on the Mets potentially changing Citi Field’s dimensions?

Ed Marcus: I am pretty ambivalent on the altering of the dimensions of Citi Field. I admit I was never fond of the quirkiness of the dimensions, but bringing in the fences will not only help our offense score runs, but it will obviously help our opposition. I just hope when all is said and done Citi will play like Shea did – mostly neutral, but with a slight edge to pitching.

Brandon Butler: Chris Capuano has been made available in trade talks recently. Do you believe the team will bring him back in 2012, given the free agent market for pitchers is relatively low?

Ed Marcus: Capuano is a tough call. I think the Mets would like him back. The fans woudn’t mind him coming back, and Chris has stated that he would love to come back. It depends on how much money the Mets are willing to commit to him & if it will be a multiyear contract. The contract that he signed this past offseason was an incentive laden contract for a pitcher who was coming off his second shoulder surgery. He has proven that he has been healthy & somewhat reliable, but it wouldn’t surprse me if another team offers him more $.

Brandon Butler: In your mind, who do you think surprised you the most this year with this Mets team?

Ed Marcus: No one has surprised me. I’m mainly disappointed because I felt that this team was good enough to finish over .500. However, I am very pleased that for the most part this team has showed a never say die attitude.

Brandon Butler: Since its the end of the season, if you had to give a grade to both Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins, what grade would you give them, and why?

Ed Marcus: I have to give Sandy Alderson an A. He has done everything as well as you could expect from him. From cutting ties with Perez and Castillo, to getting out from under K-Rods contract, and trading Carlos Beltran for Zach Wheeler. He got raves for the players that he selected in this past draft. With the offseason lingering, his ultimate test will be resigning Jose Reyes. If he cannot resign him, then Ruben Tejada will have to prove that he is a suitable replacement.

As for Terry Collins, he gets a B+. He has proven that he can handle the different egos that makes up this team and he has been the polar opposite of Jerry Manual.

Brandon Butler: Final question. Lucas Duda has really shown that he belongs on this Mets team with his offensive ability. Will we see Duda in RF on Opening Day 2012 despite his defensive struggles?

Ed Marcus: Yes, Duda will be starting in right field next season unless Sandy can swing a deal for a top flight player.

About the Author: Brandon Butler

Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.

16 Comments + Add Comment

NJstuckinTX September 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Duda in RF or LF?
- NJstuckinTX September 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm
  
  Go Big Rusty, as well.
- Brandon Butler September 27, 2011 at 2:44 pm
  
  I see what you mean with that comment NJ. I believe he meant to say RF. Let me go back and edit that.
  - any September 27, 2011 at 3:15 pm
    
    or wishful thinking that Bay would be gone?
alex68 September 27, 2011 at 2:14 pm

brandon,
thanks for this article, but as soon as he said this: “I have to give Sandy Alderson an A.” i Stop reading… funny how ppl forget the awful moves he made but only bring up the wheeler trade and the krod trade.. since the krod trade the team went into the tank, while the team who got krod gave up crap to us and took off all the way to a division tittle and possible WS ring…
- NJstuckinTX September 27, 2011 at 2:19 pm
  
  I have to give Sandy Alderson an A.
  
  I think I’ll start all my posts this way. Will limit the clowns from reading farther along, but will certainly increase the thumbs down count, for sure.
  - any September 27, 2011 at 2:33 pm
    
    wait, who cares about wheeler, when he signed Thayer as organizational filler, and took a shot on Emaus as a rule 5 guy for a couple weeks? And what about Hu, that almost finished sinking the franchise with those 25 Abs he got!
    - alex68 September 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm
      
      And what about Hu, that almost finished sinking the franchise with those 25 Abs he got!”
      
      that is 25 at bats TOO MANY…
      - Donal September 27, 2011 at 4:31 pm
        
        That’s actually more Terry’s fault for starting him and batting him second.
- Brandon Butler September 27, 2011 at 2:20 pm
  
  Your absolutely right Alex, there have been some awful moves by Sandy Alderson. However, people have their opinions, whether they are right or not.
  - alex68 September 27, 2011 at 2:25 pm
    
    brandon, not only that, but already locked up byrdak, who’s seemingly running out of gas and getting bombed left and right since alderson inexplicably gave him a contract… now we have byrdak and carrasco in our bullpen and they completely suck!
    - Brandon Butler September 27, 2011 at 2:46 pm
      
      Bydrak and Carrasco haven’t really been good pieces to the rotation really, so i agree with you. I did wonder why we gave him a new deal, but im not the boss i guess LOL.
      - Brandon Butler September 27, 2011 at 2:46 pm
        
        I meant bullpen. Apple Auto-Correct sucks.
K Maxx September 27, 2011 at 4:27 pm

I’m quite certain Perez and Castillo were getting cut regardless of Alderson being the GM or id Minaya still had the job. Easier to cut slouches on their final year of their bad contracts than with two years left. I’ll give him an A if he cuts Bay with two years left, otherwise lets not make a big deal over cutting Luis and Ollie they were goners even before Alderson was hired and everybody knew it.
srt September 27, 2011 at 5:17 pm

RUSTY! You sure get around.

I too am impressed with Sandy’s mid season moves. Here’s hoping that’s an indicator of how the off season will go as well.
Metsie September 28, 2011 at 9:40 am

I don’t see how in hell you give Sandy an A but Collins a B+!

Me thinks Rusty sufferes from dislexia (LF=RF, Sandy A Collins B+)

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	24	18	.571	-
Nationals	23	20	.535	1.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	4.5
Mets	16	24	.400	7.0
Marlins	11	32	.256	13.5

Last updated: 05/18/2013

MMO Mets Chat

Need Tickets To The Mets Game?

Check Out These Great MLB Links!

For wholesale prices on New York Mets gifts and equipment, check these stores out!
Mets Autograph Signings
Mets Fan Apparel
Mets Autographed Baseballs
Baseball Card Supplies
Baseball Equipment

For the best seats and lowest MLB ticket prices, go to PurchaseSeats.com. Get your Mets Tickets now and follow them on the road with Yankees Tickets, Phillies Tickets, Nationals Tickets and Braves Tickets!