tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post766930754138065180..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: North Flushing FortyMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-83882333918678382712009-07-21T10:25:33.841-04:002009-07-21T10:25:33.841-04:00Great post that summarizes how we got here very we...Great post that summarizes how we got here very well, but provides no solutions. I agree with everything, especially about the need to give players cortisone shots to hide the fact that there is nothing in the cupboard.<br /><br />Minaya has made a habit of picking players off the dung heap and hoping that he would catch a flash in the pan, but the steroids era is over and old players are just old players now.<br /><br />There are so many holes in this team that they are impossible to fill. We have one and only one bonafide starting pitcher. We have three major league players in Reyes, Right, and Beltran. We have a great closer and maybe a few set-up men. That’s about it.<br /><br />We need to make some trades to get some prospects. I would empty some of the bullpen. As much as I hate to say it, we could probably get a lot for Parnell and something for Feliciano. I don’t even know what else we have to trade. We just might have to trade Reyes, who would be my choice to go of the big 3. A little bit of a head case, despite the talent.<br /><br />The front office MUST go, starting with Tony Bernazard. He is not trusted and very destructive from the inside. Minaya must go too. I think Manuel is not a good fit either. Too many very bizarre moves this year, and not the right temperament.<br /><br />NO MATTER WHAT, we are looking at years before they get back to respectability. It is just a matter of how much longer than necessary do we have to wait, which depends on how long it takes to admit there is a big problem and head in a new direction.<br /><br />But, as Mets fans, we are accustomed to suffering, aren’t we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-20192846039320472972009-07-20T23:38:52.046-04:002009-07-20T23:38:52.046-04:00Well, it's great to hear that the Wilpons have...Well, it's great to hear that the Wilpons have guaranteed Minaya is safe in his job -- especially on the same day the story breaks that he turned down a very reasonable offer for Roy Halladay. Great idea, Omar. Let's let the Phils get Doc Halladay so that we can hold on to F-Mart until his trade value plummets the way we did with Lastings Milledge. I seem to remember turning down the Astros when they asked for Milledge in exchange for Roy Oswalt. What exactly is this plan? Niese projecting as a mid-rotation starter is too important to hold onto to get Halladay? Oh, wait! I forgot. Our rotation is perfect since we brought back Ollie. Someone like Wolf on the cheap wasn't worth it a few months ago since we had Livan and Freddy Garcia. Injuries have killed this team, but Omar Minaya ran it into the ground with his lack of any real direction.Joe Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690972663515897557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-70667371416322259182009-07-20T23:24:15.477-04:002009-07-20T23:24:15.477-04:00Boy, I wish we had Jose Valentin in that lineup ri...Boy, I wish we had Jose Valentin in that lineup right now.<br /><br />I wonder what it'll take to coax him out of retirement.King Metropolitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256910731129932517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-57935222403649375502009-07-20T17:23:20.721-04:002009-07-20T17:23:20.721-04:00I think the season ended when Beltran got hurt.
...I think the season ended when Beltran got hurt. <br /><br />I really hope the Mets clean house and I'm sensing that the cries for Omar's head are getting louder. I just wish there was a consensus pick that made a lot of sense. Someone who knows how to use advanced stats and can develop a farm system. There is no reason that we should not be perenial 90-95 game winners like the Yankees and Red Sox. Not that I think we're entitled to that, or that any fan base is - it's just that it is embarrassing to root for a team that spends a lot and still loses. I'm a Mets and Knicks fan and it's my dream of one day rooting for a well-run organization.Big_Fellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246150624214602571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-54840644302723452592009-07-20T16:50:22.562-04:002009-07-20T16:50:22.562-04:00Everyone forgets that Valentin struck out with the...Everyone forgets that Valentin struck out with the bases loaded in Game 7. To me, that was more of a crushing moment than Molina's HR, especially given that Endy's catch took place in the TOP of the 6th. What a momentum killer.<br /><br />The season effectively ended when Castillo dropped that pop-up, didn't it? I mean, really, wasn't that when everyone pretty much figured it out? <br /><br />We've hit rock bottom. These past three years have been the most embarassing this organization has ever had, and I'm including those late '70s teams. They're getting their butts kicked and their faces rubbed in it by division rivals, who take great joy in expressing their hate for the Mets. This team needs a front office and players who take this personally. Until then, you can shut your sets off.Unsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-84289236232068867992009-07-20T14:40:28.399-04:002009-07-20T14:40:28.399-04:00New T-Shirt:
“I was promised Exciting Internal Op...New T-Shirt:<br /><br />“I was promised Exciting Internal Options amd all I got was this lousy Argenis Reyes.”Ed in Westchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074201896216372874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-44534241959646208742009-07-20T14:30:14.153-04:002009-07-20T14:30:14.153-04:00Excellent post.
