Comments on: Results: Supporting Delgado’s Decision http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/ 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: Don http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149732 Don Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:38:22 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149732 what in the world are you talking about. you didn't even read what i wrote. i was for delgado not giving a curtian call. you are preaching to the choir and have somehow concluded that my point is the total opposite of what it really is. what in the world are you talking about. you didn’t even read what i wrote. i was for delgado not giving a curtian call. you are preaching to the choir and have somehow concluded that my point is the total opposite of what it really is.

]]> By: metsfanmurph http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149311 metsfanmurph Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:43:40 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149311 Who cares?? I really don't care if Carlos Delgado waves his hand to the crowd. I found it much more relevant that he looked good at the plate. To me the most important issue of the day was John Smoltz looking completely shot. If Smoltz is not himself the Braves have no shot. I can realistically see the Mets playing the Phillies in the NLCS because I don't believe in the bullpens of the Diamondbacks and Cubs. I happen to agree with Mike and the Mad Dog regarding the bahavoir of Mets fans this year which has been embarassing but did anyone hear the following comment by the Mad Dog today, "The Mets have alot of sensative latin players." Is that not a racist comment? Mike and the Mad Dog get a complete pass for the idiotic things they say especially idiotic racial things. For example before the Jackie Robinson Day Mike basically said that black kids don't have the attention span to play baseball, whites are not good enough athletes to play football and basketball, and latins were too short to play any other sport besides baseball and soccer. Who cares?? I really don’t care if Carlos Delgado waves his hand to the crowd. I found it much more relevant that he looked good at the plate. To me the most important issue of the day was John Smoltz looking completely shot. If Smoltz is not himself the Braves have no shot. I can realistically see the Mets playing the Phillies in the NLCS because I don’t believe in the bullpens of the Diamondbacks and Cubs.

I happen to agree with Mike and the Mad Dog regarding the bahavoir of Mets fans this year which has been embarassing but did anyone hear the following comment by the Mad Dog today, “The Mets have alot of sensative latin players.” Is that not a racist comment? Mike and the Mad Dog get a complete pass for the idiotic things they say especially idiotic racial things. For example before the Jackie Robinson Day Mike basically said that black kids don’t have the attention span to play baseball, whites are not good enough athletes to play football and basketball, and latins were too short to play any other sport besides baseball and soccer.

]]> By: casey s. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149296 casey s. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:53:56 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149296 fans boo a guy and then want him out for a curtain call? why, so they can tell a guy that now that he's done something, he deserves their adoration? how would you like it if your boss gave you crap all day for doing a lousy job and then, when you finally got something right, called the whole company over to your office for a standing ovation and asked you to step out and accept the applause because you FINALLY did something right? fans boo a guy and then want him out for a curtain call? why, so they can tell a guy that now that he’s done something, he deserves their adoration? how would you like it if your boss gave you crap all day for doing a lousy job and then, when you finally got something right, called the whole company over to your office for a standing ovation and asked you to step out and accept the applause because you FINALLY did something right?

]]> By: Meddler http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149294 Meddler Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:43:51 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149294 Its just because the average Mets fan probably takes Cerrone's opinion more seriously than any DNL or SNY writer. Those guys can eat the leftover scraps at the Bronx Zoo any day if you ask me. I'll take good ol' fashion discussion fan-to-fan any day. Even if the site has gotten a bit of a corporate makeover, the tone is still the same and the guys here have their finger on the pulse of the team and the fans WAY better than the traditional media. Its just because the average Mets fan probably takes Cerrone’s opinion more seriously than any DNL or SNY writer. Those guys can eat the leftover scraps at the Bronx Zoo any day if you ask me. I’ll take good ol’ fashion discussion fan-to-fan any day. Even if the site has gotten a bit of a corporate makeover, the tone is still the same and the guys here have their finger on the pulse of the team and the fans WAY better than the traditional media.

]]> By: cable57 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149289 cable57 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:18:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149289 booing your own players is stupid... i go to about 30 games a year and never do it... but booing egregious snubs to the fans qualifies for jeers, and this is very close to it... walking to the top step and waving when the fans are saluting you is not such a hard thing for such a big "classy" guy as delgado... and if he's waiting for #500 to do his next wave to the fans, he probably won't have to worry about it the way he's going. booing your own players is stupid… i go to about 30 games a year and never do it… but booing egregious snubs to the fans qualifies for jeers, and this is very close to it… walking to the top step and waving when the fans are saluting you is not such a hard thing for such a big “classy” guy as delgado… and if he’s waiting for #500 to do his next wave to the fans, he probably won’t have to worry about it the way he’s going.

