tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post6333083407870921937..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: More Cortisone For EveryoneMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-45659094525318928832009-05-22T08:03:29.865-04:002009-05-22T08:03:29.865-04:00Thanks Weesle, I appreciate the compliment.
To ex...Thanks Weesle, I appreciate the compliment.<br /><br />To expand upon the point about the seemingly random list of names thrown out as players Phillips thinks are "winners," guess who, by FAR has the better career post season OPS than all of them? (Actually, Beltran had a great 2006 NLCS, 8 for 27, 3 HR's, 4 BB, 1.054 OPS, so it's not just a "Houston in 2004" thing.)<br /><br />And I don't know why McLouth was mentioned, as the next big game he plays will be his first. (He's a <I>Pirate</I> for chrissakes.)<br /><br />This, of course, proves nothing in particular, those other guys are fine players, they just don't have the "winner" gene that many baseball talking heads like to conjure up.James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-345311825423887442009-05-22T07:52:49.600-04:002009-05-22T07:52:49.600-04:00Things have looked... better. In honor of this co...Things have looked... better. In honor of this coming weekend's games and the necesssity to root for the Yanks, we've made some changes to <I>RwR</I>:<br /><br />http://tiny.cc/sRs1DRickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-11969395753129960592009-05-22T00:11:12.968-04:002009-05-22T00:11:12.968-04:00James Allen, well said. Please keep writing. That ...James Allen, well said. Please keep writing. That was good stuff.<br /><br />One additional thought. The Mets have exactly ONE 5-tool player. I can't believe how many people don't see the value there.weesle909https://www.blogger.com/profile/13002607890588207793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-89162231477782402982009-05-21T21:08:00.248-04:002009-05-21T21:08:00.248-04:00I crawled out of my Cortisone Dip for THIS? Truly...I crawled out of my Cortisone Dip for THIS? Truly sad re: the Schowenweis family. Nightmare of nightmares.fredstradamusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-55698879043322060962009-05-21T11:54:03.330-04:002009-05-21T11:54:03.330-04:00This is two nights in a row that Beltran and Wrigh...This is two nights in a row that Beltran and Wright came up in the 8th inning in a close game, both got on base, and both proceeded to twiddle their thumbs as the remaining Mets hitters could do nothing to plate them.Keysernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-5970734790025933862009-05-21T10:23:56.885-04:002009-05-21T10:23:56.885-04:00Can Sammy Sosa play shortstop?Can Sammy Sosa play shortstop?Schnecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-57834424065749539912009-05-21T10:10:22.326-04:002009-05-21T10:10:22.326-04:00Maybe we should use Beltran's money to get Burnitz...Maybe we should use Beltran's money to get Burnitz, Alomar, Vaughn and other players well past their prime? Phillips . . . what a joke.<br /><br />Murph killed us at the plate last night, but patience is key here. He's going to hit - got to give him time. And I would, at this point, bring up a shortstop who can simply field the position. Forget about his bat - no way we can continue with Martinez at short. <br /><br />We're getting killed with injuries, no doubt, but it would be nice to see guys like Church, Murphy and Castro get a big hit once in a while.Unsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-91807801583414057392009-05-21T09:52:40.031-04:002009-05-21T09:52:40.031-04:00so they bring back reyes prematurely and he 'reagg...so they bring back reyes prematurely and he 'reaggrevates' an injury that he never fully recovered from. i would expect this from most other teams, but not the mets...number15noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-78256605249033532152009-05-21T04:19:45.512-04:002009-05-21T04:19:45.512-04:00Way to screw around with our emotions. Poor Scott....Way to screw around with our emotions. Poor Scott. :-(MetFanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191993046517726498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-88938183730766909522009-05-21T04:02:53.592-04:002009-05-21T04:02:53.592-04:00Phillips comments are sadly typical of idiots like...Phillips comments are sadly typical of idiots like him, who believe some players have some sort of cosmic moral superiority over others by their "ability to win" as if winning is willed by a solitary player. <br /><br />Sure, I've been down on Beltran at times because of various isolated plays, but that is not going to blind me to the fact that he's a damn fine player, who contributes mightily to the Mets efforts to win ballgames. And centerfielders of this high quality do not grow on trees. And for a former GM, Phillips has no concept of what is good market value. Hardly surprising, actually.<br /><br />And of course, he uses this argument to bash Alex Rodriguez's alledged "unclutchiness" yet again. What tiresome bullshit. You wanna know what seperates this perception of "choker" and "champion"? Why, it's the great Mariano Rivera, who's been proclaimed as the best closer that ever lived, blowing a save, including a steal by Dave Roberts where he was safe at second by about a milimeter. That's how close these things are.<br /><br />Sure, the memory of Beltran taking strike three in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS is a rough one. But it was far from the only failure in that series, it was just the last one. And unless he wins a World Series one he's going to be stuck with. That's baseball history for you, which is more about moments than anything else, and there's nothing wrong with that. But using it as a stick to beat a player's entire career is mind numbing.<br /><br />Oh yeah, I see the Mets are back to their lackluster offensive ways. And look who hit two doubles and drove in the Mets only run. Of course the Mets lost because Beltran couldn't use magic to make one his teammates get a clutch hit, and he lacked the mojo to rub JJ Putz's arm like Mr Miyagi, making it strong and true. It's all Beltran's fault. The bum.<br /><br />P.S. What happened to Gabrielle Schoeneweis is heart wrenching. It reminds me that no matter how much we rant and rave about this and that, we're all just having some fun around here, and that other things are of much greater importance. I've been married for over 12 years, and every day with my wife is a gift. My deepest sympathies to Scott and his family.James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.com