Comments on: What Went Wrong: New York Mets

By: Stop Sweating

Stop Sweating — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:45:08 +0000

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By: bern

bern — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:41:19 +0000

Fan since ’62
I also have been there since 1962 going to polo grounds with my brother and I now that manuel is not the guy infact I don’t even now what kind of player he was…But that does not stop me from seeing them.

By: Bern

Bern — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:31:41 +0000

Mr Wilpon you’r first mistake for 2010 is keeping Manuel….Those guys don’t need a father….HoJo is a leader and the players would respect him, the fans would LOVE to pay just to see see HoJo there.

By: Fan since `62

Fan since `62 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:11:15 +0000

I have finally had enough. If Jerry Manuel returns in 2010 I will find a new team to root for. Obviously I have been through lean years, but with as much talent as this team has ( injuries not withstanding) they should have at the very least been a first place team once out of the last 3 years. Jerry is a nice guy, but we need someone with passion and fire.
So Fred and Jeff, admit your mistakes and get rid of manuel. Oh, and by the way there are some real G.M.s out there so get rid of Minaya too. He is only focused on Spanish ballplayers while there is no need to limit your options in the market.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:55:00 +0000

Mets fan since there first game. Can’t stand them anymore. Get rid of owner, he’s more concernrd about the old Brooklyn Dodgers than the Mets) the GM (Minaya’s a joke) and the manager (who is a bigger joke) Rebuild with younger players that hustle and earn their money.

By: Benny Blanco

Benny Blanco — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:43:06 +0000

Hey Willmose, your only referring to one season. One injury plagued season in a game where injuries happen. Check the lifetime stats and you will see why Wright and Beltran are considered among the best in the game. Reyes may have alot to prove, but consistency is what makes you great, not one season.
Your words make it obvious you are nothing but a Met hater, not a subjective baseball fan.

By: willmose

willmose — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:47:27 +0000

I have this thing about “best players in the game”. They actually have to be among the “best players in the game. Look at the numbers! Reyes hasn’t played since May! The best players in the game actually play! Carlos “Take Strike 3 with the pennant on the bases” Beltran’s nickname speaks for itself. Carlos is always hurt and chokes big time. David Wright? Sorry, he is middle of the league at best. Third base is a spot where you need some pop, a guy who can hit a dinger or 30. When was the last time Delgado played a full season? The best players play. The overpaid wannabes moan. Out 4+ months with a hamstring? The baseball season is a 162 game grind. Players put up numbers that really do indicate how good they are. Injuries really aren’t an excuse. The best players keep themselves in shape, perpare before the game, play smart, play when they are sore, don’t play when they are hurt, recover from injuries in a timely manner, train in the off season. Yes, freak injuries do occur, but none of these “best players” had a freak injury, just stupid preventable ones. Hey I am one of the best players in the game. No I didn’t play this year, but I had 342 RBIs in my mind.
I guess I expected more from Mets seeing as how they have the most expensive payroll in the league by far. If the Priates had half the payroll of the Mets, they would be in the playoffs. The fish rots from the head. Fire the owner.

By: hop

hop — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:36:15 +0000

The injuries are an excuse, even if that didnt happen the mets were not making the playoffs. They are old, they have 4 flat tired behind Santana and outside of their closer their bullpen still sucks. How the GM and manager still have a job is beyond me but i hope they keep those two clowns cause i have faith the mets will never contend with them in charge. Now go resign sheffield, hahahhaa

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:59:05 +0000

Beltran is obviously one of the very best players in the game, and Wright, Reyes, and Santana are right up there too.

By: Bern

Bern — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:49:53 +0000

Valentine is not the answer….HoJo is the guy for the mets..puting the mets in first place next year….He nows the kids in the farm system that their….Piching Coach would be Tom Glaven. Make David Wright the captain.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:45:50 +0000

Willmose, you’d have to be a moron to not think that David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, and Johan Santana are not 4 of the best players in the game. You can even throw a healthy Delgado in there based on his stats from the 2nd half last year. They do have talent, however the damage that their core and rotation took this year due to injuries was insurmountable. Yes, they also played uninspired and fundamentally flawed baseball quite a bit this year… but how can you expect a team to endure the losses they took on this year? Disheartening to say the least. The front office needs to fill the following holes this year:
They need a power bat either in left field or first base, and someone serviceable at one of those positions. I don’t have faith in Daniel Murphy, but do feel he has talent and has found a position at first, just not on this team. And I can live with Pagan as a 4th outfielder and defensive replacement. They also need a quality number 2 starter. Someone like Lackey would be nice. You can sign a Marquis, so long as he is not counted on as a number two… more of a number 3 pitcher…but a New Yorker, and would acclimate himself well to the NY environs. Replacing Manuel is not a requirement, although a change of the manager and coaching staff wouldn’t be a bad thing. I would be willing to give Minaya one more year, depending on what he does this off season. His job depends on the moves he makes this winter.

By: willmose

willmose — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:04:16 +0000

Four of the best players in the game!? Who the heck might they be?
Outside of Santana, no one of the Mets belongs as one of the best players in the game. Most overpaid players in the game, absolutely. The Mets have at least a baker’s dozen of these kind of players. Perhaps, what really went wrong with the Mets was that they thought they had some talent.
In the house cleaning, start at the top. Get a new owner.