Jan 21 2017 02:13 PM
Re: Memories of James Loney
A decent spare piece at times.
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Memories of James Loney
| Edgy MD Jan 21 2017 05:16 AM |
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The big lefty is shipping on out to Texas, where everything is as a big as he is.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 21 2017 01:07 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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Net negative that most people thought was a net positive.
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| MFS62 Jan 21 2017 01:45 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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A useful replacement. Seemed like a good guy.
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| Frayed Knot Jan 21 2017 01:58 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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Well, net negative as compared to what?
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| themetfairy Jan 21 2017 02:13 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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A decent spare piece at times.
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| Edgy MD Jan 21 2017 02:37 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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His last Met homer was a killer-diller. A two-run shot on October 1 in the sixth to put the Mets ahead of the Phils, it was the eventual game-winning margin in the playoff-clinching game.
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| Ashie62 Jan 21 2017 03:07 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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He had his moments. Did well for an emergency AAA acquisition. Seemingly decent enough guy.
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| G-Fafif Jan 21 2017 03:42 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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Was there when we needed him. "Why can't we get James Loney?" was asked when Duda was out and Loney was available. We got him and he filled in like a pro (and like a guy who wasn't playing for anybody else at the moment).
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 21 2017 03:48 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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I'm not trying to suggest he ought to have been better than a AAA veteran acquired as an emergency fill in midseason. He was good for that. But he was a below average everyday player nonetheless and seemingly exposed more and more as the ABs piled up but never the lost the support of Terry, Kevin Kernan, or Howie Rose when there was at least an argument to have tried Bruce or Conforto or Granderson or Flores at first base, and Doodoo when got he back, or to have traded for his replacement at the deadline, but they didn't do any of that.
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| Frayed Knot Jan 21 2017 04:06 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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Although it's not like we were getting above average production from the likes of Bruce and Conforto. Plus neither Grandy nor Conforto had ever played 1B (Bruce barely had) and by the point of the season when Loney was wearing down Flores was filling in at 2nd after Walker went down for the final month.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jan 21 2017 05:16 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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My strongest James Loney memory is when he beat the Mets with a walk-off extra inning HR as a Dodger. It was the same series, maybe even the same game, that Jason Bay banged his head against the outfield wall and sustained his first Mets concussion.
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| Edgy MD Jan 21 2017 06:22 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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I was certainly in favor of the Mets shopping for a first baseman at the deadline rather than an outfielder. I don't know that they didn't, but it seemed like upgrading over Loney was a better bet than upgrading over Conforto/Nimmo/Lagares.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 21 2017 06:51 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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Exactamundo. It was clear that Loney wasn't gonna give us exactly what we'd like from a first baseman, maybe the others wouldn't either, but we never backed off him was my point.
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| Chad Ochoseis Jan 21 2017 11:24 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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You can keep your Molly Beerses, your Alicia Rickters, and even your Anna Bensons. I'm a Nadia Loney guy through and through.
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| Zvon Jan 21 2017 11:33 PM Re: Memories of James Loney |
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I liked Loney from the moment we got him until he scooped his last errant throw. At the plate, wish he did more. Around first, I saw him make plays that no other first baseman make. At least no other New York first baseman. I was and will always be a fan of Jame's glove and what he did with it for us, made him totally worth it.
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