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In an article for Newsday, David Lennon writes that Jose Reyes will be much more serious this season. Reyes, as quoted by Lennon…
“No more handshakes. People kept saying we got teams fired up when we did those handshakes, so now I want to focus more on baseball. Nobody said anything to me, but it’s because of what happened last year. That’s why I’m taking this year more seriously. In 2006, everybody loved [the handshakes], but now it’s different. I’m going to enjoy the game, but I’m not going to do the handshakes with the guys. I don’t want people to talk about that. I just want to play baseball. I want to take care of business on the field.”
Brian Schneider, as quoted by Lennon…
“For some guys, it’s all right if they do it in the dugout, but if they do it outside… sometimes people have a problem with it.”
…our little boy is all grown up now…honestly, i feel two ways about this…first, it is nice to see reyes maturing and taking his role on the team more seriously…the dancing and the handshakes outside of the dugout were sometimes a bit much…on the other hand, i always love his celebratory dances…they were part of the fun of watching him play, and i hope he doesn’t become too serious where it takes away from his enthusiasm for the game…it’s too bad that players on other teams are influencing his behavior with how they feel about his “antics”, but it seems that the whole team seems much more focused this year, including David Wright who has cut-off his promotional appearances, and polls regarding which song he should approach the plate to…
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First Off… I thought it was AWESOME that D-Wright let his fans choose his Batting song. That will not take away from his focus. It gets the Fans more invloved and connected to the players.
what wouldve been awesome is if he overlooked all the cheesy hip hop the fans voted on and actually selected my write in for the intro to money for nothing by dire straits.
where can we vote for his song?
Oh Please. Did anyone notice how the Red Sox celebrate after home runs? It makes Reyes’ handshake look like nothing and nobody dares say anything about it. Sometimes baseball players take themselves too seriously. Maybe putting a little fun back into the game will make it into a national game again.
seriously .. “manny being manny” with his hands in the air even when losing and that kind of stuff. Baseball has always taken itself too seriously, and Jose was one step away from that .. I think this is bad news. Unless he channels it into hitting and goes on a tear, then I’ll reassess
This is B.S. I don’t like this at all.
is nice to see reyes maturing and taking his role on the team more seriously…the dancing and the handshakes outside of the dugout were a bit much…
Well his role on the team was to be full of energy and enthusiastic. Now appearently he can’t do that. ASk his teammates why they loved Reyes most if not all said they love how energetic he is.
Oh well, get ready for a Mets team with no personality.
David Wright cutting off promotional appearences and Reyes not being able to be himself are completely different and have nothing to do with each other.
He’s still gonna be energetic … and you can bet he will still do the handshakes. I’m betting he does them in the dugout only. Which is fine. I think what he’s saying is he will cut the crap on the on deck circle etc.
How can you not like this approach by him? He’s showing great signs of maturity.
From the way the article is written it sounds like Reyes is saying, “no more handshakes”. THAT’S BULL!!! I can’t believe he would say this. The whole essesnse of Jose being Jose - are his handshakes and the never fading smile. I agree 100% with Benny Blanco - Reyes gotta be Reyes. I don’t care what the other teams think. Let them hate us - they do anyway! Reyes doing handshakes doesn’t make him less mature - it’s a personality trait that has nothing to do with playing baseball - it’s just being a fun guy who likes to have fun. Why would you be ok with him toning down fun? - isn’t that what you come to the game for, isn’t that why baseball is there to begin with? Or do you enjoy just sitting in front of the TV biting your nails for 3 hours? I love Reyes the way he is - when he just came up in 2004 every game the announcers kept talking about his smile and his love for the game. I hate the fact that he’s cutting so much of it off….
Why isn’t it possible for him to be himself and have fun … and be serious when he needs to be serious? Some of you people act like he’s going to be a zombie now because of a quote in a newspaper article. Did you happen to see his interview yesterday? Did it seem like he was not smiling or being himself? Did it seem like the Mets gave him a lobotomy and he will only frown from this day on?
It seems like he’s taking away from his personality - a personality that NO ONE in NY had a problem with in 2005 or 2006 or even first half 2007. Everyone all of a sudden has an issue with it when reyes is hitting .200 It’s nonesense. Jose shouldn’t “STOP” anything - just work on your skills and concentration in between games and be ready to come out and play. Showing emotions and coming up with clever handshakes has nothing to do with how concentrated on the game he is. I don’t get you people with your “just play the game” bull…the game is supposed to be fun….you’re just like the people who got post-touchdown celebrations banned from football - i’ll bet you hated those too…
“I don’t get you people with your “just play the game” bull…the game is supposed to be fun….you’re just like the people who got post-touchdown celebrations banned from football - i’ll bet you hated those too…”
First of all … read my damn posts before you make accusations. I said I do not believe he will stop doing handshakes. I repeated that about 5 times if you take the time to read. I never said I had a PROBLEM with it. I don’t. Stop taking whatever you’re angry about in life out on me.
