Comments on: postGame: Mets 4 Braves 3

By: Felonious Monk

Felonious Monk — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:59:23 +0000

And maybe by then Millege will have learned a few things:

a) how to hit a curveball
b) how to take a pitch
c) how to show up on time to the game

By: AlreadyMissShea

AlreadyMissShea — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:14:38 +0000

Do you know how to read?

I said A LOT OF FANS think that way. I didn’t say I think that way.

By: ho-go

ho-go — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:27:58 +0000

I’m going to assume you’re being humorously ironic. Assuming anything else is too depressing — and Orwellian.

By: andyglass1

andyglass1 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:24:45 +0000

isnt the only issue with Nick the fact that his AB’s tend to max out around 300, kind of making him a younger Moises ? If he can reach 500-550 then yes, his contributions should be substantial. I think he is supposed to be a great clubhouse guy in addition to be a professional hitter and fielder..

By: andyglass1

andyglass1 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:13:04 +0000

Statistically speaking you are most likely correct, but the same reasoning applies to the master blaster. For every cant miss prospect there might be 4-5 who dont last a full year in the bigs. There is excitement about the potential a 22 or 23 yr old may have, but a 29 yr old putting up 43 doubles in a single season is worth getting excited over as well, plus it makes him a more proven commodity. I see absolutely no reason to be dissatisfied with Ryan.

By: upstatemetfan

upstatemetfan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:32:49 +0000

“I pledge allegiance to the New York Mets, and to its players, coaches and manager. I pledge that I will not boo, but encourage.. will not jeer, but cheer.. will not give up, but always “believe.” For our team, our orange and blue, always. Let’s Go Mets!” April 27, 2008.

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By: InsaneMetsFan

InsaneMetsFan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:29:25 +0000

Church will be 30 in a few months. Most likely in 5 years, he’ll be out of MLB.

By: gomets6091

gomets6091 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:20:27 +0000

exactly. We’re not telling people to censor themselves, we’re just pointing out that they’re being idiots and aren’t helping the team. How come fans who want to boo should be allowed to just “express how they feel about the team without being criticized or asked to self-censor,” but people who express that they don’t like it when people boo aren’t allowed to express how they feel about the team without being criticized or asked to self-censor? Hypocrite much?

We may be asking you to goose step, but you’re trying to silence us too, so who’s worse?

By: yagottabelieve

yagottabelieve — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:19:00 +0000

I agree with all of that. I haven’t noticed the shoulder turn, but I’ll look for it.

He also seems to fall into the same trap some power pitchers do, only in reverse. We’ve all seen a struggling power pitcher trying to throw the fastball harder and harder, when he should actually go with something else, disrupt the hitter’s timing, and then come back with the fastball. It seems like Heilman knows his change is his best pitch so the more he struggles, the more he wants to throw it. But when you throw three in a row, it’s not a change-up any more – it’s just a slow pitch.

I have to blame the catchers for that too (Casanova more so than Schneider), because I don’t see Heilman shaking off pitch after pitch. As a catcher (or pitching coach if Peterson is calling pitches from the bench), your job isn’t to call the pitch the pitcher wants to throw – it’s to call the pitch that will get the hitter out.

By: gomets6091

gomets6091 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:12:46 +0000

who on here is “saving up for playoff tickets.” This is still the same team as it was 2 days ago, and there’s still a lot of problems, but we are enjoying the win. Do you even like it when they win? If not, there’s a team in Pittsburgh you might love…