Comments on: Buzz: Mets Inquire on Burnett

By: Blue_n_Orange

Blue_n_Orange — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:42:46 +0000

Yeah, you’re right. I just couldn’t resist the Schneitro thing ;)

By: dannyb

dannyb — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:24:08 +0000

Haha…Schneitro. You know what he meant. Schneider’s defense is a major upgrade over what we had last year. Teams exploited LoDuca’s Piazza-esque arm and ran all over him last year. Castro still has the stick he had last year unless he catches Delgado-itis. On days where you figure to need a little offense, you can start Castro. When you face a running team, start Schneider. Still love the Schneitro comment.

I completely agree about Ryan Church being just as good as Green, but Milledge probably would have been the best option. Why not give the kid a legitimate shot? He never had the chance he deserved here.

I agree with you about Humber, but Pelfrey is definitely ready. He took major lumps last year, but sending him down to start the season would be psychologically disasterous. He definitely has the stuff, it’s just a matter of commanding his pitches.

By: metsftw

metsftw — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:50:51 +0000

no, he’s twice the pitcher ollie could ever hope to be.

By: Blue_n_Orange

Blue_n_Orange — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:27:34 +0000

First off

Church=Green (he’s just younger)

Second:

Schneider & Castro will not be playing at the same time. It’s not like they’re going to merge to form Schneitro. So that means on days where Scneider starts you shouldn’t expect too much offense from the catching position. Also, while Lo Duca could be considered a #2 hitter Schneider is strictly a #8.

Third:

The Mest would be best off letting Pelfrey and Humber working their stuff out in the minors next year. Rushing our prospects is part of the reason we’re in the situation we’re in.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:00:26 +0000

Only problem is that the Jays are shopping Rios for MLB ready SP. I don’t think they would give that chip and a SP away for prospects.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:57:15 +0000

So you would rather have Lima, Williams and Chan Ho Park as the back up plan?
Start the season with Pelfrey and if he falters then Garcia can step in. I don’t see an issue with these low risk signings that give us depth.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:55:37 +0000

Glavine was considered our #1 going into last season. By the end of the year yes he was our #3 but lets not kid ourself. We need to replace his innings and Silva can do that with better numbers. I don’t see that as being a bad thing.
It’s not like Silva will be matching up with Smoltz like Glavine had to last year. It will be all the rest of the #4′s and 5′s and I will gladly take Silva over almost any NL #5.

By: Slob

Slob — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:55:36 +0000

I think some people just hate young players because it reminds them of how old and out of touch they are. So they have no problem with saying that Gomez stinks based on 325 innings of play at the major league level or that Pelfrey and Humber will never be good starters because they failed to impress in a combined 18 lifetime starts. These bitter simpletons are constantly clamoring for instant gratification with no regard for cost or consequences. I wonder if they even really enjoy watching the game of baseball.

By: MetsFan21

MetsFan21 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:52:03 +0000

Hmm… I wonder what would the Jays ask for a package involving Rios and Burnett?

Gomez, Church, Estrada, Humber/Pelfrey, Heilman and cash/a minor league pitcher?

I’m just curious! I am picturing an outfield of Alou in left, Beltran in center and Rios in right. So Burnett walks after the season… that’s a 2009 Type-A draft pick. Rios you would have under control and everyone will forget about the rapper formerly known as L-Millz.

By: rhizzo290

rhizzo290 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:49:09 +0000

All of you people think that you fire this person and fire that person trade for this guy and get rid of someone else. This isn’t like a video game and you can trade for top pitchers when you have nobody in AAA. And you think Omar is doing a bad job so fire him… Who are you going to get to replace him? Same with Willy, who are you going to replace him with? i am not a big fan of his but bottom line in the 3 years he has been here, he has done a lot better than most managers that the Mets have had in the past 15 years. I honestly would rather have Bobby V back but thats my opinion. But the bottom line there isn’t anyone out there that will replace them. And for all of you that believe that Omar is completely to blame for not getting some of these guys then you are in La La Land… No owner in their right mind would give complete control over who and who not to pick up.

Also as far as adding Pelfrey as a trade and Milledge going to Washington, their value has gone way down in the pat 2 seasons. Pelfrey was what 3-7 or 3-8 last year. I mean honestly who would want that? And Milledge, i was just as excited as the next met fan when he came up but the bottom line he is a streaky hitting Punk. He would hit well for a week then swing at crap. He had a great arm but lacked control and his fielding was spotty most of the time as well. Yeah he may be a better player in the future but obviously the mets couldn’t wait to bring him up with all the injuries to their outfield.

So all of you remember your thoughts about what you are saying regarding Omar, Willy, and the “Scrubs” that they are picking up so when they start winning next year you can all think about your BS comments…

Thats the fun of being a mets fan, you hate then you love…