Orlando Hernandez’s time with the Mets is all but over now as he has officially filed for free agency.
El Duque is 18-12 in 47 games with the Mets dating back to 2006.
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Before the onslaught of posts bashing El Duque, this guy was our ace before his injury in 2007. While his injuries both years hurt us first getting to a WS and then reaching the playoffs, we wouldn’t be close without him.
uh.. yes.. yes we would.. we easily win the division in 06 without him…
and he did nothing in the playoffs or there after as you have already pointed out.
good bye and good riddance.
look i give a boatload of credit – i just feel we shouldve know that one year was like catching lightening in a bottle – and renewing his contract was a crap shoot
I’m just saying 9-7 with an era over 4 isn’t an ace… or really even lightning in a bottle.
If anything depending on him for the playoffs was a major downfall of the 06 team.
im talkin about 06 stilltheewm sorry i though u understood what i meant 07 was a crap shoot if u think about it pedro was the el dookie of 08
I was referring to 2007 when I said we wouldn’t have been close without him.
oh ok my mistake too bad in his last few spots he couldn even get past the 5th
We can’t get any draft picks for him, right?
right
damn i thought we could get a 200th round pick for him lol
Free agency? He should be retiring!
He’ll probably sign on with the team the Mets will end up playing the final weekend of 2009.
He’ll talk some smack, and then go out there and throw 7 innings of shutout ball.
after a thermonuclear holocaust there will be the roaches and el dookie lol
Don’t let the door hit you in the *ss.
does that mean hank will resign him as the latest mets reclamation proh=ject :P
Thanks for all your help in ‘08 El Duque.
he took a long siesta and ate alotta platanos lol but in all fairness i think if he coulda came back he woulda he has the rep of being a gamer
I think we should sign him to a three year $45 million and then deal him to the Cubs for Carlos Marmol.
lmfao
Ricardo Rincon, Moises Alou, Tony Armas Jr., Luis Ayala, Ramon Martinez, and Pedro Martinez declared free agency yesterday.
aka the “we harldy knew ye squad”
DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT.
valla con dios
i say we offer him 5 yrs..$110 mil
i’d rather offer that to doug sisk right now lol
it better stay that way, and away from the mets.
Yea, that El Duque sure was a jerk. 264+ innings of above average work over parts of 2 seasons. A$$HOLE!
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out you stupid jerk. How dare you be old and injured.
Seriously, why the hostility towards El Duque. He was solid when healthy, and it’s not his fault Omar was relying on him in 07.
It wasn’t toward El Duque, it was toward the deal Minaya gave him.
Maybe it was his uncanny way of getting hurt when the team needed him most….
He should get at least a 2-year deal with an option for the third season. These past three years were an aberration.
Bye bye to another thief
hide omar until el duque signs elsewhere or retires
LOL
I actually do not trust Omar. I would not put trying to bring back Alou and Duque past him…. though I think if he is even wasting one second even considering these guys… then he really is total incompetent.
3 yera 30 million should do it. El Duque has had some great seasons
We need to act quick on a replacement! Do the Mets have a senior citizens fan club from which they can sign somebody to spend a year on the disabled list complaining of arthritis and bunions? We can’t go into Citi Field without this integral part of our roster in place.
They could always bring back Claudio Vargas if they want.
El Duque’s contribution to the Mets 18 wins over nearly three years and constant headaches to the GM trying to find suitable replacement starters for him.
Mets contribution to El Duque: $16.625 million US
or $923,611 per win.
money well spent!
furi just get a member of the bonnano familia to do it
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