Comments on: Quote: Willie on Not Getting Ejected

By: MetsFan1976

MetsFan1976 — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:11:43 +0000

There are lots of things to criticize Willie about, but this is not one of them. He argued vehemently, but Manuel just went a little nutty, so he got the boot instead of Willie. I think that, if Manuel had not gone completely nuts, Willie would’ve been tossed. He went out and argued and did what he should have. If anything, Manuel kind of “stole his thunder.”

By: Airfeet

Airfeet — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:25:34 +0000

Willie should have gotten thrown out for sure. The problem was not that the umpires blew an obvious call…but that they had the call the right way first, and then (as everyone is saying how rare it is for them to reverse a call) actually exhibit that rare instance of overturning a call but in that rare event change it the WRONG way. Valentine would have been ejected arguing for sure!!!

By: Airfeet

Airfeet — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:25:05 +0000

By: metsmaniac44

metsmaniac44 — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:06:40 +0000

Is Hubbach an idiot? Anyone watching the game yesterday cannot argue that Willie was not fired up. He was clearly FUMING, and it was apparent that the ump was talking to him but Jerry Manuel stepped in and took the bullet. The bench coach was there in that situation to avoid getting the manager tossed because as Willie said, it wouldn’t have accomplished anything. Rick Peterson also clearly got up from the bench to hold Willie back as Manuel got tossed. Yesterday was a new side of Willie I had never seen. A side that I think could have lit a fire under the Mets yesterday. The media has to get off Willie about yesterday because he truly showed his emotions.

By: LogeAtShea

LogeAtShea — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:16:56 +0000

absolutely. and the fact that the mets stayed focused and went on to win helps to demonstrate that he handled it well. who knows what happens if he argues for another ten minutes and gets tossed . . . does delgado get a hit? does ollie thrive through the next few innings? or is the entire team distracted?

get used to it everyone – - this is how willie manages. he doesn’t argue to get tossed. period. oh, and he wins more than he loses. his team has the fourth best record in the league right now, and 40% of the starting rotation hasn’t thrown an inning yet.

By: LogeAtShea

LogeAtShea — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:10:21 +0000

oh please. willie should put on a show so the fans get off his back, is that it? who bother? you guys aren’t going to climb off his back anyway until the mets have a 15 game lead, and you will climb right back on unless the mets win the world series.

i know mets fans who still blame willie for the end of 2006, when that was one of the best seasons in mets history.

the team has the fourth best record in the NL, and all we hear is that the manager should be fired. mainly because he doesn’t show emotion.

it is so ridiculous on so many levels.

By: zer09

zer09 — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:45:14 +0000

Willie argued that call as much as he could. Blowing his lid wouldn’t get him any farther than he already was. If that call costs us the game, not just me, but everyone would be up here crying about it – but it wouldn’t be directed towards Willie – it would be directed towards the umps. There was nothing else that could be done. If you watched the game, you would have known.

By: NegativeFan

NegativeFan — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:35:51 +0000

Because I really don’t care about what they did last night. I need to see that they can run off a streak- 6 in a row, 8 out of 10 etc etc before a 1 or 2 game W streak will excite me. I’ve played that sucker game for 150+ games now, no more. Gotta prove it to me from now on.

But the flaws of the manager are ongoing and need to be addressed.

And not getting run was a terrible job. Sometimes you gotta get run. PERIOD

By: Hubie

Hubie — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:32:28 +0000

zer09:

You would have been crying like a girl on here this morning if that call cost us the game. There is a chance, albeit slight, that if Willie would have protested more strongly, the umps may have tried to get the call right. Davidson may have appeared to be adamant, but he could not have been that sure. As far as the umps getting ticked off and having more calls go agst the Mets, that’s just lame.

There is a time to argue a call and this case was it.

By: MudvilleNine

MudvilleNine — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:25:54 +0000

A replay rule should only be used for homeruns period. First the umpires union would never go for anything other than that and two where would it end if your replaying something that happened right in front of them just because its at the plate? There should be no challenges, the rule should be implemented the same as they do in the NHL. Give the umpires union an extra man per umpiring crew for them to agree. The game after umping homeplate, an umpire is up in the press box serving as the official scorer with a tv next to him. This gets rid of controversial scoring rulings. If a homerun call is in question he calls down to the field saying he’s reviewing it. If it’s clear the call was wrong, he changes it and if its not clear he allows the call on the field to stand. Simple, just like they do it in the NHL. It would probably take as long as it would for a pitcher to warm up. But thats all it should be for. The umpires union would never allow it for anything else and they are a pretty strong union when it comes to professional officials.