Comments on: Opinion: The Turning Point http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/ 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 14:56:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-166028 Andrew Wed, 14 May 2008 21:58:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-166028 Turning point? Turning point?! If the Mets lost 10 in a row starting today, would we look back on Maine plunking Lopez as a turning point? If they win 10 in a row, does that make it a turning point? Did the Mets get a three-run bonus for hitting Felipe Lopez? I didn't think so. I don't know how many times last year and this year I read here about something being a turning point, and it never was. So until there is actually a TURN, let's just wait until the end of the season to figure when the point of the turn was. Turning point?

Turning point?!

If the Mets lost 10 in a row starting today, would we look back on Maine plunking Lopez as a turning point? If they win 10 in a row, does that make it a turning point? Did the Mets get a three-run bonus for hitting Felipe Lopez? I didn’t think so.

I don’t know how many times last year and this year I read here about something being a turning point, and it never was.

So until there is actually a TURN, let’s just wait until the end of the season to figure when the point of the turn was.

]]> By: rM teM http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-166026 rM teM Wed, 14 May 2008 21:49:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-166026 Thank goodness the umpire didn't get involved. It was no big deal, it was expected and it was good old school baseball for a change. It was even good that the Nats didn't respond. They knew what it was about, no answer was needed. Thank goodness the umpire didn’t get involved.
It was no big deal, it was expected and it was
good old school baseball for a change. It was
even good that the Nats didn’t respond. They
knew what it was about, no answer was needed.

]]> By: yagottabelieve http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165968 yagottabelieve Wed, 14 May 2008 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165968 Agreed. I also loved his start against AZ when he had absolutely no command but kept battling to finish with a quality start. The highlight... Micah Owings worked out a walk and the next shot was Maine on the mound, seething with anger at himself. Although the shot was taken in mid-sentence you could clearly read his lips saying "...the F***-ing pitcher." Agreed. I also loved his start against AZ when he had absolutely no command but kept battling to finish with a quality start. The highlight… Micah Owings worked out a walk and the next shot was Maine on the mound, seething with anger at himself. Although the shot was taken in mid-sentence you could clearly read his lips saying “…the F***-ing pitcher.”

]]> By: jamie http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165864 jamie Wed, 14 May 2008 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165864 Not far enough inside? Lopez jumped backwards and it still hit him squarely mid thigh. I think it was pretty clearly a beaning. Not far enough inside? Lopez jumped backwards and it still hit him squarely mid thigh. I think it was pretty clearly a beaning.

]]> By: Danny1986 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165854 Danny1986 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:26:49 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165854 name the studies, please. that's something i would love to read. name the studies, please.

that’s something i would love to read.

]]> By: GuruMets http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165831 GuruMets Wed, 14 May 2008 19:20:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165831 Now that was funny! (Or tragically true, I'm not sure) Now that was funny! (Or tragically true, I’m not sure)

]]> By: Nutz15 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165824 Nutz15 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:17:17 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165824 ^ Bing. ^ Bing.

]]> By: metsftw http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165821 metsftw Wed, 14 May 2008 19:16:24 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165821 lmfao. and dmitri young wouldve been right behind him lmfao. and dmitri young wouldve been right behind him

]]> By: Danny1986 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165820 Danny1986 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:16:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165820 Because we've been hingry for one for the past 162 games. So whenever anything that resembles an opportunity to turn the mentality around an gain some momentum sufaces, we jump on it. But I do think Maine's retaliation and cutting Fig/Sosa does represent a change in the Mets Brass/Coaching behavior. As opposed to ignoring issues moving on status quo. That's a .500 record mentality. THis at least shows a break from that mentality. Because we’ve been hingry for one for the past 162 games. So whenever anything that resembles an opportunity to turn the mentality around an gain some momentum sufaces, we jump on it.

But I do think Maine’s retaliation and cutting Fig/Sosa does represent a change in the Mets Brass/Coaching behavior. As opposed to ignoring issues moving on status quo. That’s a .500 record mentality. THis at least shows a break from that mentality.

]]> By: metsftw http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165819 metsftw Wed, 14 May 2008 19:15:50 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/opinion-the-turning-point/#comment-165819 this crap has been studied. there is little to no correlation between getting into brawls or other stupid crap and winning. this crap has been studied. there is little to no correlation between getting into brawls or other stupid crap and winning.

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