Comments on: Read: Heyman on Mets vs. Phillies Rivalry

By: EastFallowfield

EastFallowfield — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:42:41 +0000

So he averaged 37 saves the two seasons after he lost ALL of his mojo? What exactly is mojo and how does it make all your saves irrelevant?

By: The Glider

The Glider — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:49:59 +0000

Then we should just go out and prove it this year. If most of the team is relatively healthy, plus the addition of Santana (et al.), there should be no excuses. Yes?

If we’re still looking for a 2008 slogan, how about:

NO EXCUSES!

By: The Glider

The Glider — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:45:49 +0000

Excellent point.

By: TheMaskedMan

TheMaskedMan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:57:09 +0000

Heyman is a moron and has no clue what makes someone a good baseball player.

David Wright got absolutely robbed.

By: Constnza81V2.0

Constnza81V2.0 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:48:29 +0000

He saved 32 games in ‘06 and he saved those games to the run of a 5.28 ERA. You think that’s going to get the job done in Philly, you’re dreaming. You guys will run Lidge out of town after his first blown save.

By: Constnza81V2.0

Constnza81V2.0 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:46:44 +0000

No you get attacked (by more than just me mind you) because you ONLY come on this blog to attack Willie.

Learn the distinction between logic and hysteria and people might actually treat you and your opinions with some respect around here.

And you harping on me every time I criticize Willie (which has been numerous times the past three years) is getting as old and trite as your act in general.

By: dcmetsfan

dcmetsfan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:25:15 +0000

Sorry, I have to go on a separate rant here. As usual, Heyman has to take pot shots at “statheads.” If Heyman stepped away from Rollins’ lap for a second maybe he could appreciate that Rollins wasn’t even th most valuable player on his own team. What’s amazing, Heyman goes on and on for about three paragraphs railing about VORP, as though anyone would boil everything down to a single sabermetric model. Even the so-called “VORPies” recognize the inherent limitations of something like VORP. VORP is simply one of many models of measuring performance.

But let’s be frank – Rollins had a great year. He was not the most valuable player in the NL. He wasn’t the most valuable player on his own team.

By: Danny1986

Danny1986 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:20:56 +0000

quick….what was the Mets winning percentage in September last year? anyone? anyone?

it was .500. They were 14 and 14.

Mets gave the Division away given the situation, which was that the Phillies did have to win 17 games that Month to take the Division.

By: pboegel

pboegel — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:07:51 +0000

I am going to say this is only one more time.

The Mets in the final seven vs. Philly beat themselves, bullpen, poor fielding, and dimwitted mistakes.

Once in those did Philly simply out play the Mets, in two others the Phillies bested the Mets more or less on their own head to head accord, four of the games the Mets flat out handed to Philly.

The Mets beat themselves FAR more than the Phillies beating the pulp out of the Mets.

This is not even Mets v Cardinals circa 1985 into 1986, in 85 both teams played extremely well head to head.

There is no fear inside the Mets heads of Philly as was the case with Atlanta thru the late 90s and first two seasons of the millenium

By: EastFallowfield

EastFallowfield — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:29:26 +0000

How did he save 42 gms the year after he lost ‘all of his mojo’? That’s more than Wagner’s saved in any of his 2 seasons each in Phi or NY.