Comments on: Read: Trouble Hitting Southpaws

By: TheMaskedMan

TheMaskedMan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:26:35 +0000

The Mets hit .290 with an .811 OPS against lefties last year. They only had Alou for 87 games last year and still did much better against lefties than righties, which means more than just Alou make this a good team against lefthanded pitching… Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, and Luis Castillo all hit better against lefties than righties, and David Wright absolutely destroys lefthanded pitching…

I understand people are freaked out about having those guys bunched at the bottom, but that also means you have four hitters that hit lefthanded pitching very well at the top of the order.

By: Another Matt

Another Matt — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:59:57 +0000

Of our current bench, Endy and Easley both hit lefties better than righties, so if they bring someone in, it’d better be someone better than them.

By: gottabeliev4evr

gottabeliev4evr — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:53:54 +0000

Tell ‘em Vitto. I am as confident in my Mets now as I’ve been in a while. The pitching is just blowing me away!

By: Two-By-Four

Two-By-Four — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:36:29 +0000

Although I only listen to them on the car radio I do seem to remember Mike Francesca admitting that the Mets have far superior starting pitching with the Yankees the better hitting team and better late relief with Joba and Rivera. It’s the Mad Dog that tends to pull things out of his rear to inflame the local fan base.

From 1987 to 1990 the Mets were a predominately left handed hitting team and the Cardinals and Pirates would throw left handed pitchers against the Mets to shut down their offense.

All it takes is for a LOOGY to shut down the offense at a critical juncture in an important game. The Mets hierarchy is concerned about it since we keep on reading how they are looking for a strong right handed bat that can play 1st base and a corner outfield spot.

By: vitto79

vitto79 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:28:43 +0000

Stop worrying folks

just let Schneider and Church freaking play some games already

and vs lefties there is Easley and Castro that can sub…………

also I like the idea of Reed Johnson coming in……….but hey everyone loves Pagan right now………..

I am fine with the team as is

By: CTMetfan78

CTMetfan78 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:58:22 +0000

sorry….”they’re using”

By: CTMetfan78

CTMetfan78 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:57:16 +0000

I don’t think it’s Pedro…..I don’t think their using a 5 man rotation until the 12th…..If you do the math that means that the 13th is the #5 Pelfry or El Duque……

By: gottabeliev4evr

gottabeliev4evr — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:44:47 +0000

Aside from being semi-literate, you should understand the meaning of apologist; it has nothing to do with approving of the trade to give Swilledge the heave-ho. Get a clue, bub.

Church and Schneider will show themselves to be winners as the season goes on.

By: MudvilleNine

MudvilleNine — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:39:41 +0000

Would you like some violin music for your whining? Everybody, and I mean everybody at the end of last season said we needed another left-handed bat for right field to keep lineup balance. Also that we needed a better defensive catcher than LoDuca since everybody was running on him and his bat was not as it use to be. With one player we were able to address both spots for the now, since thats what this team is built for. Milledge is still a question mark at this point, and the fact that other teams were more interested in Gomez than him, says volumes. The fact that the Nats haven’t had him play against the Mets so far, has me believing that they dont think he’s able to handle the situation of having to face his former team or all the media, maturely or professionally. In a few years, yeah, he may turn into the star they all thought he could be, but it wouldn’t have been this year and with the Mets. As he said himself, he’s in a better situation now. Just let it go. The Mets will do fine and he’ll do fine.

By: nychurch111

nychurch111 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:17:23 +0000

another reason why the milledge trade should of never been

made. besides the obvious, the last thing this team needed was

another left-handed, let alone two, and neither of them are not

that good no matter what you apologists say. church hasn’t

shown a damn thing that’ll make you confident.