Comments on: Opinion: Edgy, and .500 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/ 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 05:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SC-NJ http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169184 SC-NJ Fri, 16 May 2008 13:22:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169184 I said it in a comment a few weeks ago that this is the team through the rest of the season and it's not going to get any better. Suck it up and accept it now, I have. Mets fan since 73. Blame Breakdown: Willie Randolph - 15% Omar Minaya - 35% Players - 50% Anyone else care to take a stab at the blame percentage breakdown? I said it in a comment a few weeks ago that this is the team through the rest of the season and it’s not going to get any better. Suck it up and accept it now, I have. Mets fan since 73.

Blame Breakdown:

Willie Randolph – 15%
Omar Minaya – 35%
Players – 50%

Anyone else care to take a stab at the blame percentage breakdown?

]]> By: RetireNumber17 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169115 RetireNumber17 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:33:37 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169115 Unless the Mets sweep the Yankees, Randolph will be gone next week. I don't even think it would take a sweep by the Yanks to make it happen. The Wilpons and Minaya are deciding on his replacement now. Count on it. Unless the Mets sweep the Yankees, Randolph will be gone next week. I don’t even think it would take a sweep by the Yanks to make it happen. The Wilpons and Minaya are deciding on his replacement now. Count on it.

]]> By: m00kie http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169112 m00kie Fri, 16 May 2008 10:48:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169112 lol .. not giving up, this team just hasn't made my usual obsession worthwhile.. They still can, and again, I haven't given up, but it's hard to argue for a depressing game. If the game is interesting and fun, my wife is all in, but if she sees heilman coming in, it's all over ;) lol .. not giving up, this team just hasn’t made my usual obsession worthwhile.. They still can, and again, I haven’t given up, but it’s hard to argue for a depressing game. If the game is interesting and fun, my wife is all in, but if she sees heilman coming in, it’s all over ;)

]]> By: zeekster http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169102 zeekster Fri, 16 May 2008 07:36:57 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169102 yeah willie will get another job he will go full cycle and end up where he started managing the pirates yeah willie will get another job

he will go full cycle and end up where he started

managing the pirates

]]> By: zeekster http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169091 zeekster Fri, 16 May 2008 06:53:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169091 cyclone i think you have overlooked overlooked one major flaw that is at the root of this teams hitting woes: the lack of a true clean up hitter who puts fear into the heart of pitchers. By saying this I am not attacking Beltran but pointing to the glaring fact that Delgado is not doing the job he was brought here to do and that there is no other bat in the lineup that approaches that quality. If there were I think it would improve many of the other hitters. While Wright and Beltran are streaky very good hitters with pop they are not true clean up hitters. The bench and some other bullpen spots are sketchy at best. cyclone

i think you have overlooked overlooked one major flaw that is at the root of this teams hitting woes: the lack of a true clean up hitter who puts fear into the heart of pitchers.

By saying this I am not attacking Beltran but pointing to the glaring fact that Delgado is not doing the job he was brought here to do and that there is no other bat in the lineup that approaches that quality.

If there were I think it would improve many of the other hitters.

While Wright and Beltran are streaky very good hitters with pop they are not true clean up hitters.

The bench and some other bullpen spots are sketchy at best.

]]> By: gipper82475 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169083 gipper82475 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:18:28 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169083 Capital letters are our friends. Capital letters are our friends.

]]> By: gipper82475 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169081 gipper82475 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:13:54 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169081 I think you found the marketing slogan for the 07-08 Mets: Your NY Mets: One Long Boo! I think you found the marketing slogan for the 07-08 Mets:

Your NY Mets: One Long Boo!

]]> By: gipper82475 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169080 gipper82475 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:10:58 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169080 I don;t understand people who will "tune out: for awhile. I may loathe the manager and be negative towards the team at times, but I watch every inning. That's what a fan does. I don;t understand people who will “tune out: for awhile. I may loathe the manager and be negative towards the team at times, but I watch every inning. That’s what a fan does.

]]> By: gipper82475 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169079 gipper82475 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:08:50 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169079 mOOkie, You, of all people, a fair-weather fan?? I am disheartened! mOOkie,

You, of all people, a fair-weather fan?? I am disheartened!

]]> By: gipper82475 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169075 gipper82475 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:05:44 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/15/opinion-edgy-and-500/#comment-169075 Simple solution: 1.) Fire Willie, see if team improves. 2.) If team impoves, it was the manager, no issue with Omar. or 3.) If team doesn't improve, it was a poorly constructed team, so you fire Omar as well. Got to start with step one, though. Simple solution:

1.) Fire Willie, see if team improves.

2.) If team impoves, it was the manager, no issue with Omar.

or 3.) If team doesn’t improve, it was a poorly constructed team, so you fire Omar as well.

Got to start with step one, though.

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