New York Mets 2011 Banter

[x man]

Originally Posted by Humpdebump

Just read the Post where Wilpon rips the Mets players. Saying Wright is a good player not a superstar, Reyes is not Carl Crawford and won't get his money and that Beltran was signed by some schmuck bases on a post season. Noe Wright and Reyes might noy be superstars but they are big enough to sell tickets and jerseys, and both of them pretty much do a good job on and off the field. When Beltran was a free agent, every Met fan, including myself wanted him. Besides the injuries the last couple of years, he's been a decent player. You can't predict injuries and if he never got them and put up numbers that he usually did no one would be *****ing, including me. But for an owner to come out and say that about his players is completely wrong. Yes steinbrener did it but Wilpon is no steinbrener. If he saw something wrong, he went out and fixed it. He didn't care what the cost was, he's in new York and wld put out a competitive team. Do us all a favor Fred and SELL THE TEAM...., sorry for rant....

Good rant, if he had spent what he lost in the Madoff thing, on the team,
he would be filling seats and be a brand like the Bombers, maybe even a TV service of his own. But he was greedy and neglectfull, now he`s crying about his signings, there`s no crying in Baseball.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Exactly!! 6 good innings...only to piss it away in the 7th.

Well, here's perhaps a bigger difference between the two leagues than the DH one. In the AL it is considered a quality start if the pitcher gives you 6 good innings before the game is put into the hands of the bullpen. In the NL they seem to expect more innings out of the starter . . . which may work just fine within the league, what with the normally lighter hitting, but can bite you during interleague play.


Of course, to have success by turning games over to the bullpen to close, one first need have a bullpen.

[Humpdebump]

Now the media is saying that later this week there is a Sports Illustrated article coming out where Wilpon says he might cut payroll by 30%. are you kidding me.....

[kelmac07]

And he bashes his own players??? I sense some turmoil for the next few months.

[MedicCook]

Wilpon is no George Steinbrenner.

[Humpdebump]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Wilpon is no George Steinbrenner.

Agreed... George went out and got things done when things got bad. He let the players know if they didn't perform he would go out and get someone that can. Wilpon is going to use Beltrans contract as an excuse not to sign any big time players to any long term deals. The ship is sinking fast but yet he's so bullheaded he won't jump.

[MedicCook]

What will happen if he has to pay out the billion dollar lawsuit?

[yachties23]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Wilpon is no George Steinbrenner.

Let us not forget that when George was making the calls the yankees were a Joke. I have no idea why people forget that the "core four" as you have all labeled them were Gene Michael picks. The 2 men that built the yankees dynasty of the 90s were Gene and Buck, not the two who always get the credit, George and Joe.

As for the Mets,the Wilpons are an utter joke. I'm tempted to just give up on the mets until these utter farce of an ownership team is forced to sell them.

[kelmac07]

Bud Selig...where are you when we need you???

[MedicCook]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Bud Selig...where are you when we need you???

He's busy taking over the Dodgers.

[kelmac07]

Mets get SPANKED by the Cubs last night 11-1.

[Humpdebump]

Another injury, another loss. Same old story.....

[kelmac07]

Another loss, R.A. Dickey is hurt (heel) and Mets agree to sell part of team for $200 million. All around bad day.

[kelmac07]

Looks like David Einhorn will only be fronting the money...not taking an active part in the team operations. Leaving the Wilpons to sink the ship.

[kelmac07]

Mets hang tough with the Phils last night for 8 innings...then Krod pisses it away in the 9th. Thanks alot!!

[kelmac07]

Mets find another way to give the Phils the game in the 8th.

[BigAsh]

Mac...I got nothing else to add...except, "Wanna bet a fiver?"...

Seriously though, your boys have been hanging tough, too bad is not little league, the Mets woulda won 2 in 7 innings

[kelmac07]

Mets FINALLY take one against the Phils...9--5. Was 9-1 until the INFAMOUS 8th inning again.

[BigAsh]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Mets FINALLY take one against the Phils...9--5. Was 9-1 until the INFAMOUS 8th inning again.

even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while....Nice win Mets....

[Humpdebump]

Hooray