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Mets You Couldn't Help But Scream At

Valadius Aug 27 2007 05:03 PM

A thought popped into my head as I considered the suckitude of Scott Schoeneweis... who are the all-time most cringe-inducing examples of suckitude, blowing chances, or simply screwing up in Mets history? Who could never get it done in a big spot? Who would cause you to erupt in obscenities when they came into the game or were up at bat? I'll nominate a few: Braden Looper Scott Schoeneweis Armando Benitez Mel Rojas

metirish Aug 27 2007 05:24 PM Re: Mets You Couldn't Help But Scream At

Valadius wrote: A thought popped into my head That was the first bad thing that happened. Ok I'll play.....John Franco...

DocTee Aug 27 2007 05:37 PM

First five nominees are relievers...

DocTee Aug 27 2007 05:38 PM

Rich Becker

Valadius Aug 27 2007 05:46 PM

Miguel Cairo Rey Sanchez

MFS62 Aug 27 2007 05:47 PM

Al Moran. He had the shittiest looking batting stance you ever saw. And the results were comensurate with the stance. So he came back the next year and hadn't changed a thing. Same results. Later

Valadius Aug 27 2007 06:04 PM

Danny Graves!

metsguyinmichigan Aug 27 2007 06:14 PM

When you are so sucky -- or as least suck compared to the level of success expected -- that you define an era, that's bad. I present: The Butch Huskey Era

Rockin' Doc Aug 27 2007 06:45 PM

Jose Lima. The only worthwhile contribution he made to the team was Melissa's picture in the wifey watch thread.

Edgy DC Aug 27 2007 06:58 PM

DocTee wrote: First five nominees are relievers... Shocking.

TransMonk Aug 27 2007 07:37 PM

LASTINGS MILLEDGE!!! Why does everybody think you're so special?! You can't hit righties! You can't hit a breaking ball from lefties! You play average defense on your good days! You throw offline if you throw it hard and when you throw it straight it bounces six times! You look like a lost puppy dog running the bases! You have more strikeouts than hits and I can't remember a time when you didn't! You seem more concerned with looking good than playing good! Yet, people complain that you don't play enough and I would rather trade you for ANYTHING...are you ever going to live up to your billing??

Valadius Aug 27 2007 07:42 PM

I don't know who's worse... Schoeneweis or Graves...

Willets Point Aug 27 2007 07:46 PM

Every Met who has appeared in this game tonight.

Elster88 Aug 27 2007 08:56 PM Re: Mets You Couldn't Help But Scream At

metirish wrote: ="Valadius"]A thought popped into my head That was the first bad thing that happened. lol

Edgy DC Aug 27 2007 09:02 PM

All time begins in 1998.

Nymr83 Aug 27 2007 10:18 PM

Kaz Ishii, Kaz Matsui, Roger Cedeno (the 2nd time he was here). Theres always a reliever or two every year that I really hate, but Mel Fucking Rojas is easily my least favorite.

Elster88 Aug 27 2007 10:59 PM

]First five nominees are relievers... ]I don't know who's worse... Schoeneweis or Graves... ]Theres always a reliever or two every year that I really hate This thread is screaming all sorts of important lessons, including one highlighted in this post. Sadly, they will most likely learn nothing.

G-Fafif Aug 27 2007 11:50 PM

TransMonk wrote: LASTINGS MILLEDGE!!! Why does everybody think you're so special?! You can't hit righties! You can't hit a breaking ball from lefties! You play average defense on your good days! You throw offline if you throw it hard and when you throw it straight it bounces six times! You look like a lost puppy dog running the bases! You have more strikeouts than hits and I can't remember a time when you didn't! You seem more concerned with looking good than playing good! Yet, people complain that you don't play enough and I would rather trade you for ANYTHING...are you ever going to live up to your billing?? I like that TransMonk not only gave us an answer, but gave us his scream.

Iubitul Aug 28 2007 04:31 AM

Richie Hebner Tony Fernandez Roberto Alomar

metsmarathon Aug 28 2007 06:50 AM

mike maddux

HahnSolo Aug 28 2007 07:02 AM

Jerry Martin, 1984.

sharpie Aug 28 2007 07:09 AM

Tommy Herr

Nymr83 Aug 28 2007 09:07 PM

Guillermo Mota. he's a fucking steroid using cheat and he's completely sucked since coming back from his steroid suspension

G-Fafif Aug 28 2007 09:21 PM

HahnSolo wrote: Jerry Martin, 1984. Great call, though in my case it was more muffled anguish than a straight-out scream. Ditto for Ray Knight in 1985. Got over that quickly in '86.

