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Decision 07

When it comes to my ultimate affection...

I'm a Wright Man (or woman)	10 votes
Jose All the Way!	20 votes

Johnny Dickshot Mar 07 2007 07:58 AM

Reyes and Wright are not your children. No "I love you both the same" votes will be accepted. It's a two-party system and you must cast your vote.

sharpie Mar 07 2007 08:01 AM

Jose is my man. Most fun player to watch in alla baseball.

Edgy DC Mar 07 2007 08:02 AM Re: Decision 07

Johnny Dickshot wrote: It's a two-party system and you must cast your vote. Then my love for John Maine is stillborn. I've got to go with Wright, his better mechanics and his better eye making him less slump-prone. The good news is they're both locked up. Funny thing is that Reyes got better after getting locked up, while Wright got worse.

metirish Mar 07 2007 08:02 AM

Reyes all the way for me,such an exciting player and a great smile and personality..

Johnny Dickshot Mar 07 2007 08:05 AM

If the elections were a year ago I'd have voted differently. I think this would be a cool thing to take to the larger Met Nation.

soupcan Mar 07 2007 08:09 AM

Reyes. I believe I've been waiting all my Met fan life for him.

metsmarathon Mar 07 2007 08:14 AM

reyes reminds me of my brother... so it would be awkward to vote for the other guy.

MFS62 Mar 07 2007 08:25 AM

I can't vote for someone who has dined at the White House (no matter who is the President).* I voted for Jose - the player for the common man. * = But when the entire team is invited there for a photo shoot as World Series champions, that will be an entirely different story. Later

seawolf17 Mar 07 2007 08:28 AM

Jose, without even thinking about it.

Edgy DC Mar 07 2007 08:30 AM

I'm the minority voter. Again.

metirish Mar 07 2007 08:31 AM

One thing I like about Reyes is that while there are several Wright type players in the NL there is no one quite like Reyes....perhaps Joey Gathright in the AL is but I can't say I have ever seen him play.

TransMonk Mar 07 2007 08:43 AM

I went with Wright. He's been a model of consistency through his short career. If Jose follows up his '06 campaign with an as good or better year in '07, I might be swayed. Personality-wise, Jose has the better smile and looks like he's having fun. But I can't understand a thing he says. On the other hand, sometimes I wish I couldn't understand what Wright is saying. He goes to the extreme of answering every question by the book. It sometimes makes him look like a squeaky clean dork or a big fat liar.

cooby Mar 07 2007 08:45 AM

I truly do not understand the Wright mania. Jose.

Frayed Knot Mar 07 2007 08:52 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 07 2007 11:27 AM

Up until the mid-point of the '06 season I would have answered Wright without a question. I wasn't sold on Jose's improved OBA skills and saw his occasional bouts of power more as a source of worry than as an asset. But then the OBA gap between the two plummeted from 88 points in '05 down to 27 in '06, and the 'IsoP' gap tumbled from .103 to .043. So, while Wright still has the edge in overall hitting, between the speed, glove, position, and my general sense of where both are with respect to their own ceilings ... my vote's with Reyes. And maybe the biggest sign of Reyes's surge is Francesa admitting the other day that his (two years back) mocking of Met fans who didn't want to part with Reyes for Soriano might have been premature. Benigno on the same station took his same stance back a while ago but hearing his opinion change every time the wind changes direction is something I've come to expect from him. Francesa tends to admit mistakes once every thrid lunar eclipse.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 07 2007 09:02 AM

Count me among those who would have voted Wright a year ago but voted Reyes this year. Twelve months from now I might vote for Wright again. Call me a flip-flopper, if you must. I would have voted for Wright before I voted against him.

