Comments on: OOPPS THERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!! http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/ A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eagle http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72795 Eagle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:27:36 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72795 Frank, I agree with you on this. I think it's another reason why younger teams are doing well this year and why the league overall road winning percentage is down so much.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72795','Eagle'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72795','Eagle','Frank,\r\n\r\nI agree with you on this. I think it\'s another reason why younger teams are doing well this year and why the league overall road winning percentage is down so much.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Frank,

I agree with you on this. I think it’s another reason why younger teams are doing well this year and why the league overall road winning percentage is down so much.

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]]> By: Frank from Jersey http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72786 Frank from Jersey Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:43:48 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72786 Missing the "greenies" is hurting these guys the most. I'm sure Keith Hernandez will attest to that since he used to eat them like candy and then drink hot coffee in the dugout on 95 degree days to melt the pills faster so they would work quicker and I'm sure most of you guys know that he said this himself (I forget which Mets book it was I read it in). The older they get the quicker they get tired but this should have no effect on guys 29 and under. We are now entering an Era where baseball numbers are going to be way off until things balance themselves out and they figure out new undetectable drugs they can use to cheat with again.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72786','Frank from Jersey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72786','Frank from Jersey','Missing the \"greenies\" is hurting these guys the most. I\'m sure Keith Hernandez will attest to that since he used to eat them like candy and then drink hot coffee in the dugout on 95 degree days to melt the pills faster so they would work quicker and I\'m sure most of you guys know that he said this himself (I forget which Mets book it was I read it in). The older they get the quicker they get tired but this should have no effect on guys 29 and under. We are now entering an Era where baseball numbers are going to be way off until things balance themselves out and they figure out new undetectable drugs they can use to cheat with again.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Missing the “greenies” is hurting these guys the most. I’m sure Keith Hernandez will attest to that since he used to eat them like candy and then drink hot coffee in the dugout on 95 degree days to melt the pills faster so they would work quicker and I’m sure most of you guys know that he said this himself (I forget which Mets book it was I read it in). The older they get the quicker they get tired but this should have no effect on guys 29 and under. We are now entering an Era where baseball numbers are going to be way off until things balance themselves out and they figure out new undetectable drugs they can use to cheat with again.
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]]> By: David in Manhattan http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72756 David in Manhattan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:03:50 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72756 It is not just with the Mets...this year most of the older players, an exception is Chipper Jones (and he has been injured too), are performing below expectations. In fact all MLB is hitting less. No steroids and fewer performance enhancers must be a big part of this...any other theories out there? The Omar Minaya system of getting value from older veterans clearly has to evolve to these new norms, and I am sure that Minaya is as aware of this as anyone.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72756','David in Manhattan'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72756','David in Manhattan','It is not just with the Mets...this year most of the older players, an exception is Chipper Jones (and he has been injured too), are performing below expectations. In fact all MLB is hitting less.\r\n\r\nNo steroids and fewer performance enhancers must be a big part of this...any other theories out there? \r\n\r\nThe Omar Minaya system of getting value from older veterans clearly has to evolve to these new norms, and I am sure that Minaya is as aware of this as anyone.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It is not just with the Mets…this year most of the older players, an exception is Chipper Jones (and he has been injured too), are performing below expectations. In fact all MLB is hitting less.

No steroids and fewer performance enhancers must be a big part of this…any other theories out there?

The Omar Minaya system of getting value from older veterans clearly has to evolve to these new norms, and I am sure that Minaya is as aware of this as anyone.

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]]> By: Eagle http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72709 Eagle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:22:08 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72709 Steve, Howie was clearly upset when talking about Plummer.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72709','Eagle'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72709','Eagle','Steve,\r\n\r\nHowie was clearly upset when talking about Plummer.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Steve,

Howie was clearly upset when talking about Plummer.

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]]> By: SportsLocker http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72631 SportsLocker Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36:51 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72631 Great Uncle Buck reference! ha<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72631','SportsLocker'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72631','SportsLocker','Great Uncle Buck reference! ha'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Great Uncle Buck reference! ha
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]]> By: Rich http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/07/01/468/comment-page-1/#comment-72600 Rich Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:00:12 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=468#comment-72600 Darling had the best comment in the post game. "The Mets had a run in 2006, and since then, they have gotten old right before our eyes. Take Delgado. Older players can and do have good days. Delgado had 9 RBI in game one Friday. But the Mets need Delgado to have 9 RBIs in a week, not a day. Sometimes older players don't do that." Right on, Ronnie! I've been saying that for a year now. This team will have moments, like when some of Frank Howard's fly balls did clear the wall when he was older. But, most of them did not. That is the problem with the Mets. Too often, the older guys just don't come through (Gimp, Alou, Delgado). So, Fred and Jeff, hold the architect responsible and make the move at the end of the year.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72600','Rich'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72600','Rich','Darling had the best comment in the post game. \"The Mets had a run in 2006, and since then, they have gotten old right before our eyes. Take Delgado. Older players can and do have good days. Delgado had 9 RBI in game one Friday. But the Mets need Delgado to have 9 RBIs in a week, not a day. Sometimes older players don\'t do that.\"\r\n\r\nRight on, Ronnie! I\'ve been saying that for a year now. This team will have moments, like when some of Frank Howard\'s fly balls did clear the wall when he was older. But, most of them did not. That is the problem with the Mets. Too often, the older guys just don\'t come through (Gimp, Alou, Delgado). So, Fred and Jeff, hold the architect responsible and make the move at the end of the year.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Darling had the best comment in the post game. “The Mets had a run in 2006, and since then, they have gotten old right before our eyes. Take Delgado. Older players can and do have good days. Delgado had 9 RBI in game one Friday. But the Mets need Delgado to have 9 RBIs in a week, not a day. Sometimes older players don’t do that.”

Right on, Ronnie! I’ve been saying that for a year now. This team will have moments, like when some of Frank Howard’s fly balls did clear the wall when he was older. But, most of them did not. That is the problem with the Mets. Too often, the older guys just don’t come through (Gimp, Alou, Delgado). So, Fred and Jeff, hold the architect responsible and make the move at the end of the year.

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