]]> By: Rawjah Clemens Is In Jawgies Bawx http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149285 Rawjah Clemens Is In Jawgies Bawx Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:58:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149285 No, it really doesn't bother me in the slightest...I wouldn't care one way or the other if Matt was asked to remove it -- it is his site and his living, so who am I to judge his decisions. I do not, however, think it is unreasonable to ask that the situation be addressed (addressed is different than, say, re-linked or remedied) given that Matt has written that SNY and the Mets do not have any editorial input when it comes to content. If they really do, fine; if they don't, even better...but it's still fair to ask, and I think we should know. As a loyal reader and a donor to Metsblog, this sort of small potatoes won't bug me all that much, but we should still know what we're reading and who is controlling it. That's all. No, it really doesn’t bother me in the slightest…I wouldn’t care one way or the other if Matt was asked to remove it — it is his site and his living, so who am I to judge his decisions. I do not, however, think it is unreasonable to ask that the situation be addressed (addressed is different than, say, re-linked or remedied) given that Matt has written that SNY and the Mets do not have any editorial input when it comes to content. If they really do, fine; if they don’t, even better…but it’s still fair to ask, and I think we should know. As a loyal reader and a donor to Metsblog, this sort of small potatoes won’t bug me all that much, but we should still know what we’re reading and who is controlling it. That’s all.

]]> By: dykstraw http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149276 dykstraw Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:30:57 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149276 CERRONEGATE! CERRONEGATE!

]]> By: 4JoeOrsulak http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149274 4JoeOrsulak Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:26:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149274 Exactly. Booing Delgado is stupid. Unless he turns things around radically, all signs point to the conclusion that he is, at this point in his career, simply a valueless baseball player. It's not Delgado's fault that he sucks right now, and there is nothing hie can do to keep from sucking. To boo him is to boo a bad player simply because he is bad, which is pointless and nasty. It's like taunting a retarded child simply because he is retarded, or a fat kid because he is fat. He should be cheered when he outperforms his ability as he did on Sunday and treated cordially when his performance is in line with his lack of skill. Fans should also acknowledge that he has been a superior player throughout his career and give him his due respect. We are watching a formerly excellent player at the twilight of his career. After his contract is up, he will never again have a job in Major League baseball. That is a bitter enough pill to swallow without fans constantly trashing him. Of course, that's also an effect of the mercenary system. If Delgado had stayed with on team for his entire career, I'm guessing that his fans would be more disposed to pay tribute to him for his contribution to the team throughout his career. They would show their appreciation for him while at the same time acknowledging that his time has come. (The other way that can happen is if his performance is <i>so</i> outstanding that the fans acknowledge it even as he declines...think Mike Piazza.) But when you're a hired gun, the fan in more inclined to say "we're not paying you $16 million to suck loser! If he dogs it on the field, or displays indifference or unprofessionalism, that's a different story Exactly. Booing Delgado is stupid. Unless he turns things around radically, all signs point to the conclusion that he is, at this point in his career, simply a valueless baseball player.

It’s not Delgado’s fault that he sucks right now, and there is nothing hie can do to keep from sucking. To boo him is to boo a bad player simply because he is bad, which is pointless and nasty. It’s like taunting a retarded child simply because he is retarded, or a fat kid because he is fat. He should be cheered when he outperforms his ability as he did on Sunday and treated cordially when his performance is in line with his lack of skill. Fans should also acknowledge that he has been a superior player throughout his career and give him his due respect. We are watching a formerly excellent player at the twilight of his career. After his contract is up, he will never again have a job in Major League baseball. That is a bitter enough pill to swallow without fans constantly trashing him.

Of course, that’s also an effect of the mercenary system. If Delgado had stayed with on team for his entire career, I’m guessing that his fans would be more disposed to pay tribute to him for his contribution to the team throughout his career. They would show their appreciation for him while at the same time acknowledging that his time has come. (The other way that can happen is if his performance is so outstanding that the fans acknowledge it even as he declines…think Mike Piazza.) But when you’re a hired gun, the fan in more inclined to say “we’re not paying you $16 million to suck loser!

If he dogs it on the field, or displays indifference or unprofessionalism, that’s a different story

]]> By: ness589 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149269 ness589 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:43:54 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149269 "Sometimes we're so good, we get bored" -Carlos Delgado, Sept. 2007 Anyone remember that? “Sometimes we’re so good, we get bored” -Carlos Delgado, Sept. 2007

Anyone remember that?

]]> By: bkdrew http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149267 bkdrew Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:39:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/28/results-supporting-delgados-decision/#comment-149267 Game, set, and match. It's not like SNY is a YES propaganda organ. Of course, this thread is also filled with M&MD complaints, knowing what their standard fare is. Game, set, and match. It’s not like SNY is a YES propaganda organ.

Of course, this thread is also filled with M&MD complaints, knowing what their standard fare is.

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