Comments on: Opinion: The Value of Chemistry http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: LGNYM http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-385469 LGNYM Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-385469 Who cares about the Phillies chemistry. This is a Mets blog. Hence the name "Metsblog.com"...get it? Who cares about the Phillies chemistry. This is a Mets blog. Hence the name “Metsblog.com”…get it?

]]> By: LGNYM http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-385468 LGNYM Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:10:38 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-385468 I would think players and media know more about leadership and who displays it and who doesn't than fans. I don't see how a fan can label either of the Carloses leaders and say Wright isn't one. I would think players and media know more about leadership and who displays it and who doesn’t than fans.

I don’t see how a fan can label either of the Carloses leaders and say Wright isn’t one.

]]> By: c.1970 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384925 c.1970 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:54:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384925 "Chemistry" in 2009 will be defined as to what clubhouse in MLB has the best new undetectable HGH. “Chemistry” in 2009 will be defined as to what clubhouse in MLB has the best new undetectable HGH.

]]> By: whenslydale http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384902 whenslydale Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:25:16 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384902 winning makes good chemistry. I still cannot understand how 2 years in a row our bullpen blew it so meticulously..I am not a conspracy theorist but it's looked like the guys were getting paid to blow it, not paid or pride to win. the fact that one guy in our pen could not "step up" and take care of business astounds me. We know our pitchers have talent. I still can't think of the last two years without awe of the insane collapses. winning makes good chemistry.

I still cannot understand how 2 years in a row our bullpen
blew it so meticulously..I am not a conspracy theorist but
it’s looked like the guys were getting paid to blow it,
not paid or pride to win.

the fact that one guy in our pen could not “step up”
and take care of business astounds me. We know our pitchers
have talent.

I still can’t think of the last two years without awe of the insane
collapses.

]]> By: just-mlb http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384857 just-mlb Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:57:48 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384857 Ummm they added chad bradford....troy percival...which helped out their pen as it was one of the worst in 07 they added Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria at 3B....they added jason barlett at SS ...got rid of jorge cantu...moved Iwamura to 2B... thats 3/4 of your infield changed... they got rid of elijah dukes and delmon young who were both head cases...they add Cliff Floyd who was said to be a great influence in the clubhouse I think you can make the case that the 2007 Rays and 2008 Rays were just "slightly" different lol Ummm

they added chad bradford….troy percival…which helped out their pen as it was one of the worst in 07

they added Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria at 3B….they added jason barlett at SS …got rid of jorge cantu…moved Iwamura to 2B…

thats 3/4 of your infield changed…

they got rid of elijah dukes and delmon young who were both head cases…they add Cliff Floyd who was said to be a great influence in the clubhouse

I think you can make the case that the 2007 Rays and 2008 Rays were just “slightly” different

lol

]]> By: metsftw http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384842 metsftw Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:11:50 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384842 i played at a high level, and i agree with him. chemistry is BS in baseball. i played at a high level, and i agree with him. chemistry is BS in baseball.

]]> By: Gina http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384838 Gina Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:57:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384838 I agree and have been saying this the whole off-season. There is nothing wrong with the core, it's the crap we've surrounded the core with. You really can't expect to go far when, for most of the season, before the rookies were called up, you have no offense coming off the bench, because Tatis was forced into a starting role, and essentially are starting 3 guys who hit like pitchers, or worse, in your line-up, Castillo/Easley/Awful Reyes at some points Marlon Anderson, Schneider and of course the actual pitcher. Especially when your team is as defensively poor as we were last year. IMO the only guys from the bench, excluding the rookies and I'm not counting Awful Reyes as a rookie. Are Tatis, Castro and Chavez. I agree and have been saying this the whole off-season. There is nothing wrong with the core, it’s the crap we’ve surrounded the core with. You really can’t expect to go far when, for most of the season, before the rookies were called up, you have no offense coming off the bench, because Tatis was forced into a starting role, and essentially are starting 3 guys who hit like pitchers, or worse, in your line-up, Castillo/Easley/Awful Reyes at some points Marlon Anderson, Schneider and of course the actual pitcher. Especially when your team is as defensively poor as we were last year. IMO the only guys from the bench, excluding the rookies and I’m not counting Awful Reyes as a rookie. Are Tatis, Castro and Chavez.

]]> By: philkid3 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384816 philkid3 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:34:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384816 Then by your standard, just about every team has a high-talent farm system? Then by your standard, just about every team has a high-talent farm system?

]]> By: philkid3 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384815 philkid3 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:29:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384815 They also had this: REALLY good players. And not many bad players. Or hell, even more than moderately below average players. They also had this: REALLY good players. And not many bad players. Or hell, even more than moderately below average players.

]]> By: TilMetsDoUsPart http://www.metsblog.com/2008/11/07/opinion-the-value-of-chemistry/#comment-384776 TilMetsDoUsPart Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:00:16 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=21400#comment-384776 Baseball is a team sport in its own respect. It's so unique from other sports it's almost impossible to compare. Baseball is a team sport in its own respect. It’s so unique from other sports it’s almost impossible to compare.

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