Comments on: postGame: Braves 11 Mets 5 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:45:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nrmax88 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126286 nrmax88 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:06:47 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126286 Stupid post, waste of time, quite frankly. If it was Omar, and you said who will replace Omar, this would be a more legit question, Omar being one of the better scouting GM's in baseball, and GM just being a much harder position to fill. Who will replace Willie? Who cares, its a manager. They dont do anything. They are the most overpaid, useless people in the world, baseball managers. In football, basketball and hockey, the coach is important. They bring a style, a tempo, an image with their team. They have strategies, plays to call, and defenses to prepare for. Baseball isnt like that. You fill out the lineup card (which Willie seems to have trouble with to begin with), and you hope your guys hit and pitch. They do literally nothing. I dont care if you bring in Art Howe, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Davey Johnson or Billy Martin. Players win championships in baseball. The hitting coach and pitching coach even have much more important roles then a manager. Even a 3rd base coach has to do something a manager never must do during the course of a game, make a real time decision that can change the game in a split second. I dont care if they let Barry Bonds manage the team, the players decide the games. Of course, a crappy decision from the manager is one thing that can affect a game, which Willie seems to do a lot. Stupid post, waste of time, quite frankly. If it was Omar, and you said who will replace Omar, this would be a more legit question, Omar being one of the better scouting GM’s in baseball, and GM just being a much harder position to fill. Who will replace Willie? Who cares, its a manager. They dont do anything. They are the most overpaid, useless people in the world, baseball managers. In football, basketball and hockey, the coach is important. They bring a style, a tempo, an image with their team. They have strategies, plays to call, and defenses to prepare for. Baseball isnt like that. You fill out the lineup card (which Willie seems to have trouble with to begin with), and you hope your guys hit and pitch. They do literally nothing. I dont care if you bring in Art Howe, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Davey Johnson or Billy Martin. Players win championships in baseball. The hitting coach and pitching coach even have much more important roles then a manager. Even a 3rd base coach has to do something a manager never must do during the course of a game, make a real time decision that can change the game in a split second. I dont care if they let Barry Bonds manage the team, the players decide the games. Of course, a crappy decision from the manager is one thing that can affect a game, which Willie seems to do a lot.

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126285 therealsince86 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:21:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126285 I am pretty sure Willie showed a lot of urgency yesterday when the umps blew the call. Or pitch hitting for Maine so early in the game. I am pretty sure Willie showed a lot of urgency yesterday when the umps blew the call. Or pitch hitting for Maine so early in the game.

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126284 therealsince86 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:20:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126284 Ok, lets come back to this post in September. Is it legal to bet on here? You actually think this team will be bad? Ok, lets come back to this post in September. Is it legal to bet on here? You actually think this team will be bad?

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126283 therealsince86 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:19:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126283 Gotay is not good enough to burn two relievers to open an inning. You bring in Show there and who pitches to the next guy (Escobar). As for Sosa pitching to Johnson, that was a bad move that I am sure Willie learned from. Sosa is not the guy to pitch when he gets HIMSELF into trouble. Especially not in Atlanta. Gotay is not good enough to burn two relievers to open an inning. You bring in Show there and who pitches to the next guy (Escobar).
As for Sosa pitching to Johnson, that was a bad move that I am sure Willie learned from. Sosa is not the guy to pitch when he gets HIMSELF into trouble. Especially not in Atlanta.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126282 Charlie Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:19:21 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126282 i disagree. batter do foul off pitches on purpose. that's the difference between playing HS, college, minors and the bigs. at the highest level, hitters are there because they can control the strike zone in addition to having the hand/eye coordination to hit the nasty pitching at that level. haven't you heard the announcers say that a particular hitter has "spoiled" a pitch? that's what it means. it was going to be a strike, it was in a location where the hitter could do very little but hit it weakly, and the hitter was able to foul it off, hence spoil the pitcher's attempt to get them out. when a pitcher is not on, hitter's can spoil more pitches than usual. i don't think it's an argument over semantics, i really believe matt used the word appropriately. but, let's agree to disagree because in the end, it's all about one thing: LGM. i disagree. batter do foul off pitches on purpose. that’s the difference between playing HS, college, minors and the bigs. at the highest level, hitters are there because they can control the strike zone in addition to having the hand/eye coordination to hit the nasty pitching at that level. haven’t you heard the announcers say that a particular hitter has “spoiled” a pitch? that’s what it means. it was going to be a strike, it was in a location where the hitter could do very little but hit it weakly, and the hitter was able to foul it off, hence spoil the pitcher’s attempt to get them out. when a pitcher is not on, hitter’s can spoil more pitches than usual.

i don’t think it’s an argument over semantics, i really believe matt used the word appropriately.

but, let’s agree to disagree because in the end, it’s all about one thing: LGM.

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126281 therealsince86 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:16:53 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126281 I can't believe how naive some of you are. The 10th inning against the bottom of the order that is all RH and you want one of our best LHP to come in? When the next inning if needed would be mostly LH hitters? How does that make sense? If Wise is going to be on the team, he has to pitch there. And he pitched very well until he left one up after being squeezed. Get over yourself. I can’t believe how naive some of you are. The 10th inning against the bottom of the order that is all RH and you want one of our best LHP to come in? When the next inning if needed would be mostly LH hitters? How does that make sense? If Wise is going to be on the team, he has to pitch there. And he pitched very well until he left one up after being squeezed.
Get over yourself.

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126280 therealsince86 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:12:49 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126280 Brady Clark, he can hit LHP. Gotay can't field or hit LHP. As for Sosa, if Willie had put in Wise and he had given up the runs you would have still complained. That is why Willie does not care at all what fans think. He is the manager, sometimes he gets it wrong sometimes he gets it right. However, I will guarantee that he gets it right more times than you would. Just face it, he is an average manager and you are a below average wanna be. Brady Clark, he can hit LHP. Gotay can’t field or hit LHP.
As for Sosa, if Willie had put in Wise and he had given up the runs you would have still complained. That is why Willie does not care at all what fans think. He is the manager, sometimes he gets it wrong sometimes he gets it right. However, I will guarantee that he gets it right more times than you would. Just face it, he is an average manager and you are a below average wanna be.

]]> By: bxsci insight http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126279 bxsci insight Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:47:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126279 Some fans are rediculous with Willy. Its april, you can't win every game, we got Johan smoltz tommorow, lets sit back and enjoy todays game Some fans are rediculous with Willy. Its april, you can’t win every game, we got Johan smoltz tommorow, lets sit back and enjoy todays game

]]> By: realball http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126278 realball Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:38:46 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126278 Hudson had to pitch in the same weather if he does not know how to pitch in sloppy weather he is in trouble in Oct if the mets made the playoffs . Hudson had to pitch in the same weather if he does not know how to pitch in sloppy weather he is in trouble in Oct if the mets made the playoffs .

]]> By: Number41 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126277 Number41 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:03:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/05/postgame-braves-11-mets-5/#comment-126277 ...basically HAVE no manager so sorry, it's early …basically HAVE no manager
so sorry, it’s early

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