Comments on: Minors: Is Kunz the Next Joba http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/ 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: VegasMet http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105377 VegasMet Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:40:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105377 Whether it's Sanchez or Kunz, or someone we've never heard of yet, I'm just (over) anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next great closer for the Mets. The sooner he arrives, the sooner I can get over having to root for Wagner... There have certainly been Mets who's talent ( or lack thereof ) has made it hard to support ( See Mota, most recently, Benitez, Cedeno a bit further back ), but I can think of few Mets who I found so personally despicable... ( Vince Coleman, maybe )... As the sum of being a Met fan is greater than any of the individual parts, I'll cheer with all my might for every save that he delivers, but my hurrahs will be equally great the day they find his replacement... Whether it’s Sanchez or Kunz, or someone we’ve never heard of yet, I’m just (over) anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next great closer for the Mets.
The sooner he arrives, the sooner I can get over having to root for Wagner…
There have certainly been Mets who’s talent ( or lack thereof ) has made it hard to support ( See Mota, most recently, Benitez, Cedeno a bit further back ), but I can think of few Mets who I found so personally despicable… ( Vince Coleman, maybe )…
As the sum of being a Met fan is greater than any of the individual parts, I’ll cheer with all my might for every save that he delivers, but my hurrahs will be equally great the day they find his replacement…

]]> By: Airfeet http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105361 Airfeet Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:58:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105361 First of all, all this talk from yankee fans about Joba being a future hall of famer is really starting to get ridiculous. The guy has thrown 20 regular season innings, and not to mention a very poor playoff outing. Second of all, there are pitchers out there that have stuff as good as Joba or even better. Joel Zumaya for example throws even harder than Joba. Felix Hernandez has disguisting stuff. And 3rd of all, almost all power arm pitchers these days get injured. Id say theres a good 30 percent chance Joba is the next Kerry Wood/ Mark Prior, and id say theres a good 50 percent chance he gets injured this year and misses time...and then comes back from rehab and starts to get hit. Kinda like Felix last season after being unhittable at the start of the season...missed a few weeks...came back and wasnt nearly as dominant as he was before. COME ON YANKEES FANS..btw the yanks staff is horrendous right now, regardless of what Joba does. First of all, all this talk from yankee fans about Joba being a future hall of famer is really starting to get ridiculous. The guy has thrown 20 regular season innings, and not to mention a very poor playoff outing. Second of all, there are pitchers out there that have stuff as good as Joba or even better. Joel Zumaya for example throws even harder than Joba. Felix Hernandez has disguisting stuff. And 3rd of all, almost all power arm pitchers these days get injured. Id say theres a good 30 percent chance Joba is the next Kerry Wood/ Mark Prior, and id say theres a good 50 percent chance he gets injured this year and misses time…and then comes back from rehab and starts to get hit. Kinda like Felix last season after being unhittable at the start of the season…missed a few weeks…came back and wasnt nearly as dominant as he was before. COME ON YANKEES FANS..btw the yanks staff is horrendous right now, regardless of what Joba does.

]]> By: boozermetsfan http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105087 boozermetsfan Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:01:42 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105087 two two

]]> By: boozermetsfan http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105086 boozermetsfan Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:01:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-105086 can we burn all the Joba Rules T-Shirts? he does not even rule tiny bugs. btw, is it possible that john Harper and Joel Sherman are the same person. I mean I always get those too confused. one person i would not confuse is Lisa Olson. I love her articles. I am sad to hear she left the Daily News back in January. i blame Lupica. can we burn all the Joba Rules T-Shirts?

he does not even rule tiny bugs.

btw, is it possible that john Harper and Joel Sherman are the same person. I mean I always get those too confused.

one person i would not confuse is Lisa Olson. I love her articles. I am sad to hear she left the Daily News back in January. i blame Lupica.

]]> By: stickguy http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104959 stickguy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:51:46 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104959 and he still might be, if given a chance. Not everyone can hit their peak their first year out. and he still might be, if given a chance. Not everyone can hit their peak their first year out.

]]> By: pvhornet05 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104933 pvhornet05 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:21:53 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104933 Dark, I think he is saying that last year during ST foxsports said that Pelfrey would be the next Verlander. I believe it was Ken Rosenthal who said it. Dark, I think he is saying that last year during ST foxsports said that Pelfrey would be the next Verlander. I believe it was Ken Rosenthal who said it.

]]> By: cyclone http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104928 cyclone Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:13:43 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104928 am gonna love to see what the league is going to do to him now that he's no longer a secret...I'm sure they will adjust to him over the course of a full year...then we'll see if he's as great as everybody thinks he is... am gonna love to see what the league is going to do to him now that he’s no longer a secret…I’m sure they will adjust to him over the course of a full year…then we’ll see if he’s as great as everybody thinks he is…

]]> By: darkstar73 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104920 darkstar73 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104920 huh? Verlander dominated at the major league level pretty soon after being drafted, a rare commodity, when did Pelfrey do that? huh? Verlander dominated at the major league level pretty soon after being drafted, a rare commodity, when did Pelfrey do that?

]]> By: FrozenRope http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104917 FrozenRope Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:00:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104917 At some point in the near future, it'd be nice for the Mets, and the writers that surround them grasp the concept of originality. It's time to stop playing the role of the JV team, comparing players to the Yankees, doing roll calls before games, playing Sweet Caroline at Mets games, etc. trying so hard to market stupid aspects of the Mets organization. How about...just win. Play hard and win. Don't worry about other players, other teams, stealing other teams songs (Sweet Caroline). For once I'd love for the Mets to just be the Mets. At some point in the near future, it’d be nice for the Mets, and the writers that surround them grasp the concept of originality.

It’s time to stop playing the role of the JV team, comparing players to the Yankees, doing roll calls before games, playing Sweet Caroline at Mets games, etc. trying so hard to market stupid aspects of the Mets organization.

How about…just win. Play hard and win. Don’t worry about other players, other teams, stealing other teams songs (Sweet Caroline). For once I’d love for the Mets to just be the Mets.

]]> By: FBones24 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104915 FBones24 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:59:58 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/27/minors-is-kunz-the-next-joba/#comment-104915 Didn't we have the next Verlander for a while... I think his name was Mike Pelfrey? Didn’t we have the next Verlander for a while… I think his name was Mike Pelfrey?

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