Comments on: Quote: Let Him Relax

By: gentry

gentry — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:17:03 +0000

zimmerman looked like craig nettles on that play – wow!

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:11:33 +0000

Amen. Finally a voice of reason.

It’s a difficult game, folks.

By: 07champs

07champs — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:07:58 +0000

Did anyone else notice that on the SNY encore presentation of the game this afternoon, they completely cut out the whole section of the game where Randolph gives the cold stare to Reyes. Just Tivo’d it back and forth a few times. They start the bottom of the seventh with the pitching change, Reyes and Castillo are on second and first, respectively, Wright at bat. I think they left it in when they replayed it in the ninth, but this part was just cut out. Glitch on the part of my Tivo, or part of a conspiracy? Has anyone ever noticed something like this before?

By: LogeAtShea

LogeAtShea — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:37:50 +0000

You think his contract has something to do with his play? Take a look at his stats month by month . . . not a chance. You can say that Rick Down’s firing might be related, although I don’t buy it. You can say that Willie’s benching him might be related, but I don’t buy that either. All in all, he hasn’t been all that terrible; it’s just that we haven’t seen since early June that incredibly gifted, energetic, clutch performer that had seen all through 2006 and early in 2007. but one thing for sure – - this isn’t a player sitting on his millions and not giving it his all.

By: Paid Like Mike Gallego

Paid Like Mike Gallego — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:36:48 +0000

Reyes’ play during the last month is really not much different than Wright’s play in April. We could all overanalyze things right now but I think Reyes main problem right now is that he’s in a slump. Of course, too many fans can’t accept that, so something else must be wrong. Thus, instead of being in a slump, Reyes is either (a) too power happy, (b) regressing, (c) too cocky, or (d) having personal problems which are affecting his play.

By: Innis_2_winnis

Innis_2_winnis — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:35:59 +0000

Agree on all points…Jose doesn’t get cheated on his hits…few bleeders. Just voicing that I don’t like to see (consistently) balls in the air from our leadoff hitter.

Delgado roped that ball foul. I hope he spends some time in the offseason working on hitting liners and ground balls to left. I realize that there’s only so many tricks you can teach on old dog, and a career pull hitter (though admittedly with some power to left center) is what he is. How many times has he ripped a ball that the short right fielder…I mean, second baseman…has plucked 40 feet deep in the hole? I don’t have the numbers….but over the course of the season, the shift has got to have taken away 30-50 points on the batting average vs. what would have resulted with a non-shifted alignment. A lot of that has to do with how he’s pitched too…but in the 9th yesterday he had a pitch or two on the outside half . I ask out of ignorance, but does anyone have a handle on how long (how many seasons) defenses have been consistenly shifting against him? My impression is that it has been a relatively reason (2 or so season) phenomenon.

By: Roach

Roach — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:15:02 +0000

Yea, and i’m not saying i don’t love his enthusiasm, BUT i don’t want a cheerleader….I want a ballplayer, the Jose Reyes of 2006

By: jbinva

jbinva — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:09:59 +0000

Yeah. I was watching the Nats broadcast on MASN last night, and when they panned through the Mets dugout right before the bottom of the ninth, there were grim looks all around. All except for Jose who was laughing and joking. I’m normally a big fan of his just-go-out-and-have-fun style (especially when it’s working), but in that particular situation, it sure didn’t sit right.

By: darkstar73

darkstar73 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:56:50 +0000

c’mon, I hate to say it, but Reyes is cocky, he’s got all the talent in the world, and sometimes it comes rushing out, however, this is baseball and talent alone doesn’t get it done for 162 games. Every player will have slumps and periods of sub-par play, but its the ability to focus and grind day in and day out that separates some from others and shortens those periods of bad play. Is this a knock on Reyes? Not necessarily. He’s 24, its hard to expect him to be a seasoned veteran who knows how to get it done for 162 games. For some players it take a bit longer to figure that kind of stuff out. As for right now, Reyes apparently hasn’t. I still love him, his joy, his passion, his play, but he still has much to learn about this game.

By: The Stache

The Stache — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:52:59 +0000

To be fair, I believe during Reyes slump he is prone to hitting popups to the opposite field especially from the left hand side of the plate. I do not beleive Reyes gets home run happy as those shots he hit last nite where line drives, and absolute no doubters. I did not see an uppercut as much as both pitches were low in the strike zone. It looked like he stayed pretty level last night which has got to be his main focus right now.

Also, Reyes is just not that good of a bunter. He could stand to learn alot from Castillo in that aspect of the game. Speed never slumps as they say, but Reyes game is not really built around that aspect. When Reyes is on, even his groundball singles are usually hit hard. Reyes uses his speed on the basepaths and on the field. It helps him get on base, but his mental approach is not geared towards that line of thinking I believe.

Anyone see that ball Delgado hit for a home run foul? If he is not pulling out on that ball with his front right leg that ball is gone. I really don’t know what to think of Delgado mechanically anymore. He is too much of a veteran with his lil notebook to not notice that. I believe something is hampering him like it has been all season and that is causing him to pull off to get the bat through the zone.