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Ronny Paulino

Edgy DC May 02 2011 02:00 PM

Mike Nickeas, Hits, Season to Date: 5 Ronny Paulino, Hits, Yesterday: 5 Mike Nickeas, Guys Caught Stealing, Season to Date: 1 Ronny Paulino, Guys Caught Stealing, Yesterday: 2 I say upgrade.

Ceetar May 02 2011 02:03 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

Mike Nickeas, Hits, Season to Date: 5 Ronny Paulino, Hits, Yesterday: 5 Mike Nickeas, Guys Caught Stealing, Season to Date: 1 Ronny Paulino, Guys Caught Stealing, Yesterday: 2 I say upgrade. Brian Schneider, Hits, Season to Date: 4

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 02 2011 02:06 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

Mike Nickeas, Hits, Season to Date: 5 Ronny Paulino, Hits, Yesterday: 5 Mike Nickeas, Guys Caught Stealing, Season to Date: 1 Ronny Paulino, Guys Caught Stealing, Yesterday: 2 I say upgrade. Brian Schneider, Hits, Season to Date: 4 Brian Schneider, Walks, This Past Weekend: 2 Brian Schneider, Intentional Walks, This Past Weekend: 1

seawolf17 May 02 2011 02:19 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

Brian Schneider, Sucks: Yes

G-Fafif May 02 2011 08:32 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

I'll always remember where I was when Brian Schneider sucked.

Gwreck May 02 2011 08:38 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

G-Fafif wrote: I'll always remember where I was when Brian Schneider sucked. At Citi Field, about 40 different times during 2009?

G-Fafif May 02 2011 08:40 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

Gwreck wrote: G-Fafif wrote: I'll always remember where I was when Brian Schneider sucked. At Citi Field, about 40 different times during 2009? It's one to forty of those moments that, as an American, I'll never forget.

themetfairy May 02 2011 08:44 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

Even drinking couldn't erase the memory of Schneider's suckitude -

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 03 2011 10:01 AM Re: Ronny Paulino

I'm hoping for more Paulino pinch-hitting appearances.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 03 2011 10:14 AM Re: Ronny Paulino

Anyone besides me concerned that Thole's D game over the course of the year might cost whatever his bat brings?

Edgy DC May 03 2011 10:36 AM Re: Ronny Paulino

Certainly. He gave plenty of reason to hope for better last year, but it hasn't really arrived this year at all, and I'm certain the staff's ERA with Thole is about two runs higher than it has been with Nickeas, for whatever that's worth. I'm sticking with the hope that Paulino will bring some of that veteran k-nowledge that'll give Thole a safe garden to grow in, and maybe that he takes something like 50% of the starts until Thole starts earning them back. The Mets have had a lot of turnover in catching instructor's the last few years --- Sandy Alomar Junior, Tom Ņieto, Bob Natal (who Thole moved to Dallas to be near, but isn't part of the uniformed game staff) --- and I wonder if that's hurt the continuity in his development. He's also obviously lost a lot of his older peers in Cancel, Blanco, and Barajas.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 03 2011 10:48 AM Re: Ronny Paulino

I don't what the figures say and not sure I'd trust them for catchers anyway but Eyewitness Defense tells me Thole's one of the worst all around defensive catchers in the game. That's a combo of lack of experience/game-calling, poor control of the opponent's running game, passed balls, etc. I do like having him in the lineup more than most.

TransMonk May 03 2011 12:39 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

2011 ERA for starters by catcher Mike Pelfrey Mike Nickeas 3.75 Josh Thole 9.56 R.A. Dickey Mike Nickeas 2.70 Josh Thole 4.10 Chris Young Mike Nickeas 1.69 Ronny Paulino 0.00 Josh Thole 3.09 Chris Capuano Mike Nickeas 5.79 Josh Thole 6.75 Jon Niese Josh Thole 4.71 Dillon Gee Josh Thole 4.72 2011 Total Catching ERA Thole 4.97 Nickeas 3.41 Paulino 0.64

Edgy DC May 03 2011 12:41 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

That's. What. I'm TAWKIN' about. Thanks, Monkfish.

Frayed Knot May 03 2011 02:27 PM Re: Ronny Paulino

I thought Thole made great strides last year defensively and was much improved over his partial year/first impression season of 2009. This season he seems to have regressed though it is a small sample still and the full season shouldn't be dismissed while we view April as his lot in life.