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Can't go out there everyday playing an old shortstop with a broken thumb. Just can't. That old up the middle saw is only too accurate.
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Didn't Cohen mention during the game that Manuel told him Cora would be rested a bit now that Berroa is here?
Let's see.
What kind of team is this now anyway. Doesn't hit home runs , doesn't steal bases , seems incapable of playing station to station small ball.....it's horrible to watch.
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Edgy DC
Jul 17 2009 07:23 AM
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Well, I don't think their stolen base capacity is out the window. I imagine they'd be attempting to steal more if (1) they reached base more, and (2) they weren't falling into early holes.
All the more reason to bat Castillo at the top of the lineup. That psychotic is taking two strikes every time up there and is still getting some hits. Try Pagan second maybe.
If only the issue was the order of the batters, and not the viability.
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Vic Sage
Jul 17 2009 09:30 AM
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But don't youse get it... Cora is a leader!
He makes me nostalgic for miguel cairo.
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Nymr83
Jul 17 2009 09:37 AM
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| ="Vic Sage"]But don't youse get it... Cora is a leader!
He makes me nostalgic for miguel cairo. |
he makes me miss Rey Ordonez, at least I knew he was helping on one side of the ball (even if he was the WORST every day player in the league.)
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Edgy DC
Jul 17 2009 10:02 AM
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Let's not suggest that his leaderliness is some cheap spin for why he's in the lineup day in and out. He's there, with a fractured thumb, because the Mets are out of options.
He's hurting the team daily but the team is in an injury crisis. I'm just as glad as can be that (1) he's not at the top of the lineup no more (though eighth would be better than seventh) and that there's an alternative in Berroa.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 17 2009 10:13 AM
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By the way, I hated Jeff Francoeur last night for the first time as a Met. Too many games like that and I'm gonna go on a killing spree.
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jul 17 2009 10:45 AM
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="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3kcp310m]By the way, I hated Jeff Francoeur last night for the first time as a Met. Too many games like that and I'm gonna go on a killing spree.[/quote:3kcp310m]
Warn your neighbors. It'll happen.
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Edgy DC
Jul 17 2009 11:59 AM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 17 2009 11:19 PM
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While we're hurting as much at shortstop as anywhere (see table 1), I think our need may remain to be in the firstbaseman/outfield category --- as any help there would allow the team to more effectively distribute the resources it has within that range of positions (where they're overtaxed in many ways). Could make our bench better also.
<table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><tr bgcolor="black"><td><b><font color="white">Position</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">P</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">C</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">1b</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">2b</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">3b</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">ss</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">lf</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">cf</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">rf</td><td align="center"><b><font color="white">ph</td></tr><tr><td>NL Standard OPS+</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">96</td><td align="center">131</td><td align="center">104</td><td align="center">101</td><td align="center">93</td><td align="center">108</td><td align="center">110</td><td align="center">107</td><td align="center">81</td></tr><tr><td>Current Met</td><td align="center"><font size="0">Santana,<br>Pelfrey,<br>Perez,<br>Hernandez,<br>Nieve</font></td><td align="center">Schneider/<br>Santos</td><td align="center">Murphy/<br>Tatis</td><td align="center">Castillo</td><td align="center">Wright</td><td align="center">Cora</td><td align="center">Sheffield</td><td align="center">Pagan</td><td align="center">Francouer</td><td align="center">Multiple</td></tr><tr><td>2009 OPS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">97/<font color="red">87</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">80</font>/<font color="red">87</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">96</font></td><td align="center">130</td><td align="center"><font color="red">68</font></td><td align="center">128</td><td align="center"><font color="red">105</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">69</font> (<font color="red">83</font>)</td><td align="center">48</td></tr><tr><td>Career OPS</td><td align="center">---</td><td align="center"><font color="red">79</font>/<font color="red">83</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">97</font>/<font color="red">101</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">93</font></td><td align="center">138</td><td align="center"><font color="red">74</font></td><td align="center">140</td><td align="center"><font color="red">86</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">89</font></td><td align="center">---</td></tr></table>
Raise your hand if you thought the Schneid's account would be in the black.
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Edgy DC
Jul 17 2009 12:45 PM
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Julio Lugo has been DFA'd. Obviously, he's also been a liability to his team, but, well, beggars-choosers.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 17 2009 12:48 PM
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Yeah, we should be on him, but prolly won't be.
Nice chart. What it doesn;t show is that Muffy is hitting better and Cora so much worse, over the last 4 weeks or so.
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Frayed Knot
Jul 17 2009 12:59 PM
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Julio Lugo: worse signing than Luis Castillo
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jul 17 2009 01:02 PM
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| ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Yeah, we should be on him, but prolly won't be.
Nice chart. What it doesn;t show is that Muffy is hitting better and Cora so much worse, over the last 4 weeks or so. |
True.
But the problem is that Murphy-Cora isn't so pertinent a comparison as Murphy-Adam LaRoche, or Murphy-Loney or Murphy-Nick the Stick. I mean, you'd expect-- you'd rely-- on Murphy to win any head-to-head offensive comps with Cora. He's been wretched for a hitter this year, and if the recent upward trend doesn't continue (and amplify, frankly) through season's end, the team might have to revise its expectations re: Danny downward from their already modest place.
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Farmer Ted
Jul 17 2009 01:14 PM
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Shoulda kept Reyes at 2nd and Kaz at short.
Living in a hindsight paradigm here. Don't mind me.
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metirish
Jul 17 2009 09:00 PM
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="Frayed Knot":2jjco0k4]Julio Lugo: worse signing than Luis Castillo[/quote:2jjco0k4]
I'm sure it's been mentioned elsewhere but this from Lennon
ATLANTA - The Mets are interested in acquiring Julio Lugo, who was designated for assignment Friday by the Red Sox.
Primarily a shortstop, Lugo - who also has played second base, third base and the outfield - is owed roughly $4 million for the remainder of this season and another $9 million for next year, which is why Boston ideally would like to work out some sort of trade during the next 10 days. If the Red Sox release Lugo, he can be signed for the minimum, leaving Boston responsible for the remainder of his contract.
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G-Fafif
Jul 17 2009 09:13 PM
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="Farmer Ted":2zzmo27y]Shoulda kept Reyes at 2nd and Kaz at short.
Living in a hindsight paradigm here. Don't mind me.[/quote:2zzmo27y]
The last homegrown Met to start a game for the Mets at second was Jose Reyes in 2004.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 18 2009 05:36 AM
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Adam Rubin sez Lugo is working out at the Mets complex in the DR while Redding is in danger of whacking to make room for him.
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Edgy DC
Jul 18 2009 08:01 AM
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Good and good.
I mean I guess. It's a baby step when we're more than a baby step over the trouble line.
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