Don't be shocked if DWright h...Excellent post.<br /><br />Don't be shocked if DWright has been playing hurt, which could account for his dropoff, not Wilpon's Folly "being in his head."<br /><br />The Mets M.O. in the past: Play Looper HURT and keep the injury quiet and blow games; play Chris Woodward HURT so he could get booted out of town; and they tried to keep Schoenweis's injury quiet until Rick Peterson let it slip... <br /><br />Solutions? None. But I'm buying 40 pairs if tix for 2010. No way.kjsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-47533752518949730422009-07-20T11:52:52.141-04:002009-07-20T11:52:52.141-04:00a few specifics:
(1) trade Pelf before this tradi...a few specifics:<br /><br />(1) trade Pelf before this trading deadline for a prospect or two. Last year I thought he might be a 15-year pitcher for the Mets and possible 200-game winner. Now we have to trade him before every other organization realizes how bug nuts he is.<br />(2) trade Feliciano before the deadline -- his value will never be higher.<br />(3) but we should keep Beltran through the end of his deal; keep Wright and Reyes, too -- keep them for the duration. they're all we've got and they both could go to the Hall of Fame one day.Jim Windolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589185416307695688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-90479419535055581792009-07-20T11:52:16.766-04:002009-07-20T11:52:16.766-04:00If it weren't for the fumes from my previous 4...If it weren't for the fumes from my previous 40 years as a Met fan, there is no way I could stick with this team. As disgusted as I am I still find myself turning on the FAN, if only briefly, to see what is happening. I think I'm like many Met fans now that are fans despite the current state of the team rather than because of it. The Wilpons will push away all of the fans that don't have a long enough history to justify sticking with it, though. The only chance this team has of securing a successful future is for the Wilpons to mistakenly surround themselves with competent people if enough pressure forces them to fire Minaya, Manuel and Bernazard. A scandal within the ranks might be a good thing about now. Maybe a Bernazard sex tape? Proof that Manuel is betting on games against the Mets which is why he can't contain his excitement after games? An Omar Minaya slip where he compares the team to Jerry's kids?schnecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-64761537067411186632009-07-20T11:44:54.265-04:002009-07-20T11:44:54.265-04:00@ alvin
i agree completely, this organization nee...@ alvin<br /><br />i agree completely, this organization needs to clean house. unfortunately, as time goes on i'm getting more and more of a jim dolan/isiah thomas feel to this team's front office, which is to say that personal relationships and politics seem to play a more important role than the results on the field. at this point, in light of the overall direction of this franchise, i'd be willing to sell some pieces and deem the rest of the '09 season and even '10 as 'rebuilding' to turn things around. of course, what i actually expect is more of the same.number15noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-59455966848389267942009-07-20T11:28:10.441-04:002009-07-20T11:28:10.441-04:00You have some excellent writing skills. I own and ...You have some excellent writing skills. I own and operate http://www.thereedreview.com.<br />We are looking to expand into baseball and are looking for bloggers. If you are interested please respond for more info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-37512775545627796962009-07-20T11:22:52.059-04:002009-07-20T11:22:52.059-04:00In the past I've cited that Faith and Fear art...In the past I've cited that <a href="http://faithandfear.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/9/30/3907887.html" rel="nofollow">Faith and Fear</a> article you mention, and it's one of the most brilliant things I've ever read about this team. <br /><br />It clearly spells out the mentality of this organization that this team is only ever "one piece away", the questionable practice of relying way to much on 35+ guys, the over reliance on scrap heap pick-ups, and of course, the complete neglect of the farm system. This is all Minaya's fault, and he deserves to be fired for it. But he probably won't be.<br /><br />Too bad they didn't show that "Mets Not Top Ten" thing during the ESPY's last night, it would definitely have won an award of some kind, and would have been funnier than most of what Samuel L. Jackson did. And that reminds me:<br /><br /><i>The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.</i><br /><br />I don't have the rest of the quote, something about a plane with shakes on it or something. Mmmmmm... shakes.