Comments on: Buzz: Minaya Unaware of Dontrelle http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jamie http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56211 jamie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:57:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56211 "do you watch the games" is tied with "go root for the yankees" as the most annoying and overused phrases in posting. Yes, kevin, I watch the games. The collapse last year was about bad pitching and not hitting at the worst possible moments. David Eckstein would not have prevented the collapse with his "grit". And if you think Reyes' only value is "excitement"...well, maybe you should learn a little more about baseball. “do you watch the games” is tied with “go root for the yankees” as the most annoying and overused phrases in posting. Yes, kevin, I watch the games.

The collapse last year was about bad pitching and not hitting at the worst possible moments. David Eckstein would not have prevented the collapse with his “grit”.

And if you think Reyes’ only value is “excitement”…well, maybe you should learn a little more about baseball.

]]> By: mdemaio http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56206 mdemaio Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56206 ...forgot Shoppach and Buchholz... …forgot Shoppach and Buchholz…

]]> By: NYMBosco http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56201 NYMBosco Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:51:48 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56201 I agree 100% that the drafting and development of players is fundamentally wrong. Omar should be held accountable for this by management. Basically I think that this will ultimately get Omar fired. Last year was his downfall trading Bannister, Bell etc...and left himself exposed without enough prospects and young talent for trades for this year. The lack of development with pelfrey and humber has been a failure and that should also fall on the GM for not making their development more of a priority. Instead of pelfrey and humber in games where we needed spot starters last year we got Brian Lawrence and Dave Williams rather than getting pelfrey and humber more innings...Omar should be fired....other teams have the chips to trade and the only thing omar will do if sign El Duque's brother. Give me a break....... I agree 100% that the drafting and development of players is fundamentally wrong. Omar should be held accountable for this by management. Basically I think that this will ultimately get Omar fired. Last year was his downfall trading Bannister, Bell etc…and left himself exposed without enough prospects and young talent for trades for this year. The lack of development with pelfrey and humber has been a failure and that should also fall on the GM for not making their development more of a priority. Instead of pelfrey and humber in games where we needed spot starters last year we got Brian Lawrence and Dave Williams rather than getting pelfrey and humber more innings…Omar should be fired….other teams have the chips to trade and the only thing omar will do if sign El Duque’s brother. Give me a break…….

]]> By: dcmetsfan http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56191 dcmetsfan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:47:03 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56191 Willis is a bonafide star? Don't you have to have more than one excellent season in five years to eba "bonafide" star? A guy coming off as awful a season as Dontrelle is not a star in any book. Willis is a bonafide star? Don’t you have to have more than one excellent season in five years to eba “bonafide” star? A guy coming off as awful a season as Dontrelle is not a star in any book.

]]> By: Slob http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56175 Slob Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:40:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56175 Weak NL East? Huh? Weak NL East? Huh?

]]> By: mdemaio http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56157 mdemaio Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:34:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56157 Interesting point. I just look at a team like Anaheim, or Boston...they've been playoff-caliber teams for a bunch of years now and still have a thriving farm system...the lower-level guys Boston was willing to include in the Santana deal (Masterson and Lowrie) were as good as anyone in the Mets system at their respective positions (P and SS). Then there's Lester, Papelbon, Ellsbury, Hanley, Sanchez, Pedroia...how is that happening? Same for Arizona...or the Dodgers. Last year's Baseball America rankings had the Mets 28th out of the 30 teams in terms of organizational talent, with only SD and Cincinnati behind them. That's inexcusable for a team with the kind of assets the Mets have. Something is fundamentally wrong with the way this organization is drafting and developing players - this offseason has made that glaringly obvious. Interesting point.

I just look at a team like Anaheim, or Boston…they’ve been playoff-caliber teams for a bunch of years now and still have a thriving farm system…the lower-level guys Boston was willing to include in the Santana deal (Masterson and Lowrie) were as good as anyone in the Mets system at their respective positions (P and SS). Then there’s Lester, Papelbon, Ellsbury, Hanley, Sanchez, Pedroia…how is that happening? Same for Arizona…or the Dodgers. Last year’s Baseball America rankings had the Mets 28th out of the 30 teams in terms of organizational talent, with only SD and Cincinnati behind them. That’s inexcusable for a team with the kind of assets the Mets have.

Something is fundamentally wrong with the way this organization is drafting and developing players – this offseason has made that glaringly obvious.

]]> By: jamie http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56154 jamie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:29:44 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56154 yep yep

]]> By: Slob http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56153 Slob Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:27:42 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56153 Jose Reyes contributed 43.3 more runs than a replacement level shortstop in '07. If you think a bad September warrants the removal of that kind of production from the team, then you're a fool. Jose Reyes contributed 43.3 more runs than a replacement level shortstop in ’07. If you think a bad September warrants the removal of that kind of production from the team, then you’re a fool.

]]> By: Slob http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56151 Slob Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56151 Too late for that. Too late for that.

]]> By: kevin2elster21 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56150 kevin2elster21 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:25:47 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/05/buzz-minaya-unaware-of-dontrelle/#comment-56150 hahaha seriosuly? I think he's entertaining as heck. maybe he's too pessimistic for you guys? hahaha

seriosuly? I think he’s entertaining as heck. maybe he’s too pessimistic for you guys?

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