Comments on: Note: Jaramillo will Entertain Offers

By: mistermet

mistermet — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:29:15 +0000

I guarantee Minaya will bring Mota back….guarantee!

Anybody want to bet a few beers on that?

He will want to justify this 2-year contract…and he will also want to justify a lot of the other veteran garbage that he recruited for 2007. The roster will be 90-95% the same (which is exactly what can’t happen…there should be as much roster turnover as possible to have less players around that remember the collapse…)…you watch! Same team next year!

This is why Omar should be relieved of his duties, and obviously Willie should too.

Anybody want to take my bet on Mota? He will be a Met on Opening Day ’08. Guarantee.

By: squad

squad — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:02:41 +0000

Reyes attempted and stole more bases than he ever has in his career by a fairly large amount. He was also on base more than he has ever been.

Throw in the most demanding position in baseball that isn’t catcher, and the fact that he only missed 2 games (as opposed to 9 last year) and now you understand why he wore down. Also, he actually played in the AS game this year when he sat out last year with a broken bone in his hand.

Willie did a poor job managing Reyes’ rest last y ear. It was obvious down that stretch that this kid was gassed.

By: jdon

jdon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:17:31 +0000

There is no basis for saying Reyes ran out of gas. He didn’t run out of gas last year or the year before. He is 24. And please, batting coaches are no big deal. Hojo didn’t do anything. This team can hit. They were slumping hwen Hojo came in and they started hitting. Did he personally improve 3everyione”s approach? Come on. All teams go through slumps. These coaches don’t do much. These hitters are in the major leagues. They already know how to hit. That is how they got here. I made my comment about Reyes because he has an awful stance. His physical and mental approach at the plate needs work. A coach could do something about that. But 99% of the time these guys change nothing. The hitters just need a pat on the back. You do not need an Einstein for that. Batting coaches are grossly overrated. They are there to make the hitters feel good, not to fill their heads with a lot of crap. Down was doing that for two and a half years. The team had its share of slumps. But they always came out of them. Omar got rid of him to stick it to Willie. Omar talks out of both sides of his mouth. I am not a Willie fan, but I do not get the same sense about him.

By: NY Cuban

NY Cuban — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:00:13 +0000

But we are STUCK with him. So, lets at least Willie-proof the staff and roster. That being said, you can’t bring back most of the 2007 players! Eat some contracts and get fresh blood on some of those expendable players. Also, there has to be an “impact” move to say…holy crap, this organization means business.

By: mistermet

mistermet — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:33:46 +0000

What this team needs is a manager with:

(a) a shred of intellect/strategy
(b) an ounce of passion

Randolph has neither…enough said.

By: BigHangWithEm

BigHangWithEm — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:48:02 +0000

your right X,

it was “shocking and awesome” that Bobby V managed to get a team into the WS that featured an OF of, Jay Payton, Benny Agbayani, Darryl Hamilton, Timo Perez, Shawn Dunston.

Obviously the guy has no managing ability! Talent like that should be in the WS every year!

if Bobby V managed the Mets the last two years, it would have meant back to back NL pennants if not WS championships.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:40:20 +0000

Every single one of the above comments has a shred of truth, but is taken way too far.

If you don’t blame HoJo for Reyes (the comment above that you agreed with says that Reyes just ran out of gas and it was not something HoJo could have done something about), how can you blame Peterson for the collapse of the bullpen when we all know that those guys were gassed because of how inefficient the starting pitching staff was throughout the year. The bullpen was exhausted from overuse due to short starting pitching. Short starting pitching was due to age and the quality of pitchers. Peterson might be overhyped, but let’s not jump on him too much.

You advocate change for change sake, which is not what the team needs. It needs smart, directed moves that improve the players on the field. Let’s start with improving the roster.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:00:37 +0000

So, no one is talking about the effect on HoJo? He is the hitting coach now, right? Does he just accept a demotion to 1B coach (which is not as prestigious as 3B coach, by the way)? I think Rudy could mean losing HoJo, about which I’m not sure how I feel. But, I think it was worth mentioning.

By: breadclock

breadclock — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:40:08 +0000

Screw Jaramillo. A new hitting coach isn’t even on the galactic map of things to be done to improve this team. HoJo did a great job. The offense wasn’t the problem at all in the 2nd half. Only Reyes stumbled down the last 6 weeks, but his overall game fell apart, not just hitting. He was beat.

Mets ownership is giving the fans the finger so far this off-season. They’ve failed to hold anybody accountable for the historic choke. Mazzone’s available and not even a murmur of discontent towards Peterson and his inability to even put a finger in the dyke before the entire pitching dam collapsed.

And Jaramillo is touted as the Rick Peterson of hitting coaches? Wonderful.

By: Xavier22

Xavier22 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:06:38 +0000

What is this love affair with Bobby V? The guy was a clown who relied more on “shock and awe” tactics rather than fundamental baseball smarts.

I’m not saying Willie is great, but I can’t see guys like Beltran and Pedro putting up with someone with Bobby V’s personality.