Comments on: Opinion: If This is a Crisis, Act Like It

By: dri1962

dri1962 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:11:19 +0000

Forget about starting on short rest. I want to see the starter stay in there until HE gives up the tying run. We have already proven that the bullpen can do that. I don’t care if it’s the 7th inning… At this point leave them in until runs are given up.. not baserunners.

How about givng Aaron Heilman a start? Then maybe he will smile :)

By: ToastyJoe

ToastyJoe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:48:30 +0000

claims=games. That’s a weird typo if there ever was one.

By: ToastyJoe

ToastyJoe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:27:43 +0000

I disagree, I think he’s earned a shot. They could’ve completely gone into the tank after they fell 7 games back, and they fought all the way back. Plus I love the way they’ve bounced back from tough losses, which I think is a reflection of him. If they miss the playoffs, it will be 100% on the shoulders of the laughable bullpen, not the manager.

By: ToastyJoe

ToastyJoe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:25:14 +0000

“So it’s not as if there was a lights out closer for last September.”

I didn’t say Wagner pitched well. But he still pitched, to the tune of 30+ saves. You’re telling me if you had to choose between 2007 Wagner and 2008 Ayala to close games, it’d be a toss up? That’s funny.

“And if Willie was the cause of that (which the likes of you claim)…”

Stop saying what you think I “claim.” I don’t “claim” Willie “caused” last year’s pen to be bad. Find me a quote where I said that. Why not go back and read what I wrote.

“The bullpen was just as bad last year.”

You have GOT to be kidding me with this argument. We’ve got Brian Stokes as our setup man, Luis Ayala closing claims, and Aaron Heilman with a 5+ ERA, and you think last year’s pen was “just as bad.” Outrageous.

“What did you want him to do. Go over to the Bronx and kidnap the Yankee bullpen?”

You’re changing the issue here. Willie did not motivate his team last year, or the first part of this year. I don’t know how much more proof you need of that. They played stupid, disinterested, and sloppy baseball.

“last year Willie didn’t have Johan.”

That’s a good one. He had Johan for two and a half months this year and went .500 with him.

By: darknova

darknova — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:57:01 +0000

Um, no, the ’06 and ’07 ‘pens were not the same. We let Roberto Hernandez, Chad Bradford and Heath Bell go (if there were others, I can’t remember off the top of my head) after ’06, while Duaner Sanchez was in that accident that kept him out of the second half of the season. ’07 saw a non-juiced Mota, Scott Schoeneweis, and an inexperienced Joe Smith who went from good to bad about midway through the season.

By: wxyz

wxyz — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:05:04 +0000

Heilman 2008 = Mota 2007

By: Dirtysanchez

Dirtysanchez — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:48:20 +0000

agreed. Bottom line omar has his work cut out for him going into 09.

By: patrick

patrick — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:42:52 +0000

oh will you stop, 2009 is totally irrelevant right now and you have ZERO idea of what the Mets might be able to do beyond stupid Fransisco Rodriquez, whom by the way could blow out his arm in the playoffs or BLOW a huge game and then be just as ordinary looking as the rest of the pack.

By: patrick

patrick — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:39:28 +0000

your solution to winning more games in the end is allowing them to get away earlier?

I know it is frustrating and all, but over experimenting never solved much in live game action in sports.

By: papi8821

papi8821 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:34:43 +0000

Look guys…. I live and die wit Los Mets. The bullpen is pathetic. They kept us in it in ’06, handed us over to the wolves in ’07…. WTF?!?!? SAMe guys in there. Makes NO sense… I know we cannot give up and look to 2009…. I never givin up on my yeam… but if Omar doesnt hand K-Rod a blank check in the off-season… this team is NOT dedicated to winning…