The fact that you’re getting so worked up over a quote that he made in a newspaper is a problem in itself.
Agree….. Random Carlito’s Way Character
yes i agree. what separated the mets from other teams, the no-personality yankees in particular, was how enthusiatic reyes was. maybe not a full out dance in the ondeck circle, but he best be at the top step after a delgado blast
Nah, I agree with Benny Blanco. you are gonna look at Reyes this season and see Kevin McReynolds!
LOL … Kevin McReynolds … thats ridiculous.
LMAO K-Mac in the house…
i dont like this either. you shouldnt let other teams dictate how you act on or off the field. no one had a problem with it in 06 bc we steamrolled, in 07 suddenly it was a classless immature display. if you go out and play the game and win who cares what other teams think. its just like football, you dont want to see TO spike the ball on your teams logo then keep him out of the end zone.
ps: we didnt lose last year bc of handshakes.
TRue.we didnt lose because of handshakes, but how do we know they didnt rile up teams like the Nats and the Marlins who had nothing to play for, but yet they played like world beaters that last week of the season.
Honestly, I couldn’t care less what other teams think of the Mets, or what fires them up or whatever.
But I’m glad Reyes is growing out of that. Dance all you want once you win the game, but stay focused while there’s still work to be done. His over-enthusiasm early in the year and his sulking late in the year were flip sides of the same coin. I’d rather lose both than keep both.
he’s going to be energetic. just energetic when it counts…on the field of play doing the things that win ballgames.
devoting your energy to post-play dances and handshakes does not win ball games.
no more handshakes…
I don’t like it..
I understand discipline, but part of the joy of watching this team is the young fire and passion you see from some of the players…
I get it…we collapsed in 2007. We need to focus, but lets not get out of hand here
Come on … do you really think he’s going to stop doing them? He’s just saying he’s going to tone it down … don’t take it so literally.
When he said he was no longer going to be doing these handshakes….ummmm….I pretty much took it as….ummm…he’s no longer going to be doing these handshakes.
You missed my point. Whether he does them or not is immaterial, it’s that he seems to think toning down his passion, fire and excitement is essential to becoming a better on field presence.
I think people put too much stock into quotes from papers. That’s my point. Everyone needs to relax. He’s not going to turn into a statue with no personality.
jose,
handshakes, high fives, and knucle raps are fine….just cut out the dancing and styling.
enthusiam is one thing showing up the other team is another. its called being a professional and nobody wants to take away his energy but there are ways to express yourself without showing up antoher team. they were celbrating 10 feet away from home plate last year but he wasnt celebrating when he hit 200 in sept. it wasnt so funny then. Or when he was jumping around in the 9th inning of a game with a towel wrapped around his head. I remember loosing that game in extra innings. He is the life of he team but I love that he realizes he has to tone it down.
Was that stuff really all that distracting? As much as people want to make baseball out to be some professional gentlemen’s game it’s just a damn sport. It’s fun, it’s entertainment, and if you’re too stuck up and easily offended by special handshakes (no noes!!!) then grow some thicker skin. Now if Reyes dropped his pants and ran around the backstop yeah I can see that as incredibly distracting. Maybe I’m the only one who doesn’t take this game all that seriously. People said they were devestated by the Mets collapse. Why? It’s just one season. It’s just a game.
Its not that he was disruptive to his team its just he fired up the other team. In football you never want to give the other team bulletin board material before the game because it lights a fire under some guys and then work harder to be better that game. When Reyes dances and does his thing, he’s making the other team want to beat him more and it could give that team more motivation to go out and beat him. I’m going to miss it as a fan but Reyes will still lighten up the team in the dugout and clubhouse so don’t worry. Him and pedro will be just fine!
I gotta tell you I would HATE to be a fan of a team than needed another team’s handshakes to motivate them to *really* try to win. That must suck….
i second that. besides that bulletin board stuff is completely overblown b.s. i mean the bulletin board material that Plaxico gave the Patriots really worked in NE’s favor didn’t it? Oh wait a second…
its not that you need motivation to win its just it pisses you off which gets your adrenaline pumping more making you stronger. I’ve been to the gym were I am giving it 110% and lifting my max and then someone did something to piss me like bump into me and then all of a sudden I get pissed off and the adrenaline starts to pump and I add more weight and can lift it. Some of those homeruns in the late innings might have died at the warning track if the adrenaline wasn’t pumping or the batter would have been later on the swing and missed it!
ughh i think if you’re up in the 10 or 11 or 12th inning with the game on the line your adrenaline is pumping as much as it can. the last thing that should be in the player’s mind then is disliking someone’s handshakes…
The Marlins don’t need handshakes to motivate them. Believe it or not, the goal of every baseball team is to win baseball games.