Comments on: Read: Reyes is “King of Thieves” http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobby Bones in SC http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179804 Bobby Bones in SC Thu, 22 May 2008 17:42:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179804 I tell you where he went. The middle of the road. There are 22 shortstops in the majors with more than 145 plate appearances and here is where the most exciting player in baseball stands... 13th in average 10th in OBP 5th in Slugging 8th in OPS 10th in Runs 8th in Hits 9th in RBI 7th highest in strikeouts Not real impressive. If you were to compare him to leadoff hitters it would be even worse. He does lead all SS in SB's with 14, but is also second in CS with 5. If you look at the MLB league leaders Jose doesn't show up anywhere on the radar screen except for SB's where is a 7th, and again 2nd in CS. This guy could be awesome, but the key word is "COULD" be. I tell you where he went. The middle of the road. There are 22 shortstops in the majors with more than 145 plate appearances and here is where the most exciting player in baseball stands…

13th in average
10th in OBP
5th in Slugging
8th in OPS
10th in Runs
8th in Hits
9th in RBI
7th highest in strikeouts

Not real impressive. If you were to compare him to leadoff hitters it would be even worse. He does lead all SS in SB’s with 14, but is also second in CS with 5.

If you look at the MLB league leaders Jose doesn’t show up anywhere on the radar screen except for SB’s where is a 7th, and again 2nd in CS.

This guy could be awesome, but the key word is “COULD” be.

]]> By: gomets6091 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179654 gomets6091 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:34:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179654 so true. I read your post about Delgado's defense slipping, and the image I got in my head was Delgado's fist pump after the Endy double play and how convinced I was at that moment that they were going to win the World Series. Then Heilman happened. so true. I read your post about Delgado’s defense slipping, and the image I got in my head was Delgado’s fist pump after the Endy double play and how convinced I was at that moment that they were going to win the World Series. Then Heilman happened.

]]> By: gomets6091 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179648 gomets6091 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:31:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179648 how did I make it a racial thing? All I asked was who the white guy who plays 3rd base is? You said it wasn't David Wright, so I wanted to know who it was...there wasn't an iota of making this a racial issue, I was simply using white as an adjective, which is what it is, to describe what the guy who plays third base looks like. Sensitive much? how did I make it a racial thing? All I asked was who the white guy who plays 3rd base is? You said it wasn’t David Wright, so I wanted to know who it was…there wasn’t an iota of making this a racial issue, I was simply using white as an adjective, which is what it is, to describe what the guy who plays third base looks like. Sensitive much?

]]> By: Danny http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179636 Danny Thu, 22 May 2008 16:27:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179636 When he did laugh and smile last night? I didn't see it. When he did laugh and smile last night? I didn’t see it.

]]> By: Cheer http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179609 Cheer Thu, 22 May 2008 16:16:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179609 What happened to the most exciting player in baseball, where did he go ? What happened to the most exciting player in baseball, where did he go ?

]]> By: SPINK3 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179396 SPINK3 Thu, 22 May 2008 14:37:54 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179396 We can bring up guys from Binghamton that can hit 20 homeruns playing for the big league mets. Delgado is going play about 130 mabe 140 games Im assuming. Any 1st baseman should be able to hit 20 homeruns playing that much with the lineup. Homeruns mean nothing when they never come in a big spot. He never gets on base which is just so disgusting to watch. As your skills diminish you gotta find ways to get on base and it seems Delgado just doesnt care about changing or getting better We can bring up guys from Binghamton that can hit 20 homeruns playing for the big league mets. Delgado is going play about 130 mabe 140 games Im assuming. Any 1st baseman should be able to hit 20 homeruns playing that much with the lineup. Homeruns mean nothing when they never come in a big spot. He never gets on base which is just so disgusting to watch. As your skills diminish you gotta find ways to get on base and it seems Delgado just doesnt care about changing or getting better

]]> By: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179378 Ollie Ollie Oxen Free Thu, 22 May 2008 14:29:51 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179378 I disagree about the Bartolo Colon trade. He was the GM of a franchise that was going to leave Montreal. He tried to seize the last opportunity to win there. It would have been a great story, but it didn't work out. The thing I like about Minaya is that he has balls. I disagree about the Bartolo Colon trade. He was the GM of a franchise that was going to leave Montreal. He tried to seize the last opportunity to win there. It would have been a great story, but it didn’t work out. The thing I like about Minaya is that he has balls.

]]> By: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179372 Ollie Ollie Oxen Free Thu, 22 May 2008 14:27:25 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179372 Not that he is better than Art Howe. Just that the attitude is different than anything I can remember in these parts for a long time. Even different than when Bobby V. ran the show. I don't know. I just find it hard to blame it all on Willie. His team isn't performing. He has a defensively and offensively challenged 1B, same for 2B, and an underachieving core of talent. The bullpen has been batting practice, except for Wagner, Joe Smith, Schoenweis. He has a LF that gets hurt while standing in the outfield. It's a disaster. I am thinking about checking out for a week. I can't deal. Not that he is better than Art Howe. Just that the attitude is different than anything I can remember in these parts for a long time. Even different than when Bobby V. ran the show.

I don’t know. I just find it hard to blame it all on Willie. His team isn’t performing. He has a defensively and offensively challenged 1B, same for 2B, and an underachieving core of talent. The bullpen has been batting practice, except for Wagner, Joe Smith, Schoenweis. He has a LF that gets hurt while standing in the outfield. It’s a disaster. I am thinking about checking out for a week. I can’t deal.

]]> By: sheaheykid http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179351 sheaheykid Thu, 22 May 2008 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179351 Easy high-n-mighty. Sometimes you don't care for players on the team you root for. We don't all subscribe to the Jerry Seinfeld theory of rooting for laundry. Easy high-n-mighty. Sometimes you don’t care for players on the team you root for. We don’t all subscribe to the Jerry Seinfeld theory of rooting for laundry.

]]> By: Paid Like Mike Gallego http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179340 Paid Like Mike Gallego Thu, 22 May 2008 14:14:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/22/read-reyes-is-king-of-thieves/#comment-179340 Way to be supportive of the players on the team you allegedly root for. Are the Mets terrible right now? Yes, but hopefully they will play better. Way to be supportive of the players on the team you allegedly root for. Are the Mets terrible right now? Yes, but hopefully they will play better.

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