Comments on: Recap: Willie on WFAN http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/ 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 05:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jova1931 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130256 Jova1931 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:12:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130256 Can we officially forget about El Duque now? He's pretty much done. Can we officially forget about El Duque now? He’s pretty much done.

]]> By: NiceLittleRhythm http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130252 NiceLittleRhythm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:08:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130252 when are the Mets gonna find me? when are the Mets gonna find me?

]]> By: hyperion4 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130232 hyperion4 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:02:03 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130232 I'm OK with all of that, I was referring specifically to the tactical decisions yesterday with the BP. I basically agree that we really need a couple of guys who won't stand for losing. I’m OK with all of that, I was referring specifically to the tactical decisions yesterday with the BP.

I basically agree that we really need a couple of guys who won’t stand for losing.

]]> By: ho-go http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130230 ho-go Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:01:28 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130230 Timely hitting -- a concept unknown to the Mets Timely hitting — a concept unknown to the Mets

]]> By: marvelousmarv http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130223 marvelousmarv Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:03 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130223 What the hell is this: 2 Innings: 6 BBs, 1 run, 0 hits, 6 LOB = 2008 NY Mets What the hell is this:

2 Innings: 6 BBs, 1 run, 0 hits, 6 LOB = 2008 NY Mets

]]> By: christian warrior http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130199 christian warrior Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:49:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130199 While I don't think that Icedrake could do a better managerial job than Willie and shouldn't go calling him a moron, I don't think that the points he makes are bad. Yes, Feliciano's unavailability hurt the team, but I think that the underlying problem with this team is that it has no leadership. I love Wright, he is my favorite player on the team, but he is not leading this team right now. It's not Reyes. Isn't Beltran. It probably should be a guy like Delgado, but it isn't him, either. Bad things happen to this team on the field, and there is nobody in the locker room taking them to task for it after the game. Obviously it isn't Randolph, he just get done telling you that he thinks everything is gonna be alright. In my opinion, guys like Marlon Anderson and Damian Easley will ultimately make or break this team. And it really has nothing to do with anything they do between the lines. We need to make a trade. Not Martinez for Harden, even though Martinez isn't going to fix this team, either. We need to trade for a guy who is going to waltz into the locker room after a loss like yesterday's and pound his fist in the post-game jello mold. While I don’t think that Icedrake could do a better managerial job than Willie and shouldn’t go calling him a moron, I don’t think that the points he makes are bad.

Yes, Feliciano’s unavailability hurt the team, but I think that the underlying problem with this team is that it has no leadership. I love Wright, he is my favorite player on the team, but he is not leading this team right now. It’s not Reyes. Isn’t Beltran. It probably should be a guy like Delgado, but it isn’t him, either. Bad things happen to this team on the field, and there is nobody in the locker room taking them to task for it after the game. Obviously it isn’t Randolph, he just get done telling you that he thinks everything is gonna be alright.

In my opinion, guys like Marlon Anderson and Damian Easley will ultimately make or break this team. And it really has nothing to do with anything they do between the lines.

We need to make a trade. Not Martinez for Harden, even though Martinez isn’t going to fix this team, either. We need to trade for a guy who is going to waltz into the locker room after a loss like yesterday’s and pound his fist in the post-game jello mold.

]]> By: hyperion4 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130166 hyperion4 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:37:21 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130166 If you're going to start calling people "morons," you'd better have good points to make, which you don't. Willie's move to bring in Smith was a good one, and it did work. Smith, notwithstanding your claim that he pitches better with no one on, got out of the jam with no one scoring. You seem to think you know all the Mets' pitchers tendencies, yet you overlook the fact that Perez has repeatedly imploded in precisely the situation he was in during the sixth. Willie did the right thing in removing him. He played to win, in other words. Smith did start the seventh inning (with nobody on, obviously), and you haven't explained whether he should have been removed when Dobbs was announced as a PH to lead off the inning, with two switch-hitters following. The main problem yesterday was Feliciano's unavailability. If you’re going to start calling people “morons,” you’d better have good points to make, which you don’t.

Willie’s move to bring in Smith was a good one, and it did work. Smith, notwithstanding your claim that he pitches better with no one on, got out of the jam with no one scoring. You seem to think you know all the Mets’ pitchers tendencies, yet you overlook the fact that Perez has repeatedly imploded in precisely the situation he was in during the sixth. Willie did the right thing in removing him. He played to win, in other words.

Smith did start the seventh inning (with nobody on, obviously), and you haven’t explained whether he should have been removed when Dobbs was announced as a PH to lead off the inning, with two switch-hitters following.

The main problem yesterday was Feliciano’s unavailability.

]]> By: AzMetsFan http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130151 AzMetsFan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:19:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130151 Oddly enough, and I'm not sure why, but that did make me feel a little better. Please don't let me down again tonight.... Oddly enough, and I’m not sure why, but that did make me feel a little better. Please don’t let me down again tonight….

]]> By: professor met http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130149 professor met Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:18:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130149 shut up and win. I've been in a bad mood all day after that game yesterday. shut up and win. I’ve been in a bad mood all day after that game yesterday.

]]> By: acraane http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130148 acraane Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:17:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/09/recap-willie-on-wfan-9/#comment-130148 I really liked Willie's comment letting us know that the Phillies are disliked. There may be a pulse in Flushing. I really liked Willie’s comment letting us know that the Phillies are disliked. There may be a pulse in Flushing.

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