Poll: What’s an Acceptable Homestand
By Matthew Cerrone - May 9, 2008 3:23 pm

The Mets will play six straight games at Shea Stadium, against the Reds and Nationals, before facing the Yankees on May 16 in the Bronx.

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Comment by NPerez
2008-05-09 15:26:33

The Reds are terrible.
The Nats are terrible.
No excuses for this homestand. We should not lose more than 2 out of 7.

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Comment by almar1965
2008-05-09 17:29:58

Maybe its me, but how does 5-2 equal a six game homestand?

A little slip there Matt?

Regardless, they need to start breaking away from mediocrity, especially since they have the full lineup. Going 5-1 seems VERY reasonable.

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Comment by zer09
2008-05-09 18:19:23

Eh, another useless poll. Great job finding out that three quarters of Met fans are reasonable in their expectations of playing two mediocre teams…. Now the next poll should instead ask “What is realistically going to happen?” And you’ll see most of those votes go down to 4-3…

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Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 15:30:10

I hope that whoever voted for Win 0, Lose 6 being acceptable will provide an explanation.

The weather right now is considerably worse than it was the night of the Pirates game that was called early, and there’s no window coming up. If they try to get this done, it’s going to be a very long night.

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Comment by DK
2008-05-09 15:42:56

total BS, hopefully they call it early

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Comment by mex84
2008-05-09 15:56:03

Whomever it was cannot be a Mets fan. If that is the case they need to get a life and move out of their parents basemant and kiss a girl. There is more to life then trolling a rivals blog!

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Comment by roman411
2008-05-09 15:57:42

Voting 1-6? Must be Larry Jones!

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Comment by JefJarrett
2008-05-09 16:52:22

The tail edge of the precip is pushing through PHL……..this is a much better scenario than that Pirates game, IMO.

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Comment by Nightlife
2008-05-09 15:30:11

Yeah, 5-2 seems reasonable.

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Comment by gipper91375
2008-05-09 15:31:47

Stunning near unanimity here on Metsblog for 5-2

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Comment by mackey_sassers_arm
2008-05-09 15:36:27

but even after going 5 and 2 and meeting everyone’s expectations, people will call for willie’s head due to a releiver giving up a home run in one of the losses.

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Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 15:41:31

If, by that, you mean that people who don’t like Willie now will still not like him a week from now, then yeah, you’re probably right. And if the team loses five straight, the people who defend Willie will probably still defend him. That’s life.

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Comment by Roach2
2008-05-09 16:09:10

Not true (at least the 2nd part). if they lose 4 of these games, it will be time for a change. two MEDIOCRE teams…we should dominate them…

 
Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 16:13:48

I don’t mean everyone, but some people are going to stick to their guns no matter what. Far as I’m concerned, I don’t care about the manager anymore. I’m putting all of my energy into the Mets on the field. This is a good opportunity for them to re-establish themselves.

 
Comment by PatBurrellSmellsLikeDirtyLaundry
2008-05-09 16:14:04

Actually, 3 mediocre teams. The Mets are thus far mediocre.

 
Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 16:16:24

And I’ll say one more thing about that:

If this team is as good as we think they are, then they should be sitting on a comfortable lead in almost every one of the next seven games before any managerial decision can work for or against them. Maybe that’s taking things a little bit too far, but I don’t think it is. It will be hard to blame Willie if the Mets fall behind in these games early and don’t figure out a way to get something going.

 
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Comment by Metlomaniac
2008-05-09 15:33:05

If it’s a 6-game homestand, why are we given choices of a record over 7 games? Are you including the Yankee game, even though it’s technically away?

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Comment by mrose
2008-05-09 15:34:47

metlomaniac, he had a poll up saying 6, but realized its 7, so he threw up a new poll but forgot to change the text..its 7

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Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 15:35:09

It’s seven games. 3 w/ Reds, 4 w/ Nats

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Comment by themiddle91489
2008-05-09 15:34:20

I put 5-2, 4-3 gets us nowhere.

Any word on the status of the game? I dont think it will be played but I have tickets and if it will be played I’d like to go

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Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 15:37:08

They say they’re going to hope for a window to get the game in. My ticket will stay right where it is now, on my refrigerator under my NY Mets schedule magnet. I’m still fighting off a miserable cold, and tonight is a good night to stay home and watch TV… If there’s no game, then The Godfather II will work just fine.

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Comment by Strohan Santana
2008-05-09 15:43:34

Weather.com just changed their foecast from 80% to 30% CHANCE OF RAIN

Gonna be cold and windy but hopefully be dry

PLAY BALL

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Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 15:49:54

weather.com also says it’s light rain right now, and it’s pouring out.

 
Comment by thornie
2008-05-09 16:10:56

It really is. A bunch of us here at my office have tickets, and are trying to stay updated. I just can’t see them even trying to get this game in. Perhaps one of those play, tarp, play. tarp games. If thats the case I’d rather not even go.

 
Comment by AlreadyMissShea
2008-05-09 16:20:00

Well I would be going if I wasn’t already battling a horrible cough and cold. I have a lifelong problem where a bad cough can end up being very serious for me, and right now it’s bad enough. Not that I’m burdening anyone with my problems :)

But if I was feeling good right now, I would be there and stay through the delays as I always do. That’s just me.

 
Comment by RetireNumber17
2008-05-09 17:52:19

Willie’s just a bad manager. Set aside ‘06 and the first quarter of last season, and this team is two games over five hundred during his tenure.

What about ‘06, you ask, doesn’t that count? Well, bad managers have taken teams to the post season (see Art Howe). Bad managers have even led teams to World Series wins (Bob Brenly or Ozzie Guillen, perhaps?).

Willie peaked with this team in ‘06. His days as Mets manager should be numbered.

HireWallyBackman.com!

 
Comment by TobeRinkler
2008-05-09 18:30:00

What does this have to do with the thread? Or this?

 
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Comment by SheaVendor
2008-05-09 15:34:27

They’re play 3 against the Reds and 4 against the Nats.

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Comment by endy.marlon.fan
2008-05-09 15:36:48

enough willie bashing.

i don’t get it -JUST GET RID OF DELGADO,
he’s not in a “slump”
slump’s don’t last for a year.
this is Omars fault.

get X-man back. or just put marlon, or easly, or even alou there for now

the only thing that willie does thats actually questionable is take his pitchers out too early.

he was a great player, he’s a gentleman, let’s give it a REST. please

right?

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Comment by NYMBosco
2008-05-09 15:39:50

Fire Willie! He must go! He’s a gentleman but is asleep as a manager. But cut Delgado and eat his contract!

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Comment by NPerez
2008-05-09 15:44:59

I really don’t think Willie is a bad manager, and I certainly don’t blame losses on him (most of the time), but I’m not sure that his managing style fits this team anymore.

To be honest, every time we play a team with a manager that flips out and gets tossed from the game, I wish we had that. A big part of the job is PR - representing the team & sticking up for their need to win games. Willie keeps his cool through the worst of times, which only works when it has positive results.

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