Comments on: Flashback: Super Joe McEwing

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:10:31 +0000

So you are admitting your comment was real. Yes I am pretentious, and I talk like that to ignorant people like yourself. I apologize, but I am sure you are used to it.

By: iamatwork

iamatwork — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:15 +0000

Joe Ewing was a 25th man on the bench who played because he was decent defensively in every position. He would have been a 10-year major leaguer if he could hit 275. But he couldn’t.

By: Dafatone80

Dafatone80 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:20:30 +0000

McEwing was one of the better players on the 2001 team, somehow.

Remember, this was a team where Desi Relaford led in batting.

One of my favorite moments remains Bobby V pitching Relaford in a blowout, and after saying that it would have been much uglier if “Relaford didn’t have such good stuff.”

By: Cactus

Cactus — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:17:00 +0000

Also, premature male pattern baldness goes a lot towards likability. We felt sorry for you Super Joe.

By: blsmao

blsmao — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:37:47 +0000

I don’t know if it was his actual nickname, but Valentine used to call him “the giant slayer.” I loved that and in video games for the last 10 years have used it.

By: BullpenHelp

BullpenHelp — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:15:03 +0000

My goodness…

Joe had a pretty solid 2001 as a part-time player posting an OPS+ of 106. But he was AWFUL in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004 with OPS+’s of 55, 43, 61 and 59.

For a point of reference, Rey Ordonez had a career OPS+ of 59, so that tells you how bad Joe was in those other years. If the guy couldn’t have played every position on the diamond (save catcher) he wouldn’t have lasted 3 years in the league.

By: metsftw

metsftw — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:10:10 +0000

yeah, the rays have tons of gritty and grimy players.

not.

By: Metshead1974

Metshead1974 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:34:58 +0000

My biggest memory of McEwing is that he robbed us of a second chance to enjoy Jesse Orosco. I think it was the last day of spring training when they traded Orosco for McEwing in 99 or 2000.

By: bill metsiac

bill metsiac — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:48:15 +0000

Bad as his overall numbers were, Joe was respected by the veterans on the team and looked up to by the rookies, as evidenced by their comments (especially David’s) when he left the team.

He was always mentioned as a “future manager”. I have no knowledge of how he did as MnL coach for the Chisox this year, but with all the problems the Mets had this year with situational hitting, I’d love to see him at Citifield next year.

By: magic00700magic

magic00700magic — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:46:30 +0000

Agreed, its a fake.

McEwing’s last year with the Mets was 2004. He was on the Astros in 2006 (his last year in the majors).