Comments on: Starting Pitcher: 3 Teams interested in Garland

By: Dr. Alan Lans

Dr. Alan Lans — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:37:21 +0000

and really, the only thing nauseating here is reading posts from “mistermet”

By: Dr. Alan Lans

Dr. Alan Lans — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:35:44 +0000

WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP

By: Dr. Alan Lans

Dr. Alan Lans — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:35:23 +0000

yeah who cares about rings….they’re only the trinkets that they give out when you

By: mistermet

mistermet — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:41:41 +0000

JamesK,

Luis Castillo also has a ring, as does Carl Pavano! You’re right, who f’ing cares about a ring.

By: mistermet

mistermet — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:40:24 +0000

*Cardinals also willing to pay top dollar for a starting pitcher. So signing K-Rod means the Mets are done spending money? From the 2nd richest team in MLB, that’s’ unconscionable, unacceptable, humiliating. Why aren’t more people on them? This is a sham. Adding a closer means you’re just bringing back the same team, minus Perez, and switching Wagner for K-Rod. That’s the same team that collapsed 3 years in a row. This stuff better not be true that Cerrone is posting- kind of seems like the Mets are paying him to say these things and keep our expectations low. It’s nauseating.

By: mistermet

mistermet — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:37:23 +0000

Why aren’t the Mets willing to pay top dollar for a starting pitcher? Isn’t this the 2nd richest team in baseball? The Red Sox, Yankees, Angels, Dodgers, Braves, Brewers, Blue Jays, Orioles, and a bunch of others are willing to pay top dollar…why not the Mets? This is humiliating, but unfortunately it’s par for the course for Freddie Coupons….what a joke- and they are going into a new stadium w/ a new network and raising ticket prices to astronomical levels. I guess they’ll resign Pedro and put him on the cover of the schedule- PATHETIC. Getting a closer represents only about 15% of this teams needs, but apparently the other 85% of their needs will not be addressed. 3rd place this year.

By: cleonsvan

cleonsvan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:11:09 +0000

James the last 4 seasons speak for themselves. All I’m saying is the debate is not so clear cut. You are what your stats say you are.

By: JamesK

JamesK — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:40:39 +0000

I really wish people would stop using the “he has a ring” statement as a case for Garland or Eckstein. Carlos Ruiz has a ring. Chris Coste has a ring. Luis Sojo has like 4 rings. Sign them up!

cleon,

Nice use of the last 4 seasons of stats, knowing Ollie stunk in ’05 and ’06. Look at ’07 and ’08. Ollie is surely not worth what Boras says he is, but he’s definitely better than Garland.

By: cleonsvan

cleonsvan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:10:08 +0000

kookie,

A case can be made that Garland is indeed an upgrade over Ollie for the money. Guy already has a ring, and is only 29 years old.Yeah I know, Ollie has better stuff but here are his stats over the past 4 seasons versus the stats of Ollie

Garland: 60 – 38 ERA 4.11 IP – 211 WHIP 1.34

Ollie: 35 – 35 ERA 5.06 IP – 146 WHIP 1.53

By: mark4212

mark4212 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:58:29 +0000

Mookie.. This is what i’ve been saying all along. Sign 2 guys either both #4 and 5 guys or Sheets at 2 and someone to make 32 starts. Leave Niese in AAA to fill in when someone goes on the DL…. Someone will. Happens every year to every team. Organizational depth is the key. You don’t want the stiffs like Figgy, Lima or those types making 10 starts a year.