Vic Sage Mar 07 2007 10:49 AM

David still has the wright stuff, as far as i'm concerned. He seems to me the kind of guy you build a franchise around, and he gives you solid defense with a .300ba/30hr/100r/100rbi/20sb.900+ops season, year after year, for 10-15 years, and retires as a Met. Reyes, on the other hand, still makes me nervous. I'm always concerned about free swingers whose production is based primarily on their speed. Especially ones who've lost significant playing time in past seasons to leg/back injuries. Sure, he's more exciting than D-Wright, and if he maintains or builds on his .350+ OB% and 20hr+ power, and if he stays relatively healthy over the course of his career, he'll approach Ricky as one of the greatest leadoff hitters of all time. But the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and Jose Jose Jose Jose still makes me nervous. D-Wright just makes me smile. We've never had a homegrown everyday player with this much Ripken in him.

Edgy DC Mar 07 2007 11:05 AM

Excitement ain't productivity. Triples are more exciting than homers. Homers are more productive.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 07 2007 11:16 AM

I'm shocked as to what a rout this is already. Mr. Schaefer himself had better shape up.

G-Fafif Mar 07 2007 11:23 AM

Jose got to me first, back in the darkest of dark 2003 days, and I remain loyal. I love David a bushel and a peck but have always harbored the slightest resentment that he moved to the head of the class (5, 5, everywhere a 5) a year later.

KC Mar 07 2007 11:26 AM

I don't like white people, I voted for Reyes.

cooby Mar 07 2007 11:38 AM

If I could vote twice, I would vote for Reyes again for my dad, who just loves him

Gwreck Mar 07 2007 11:41 AM

KC wrote: I don't like white people, I voted for Reyes. Because, as we all know, if Omar had his way, we'd have 23 Hispanic Players plus Wright and Wagner.

KC Mar 07 2007 11:48 AM

Plus, singing Jose Josejosejose Jose Jose is funner than all hell.

Edgy DC Mar 07 2007 11:49 AM

Singing Jose is more fun when the PA doesn't ram it down our throats.

KC Mar 07 2007 11:53 AM

You're just sore because Wright is pullin' a McGovern in the polls.

Edgy DC Mar 07 2007 12:02 PM

I got no real horse here. We get both of them, don't we?

ABG Mar 07 2007 02:37 PM

Jose, as part of the inevitable backlash of overexposure.

iramets Mar 07 2007 02:47 PM

KC wrote: You're just sore because Wright is pullin' a McGovern in the polls. Wait. Is this another "Buy one, get one for free" deal? I've gotten rooked on those deals before.

Nymr83 Mar 07 2007 04:05 PM

Wright was the easy choice for me. Reyes was BAD before 2006, if Reyes and Wright both repeat their '06 numbers in '07 I'd be pretty close to changing my mind, but I'm not sure thats going to happen.

Nymr83 Mar 07 2007 04:05 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Singing Jose is more fun when the PA doesn't ram it down our throats. yeah. the organization really ruined what started out as a fun thing by the fans.

Rockin' Doc Mar 07 2007 08:58 PM

Since JD mandated that we had to make a choice, I went with Wright. I believe that Reyes is the far more exciting player and I truly love to watch him play, but I ultimately think that Wright will have the better career. Ultimately, seeing the Mets win makes me happy. I believe that over the long haul, both Wright and Reyes should be the cornerstones to many Mets victories for several years to come. I just expect that Wright will be the more valuable of the two to the future success of the team. I may be wrong, but it should be fun to watch the two of them for the next several seasons.

Gwreck Mar 07 2007 10:42 PM

I love 'em both. I worry that Jose will leave someday. I don't think David ever will. On that basis alone I took Wright.

iramets Mar 08 2007 04:52 AM

I'm your basic racist, identifying with Mr. Wrightbread Happy Native-English-Speaking Causasian over the hispanic, dark-skinned, accented-English-speaking furriner. I'm sorry but that's just the way I am. All you P.C. people make me sick. I know you all agree with me--would you rather David Wright was humping your dog, or that Reyes guy?--but you won't say so in public, I understand. But as George Foster is my witness, I know that Mets fans are hardcore racists, and you all want to vote for Wright in your hearts. The phony cheers that shiftless Reyes gets for legging out his triples or whatever can't cover up the contempt that true Mets fans feel for him.

attgig Mar 08 2007 08:25 AM Jose got robbed

Jose should've gotten as big if not bigger contract as wright. he got hosed.

