tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post5430385977481588697..comments2023-11-05T05:58:51.114-05:00Comments on The Good, The Bad, The Ugly...The Mets!: "The Sun Has Been There For 500, 600 Years"....Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926167077492487461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-91536217220139720472008-09-10T08:56:00.000-04:002008-09-10T08:56:00.000-04:00You know, after last night, folks, it's gonna be a...You know, after last night, folks, it's gonna be awfully hard not to seriously consider bringing Delgado back next year. <BR/><BR/>But I'm still only seriously thinking, not committing, at this point. LOLDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926167077492487461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-80469118673834985232008-09-10T04:02:00.000-04:002008-09-10T04:02:00.000-04:00I'll take Delgado's option, as it's the only one w...I'll take Delgado's option, as it's the only one we have.<BR/><BR/>Teixeira? No thanks. Were going to have to pay him a ton through his decline phase and then some.<BR/><BR/>A Carp/Evans platoon? 2010.<BR/><BR/>We have the option, if Delgado regresses, to institute a Delgado/Evans platoon or a Delgado/Pascucci platoon while keeping Evans/Murphy in left.<BR/><BR/>Murphy's gonna play 2nd base in winter I'm hearing. Let's hope it's a sign of things to come.<BR/>With Evans, Pascucci, Tatis, Delgado, and Chavez, we have enough to cover LF and 1B with Murphy playing 2nd, plus it makes it more likely for our manager and numerologist to bat him 2nd!Vain Saintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796361846052555305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-28648498342991706862008-09-09T16:50:00.000-04:002008-09-09T16:50:00.000-04:00I think Carlos Beltran has more upside potential t...I think Carlos Beltran has more upside potential than does Carlos Delgado, as he's significantly younger and in better shape; plus, he's great defensively, and has a much better attitude, I think.<BR/><BR/>I always liked Cliff Floyd, but never much was a Mike Cameron fan. After reading this quote from him, I now understand. LOL Cliff Floyd is light years ahead of Mike Cameron in the intelligence and talent scale; plus, to my knowledge, he never showed up and played a game drunk, which is more than we can say for Mikey.<BR/><BR/>Too bad for Cliffy that he was often injured, because when the guy was right, man, could he hit! Plus, he was a hugely positive influence in the clubhouse and on the field. A class guy, all the way.<BR/><BR/>PLUS (as if all that weren't enough), he hated Bobby Valentine, which makes him a-ok in my book!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926167077492487461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-68942057003892591422008-09-09T16:46:00.000-04:002008-09-09T16:46:00.000-04:00Yeah... Rickey's always had a soft spot for Mike C...Yeah... Rickey's always had a soft spot for Mike Cameron. Cliff Floyd too. Oh and if you want to ditch a Carlos, Delgado's been a helluva lot better in 08 than Beltran has. Just sayin...Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-19312009912935779182008-09-09T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-09T15:25:00.000-04:00Very good points, Frank. Over my years of watchin...Very good points, Frank. <BR/><BR/>Over my years of watching baseball, I've learned a very interesting thing. And that is that there are very few organizations that really think outside the box when it comes to ANYTHING. Too often, they simply jump on the "flavor of the moment" ship, and ride it until it sinks or falters, and then they move onto the next "flavor of the moment" ship.<BR/><BR/>I believe there are several reasons for this, not the least of which is that if things go awry, as often happens, they can simply say, well, we're following "conventional wisdom," or "accepted baseball principles."<BR/><BR/>*snort* As if they had any, lol.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926167077492487461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183970606894154311.post-43645584499988144162008-09-09T15:10:00.000-04:002008-09-09T15:10:00.000-04:00What I fail to understand is how the fundamental t...What I fail to understand is how the fundamental tenets of baseball doctrine, the right vs right and left vs left match-ups, go out the window in the ninth inning, OF ALL INNINGS! The knee jerk reaction to bring in a lefty closer in a save situation, even when three righty boppers are due up just boggles my mind.<BR/>Not having Wagner (God love him, all the best Billy) frees Manuel to not only think but act outside the box of having a highly paid specialist dictate (by his presence) that the game be played (sometimes) arse backwards!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922335173365768793noreply@blogger.com