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Catching up with Bobby V.

Gwreck Apr 26 2007 03:19 PM

Good article from this week's SI. [url]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/04/25/valentine0430/index.html[/url]

Johnny Dickshot Apr 26 2007 03:54 PM

Whack. Takes a healthy cut at the bench coach who replaced him. I find BV fascinating. I was afraid at first that article was only going to repeat the old stories but found some new ground too.

metirish Apr 26 2007 04:26 PM

Great read,takes a nice cut at Hardgrove too,I like the idea of a Volvo bringing the relief pitcher in from the pen...great promotion from V.

Rotblatt Apr 26 2007 04:31 PM

Great article. Willie's a'ight, but I loved Bobby V.

iramets Apr 26 2007 04:49 PM

I advocated Bobby's firing strongly, but that was then. With no remaining Mets from his time, he'd be my ideal manager for this team. I mean, talk about articulate and honest and entertaining and smart and visionary.... OTOH, this is a little troubling: "You know what I'm really surprised at is that when teams are interested in signing a guy [from Japan] they don't call me," Valentine says. "Information is power, and I got a lot of information here, so I can make other people more powerful here if they want it." Does he have any idea why teams wouldn't call him? "I don't know," he answers. "I really don't." Might have something to do with your ecstatic praise of Kaz Matsui's ability to play shortstop, doncha think, Bubby?

Johnny Dickshot Apr 26 2007 06:13 PM

He was right about Yoshii and his comment that Japan could become a source of effective short relievers has certainly come true. To me BV would need more input in the makeup of the team to get it where he truly wants it. I'm not sure, for instance, that he'd click with this particular bunch. But when I own an expansion team, he gets my first call and a blank check.

metirish Apr 26 2007 09:58 PM

Bobby does look younger.....looks freaking great.

Mark Healey Apr 27 2007 02:36 PM

="iramets"]I advocated Bobby's firing strongly, but that was then. With no remaining Mets from his time, he'd be my ideal manager for this team. I mean, talk about articulate and honest and entertaining and smart and visionary.... OTOH, this is a little troubling: "You know what I'm really surprised at is that when teams are interested in signing a guy [from Japan] they don't call me," Valentine says. "Information is power, and I got a lot of information here, so I can make other people more powerful here if they want it." Does he have any idea why teams wouldn't call him? "I don't know," he answers. "I really don't." Might have something to do with your ecstatic praise of Kaz Matsui's ability to play shortstop, doncha think, Bubby? I think Bobby's "scouting report' on Matsui were always more glowing from the offensive side...if fact, I remeber specifically him saying that Matsui's ability to drive the ball to the opposite field would result in him baing a doubles machine. Irocically, it Derrek Lee's dad (leon Lee) that really was the baseball guy most resposbible for the Mets' signing Kaz, which was why he was given the Cyclones job.

Johnny Dickshot Apr 27 2007 02:45 PM

Yeah, I think Valentine's comments regarding Kaz Matsui would have been obtained in a less-than-official capacity given his shitcanning.

Edgy DC Apr 27 2007 02:55 PM

What's become of Leon Lee since his alleged sexual indiscretion?

iramets Apr 28 2007 08:23 PM

Mark Healey wrote: I think Bobby's "scouting report' on Matsui were always more glowing from the offensive side...if fact, I remeber specifically him saying that Matsui's ability to drive the ball to the opposite field would result in him baing a doubles machine.. I'll grant you "more glowing" if that's what you remember, but he definitely wasn't warning the Mets off about his D: "Yeah, he's a doubles machine but this guy will kill you in the field--very little range, cant catch a ground ball to his right to save his life, and he doesn't have the arm to throw from deep in the hole"? I don't think so.

Willets Point Apr 28 2007 11:15 PM

You can keep up with Bobby V at his blog Bobby's Way

Edgy DC Apr 29 2007 12:03 AM

Where can I keep up with Leon Lee?

Iubitul Apr 29 2007 07:38 AM

="metirish"]Bobby does look younger.....looks freaking great. Where did he get Gary Carter's forehead?

Willets Point May 01 2007 04:32 PM

Bobby's response to the SI article.

iramets May 01 2007 06:19 PM

Willets Point wrote: Bobby's response to the SI article. SI and Gary Thorne seem to have a tough time decoding sarcasm, baseball-style.