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Quote: Schneider on Road Games
By Matthew Cerrone - May 6, 2008 7:23 pm

During his weekly interview with WFAN, Brian Schneider was asked about Willie Randolph’s comments about playing more relaxed on the road, away from Shea Stadium, which he said:

“I understand what he’s saying, a little bit.  I don’t know if it takes pressure off, or what it may be, but, I guess it is a little more relaxing if you don’t get the job done.  To me, I enjoy playing on the road just to get out and get a change of scenery, but there is nothing better than playing at home, for me, getting to sleep in your own bed and, obviously, when things are going good the fans are right there for you…I haven’t heard (people say, ‘Oh, I can’t wait to go to Arizona’)…

…look, let’s be honest, i suspect that every player in that locker room is happy to be away from Shea Stadium when they’re losing…equally, they would probably rather be no other place on earth, but at Shea Stadium, when they’re winning…and i can’t blame them for that

To listen to Schneider’s entire interview, during which he also discusses Oliver Perez, playing in Arizona, catching Johan Santana, go to WFAN.com.

11 Responses to “Quote: Schneider on Road Games”

  1. BBmetsfreak36 says:

    is it just me or do people think that willie saying to being even more relaxed(wat he’s critized for) is alittle….well u deicide cant put it into words…..just wanted to be first to comment

  2. AlreadyMissShea says:

    Now that we’ve heard from even the new Mets, can they just shut up and play ball?

    Seriously, go out and play hard. Give the fans your best effort. Then you can stop addressing this kind of stuff.

  3. mrose says:

    *yawn*
    I’m REALLY sick of articles like this…nothing against you Matt, I know that is what is being written about, but can we play more games or something? its just ridiculous
    PLEASE METS, PLEASE GET ON A BIG WINNING STREAK, STOP THE MADNESS!!!! STOP THE MADNESS

  4. mrose says:

    anyone realize we have a better record and winning percentage on the road?
    9-5 home 7-9 road..
    i mean I know it a couple more games on the road, but even adding in 2 losses to the home column, were 9-7

  5. gipper91375 says:

    Home: 9-5

    Road: 7-9

    Hmm, seem more comfy at Shea to me.

    • DWright31 says:

      I was just about ready to post the same thing. We’re now 7-10 on the road. These reporters need to get a grip.

  6. dannyguira says:

    is it me or do the mets get more cheers in away games?
    in the beggining of the season i saw more met fans at away fields than the home teams such as marlins, nationals, lots of mets fans in philly and atlanta and a decent number of them in arizona and LA. and the thing is that these fans are literally outstanding since they show up in big groups and actually cheer on the Mets unlike in Shea Stadium. I mean, doesn’t it feel good to go to another team’s house and have fans cheering you rather than hearing the constant boos in your home field

    • gipper91375 says:

      Having gone to games in AZ, LA, SD, and Seattle..it is a unique, fun experience as a Mets fan.

      Still, it doesn’t come close to the support they get at home.

      As AlreadyMissShea writes eloquently below, this whole strain of thought is getting very, very old.

  7. AlreadyMissShea says:

    Yeah, nobody EVER cheers for the Mets at Shea.

    This gets more and more ridiculous by the day.

    So we have a team that has a BETTER home record than an AWAY record, and people are making those of us who go to Shea out to be villains.

    Screw that.

    I don’t boo my own team, but if other people want to let them know that they are angry about how 2007 ended, that’s their business. If they want to boo a starter who can’t get out of the second inning, that’s their business too.

    But I’ll be damned if anyone is going to act like Shea is being filled with disgraceful, uncaring fans. I’m sick of reading that garbage. Most of us support the team regardless of the way they have let us down, and they DID let us down. They raised the prices, and we snapped up tickets anyway. Most of us cheer their every move.

    Enough already. This ain’t little league or your kid’s school play. People are going to do whatever they want. I choose to cheer, but you don’t have to, and that’s nobody else’s business.

    And the only thing the team should do about it is shut up and play baseball.

  8. thechime says:

    i’m watching the game online. was there really just a double steal? how did that go down?