Comments on: Read: Five Ways to Succeed

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:31:16 +0000

kbh218 — Beltran gets “no credit for his fielding prowess”???? He’s won back-to-back gold gloves!

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:29:09 +0000

No, of course not, I said he needed a hot start and that’s why he was fired. Let me re-word the last graph for you:

If Manuel can bring it together like Lennon and Regis said, he can succeed here. But he will need a hot start — like Willie needed but did not get in 2008 — and then he won’t look back.

I’m here anytime to move participles around for the grammar schoolers.

By: toomanyuniforms

toomanyuniforms — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:22:07 +0000

I disagree with your characterization of Endy. I think he covers a tremendous amount of ground, can play all three positions, and has a terrific arm. He runs anything and everything down, AND can do the diving “web gems.” Don’t get me wrong — I’m not criticizing Beltran, who also has tremendous range. I just think Chavez is slightly better all around — better jumps, better arm, more agile.

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:48:40 +0000

No no no nono ..

They’ve _already_ been playing like every game is their last, pressing, stressing. They need to relax, ignore the media, and just play ball.

There is still plenty of time left, and they need to understand that they can and will catch Philly, and not stress over each game. But they need to do that from a ‘season starts now’ philosophy, which is opposite of the ‘win every game like it’s the last’

By: LGNYM

LGNYM — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:44:02 +0000

Beltran has always been extremely streaky, and he did get off to a rough start this season, so I guess that is where the perception comes in that he is “underachieving”. And some people can’t seem to forget 2005 with him.

But who knows, Beltran was supposedly one of the main guys who didn’t get along with Willie. Would be nice if having a better relationship w/ the manager could somehow translate into an even better performance.

By: LGNYM

LGNYM — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:39:58 +0000

Haha no way! Re-hire BV calls probably. Re-hire Wilie? Maybe Yankee fans would be saying thats what the Mets need to do, but not Mets fans

By: marvelousmarv

marvelousmarv — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:08:46 +0000

If the team has issues w/ authority then lets do the ultimate thing and sit all of those that do. Make an example out of anyone who does whatever the backlash.

Why does this always seem to happen to us. The ’93 Mets were like this. Then it was the Leiter/Francho clubhouse, and now this team. The only common denominator has been, WILPON. Somethings gotta give.

By: marvelousmarv

marvelousmarv — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:05:59 +0000

Patrick is dead on

By: kbh218

kbh218 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:57:59 +0000

*at the wall, on the hill, while on the run in center field in Houston last year.

By: kbh218

kbh218 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:56:22 +0000

Beltran gets such good jumps on balls hit to the outfield that he doesn’t have to sprint like a madman and/or make crazy diving catches. His instincts on contact are great. Because of this he gets no credit for his fielding prowess. The folks on ESPN would rather show someone diving head first to make a catch during their “web gems”. Whenever Beltran does have to make a circus catch he usually does…like that catch he made in center field in Houston last year.