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2011
Why I Won’t Boo Jose Reyes
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For the last few week’s i’ve been mentally preparing myself for the inevitable fate that Jose Reyes would sign with the Miami Marlins. As much as I tried to stay as optimistic as I could, realistically I knew the team was moving in a different direction. This regime will not give 6 year contracts to players with an injury riddled past as grey as Reyes.
Some Mets fan’s will kick and scream and demand the Wilpon’s heads. How could they not be willing to give Jose Reyes 106 million? Are you really that broke? That cheap? Is this not New York? However these fan’s are misunderstanding the situation. The Mets did not let Reyes walk because of the money. Believe me they have the money to lock Reyes up for as long as they want. And TRUST ME they know how valuable he was toward the on-field product. His value will reflect worse in the attendance figures for the the 2012 season then in the actual standings. The Mets will survive without Reyes, and they won’t have his looming leg injuries to worry about. Especially with a contract as hefty as 106 million over 6 years to boot.
As far as why I won’t boo Jose Reyes upon his return to New York?
How could I boo someone who made a sound life decision for himself and his family? He got the contract he was hoping for (100+ mil), He will be playing in Miami, which is a growing Sports city (see Miami Heat), Brand New Stadium, Brand New (Latin) Manager, Friends (or acquaintances?) on the team (Hanley Ramirez). All this add’s up to a very successful new life for Jose Reyes in South Beach.
I would never boo Jose Reyes for making the decision he made. Will it hurt to watch him play 20+ games a year vs. the Mets? Absolutely. He was my favorite player. He was also the lifeblood of the very energy that flowed through the team in past years (when he was healthy). However that was then and this is now. New Mets team’s will create new chemistry. New energy. Will it be sad not to see Number 7 running and jumping around being himself next season? Yes. But with new team’s come new favorite players and new excitement.
Here’s toward the future! Let’s Go Mets!
About the Author: Benjamin Yoel
Graduate of St. John's University. Majored in Sports Management. Torn on where career will take me next. Considering Baseball Operations, Scouting, and Journalism. Writer for Metsmerized Online & StLucieToFlushing.com. Devout #Mets fan.
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Ben, i will not boo reyes either. is a shame what has happened to this organization, and upfront is sandy taking all the blame as he should, but part of the blame goes to the wilpons, when are they gonna make their cameo apperance??
Nobody will boo Jose because the city morgue will be empty.
I agree Izzy, Citifield will be a “ghost town” in 2012. I will miss Reyes for sure. I just knew he and Wright would be franchise staples for 15+ years. I know people will continue to say you don’t slap that kind of money down on questionable hamstrings but seeing him go is just a “kick in the head”. Maybe if the Mets win in 2006 we would be at a different juncture in baseball, but alas here we are in 2011. Now with the money they would have spent on Reyes, go get Buerhle, Jackson, some bullpen help, a centerfielder, a leftfielder, and another catcher. lol
Its time the Wilpons knew that Enough is Enough:
http://nomorewilpon.weebly.com
No More Wilpon. If you want them gone, support the movement and let them know we will not fund their franchise as long as they are in control.
ben, no stars are coming to the mets, like it or not big contacts are part of baseball and sandys cheap johns approach will insure the mets of signing no one besides some recycled trash for years to come. get used to the triple a roster at Dom Perignon prices with a floored philosophy . big contracts can work out if u go after the right players, not who the mets go after. Go after the likes of lee, tex, cc, to name a few
Cashen didn’t believe in long term deals either, especially for pitchers. and we all know what a loser he was.
Amen
Boo Reyes!
I never — NEVER — boo any player in any uniform if they are trying hard to be the best they can be. Booing is for the birds (not literally, friends).
Is anyone else seeing what i am seeing? .. there are only 2 “mets fans” that are somehow defending alderson’s way to handle reyes’ negotiations.. for those 2 losers, do yourself a favor, stop it ok. you gain nothing by trying to debate the obvious here.. please Stop it..
Very well said. If management had done a better job 2007-2010, this could have been avoided. Alderson is dealing with the reality he was handed, not one of his own creation.
Besides, when I think of “the number 7″ and “the Mets”, I think of the subway first, Jose Reyes second. Even a Hall of Fame career wouldn’t have changed that.
Was management on the field blowing huge leads the last couple of weeks of 07 & 08. Boy what a load of CRAP and a huge shill u are for your god Sandy Alderson. Won’t don’t you put his head on your lap and give him a pat and make him feel better saying “there, there Sandy”
Was management causing the historic, lengthy injuries to the team’s most important stars in 09, 10…..AND 2011?.
Give me a break, please!!
From R.A. Dickey on losing Reyes: “The tell-tale sign is going to be, what do we do with the money we were originally going to give him?”
