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For The Last Thirty Games

metirish Sep 01 2010 01:41 PM

What do you want to see? 25 -5 ?...it's not happening, 5-25 might though. Bobby Ojeda was trying to sell the "it's not over yet" ticket two nights ago. It's over Bobby. In all likelihood they will win 14/15 and lose 15/16. Jerry knows he's gone and what vexes me there is that this month could be used with a manager who's eye is firmly set to next year and beyond, the GM too for that matter. What do you want?

Ceetar Sep 01 2010 01:48 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want Duda, Evans, F-Mart, Carter (is Murphy healthy enough to play?) etc to play a lot. Evans strikes me as better than Carter personally, and they pretty much play the same position(s) although probably not well. Different handedness (I'm not sure what hand they use as it pertains to Fman's question..do you think pitcher's always use the non-pitching one?) but whatever. I want to see Gee and Mejia. Niese too. Maybe even Perez? (I don't want to see him, but I want him to pitch) It's not just about youth, it's about trying to create value out of pieces you want to possibly move as well. Castillo should also play to prove that he'd like put up a .350+ OBP next year and would be valuable for less than $5 to another team. Beltran should play pretty much every day as well, for similiar evaluation reasons. Get Parnell, and Takahashi or whoever else you really really like in there for high pressure situations. Don't bunt. Why would you bunt? What possible use could bunting have for a team that's done? Stop it!

themetfairy Sep 01 2010 01:49 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want Bobby Valentine to come back and start working with these guys so that they'll be ready to be competitive next spring.

seawolf17 Sep 01 2010 01:51 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want everything that both of you said.

metirish Sep 01 2010 01:52 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

seawolf17 wrote: I want everything that both of you said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahRrVlnqIFw

seawolf17 Sep 01 2010 01:54 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

metirish wrote: I want everything that both of you said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahRrVlnqIFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPwyMmG3Dw

Edgy DC Sep 01 2010 01:55 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want excellence. I want a new manager, or Jerry to somehow suddenly show his quality. I want that new manager to be Bobby, or somebody even wiser and with more leadership skillz. I want somebody who doesn't believe their own bullshit. That's a good sign of when a manager has turned a corner. I want Rodriguez's appeal denied. I want that contract voided. I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. I want at least 11 no-hitters.

seawolf17 Sep 01 2010 01:56 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: I want excellence. I want a new manager, or Jerry to somehow suddenly show his quality. I want that new manager to be Bobby, or somebody even wiser and with more leadership skillz. I want somebody who doesn't believe their own bullshit. That's a good sign of when a manager has turned a corner. I want Rodriguez's appeal denied. I want that contract voided. I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. I want at least 11 no-hitters. I want all of this stuff too. I'd settle for eight no-hitters, though.

bmfc1 Sep 01 2010 02:05 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want Spring Training for 2011 to begin now. Let's see what Duda and Carter can do in real games. And no more Castillo--we know what he can do. If they are going to hire Bobby V., then hire him now so he can learn about the team. If they are going to hire Wally, then hire him as soon as Brooklyn's year is over for the same reason.

attgig Sep 01 2010 02:06 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want the wilpons to go bankrupt and put the team on sale.

Ceetar Sep 01 2010 02:07 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: I want excellence. I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. I want at least 11 no-hitters. David Wright confessed to feeling the same thing. Called it a mixed message when they promoted Tejada and F-Mart if i recall. Is it any surprise that players joke about "wanting to go with" Francoeur/Barajas with that type of communication? i'd (and so would you) settle for one no-hitter. I might even settle for at least 1 grand slam at this point..

Edgy DC Sep 01 2010 02:09 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want the wilpons to go bankrupt and put the team on sale. I'd suggest this was unrealistic if I hadn't already submitted the thing about the 11 no-hitters.

Edgy DC Sep 01 2010 02:15 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Seriously, I'm aware of the Wilpons' flaws (although I don't buy what Mex17 is selling at all), but I'm terribly wary of wishing for bankruptcy and sales. Who can afford a ballteam anymore? Mostly it's corporations, with all the detachment, synergistic strategizing, and asset leveraging that implies; and megalomaniacs, surrounding themselves with a culture of pettiness, bombast, and contempt and a staff of intimidated retainers.