Edgy DC Mar 08 2007 08:40 AM

He did fine.

Frayed Knot Mar 08 2007 08:49 AM

]All you P.C. people make me sick. I know you all agree with me ... but you won't say so in public, I understand. I can't tell whether this was an attempt at humor or not, but (speaking for myself); - if yes; it fell flat - if no; you're wrong

Nymr83 Mar 08 2007 09:52 AM

i thought it was an attempt at humor and i laughed. i hate P.C. too, but I don't think theres anything politically incorrect about liking Wright, clearly the better (though probably not the more 'exciting') player, more than Reyes,

Edgy DC Mar 08 2007 09:56 AM

More on the hosing Reyes got. Below are his and Wright's numbers at the point they got signed. Reyes (signed on August 3): Period G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg. TB Slg. OBP OPS Career 383 1623 267 457 72 36 24 149 82 201 136 31 .282 673 .415 .316 .730 2006 100 433 88 127 20 13 10 45 37 56 44 11 .293 203 .469 .350 .819 Wright (August 8): Period G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg. TB Slg. OBP OPS Career 337 1255 211 383 85 5 63 227 136 243 35 11 .305 667 .531 .376 .907 2006 108 417 71 130 26 3 22 85 50 90 12 4 .312 228 .547 .385 .932 I think we're a little too enthused by Reyes' strong second half compared to Wright's weaker one. If you want to argue that you prefer Reyes, great. If you believe he's going to have the better career, wonderful. But it's silly to argue that Wright wasn't in the better bargaining position at the point at which the two of them respectively signed. Besides, with Wright locked up at six years and $55 million, and Reyes at four years and $22 million, I think Reyes gets some of his back by having one fewer year of freedom bought out.

DocTee Mar 08 2007 02:49 PM

D-Wright. If I were an opposing picture, I'd plunk Jose the minute after I saw him dancing in the dugout or engaging in any of his other antics.

Frayed Knot Mar 08 2007 02:52 PM

]If I were an opposing picture You mean like a mirror?

iramets Mar 08 2007 03:43 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: I can't tell whether this was an attempt at humor or not In future, swearing oaths on George Foster may be a tip-off.

Edgy DC Mar 08 2007 05:16 PM

What antics? 1) We know dugout dancing because there was a TV shot of him doing it like an hour before the game. 2) Outside of cursing at people on the field, why would you care what a guy does in the dugout?

metirish Mar 08 2007 05:20 PM

I can't get mad or upset at Reyes doing his thing in the dugout,so ofton I hear players talk about how the game should be fun....Jose obviously has fun playing baseball.....good for him.

DocTee Mar 08 2007 05:26 PM

The post-HR ritual with Delgado grates me. And if I were a pitcher Reyes would be a more inviting target than Carlos D. I was also unaware that the dance was pre-game-- which does make it more palatable.

Nymr83 Mar 08 2007 06:36 PM

I would think Delgado is a more inviting target, he is more likely to hurt you at the plate and less likely to do so on the basepaths.

KC Mar 08 2007 06:49 PM

I don't think Jose is overly exuberant, and my guess is he's pretty popular among the opposing team's players. Who cares what an occasional angry pitcher thinks. Good point by Ny, plunkin' him could result in a net triple when all is said and done any given day.

DocTee Mar 08 2007 08:01 PM

I say Reyes is the preferred target because while he can hurt you on the basepaths, Carlos would annihilate me in a brawl.

KC Mar 08 2007 08:12 PM

I betcha Reyes could kick both our asses too.

DocTee Mar 08 2007 08:51 PM

tru dat

attgig Mar 09 2007 09:54 AM

Jose hasn't gone down the line and given the fans high 5's after a homerun, has he?

holychicken Mar 09 2007 10:18 AM

Reyes because Wright is unwittingly trying to steal my girlfriend from me. That bastard.