Wed 23 Apr 2008
The easy thing to do today is kill Jorge Sosa or pile on Aaron Heilman but when you ask your relievers to not only pitch everyday but walk a tightrope in those appearances you get what you deserve these past two days in Chicago.
We could sit here and beat the shit out of What Me worry Willie as well for sitting a hot bat in Ryan Church using the excuse he wanted to rest him. Hey Willie, it’s fucking April and the weather is nice a cool, you want to rest someone really needs one then you could have rested Carlos Delgado and by the way HOJO I love you man, but stop making excuses for Delgado, it’s the same at bats over and over again he hits into that right field shift at bat after at bat and when he gets up with men on base and the shift is off he still comes up with nothing. Good at bats my ass. As you can see my day at the Papal Mass has worn off thanks to the New York Mets, a team that would even make Jesus say “Ah Fuck”
Thank you very much Tim Marchman for making my day easier with your column today. Every point is right on!
If the ship sinks this season and the Mets are again shut out of the post season, Omar and Willie will both be history. Willie probably won’t realize he was canned but Omar will and as he sits and contemplates what went wrong he will mutter to himself “4years and $28 mil what was I thinking”
Here are the two men the Skill Sets will hire to run the Mets.
Brooke baby I love you but when you miss the words to the song stop and start over well this ain’t the church pageant sorry but you got to go so does Boy Dreads. I guess I’ll vote for Little Archuleta to win this way his old man won’t beat the living shit out of him.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I place more of the blame on Omar. Willie ain’t no genius, but Omar has consistently over paid aging players. i’ve written it in this space many times. Why on earth does this organization think that players who will be over 35 during their contracts are a good idea for long-term contracts? What happens? They age, they suck, and they can’t be moved because no one will assume the contracts. It happens over and over again. And let us NEVER forget that we played the 2006 post season with 23 men vs. 25 on the other teams. I love Cliff Floyd, but THE MAN COULD NOT MOVE! Why the fuck was he on the roster??? And then, that other guy, the 800 year old pinch hitter. DISGRACE! If we had 25 guys, could something have been different? I don’t know, but i know if I were putting a roster together, I’d want as many guys as the other team has. It just makes sense, something a lot of things around here no longer do.
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:29 pm
At least Delgado gave us a decent year after we signed him. Castillo is on year one of a four year deal. Ugh. Since they clearly won’t be able to get rid of him, let’s hope that the organization is willing to pay him those last two years to mentor Ruben Tejada, who should be our second baseman by 2010.
Seriously, the over reliance on aging vets has become a theme here. Almost as much as Willie burning out his bullpen and making head-scratching decisions while sneering at anyone who questions him that “I know my guys.”
What a depressing team this has become.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Yeah, I think it’s more on Omar too. I wasn’t happy about the decision to give Church a day off on Tuesday, but that’s mostly because I have ZERO faith in Brady Clark. I sometimes wonder if Willie plays guys like Clark in order to make the point to Omar that, really, he’s (Clark, whoever) gotta go. Yeah, I know Alou’s coming back soon, but for how long? And, will Willie see Clark sitting there on the bench again when Alou goes down again?
April 24th, 2008 at 5:27 am
With Duaner moving nicely into the 8th inning slot, Wagner absolutely lights-out, and the starters all pitching well, on the pitching side we seem to be ok. Not great but pretty good, especially if Pelfry and Figueroa can continue to keep us competitive in their games.
Our defense is better than adequate.
The offense is too reliant on Wright and Reyes, so when they disappeared for the Chicago series, so did the team. Alou will be a help, pray he stays healthy for a while. Endy usually starts slow, hopefully he’ll be contributing soon. Marlon Anderson can and will do better. Beltran will be alright, and Castillo too as long as we can tolerate him resting every third or fourth game. Pagan, Church, and Schneider are hitting.
To me the key is to get Delgado to lighten his bat, shorten his swing, and work both sides of the field. Maybe it will take Hojo, Willie, and Omar getting together to schedule a proper meeting with him, not just a chat by the batting cage, whatever, he has to adjust to a new phase in his career, just like anyone else who is aging.
With the Braves coming in this weekend to Shea, and Pelfrey, Maine, and Figueroa matched against Jurrjens, Hudson, and Smoltz, we will need offensive production and efficiency to win 2 out of 3.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Remember the chant at Shea has to be
Willie Must GO, not Lets Go Mets…
Remember
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO,Willie Must GO
April 24th, 2008 at 10:26 am
“Pelfrey, Maine, and Figueroa matched against Jurrjens, Hudson, and Smoltz”
Those are the matchups???? For the love of God! We’re gonna get swept again. Are we last in runs scored in the NL yet?