Willets Point Sep 01 2010 02:25 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

metirish wrote: I want everything that both of you said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahRrVlnqIFw You Queen-rolled me and I couldn't get out of YouTube no matter how many times I hit the back button. Oh the trauma!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2010 02:26 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want more pinstripe days and fewer snow whites and no black jerseys. I want the blue cap every day. I want AT LEAST two more wins for Pelfrey, because a 15-, 16-win season is something good for him to build upon. I want Ike Davis in there every day. I want to finish at least in third place, above the Marlins. I would love it if someone could send me a program, since I was unable to get one this season and the team stopped selling them online. I'd be glad to reimburse or send one of the Hallmark Sanatana ornaments from last season as compensation.

themetfairy Sep 01 2010 02:38 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

"I Want Everything That I've Ever Seen In The Movies!"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2010 02:41 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want younguns, younguns everywhere. Except for the rotation, the occasional Animal attack, and center field, where I want Beltran to put up an OPS over 1 and shut these 'FANs up. I want a Fan Appreciation month-- not just a paltry little last week or two-- with some meaningful appreciation behind it. I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. Yep. I want the next GM to be someone who will make bold moves to improve the team for the medium- and long-term future... and who can and will defend them from talk-radio attacklike Theo Epstein does. After trading reliever Manny Delcarmen to the Colorado Rockies yesterday for minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller, Epstein insisted he wasn’t throwing in the towel, although he allowed that the Sox “need to get really hot, hotter than we have gotten at any point during the year, to make this thing interesting.” Rather, Epstein said Delcarmen had become a “diminishing asset,” no longer trusted in close games. In fact, Delcarmen had pitched only once since Aug. 21 and not at all last weekend against the Rays. He hadn’t entered a tie game since Aug. 13 in Texas or pitched with a lead since Aug. 10 in Toronto. Thus, when the Rockies claimed Delcarmen off waivers last weekend, the Sox were willing to deal him for Balcom-Miller, a 21-year-old right-hander who Epstein said they tried to draft last year. “I think it’s distinguishable from the Wells-Kottaras trade in ’06,” Epstein said. “I think that was a bright-line example of where our hopes for contention in that season had completely dissipated based on the injuries and talent we had left on the roster, whereas I think this club is capable of winning games... I don’t think moving what had become a lower-leverage reliever was going to make the difference for us one way or the other in (making a playoff push),” Epstein said. “We’re constantly looking to find guys that we can lean on in high-leverage situations, and the way the season evolved, Manny wasn’t one of those guys.” I want a no-no.

metirish Sep 01 2010 02:44 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

The no-no doesn't bother me. In fact I want the Padres to throw one first so the mets are the only team left without the no-no.

G-Fafif Sep 01 2010 02:46 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want Reyes and Bay to come back without incident.

seawolf17 Sep 01 2010 02:47 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

G-Fafif wrote: I want Reyes and Bay to come back without incident. Will you cut it out with the practical shit? Geez.

Ceetar Sep 01 2010 02:51 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

metirish wrote: The no-no doesn't bother me. In fact I want the Padres to throw one first so the mets are the only team left without the no-no. Every excellent Mets pitching performance will make highlight reels. (Look at the Mets great pitching..still no-no-hitter..)

attgig Sep 01 2010 02:55 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: Seriously, I'm aware of the Wilpons' flaws (although I don't buy what Mex17 is selling at all), but I'm terribly wary of wishing for bankruptcy and sales. Who can afford a ballteam anymore? Mostly it's corporations, with all the detachment, synergistic strategizing, and asset leveraging that implies; and megalomaniacs, surrounding themselves with a culture of pettiness, bombast, and contempt and a staff of intimidated retainers. mark cuban tried to buy the rangers... though, not sure if cuban would be better lol.... where's doubleday again? ...*sigh* ok, how about the wilpons to completely get out of baseball operations.

Edgy DC Sep 01 2010 02:56 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

metirish wrote: The no-no doesn't bother me. In fact I want the Padres to throw one first so the mets are the only team left without the no-no. Yeah, but if they replace that status by becoming the team that threw an absolute orgy of no-hitters in one month, wouldn't that be something? Wouldn't it?

metirish Sep 01 2010 03:01 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

An orgy?, Fman is sure to post in here now.

Willets Point Sep 01 2010 03:01 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Passes for a FREE lapdance at the Airstrip given to fans departing after every loss.

TransMonk Sep 01 2010 03:03 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players (and fans IMO) deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. Yes, yes, yes.

Centerfield Sep 01 2010 03:55 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Hot naked cheerleaders.

G-Fafif Sep 01 2010 04:00 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

An admission from the Mets that none of their remaining home games are "Gold," though six of them are priced as such.

Zvon Sep 01 2010 05:01 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

G-Fafif wrote: An admission from the Mets that none of their remaining home games are "Gold," though six of them are priced as such. It's funny cause its oh so ridiculously true.