Edgy DC Aug 28 2007 09:44 PM

G-Fafif wrote: ="HahnSolo"]Jerry Martin, 1984. Great call, though in my case it was more muffled anguish than a straight-out scream. Ditto for Ray Knight in 1985. Got over that quickly in '86. Jeez, 1984 was a fairy tale. You used your breath screaming at the guy who was the fifth outfielder for the first half of the season?

G-Fafif Aug 28 2007 09:46 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="G-Fafif"] ="HahnSolo"]Jerry Martin, 1984. Great call, though in my case it was more muffled anguish than a straight-out scream. Ditto for Ray Knight in 1985. Got over that quickly in '86. Jeez, 1984 was a fairy tale. You used your breath screaming at the guy who was the fifth outfielder for the first half of the season? Suck in a bad year and you suck with many. Suck in a close year and your suck really stands out. ETA: It's easy enough to recall "Jerry Martin never got a big hit, in fact he always made an out in a clutch situation and cost the Mets just enough to make a substantial difference in their race with the Cubs." Of course statistics exist to either subvert or support our memories. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Jerry Martin in 1984: --went 3 for 24 with two walks, 13 strikeouts and two double plays grounded into as a pinch-hitter --went 2 for 23 with two walks, seven strikeouts and 3 double plays grounded into with runners in scoring position --went 1 for 19 in "late & close" situations, walking twice, striking out eight times and grounding into 3 double plays in the 7th inning later with the Mets tied, up by one or the tying run at least on deck I reiterate my applause of HahnSolo's call and retroactively unmuffle by Jerry Martin-related scream.

Edgy DC Aug 28 2007 10:07 PM

It seems kind of pointless. Guys will fail every year. Even nineteen-eighty-six had Santana and Teufel.

G-Fafif Aug 28 2007 10:18 PM

Edgy DC wrote: It seems kind of pointless. Guys will fail every year. Even nineteen-eighty-six had Santana and Teufel. The Mets won by 21-1/2 games in 1986. Jerry Martin could have taken a few dozen at-bats and it wouldn't have mattered a whole bunch. In 1984, Jerry Martin was, to my 1984 self, the fly in some otherwise delightful ointment, particularly as a 4-1/2 game lead in late July melted away, making the ointment a little yucky in real time. Sadly, I have not reached the point of contentment where I remember that men in Mets uniforms do in fact not always succeed when I want them to and accept it as a fact of this imperfect life. Guillermo Mota's A-OK, too.

HahnSolo Aug 29 2007 06:51 AM

Edgy DC wrote: ="G-Fafif"] ="HahnSolo"]Jerry Martin, 1984. Great call, though in my case it was more muffled anguish than a straight-out scream. Ditto for Ray Knight in 1985. Got over that quickly in '86. Jeez, 1984 was a fairy tale. You used your breath screaming at the guy who was the fifth outfielder for the first half of the season? Early in 1984, we didn't really know it was going to be a fairy tale. He was also a former teammate of Davey's, which seemed to gain him more ABs than his production indicated he should be getting.

RealityChuck Aug 29 2007 07:05 AM

Dave Kingman. Stupidest man to ever play major league baseball. He could only do three things at the plate: 1. Hit a home run to left field. 2. Hit a fly ball to the left field warning track (sometimes even one-handed). 3. Strike out. Since 2 and 3 were far more common than 1, you wanted to shake him up and point to right field and say, "You can hit the ball there sometimes."

Edgy DC Aug 29 2007 07:20 AM

Well, i guess I give up.

Rockin' Doc Aug 29 2007 10:22 AM

G-Fafif - "According to Baseball-Reference.com, Jerry Martin in 1984: --went 3 for 24 with two walks, 13 strikeouts and two double plays grounded into as a pinch-hitter --went 2 for 23 with two walks, seven strikeouts and 3 double plays grounded into with runners in scoring position --went 1 for 19 in "late & close" situations, walking twice, striking out eight times and grounding into 3 double plays in the 7th inning later with the Mets tied, up by one or the tying run at least on deck" Damn, how bad were the people he was pinch hitting for? That's some major suckage. That should make virtually any fan want to scream.

Valadius Sep 01 2007 08:44 PM

Rey Ordonez. Most frustratingly bad everyday hitter I've seen on the Mets since I started following baseball.