Comments on: Quote: Leadoff Hit By Pitch http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/ 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 14:00:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: letz_go_metz http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165823 letz_go_metz Wed, 14 May 2008 19:16:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165823 It was just the right thing at a time when we needed it most. Good job Johnny! and yeah, Willie too. Thing about Figgy is similar to Ollie, they both seem talented but insecure. This can't be the character you want the team to be expressing. Don't get me wrong, I hope Figgy clears and makes it back to the club as a reliever when we need him. That would be good for everyone. It's time overdue that this ball club showed some cohesiveness. Maybe this will prove to be a turning point. It was just the right thing at a time when we needed it most. Good job Johnny! and yeah, Willie too. Thing about Figgy is similar to Ollie, they both seem talented but insecure. This can’t be the character you want the team to be expressing. Don’t get me wrong, I hope Figgy clears and makes it back to the club as a reliever when we need him. That would be good for everyone.

It’s time overdue that this ball club showed some cohesiveness. Maybe this will prove to be a turning point.

]]> By: signupcall http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165584 signupcall Wed, 14 May 2008 16:13:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165584 Seven years later, who is laughing - Estes or Clemens? Or all of us Mets fans... hahaha Seven years later, who is laughing – Estes or Clemens? Or all of us Mets fans… hahaha

]]> By: Danny1986 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165541 Danny1986 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:20:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165541 In the long run and over the course of this season...this moment in the game will be far more important than Church's 2rbi double, Sanchez striking striking out Milledge, or Maine striking out Kearnes. Mets needed to respond appropriately to someone disrespecting the gmae in their house, and they did. Good job Maine. And VERY good job, Willie. Releasing Figueroa had much to do with his performance, but I bet it also had a little to do with how he reacted in the papers to the WASH bench the previous night, which was like a whiney little girl. Mets need that image far less than they need a bunch of last place rookies chanting in thier visitor's dugout. They handled both situations correctly.....and killed 2 birds with one stone in response to this incident, IMHO. And more importantly, they backed it up with a win. In the long run and over the course of this season…this moment in the game will be far more important than Church’s 2rbi double, Sanchez striking striking out Milledge, or Maine striking out Kearnes.

Mets needed to respond appropriately to someone disrespecting the gmae in their house, and they did. Good job Maine. And VERY good job, Willie.

Releasing Figueroa had much to do with his performance, but I bet it also had a little to do with how he reacted in the papers to the WASH bench the previous night, which was like a whiney little girl. Mets need that image far less than they need a bunch of last place rookies chanting in thier visitor’s dugout. They handled both situations correctly…..and killed 2 birds with one stone in response to this incident, IMHO.

And more importantly, they backed it up with a win.

]]> By: OldLiner http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165532 OldLiner Wed, 14 May 2008 15:02:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165532 Lopez was a great guy to hit, actually. He was mouthing off in the press about getting in Figueroa's head. Lopez was a great guy to hit, actually. He was mouthing off in the press about getting in Figueroa’s head.

]]> By: jws366 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165509 jws366 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:38:20 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165509 I want to see John Mayer throw a 93 mph fastball with movement... I want to see John Mayer throw a 93 mph fastball with movement…

]]> By: Ceetar http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165500 Ceetar Wed, 14 May 2008 14:29:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165500 If he really did drill him, that rocks that he's confident enough to put the very first guy on base more than the actual hitting him. If he really did drill him, that rocks that he’s confident enough to put the very first guy on base more than the actual hitting him.

]]> By: GravediggerHebner http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165493 GravediggerHebner Wed, 14 May 2008 14:22:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165493 He'll have to change his last name to Mayer and learn guitar to do that. He’ll have to change his last name to Mayer and learn guitar to do that.

]]> By: HoJoWright http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165480 HoJoWright Wed, 14 May 2008 14:09:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165480 Well done Maine. Maybe you'll score a few extra points with Jennifer Aniston! Well done Maine. Maybe you’ll score a few extra points with Jennifer Aniston!

]]> By: emjay http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165438 emjay Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165438 I can see why Figueroa and others were upset by it, but I actually found it refreshing to see professional athletes openly having fun and cheering on their teammates. From what I understood they were not heckling the Mets, rather cheering on their own team. I don't see what the problem is with that really. It is one thing to showboat after hitting a home run or for a pitcher to embarrass a guy by being overly demonstrative after a K, but to cheer your own team on? I really don't see why that should be discouraged. This isn't golf or tennis. I can see why Figueroa and others were upset by it, but I actually found it refreshing to see professional athletes openly having fun and cheering on their teammates. From what I understood they were not heckling the Mets, rather cheering on their own team. I don’t see what the problem is with that really. It is one thing to showboat after hitting a home run or for a pitcher to embarrass a guy by being overly demonstrative after a K, but to cheer your own team on? I really don’t see why that should be discouraged. This isn’t golf or tennis.

]]> By: dykstraw http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165433 dykstraw Wed, 14 May 2008 13:33:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/14/quote-leadoff-hit-by-pitch/#comment-165433 his smirk was priceless his smirk was priceless

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