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Jose Valentin went 4-for-4 last night, in 
his fourth game since joining Triple-A New Orleans.
In 17 at bats for New Orleans this season, while playing first base and designated hitter, Valentin is batting .235 with one extra base hit, four strike outs and a perfectly groomed mustache.
…if he’s hitting, i would like to see him back with the Mets, because i believe he can serve as a player-coach so to speak…not that the Mets can afford such a roster spot, but it’s getting to the point that leadership may trump talent…
“but it’s getting to the point that leadership may trump talent…”
Wonderfully put.
Agreed :) we need his leadership
Please. This team has neither. Valentin is yet one more brittle, old Omar pal that this organization needs to stop depending to play key roles on a team with a big, fat payroll.
If he wants to manage, or coach, then start doing that and earn a chance to do so… maybe even with the Mets.
I would like him to retire and take over as bench coach, if not manager
Why is everyone down on him. He was hitting and fielding great before he got injured? I think he would be an upgrade over Cancel!
Playing 1B….interesting. Has he played there before?
Matt, there is definitely a spot for him. Cancel is still on the roster.
amen, there is zero need for a third catcher, we have enough pinch hitter, we don’t need castro pinch hitting.
The mustache is what’s missing from this team. There is an ancient, mystical power within the mustache. The oldest known mustachioed painting is of a Scythian horseman from 300 BC.
Over, the course of history the mustache came to symbolize power and success, especially in the military, where the higher in rank you were the bigger the mustache you wore and continuing to a full beard.
In Baseball the mustache was prevalent in the 19th and very, very early 20th Century. It had all but become extinct by the late 30s and early 40s. It wasn’t until the 70s when the mustache made a comeback in a big, big way.
Reggie Jackson in the spring of 1972 sported a mustache during spring training. Instead of confronting Jackson, A’s Owner, Charlie Finley, embraced the stash and had the entire A’s team grow a stash.
Come October, the A’s beat the Reds in seven games to win the World Series. The mustache gang had done it. They had risen up and slain the dragon of hairless oppression. That team produced such famous mustachioed men as Rollie Fingers, Reggie Jackson, and Catfish Hunter.
Moving forward some thirty years, Maxim magazine did a story on the top ten baseball stashes. Who topped the list? Our own Keith Hernandez. The article states, “His mustache is his oxygen, his religion, his élan vital. He’d no sooner trim it than renounce womankind. The mountains shall tumble into the sea before Keith Hernandez goes Kojak above the lip.”
Therefore, it could only help to bring the stash back to the big club. It would only improve our chances of going on a 20-game winning streak.
lmao…
hahahaha hilarious
Bring Valentin up. He, Alou, and Delgado can all eat sugar-free candy after the game together. I mean…can we get any older?
What the hell are they waiting for to bring up Valentin. Send down Cancel and bring up the magical Stache.
I’d rather see Valentin as player/coach than carry a third catcher
I would like to see Jose Valentin get back to the Major Leagues. He really helped the mets back in 2006. Catcher isn’t a great position for Valentin, but i think he should be back as a bench player or a replacement during the game.
Jose will be better spiritually for the team.he gets it.If we could just get through this year with Alou,Valentin etc I would hope Omar would see the error of his ways and start to see that age isn’t going to cut it for an everyday player who isn’t a DH.
They need to absolutely make sure they get production out of left field.I also believe if Ryan Church can come back and play steady they could get on a roll.His absence has really hurt
JM
Get his ass up here
Depending on the likes of Alou and Duque to save the lineup or the starting rotation… what did that get them, or us?
Same thing with Valentin. If he is what the clubhouse needs to make it spout rainbows, then make him a coach.