Comments on: Note: Hampton is Hurt, Again

By: gipper91375

gipper91375 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:38:51 +0000

True enough. Though, the consistency with the Mets has been…consistently mediocre and below expectations.

Frankly, no team really scares me in this division. Not the Phils. Not the Braves nor the fish. Certainly not the Gnats.

Well, one team scares me in this division….the NY Mets. They are the worst enemy of our beloved NY Mets. I hate those guys.

By: gipper91375

gipper91375 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:36:06 +0000

That whole school system excuse was such a crock. Sure, the NYC schools stink for the most part (sorry, Jova). But the Hamptons had the cash to affor great private schools. The NY are has some of the nation;s best private day schools. Meanwhile, the Northeast has the best private boarding schools.

If the Hamptons wanted their kids to go to public schools, there are plenty of high-end suburbs close to Shea that have some of the best school systems in the country with union-free, very well paid and high;y trained/excellent teachers (see: Garden City, Great Neck, etc).

That said, I’m glad he used this BS excuse to leave us – it yielded us David Wright via the draft and the guy has been hurt ever since.

By: gipper91375

gipper91375 — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:31:33 +0000

Lucky for Smoltz he is a guy. If Smoltz were a woman, Cox would beat her for her discourteousness.

By: Jova1931

Jova1931 — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:49:08 +0000

I take offense to that, I work in the NYC educational system! =)

By: Jova1931

Jova1931 — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:48:41 +0000

See guys, some teams have got problems like we do. This is why you can’t overreact to big wins, or really bad losses (ahem). The name of the game is consistency.

By: larry bearnarth

larry bearnarth — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:52:50 +0000

You know with all his injuries Hampton can inquire about the best schools in Atlanta for his children—this was the guy who was discontent with NY eduational system. Yeah right !!!

By: jamie

jamie — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:48:17 +0000

whether intentional or not, great pun

By: Midtown

Midtown — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:27:49 +0000

I’m not sure why you’re surprised that they may have bargaining chips. Anybody remember the year when guys like McCann, Francoeur, Escobar, and Diaz all came up on fire, and haven’t slowed much since? I don’t know what their system looks like now, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it’s stocked, as it always seems to be.

By: DerangedHermit

DerangedHermit — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:21:34 +0000

That’s easy. The guy that always gets injured. At least insurance can cover some of the deal.

By: MikeinSS

MikeinSS — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:17:41 +0000

Hi Guys… Braves Fan here (always feel the need to acknowledge that);

First, Smoltz is a great guy, and a great pitcher; but he really overstepped by coming out in the press and saying he’s coming back as a reliever. Even caught Bobby Cox off guard (which is just plain discourteous), not to mention signaling every GM in baseball that we need a starter.

Anyway, Jo-Jo Reyes will step in initially… James still at AAA. Reyes has been dominant at AAA, but so far hasn’t been able to “command” his pitches in the majors. He’s a pretty good mid-rotation prospect, but is still just 23 and would be better served spending the year at AAA. He’s gonna get a chance to step up, though…. we’ll see.