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Heilman Hate

AG/DC May 15 2008 09:28 AM

The Blogosphere since last night has been struggling for metaphors. Bleacher Report: As Heilman makes his way to the mound, I’m nearly positive I heard through the air the collective booing of every Mets fan all the way from my apartment in Philadelphia. I knew at that moment Heilman was going to blow this game. And he didn’t disappoint. Metstradamus: I loved Gilligan's Island as a child. Syndication of this show got me through a lot of early mornings getting ready for school. As I look back on the show, I realize a couple of things: Tina Louise was hot. And ... If Aaron Heilman had inherited these stranded castaways back in 1964, there would have never been a show. Because the castaways would have gone home immediately like every runner on base when Heilman comes into the game. Faith and Fear in Flushing: Dorian Gray had a portrait that aged so he didn't have to. Maybe Aaron Heilman could try that trick. With every bad outing, the portrait would get a little more squinty, a little more hangdog, a little more slump-shouldered, a little more looking like it just built into an industrial-strength lemon or walked into class and got handed a pop quiz. The advantage, of course, is this would leave the real Aaron Heilman looking not at all that way. He'd remain broad-shouldered and impassive, even as batters strolled to first and balls found holes and boos rained down on him. Always Amazin' (in a mostly fair and objective, if obvious, post): The clock is ticking, Aaron. The Eddie Kranepool Society: I’m hanging out at 30 Rock with my favorite anchor woman Sue Simmons, who is a big time Mets fan. While I’m mixing a Highball for Sue and myself to enjoy while watching our favorite baseball team, she starts screaming “THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING”!!!!!!!! I thought “oh Chuck Scarborough’ here, let me make him a drink” but no it was Sweet Sue reacting to Willie Randolph brining in Aaron Heilman. Needless to say, I put an extra shot of Canadian Club in Sue’s drink. ...and later in that same post... The other thing that ran through my limited mind was, is Heilman affected again by the string of journeymen pitchers who keep getting starts over him? MetsGeek: Vargas is superb Heilman digs the Mets a hole Too steep to climb out The Ballclub: Why? WHY GODDAMMIT, WHY?! For what it's worth, Chris Wilcox at Miracle Mets called out Met fans on the hostile work environment. If you read down you realize he can start with his fellow bloggers.

metirish May 15 2008 09:40 AM

I'm sitting there watching the game and I want to turn the sound down or not watch the rest of the inning as Heilman struggles , but I don't. It's fucking horrible to hear a home player get booed like that. The more he struggles though the more I think Randolph will throw him out there because to him that's the way the game is played , I feel for his missus.

AG/DC May 15 2008 09:58 AM

You too?! I feel for her every night, but she just isn't there.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 10:02 AM

I can't remember her name, but I can picture her. Was it... Kelly?

AG/DC May 15 2008 10:04 AM

Her name was Kerri. With an i. Still is.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 10:40 AM

The EK Society stuff is pretty funny. Joe Baddabingo was deep into the Heilman hate causing me to flick it off after about 3 minutes. It wasn't so much what he was saying (as if bashing Heilman this morning is going out on a limb) but his tortured logic behind it; the part about how Heilman's troubles are due to his sulking on account of the Mets "screwing with him" by confining him to the bullpen. Of course why this 'punishment' apparently just started getting to him since last month - seeing as how he's coming off a season and a half of being almost exclusively the 8th inning guy with a 3.14 ERA and 1.05 WHiP - is not quite explained. I was thinking 'Smith' last night before Willie made the change seeing as how the two thing you wanted there were either a GiDP or at least to keep WM Pena in the park - something Smith theoretically specializes in. Maybe Willie was spooked by the thought of Acta countering with a lefty hitter (they hit ~.325 off JS) and Heilman had gone his last 5 outings with 7 IPs, 1 R, 5 Hits, 7 Ks & 2 BBs ... meaning that the "I knew it" crowd is either remarkably prescient or were wrong 5 of the last 6 times and are neglecting to mention that in their Thursday morning crowing sessions.

SteveJRogers May 15 2008 11:02 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: Heilman's troubles are due to his sulking on account of the Mets "screwing with him" by confining him to the bullpen. Of course why this 'punishment' apparently just started getting to him since last month - seeing as how he's coming off a season and a half of being almost exclusively the 8th inning guy with a 3.14 ERA and 1.05 WHiP - is not quite explained. To paraphrase what you say, never let facts get in the way of an old excuse! That always seems to be an easy fall back argument for radio hosts, radio callers, bloggers, internet posters and columnists. Take one thing where a player fell back on an excuse or caused a stir because of a situation, and no matter how long ago it was, and no matter well how the player has fared under the same conditions since and the host/caller/blogger/poster will go back to that one thing once the guy fails again. Perfect example is Glavine and Questec. Seems like Glavine's dissaproval of the system, and bad outings early on at Shea made Questec an easy target througout Glavine's bad performances during his time with the Mets. Or at least for the "It's always something with this guy" crowd, to which Beningo is a high ranking member.