Comments on: postGame: Mets 5 Braves 4 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/ 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: Volume11 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117426 Volume11 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:02:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117426 In 06' he was mediocre? News to me...I always thought 38 home runs and 114 RBIs was all-star caliber. Not to mention 10 straight years of 30+ HRs and an awesome playoff run where he was the scariest bat (anyone remember the bombs he hit off of the Dodgers and Cardinals?). I realize he declined greatly last season and it looks like its permanent, but show the guy some respect... he had an outstanding 06' and for me its painful to watch because he was rock solid for 10 straight years... mediocre in 07' I'll give you, but in 06' he was amazing. In 06′ he was mediocre? News to me…I always thought 38 home runs and 114 RBIs was all-star caliber. Not to mention 10 straight years of 30+ HRs and an awesome playoff run where he was the scariest bat (anyone remember the bombs he hit off of the Dodgers and Cardinals?).

I realize he declined greatly last season and it looks like its permanent, but show the guy some respect… he had an outstanding 06′ and for me its painful to watch because he was rock solid for 10 straight years…

mediocre in 07′ I’ll give you, but in 06′ he was amazing.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117396 Charlie Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:54:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117396 looking at his splits: as a starter: 14 starts, 80.1 innings, 7 wins, 6 losses, 4.59 era, 77 hits, 46 Ks, 22 BBs plus: wins half his games minus: doesn't last long; basically 5 2/3 innings on average. as a reliever: 28 appearances, 32.1 innings, 2 wins, 2 losses, 4.18 era, 32 hits, 23 Ks, 12 BBs plus: walks few minus: gave up an ER on average every other appearance he as good as many other fifth starters...and, he a decent reliever, too. looking at his splits:

as a starter:
14 starts, 80.1 innings, 7 wins, 6 losses, 4.59 era, 77 hits, 46 Ks, 22 BBs

plus: wins half his games
minus: doesn’t last long; basically 5 2/3 innings on average.

as a reliever:
28 appearances, 32.1 innings, 2 wins, 2 losses, 4.18 era, 32 hits, 23 Ks, 12 BBs

plus: walks few
minus: gave up an ER on average every other appearance

he as good as many other fifth starters…and, he a decent reliever, too.

]]> By: vitto79 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117395 vitto79 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:41:57 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117395 Sosa should get the spot for now.........Send Pelfrey down to work on his game and Duque needs time to get better Sanchez likely also needs time so looks like that opens 2 pen spots for Stokes and Smith................so why did we release Register right now?................ahhh wells Also is Gotay staying? Sosa should get the spot for now………Send Pelfrey down to work on his game and Duque needs time to get better

Sanchez likely also needs time so looks like that opens 2 pen spots for Stokes and Smith…………….so why did we release Register right now?…………….ahhh wells

Also is Gotay staying?

]]> By: zen http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117394 zen Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:40:44 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117394 Rob Neyer, ESPN: From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for the next five years 1. david wright 5. johan santana 7. jose reyes 26. carlos beltran a lot to look forward to... Rob Neyer, ESPN: From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for the next five years

1. david wright
5. johan santana
7. jose reyes
26. carlos beltran

a lot to look forward to…

]]> By: M.DonaldGrant http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117393 M.DonaldGrant Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:30:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117393 stabilized? .265 ? How about 'left a stable-full of guys on base'? Of course his avg only dropped 7 points last year- he was halfway to the Mendoza line already! In '06 he was mediocre; last year he was bad (and bored!)- this year is shaping up to be catastrophic. That we are paying him the same salary as Vlad is a disgrace. stabilized? .265 ? How about ‘left a stable-full of guys on base’? Of course his avg only dropped 7 points last year- he was halfway to the Mendoza line already!

In ’06 he was mediocre; last year he was bad (and bored!)- this year is shaping up to be catastrophic. That we are paying him the same salary as Vlad is a disgrace.

]]> By: jbinva http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117392 jbinva Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:17:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117392 "Zero" was a facetious answer to a pretty dumb question. In a perfect world, you drive in all your runners and don't leave anything on the table. Then again, in a perfect world, you never make any outs. Baseball doesn't work like that, :-) That said, I agree completely with your first and third paragraphs. “Zero” was a facetious answer to a pretty dumb question. In a perfect world, you drive in all your runners and don’t leave anything on the table. Then again, in a perfect world, you never make any outs. Baseball doesn’t work like that, :-)

That said, I agree completely with your first and third paragraphs.

]]> By: kendychavez http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117391 kendychavez Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:51:27 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117391 at a macro level, the teams with the most runners left on base are going to be the teams with the highest OBPs and the teams with the highest OBPs are going to be the teams that score the most runs. when you're stranding guys several innings a game it can get frustrating, but in the end it's way better to strand guys than not be able to reach base. saying 'zero' somehow implies that you shouldn't bother getting on base if your'e not going to score, as though it were useless to reach base. baseball doesn't work like that. bottom line is, the mets have done a good job getting on base all spring and our runs scored and record reflects that. all those runners stranded bodes well for the future and the overall offensive output. at a macro level, the teams with the most runners left on base are going to be the teams with the highest OBPs and the teams with the highest OBPs are going to be the teams that score the most runs. when you’re stranding guys several innings a game it can get frustrating, but in the end it’s way better to strand guys than not be able to reach base.

saying ‘zero’ somehow implies that you shouldn’t bother getting on base if your’e not going to score, as though it were useless to reach base. baseball doesn’t work like that.

bottom line is, the mets have done a good job getting on base all spring and our runs scored and record reflects that. all those runners stranded bodes well for the future and the overall offensive output.

]]> By: TilMetsDoUsPart http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117390 TilMetsDoUsPart Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117390 I expected a .270/30/100 season for 2008 until he hurt his wrist. Now I'm thinking .250/15/60 if he plays all year. Minaya has to let him go no matter what. I expected a .270/30/100 season for 2008 until he hurt his wrist. Now I’m thinking .250/15/60 if he plays all year. Minaya has to let him go no matter what.

]]> By: kendychavez http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117388 kendychavez Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:38:28 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117388 yes, thank you. i hate that matt is even including these runners left on base numbers like it's a bad thing. i love how many runners are being stranded this spring, everyone is doing a great job getting on base and as long as that keeps up we're going to score plenty of runs. yes, thank you. i hate that matt is even including these runners left on base numbers like it’s a bad thing. i love how many runners are being stranded this spring, everyone is doing a great job getting on base and as long as that keeps up we’re going to score plenty of runs.

]]> By: jbinva http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117386 jbinva Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/25/postgame-mets-5-braves-4/#comment-117386 Yeah, not a very useful number. If you score 18 runs and leave 12 on base, who cares. Might be more useful to look at ratios, baserunners vs LOB, runs vs LOB. As an absolute measure, pretty meaningless. Yeah, not a very useful number. If you score 18 runs and leave 12 on base, who cares. Might be more useful to look at ratios, baserunners vs LOB, runs vs LOB. As an absolute measure, pretty meaningless.

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