Comments on: PSL: Trial and Error http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/ 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: yubbajr http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109623 yubbajr Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:34:05 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109623 Here's all you need to know about Milledge... When asked by a reporter at spring training a couple years ago about what it was like to work with a major league coaching staff and if he's trying to soak it all in his response was... "It's hard to hear someone else tell me about hitting when they're not me at the plate." That's a great approach for a young player, don't you think? Good riddance. Here’s all you need to know about Milledge…

When asked by a reporter at spring training a couple years ago about what it was like to work with a major league coaching staff and if he’s trying to soak it all in his response was…

“It’s hard to hear someone else tell me about hitting when they’re not me at the plate.”

That’s a great approach for a young player, don’t you think?

Good riddance.

]]> By: DaveFil7 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109456 DaveFil7 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:51:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109456 ^ The double-post, thats amateur hour... ^ The double-post, thats amateur hour…

]]> By: miker94 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109410 miker94 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:20:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109410 And against any decent or experienced pitcher, he looks completely overmatched at the plate, swinging from his heels especially against any offspeed pitch. Sure he can hit, but only against some rookie or scrub pitcher. And his fielding is horrible. Are you kidding me, did you watch him play at all the last 2 years??? Watching him track a routine flyball is like watching a kid try to catch a popup for the first time. And he does have a strong arm, but that doesn't mean anything, it's very erratic and he has NO accuracy. He gets the ball and just launches it, usually way over the cutoff man's head. I'll take Church over him any day, hell I'd even take Green over him. I'm glad he's gone! And against any decent or experienced pitcher, he looks completely overmatched at the plate, swinging from his heels especially against any offspeed pitch. Sure he can hit, but only against some rookie or scrub pitcher. And his fielding is horrible. Are you kidding me, did you watch him play at all the last 2 years??? Watching him track a routine flyball is like watching a kid try to catch a popup for the first time. And he does have a strong arm, but that doesn’t mean anything, it’s very erratic and he has NO accuracy. He gets the ball and just launches it, usually way over the cutoff man’s head. I’ll take Church over him any day, hell I’d even take Green over him. I’m glad he’s gone!

]]> By: mets17 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109360 mets17 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:06:49 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109360 I answered my own question, he is pitching tonight and the game is on the FAN I answered my own question, he is pitching tonight and the game is on the FAN

]]> By: astoriametsfan72 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109344 astoriametsfan72 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:38:24 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109344 yes...very impressive in the first week of spring training when pitchers don't have their fastballs up to peak velocity and are not throwing their sliders off the plate down and away just...ya know...the pitches Milledge could never lay off and would get himself out time after time. yes…very impressive in the first week of spring training when pitchers don’t have their fastballs up to peak velocity and are not throwing their sliders off the plate down and away just…ya know…the pitches Milledge could never lay off and would get himself out time after time.

]]> By: mackey_sassers_arm http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109332 mackey_sassers_arm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:30:10 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109332 24 minor league errors in the OF... that's horrible. He would constantly jog after balls taht he would not get to. How about the Willis triple on the last day of the season? He walked after that. Yeah, it doesn't show up as an error, but the kid can't field. He doesn't have a RF arm. he has a solid LF arm. The media has been over-hyping this kid since he was drafted. Scouts around the game know that he isn't that special. 24 minor league errors in the OF… that’s horrible. He would constantly jog after balls taht he would not get to. How about the Willis triple on the last day of the season? He walked after that. Yeah, it doesn’t show up as an error, but the kid can’t field. He doesn’t have a RF arm. he has a solid LF arm.

The media has been over-hyping this kid since he was drafted. Scouts around the game know that he isn’t that special.

]]> By: MetsLv31 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109331 MetsLv31 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:29:24 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109331 above average player* above average player*

]]> By: MetsLv31 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109330 MetsLv31 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:28:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109330 Oh and since you only responded to the comment about defense I'll assume you agree with the facts that he can't steal, doesn't hit for high avg., and is obviously overmatched when facing quality pitching. He's a marginally above average at best. If he flourishes in DC, then good for him, but his attitude and antics would not have gone over well in the over-bright spotlight that shines on NY athletes. Oh and since you only responded to the comment about defense I’ll assume you agree with the facts that he can’t steal, doesn’t hit for high avg., and is obviously overmatched when facing quality pitching.

He’s a marginally above average at best. If he flourishes in DC, then good for him, but his attitude and antics would not have gone over well in the over-bright spotlight that shines on NY athletes.

]]> By: mets17 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109326 mets17 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:26:16 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109326 Is Pedro pitching tonight? Is Pedro pitching tonight?

]]> By: MetsLv31 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109324 MetsLv31 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:24:52 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/06/psl-trial-and-error/#comment-109324 He forces himself to make "nice diving plays" after he GROSSLY misreads the ball off the bat. I have seen him play, in fact I was at Fenway when he dropped a routine fly ball the second night in a row. He does have an arm...there's no disputing that. He forces himself to make “nice diving plays” after he GROSSLY misreads the ball off the bat. I have seen him play, in fact I was at Fenway when he dropped a routine fly ball the second night in a row.

He does have an arm…there’s no disputing that.

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