Comments on: Alderson Weighs In On Extending Dickey and Wright After The Season

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:04:53 +0000

Geezer!! LMFAO!!! Great comment. My exact thoughts. Remenber when M.Donald Grant had to hire security guards to escort him around Shea? Shea – his home ballpark! We are getting there again.

Silver spoon in mouth Jeffy Wilpon is the major problem. I am friends with some people who work in the front office and they hate his guts. Spoiled A…..Hole.

Moving forward – my opinion, trade Wright. Sign Dickey. Pitching, pitching, pitching.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:37:23 +0000

Really with the How do you know crap again?

First off he doesn’t throw hard, nothing about throwing in the 80′s is HARD!

Second what hurts the arm is the spin mechanics which the Knuckleball doesn’t have in fact if it had any it doesn’t work!

It’s the stress of throwing a Curve and Slider that wears the arm out theKnuckleball has none of this excess stress it is all predicated on arm swing and release point with none of the other stresses associated with it!

We KNOW this which is why we also KNOW he will very likely be able to pitch well past his 40′s unless something else in a freak injury nature stops him.

By: BadBadLeroyBrown

BadBadLeroyBrown — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:11:53 +0000

Another Wright article John…c’mon bro

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:59:34 +0000

Why do we keep assuming Dickey will age the same as a normal knuckleball pitcher? What knuckleball pitcher pitched as hard as he does including throwing a fastball in with it?

By: GameGeezer

GameGeezer — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:53:51 +0000

R A Dickey could be an effective starter in the Mets rotation for the next five or six years.
He’s a knuckle ball pitcher so his age is much a less a factor. He could be pitching when he’s 47!
From listening to SA’s bilge it’s clear that if they can’t get Dickey or Wright to sign at bargain basement rates it’s “Hasta la Vista Baby”.
It’s clear ownership has no desire to improve this club unless it can be done on the cheap.
I can’t say as I’d blame either one for going to greener pastures considering the crappy front office and ownership.
I’ve been a Met fan since the Polo Grounds and I’m really growing to loathe and despise ownership for the way they’ve turned my team into the laughingstock of the league. It’s even worse than Lorinda DeRoulet and the dark days of the 70′s.
If the Wilpon’s continue on their incompetent merry way they may finally get their wish to be connected to the Dodgers as one of the most hated New York franchise owners since Walter O’malley.
Enjoy the empty seats Freddy!

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:50:31 +0000

This!

By: 51s

51s — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:02:30 +0000

If you ,listened to Sandy Alderson you should have either….
1. fallen asleep listening to this arrogant SOB pound his chest and ignore his two year reign of failure….
2. Thrown up because you couldn’t find the remote to turn him off.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:45:23 +0000

I think you may be misplacing on which side the immediacy thing is….

I did not take that as it is more immediate for the Mets to sign Dickey than Wright in fact both seem to be as important as each other to the Mets because if you don’t keep one no reason really to keep the other…

The difference between Wright and Dickey is where it was noted.

Wright has a long career ahead of him and could sit through another 2 or 3 years before we are ready to win something.
Dickey doesn’t really have that long to get his ring!

So with Dickey it is more immediate to be on a winner than Wright and that might be a factor in our ability to resign the two.

Both have said the direction the team is going is as important than money.
Both (I believe) would love to retire as Mets as well.
But both also would like to be in and win a World Series and Wright has about 10 years to do that Dickey at best will have only 5!

Which makes his ability to be on a winner MORE IMMEDIATE than Wright!

hence the statement by Sandy which seems to suggest to me he doesn’t expect us to be good in a time frame of 3 to 4 years if thats what he meant by that!

By: hotstreak

hotstreak — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:55:33 +0000

SA makes it sound that if Dickey or Wright are not retained (both have options but the pitfall of Reyes won’t be repeated) then they both want to be with a contender. Yes economics is a big issue with the Mets. If they leave SA is going to make sure there was an offer. Hometown discounts to a noncontender with no fix for three years seems possible but not significant and who can blame them. S.A. is in a PR damage control mode for the Wilpons. Should S.A. give them an offer at their market value? That is the question. Remember both of them are win now type of players, both allstars.