<br /><br />Now where was I? Oh yeah, the Mets. I wish I was like that Superfans sketch where Chris Farley deludes himself into thinking it's always 1985 (while watching the Super Bowl Shuffle), only it's the Mets and it's 1986. I think I'll watch my "Let's Go Mets Go" tape. Doc! Gary! Straw! We got the teamwork to make a dream work! Yes! I can feel it! Sid Fernandez is going tonight! Let's do it!James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-9391778998091012422009-07-20T10:31:48.091-04:002009-07-20T10:31:48.091-04:00But on the other hand, if Jose Valentin was still ...But on the other hand, if Jose Valentin was still hitting 6th, we'd have a better lineup. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-62313883040699211062009-07-20T09:45:54.963-04:002009-07-20T09:45:54.963-04:00I am RIGHT WITH YOU BRO. Pretty much, I was laugh...I am RIGHT WITH YOU BRO. Pretty much, I was laughed out of other forums for *merely* suggesting that now was the time to back up the truck - think about 2010, and build around Johan, Beltran, Reyes and Wright. Now I will add a caveat that we need to floor Reyes and Beltran RIGHT NOW so that they are healthy for 2010. None of this half-assed stuff that, as you say, gives us about 75-80% of the player, while further impacting them to ever be 100%. Another suggestion, merely about money is this - Mr. Wilpon, LOWER THE MID-TIER SEAT PRICING NOW! Don't make "the loge-a-nine" this area that is more exclusive to get in than the field level (let's be honest - we've ALL snuck down to the lower levels b/c the ushers don't care down there, yet rent-a-cops staffing the Excelsior want to use stun guns on you to keep you from using the open bar there, for pete's sakes). They lower the prices, make it open so that everyone can utilize the area - MAYBE make the Caesar Club accessible via pass only - and therefore, fans will spend MORE MONEY and you basically make it back.<br /><br />I swear, you'd think the Wilpons were not successful businessmen (they are, just have no clue how run a baseball team).<br /><br />My other suggestion would be to raise funds via fans and buy out 20% interest of the team so that we can have our say. Since they care so little about what the fans think/want, if we have control, they'll have no choice but to listen to us.Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961774688700021954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-22439574529583621282009-07-20T09:31:29.255-04:002009-07-20T09:31:29.255-04:00Great post. You do not speak to any solutions, but...Great post. You do not speak to any solutions, but I think you do a great job breaking down what has gone wrong to this point (dating back to false hope provided by Jose Valentin). I also like your analysis of Tony B and Manny A.<br /><br />- Old BackstopOld Backstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706491204653764872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-75457923372339101822009-07-20T09:26:44.159-04:002009-07-20T09:26:44.159-04:00I know you bring up the point of Bernazard being M...I know you bring up the point of Bernazard being Minaya's replacement (gawd help us!) but in my opinion, if (and that's a big IF) the Wilpon's were actually smart baseball men, they would back up the truck and get rid of the entire front office and go outside for a GM that had no affiliation with the Mets whatsoever. And this includes firing the manager, coaching and medical staff, and backing up the truck for a number of players. Clean house. A fresh new perspective may be what's needed to rid this team of the culture and philosophy that has developed from the players on up for the last several years. Or I can guarantee you that the Mets will not go deep in the post-season, much less win a WS, which should be the goal for this organization, not just "meaningful games."<br /><br />But the reality is that the Wilpons won't do that because ultimately their only real goal now that they have their Ebbet's shrine is $$$$$. Not a WS championship, or even a contender, but the almighty $. And thr scary part is that Jeffy will take over once Daddy decides to hang it up, so my daughters will grow up being Mets tortured Mets fans as well, and their kids, and so on…Alvin Martineznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-76397679246251270112009-07-20T07:00:50.934-04:002009-07-20T07:00:50.934-04:00That trade idea from 06 looks pretty good right no...That trade idea from 06 looks pretty good right now. Well done.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395437635649380772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-72967798159777897712009-07-20T04:00:36.504-04:002009-07-20T04:00:36.504-04:00I give up. Wake me when it's over.I give up. Wake me when it's over.MetFanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191993046517726498noreply@blogger.com