Exactly, Sandy alderson gave no indication that the money will be used to acquire players to help the franchise WIN, which is a word that is prohibited it seems in his vocabulary
Except that he said it.
that is what you and your buddies like, right? Lots of talk?
I don’t expect or even want him to spend all that money this off-season. The market is crap. Invest the money in scouting, pay back some of the loans that are killing the team in interest. Lets find out what they have in guys like Duda, Davis, Tejada, Gee, Harvey, Wheeler, Havens, Murphy, etc then make moves for 2013. Jose Reyes would not have helped a damn this year regardless.
Ok, fair enough, then might as well include wright right? trade him for more prospect and get as more money as you can, why pay $15 million to an overrated 3rd baseman who hit 254 and is known as one of the biggest choker in franchise history, might as well start anew.
If it nets you Arrendondo (sp?) or the Reds’ Catching prospect or Burjos + some, then absolutely. I’d be worried that we would see the team selling low on him.
Actually according to those things you hate, stats, Reyes was the biggest choker during that tenure. However, as a team they did not get it done regardless.
As for your point on Wright, now would be an idiotic time to trade him. His value is low and has that option issue to deal with. Keep him until July and see how he rebounds and what his value is. If it is high then you trade him. If not then you wait until the same time in 2013. What it does allow is time to see what they have in other areas. Maybe if guys like Wheeler, Harvey, Tejada, Havens, Davis, Duda, Murphy…. work out then there will be a need to keep Wright. If not then see ya.
Why would you wanna kee wright? to do what?? he’s a known choker who can’t handle the pressure, and without reyes now, his 100 rbi’s years, will have to be HARD EARNED, he’ll know be force to hit in the clutch to get rbi’s, unless like some idiot said here, hitting a grounder to 2B with 1 out and a man on third is clutch, then he’s good
LOL, put biased aside Alex. The reason they will not trade Wright at this point is that his value is lower than it will be most likely at any point in his remaining 2 years. READ the post buddy. If they get blown away? Sure. That won’t happen until he rebounds. So as I said we are both stuck doing the same thing. Cheering like hell for Wright…. Ha.
Why boo Reyes? Boo the Marlins, it’s natural. Can’t fault Reyes for taking a huge over the top contract. It’s baseball, life happens. It’s not like the Reyes that played after the injury was worth anything more than a 4 year contract really.
I cheered Piazza and I’ll cheer Beltran. At least the first PA.
Reyes, well as long as he shows some love for NY, then I’ll cheer for his first PA.
After that, he’s just another Marlin.
Reyes made his intention clear that he wanted to go to the market and got blown away by a huge offer. I can’t be mad about that. I’s not like he was creating the same circus LeBron James did.
Ah the booing will just get me a sore throat and then I’ll be out anothor couple of bucks for a bag of Riccola drops.
Tell you what, sandy had said reyes was his priority, and if this is the way you treat your priority i can not imagine how everything else that was secondary will follow… funny thing is, he won’t even get the second round pick, he’ll get the third. and if marlins sign pujols, he’ll get the 4th round pick.. amazing.. but hey, when a team loses $70 million… on god knows what, stuff like this tends to happen.
“How could I boo someone who made a sound life decision for himself and his family?”
Agreed Ben. This may be Reyes only chance to get that huge payday and I can’t fault him by doing right by himself and his family.
I have no problem with Reyes signing somewhere else for a ridiculous contract.
However, I am a Mets fan. Reyes is no longer a Met. Will I go out of my way to boo him? No. But he is the enemy now. He is just as evil as every player who isnt a Met. I’ll wax nostalgic about his time with the Mets after he retires. Until then, I hope he sucks.
Jose Reyes should not be booed as he always gave his all to this team. Unfortunately, our financial situation was the cause with all due respect to the risk of re-signing him.
Met fans will be looking at a few lean years now until the team can be improved and ownership will need to drastically drop ticket prices and make other concessions to the fans if they want to put any of them in the seats at Citi Field. Banner Day has been resurrected. They will need to pick up the tab by having Old Timers Day again and a good giveaway like Bat Day. Lower parking fees and cheaper concession prices would help too. A family of four shouldn’t have to spend 200 dollars to see a ballgame. ARE YOU LISTENING FRED?
The bottom line is that ownership needs to make some serious decisions on how to show the fans some respect for their long term loyalty. How about a Mike Piazza day? Give away 25,000 Piazza T Shirts and retire # 31 would be a good attraction. Put up a statue of the “Franchise” and show some respect for what he did for the Mets.
The Dodgers are gone Fred……get over it. Honoring Jackie Robinson in the rotunda was fine and the look of Ebbets Field was okay.
Fans want more emphasis on OUR HEROES……NOT YOURS!