MFS62 Sep 07 2010 09:33 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Justin Turner had a 6 for 6 day for Buffalo in Sunday to finish his AAA season at .316. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minor ... rner001jus He's still 25 years old and plays second base. Seems to me the remaining games would be a good time to see what he could do in the majors for an extended period of time as they consider options for next year. Later

bmfc1 Sep 07 2010 09:46 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Agreed, MFS62. Hopefully he gets called up today. There's no point in playing Castillo anymore so let's see what Turner can do. The only reason that Luis Hernandez got called up ahead of Turner when Reyes got hurt was because Turner was on the DL. The Mets should show their minor leaguers that good performance gets rewarded.

Edgy DC Sep 07 2010 10:33 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Turner is a Wayne Krivsky guy, and I'm looking at whether or not they call him up as a litmus test on whether Krivsky is going to be our next GM. That 6-6 included a cycle.

gerrard00 Sep 07 2010 10:34 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: I want ownership and upper management to be communicative. It seems they (and Jerry) are laying low and waiting for the season to end, and I think the players deserve a little of the vision thing, so they don't have to waste their energy trying to muster it themselves. This! It would be great to see someone, anyone, out front as the face of the team and with a clear vision for how things will be better going forward. I'd also appreciate lots and lots of cheap ticket deals and other freebies and fan stroking.

Vic Sage Sep 07 2010 10:56 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Centerfield wrote: Hot naked cheerleaders. don't forget some hot naked cheerleaders... at least on cable.

Ashie62 Sep 07 2010 12:58 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

MFS62 wrote: Justin Turner had a 6 for 6 day for Buffalo in Sunday to finish his AAA season at .316. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minor ... rner001jus He's still 25 years old and plays second base. Seems to me the remaining games would be a good time to see what he could do in the majors for an extended period of time as they consider options for next year. Later Yes, he could play 2B next season with Tejada at SS when the Wilpon's dumps Reyes's 11 mill.

Edgy DC Sep 07 2010 01:54 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

You're very fickle about this Reyes/Tejada thing.

Ashie62 Sep 07 2010 03:44 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: You're very fickle about this Reyes/Tejada thing. I guess, Do you think the Mets will pick up Reyes' option or save the 11 million??

Edgy DC Sep 07 2010 07:49 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I'd be very surprised if they didn't pick up his option, or perhaps use it as a starting point toward an extension.

Centerfield Sep 08 2010 10:08 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I'd like to see Gee and Mejia get as many starts as possible. And anyone else who might have a shot next year as well. September should be an audition for next year's 5th starter. Get Parnell a start or two...let him develop his other pitches. Or, if you're not going to start Parnell, let him work on his other pitches instead of just relying on his fastball. Or, if you're just going to let Parnell work on his fastball, instill him as the "closer" then trade him for someone looking for an established closer who will overvalue the position.

Edgy DC Sep 08 2010 10:16 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

At my insistence, they tried Parnell as a starter last year. I am certain beyond all certainty that they are not going to repeat that experiment this September. In fact, with him having some success as the EEG, I don't think his role would change if you threatened to kill Jerry's family. One more reason to hire Bobby Valentine --- two Japanese pitchers on the team and possibly a huge bet coming on Yu Darvish.

Chad Ochoseis Sep 08 2010 10:31 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

I want to see if Beltran can play right field. Even if his days as a competent CF aren't over, his days of being a better CF than Angel Pagan most likely are.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 08 2010 11:38 AM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Edgy DC wrote: At my insistence, they tried Parnell as a starter last year. I am certain beyond all certainty that they are not going to repeat that experiment this September. In fact, with him having some success as the EEG, I don't think his role would change if you threatened to kill Jerry's family. Parnell... our Farnsworth? (I think that's pretty much what we have here-- except cheaper, and maybe less of a dick.) One more reason to hire Bobby Valentine --- two Japanese pitchers on the team and possibly a huge bet coming on Yu Darvish. Godammit-- reckless, baseless cruelly-hope-fueling speculation is my province, man! And now I'm all stimulated, picturing Darvish in good-guy stripes. Dammit.

Frayed Knot Sep 08 2010 05:12 PM Re: For The Last Thirty Games

Chad Ochoseis wrote: I want to see if Beltran can play right field. Even if his days as a competent CF aren't over, his days of being a better CF than Angel Pagan most likely are. At this point we're going to have to wait and see how Beltran looks next Spring. There's not much he can prove one way or the other over the final few weeks and he c/would probably argue that whatever drawbacks he has now are due to rust and it'll all be better come March. If he still looks slow then then you tell him he's no longer the CF (although it's probably in his contract that they have to file any such request in writing 30 days in advance of any pending move).