tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post1340031711986402046..comments2008-10-07T21:27:45.994-04:00Metstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-56237495039071957252008-10-07T21:16:00.000-04:002008-10-07T21:16:00.000-04:00yeah metmaster, with that clutch popup that willits barely missed, and a clutch seeing eye single.<BR/><BR/><BR/>god, i hate baseball platitudes so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-48618441944321301692008-10-07T20:09:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:09:00.000-04:00Best. Caricature. Ever.fredstradamusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-72062023046114642162008-10-07T12:31:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:31:00.000-04:00"...especially if the roster remains relatively similar to what it was last season."<BR/><BR/>This really better not be the case with the bullpen. I don't care how much of an optimist or a 'team player' someone is but a lack of faith in your bullpen is going to impact the way one plays during the first 6 or 7 innings of a game. Each player will feel that a 1 or 2 run lead is not sufficient and they will push harder, maybe too hard, to get those extra runs across. We've seen what happens when each player pushes too hard and puts too much pressure on themselves. The starting pitchers feel extra pressure to pitch a little deeper to avoid the consequence of the bullpen and this will potentially impact the way they pitch those earlier innings, not necessarily in a positive way. Management has to dump at least 3 or 4 members of this horrible bullpen even if it just for the sake of bringing new faces into the mix and giving the rest of the team some hope that this year's bullpen disaster is behind them.schnecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-12735356127538709502008-10-07T11:27:00.000-04:002008-10-07T11:27:00.000-04:00How clutch were the ed Sox last night? Each player on the Mets should be given a DVD of the 8th and 9th inning of that game and tell them "This is how champions play". The Angels tie the score in the 8th, and instead of folding up like a cheap suit like the Mets would have done, they found a way to win in the 9th getting a clutch 2-out hit. Once the Angels screwed up the suicide squeeze in the 9th you could see the air come out of that dugout. The Red Sox saw it too and made them pay. It's how champions play. <BR/>Take that Scoscia for taking Gooden deep in '88! I hope the 9th inning haunts you as much as your home run still haunts us. (The Metmaster is Irish. We're good at holding grudges....)The Metmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18327128126246321561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-89607669944732560772008-10-07T09:52:00.000-04:002008-10-07T09:52:00.000-04:00Yep. Omar's got his work cut out for him, especially in that bullpen.<BR/><BR/>Another key is getting younger in left field, at second base and on the bench. Take a look at the Mets' hitting stats before and after Easley and Tatis went down. Night and day - the line-up became one which could easily be pitched to. Almost no production from the 6, 7 and 8 hitters after September 10th, and none at all from the 2 spot when Murphy was not playing.<BR/><BR/>Anyone hear Manuel's interview on FAN? His message to the fans - "stay with us." We always do Jerry, we always do . Question is, will your players reward us for that?Unsernoreply@blogger.com