Comments on: Outfield: The Dodgers, Giants and Manny http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/ 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 16:12:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nostradamus http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422100 nostradamus Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:27:11 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422100 hey!!! THIS IS HOW A MAJOR MARKET TEAM GETS A PREMIUM HITTER. TOO BAD THE METS ARENT IN NY (oh, thats right, they are...too bad the wilpons dont realize it). TURN OMAR LOOSE ON MANNY!!!!!! mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=3733675&vkey=hotstove2008&f hey!!!
THIS IS HOW A MAJOR MARKET TEAM GETS A PREMIUM HITTER. TOO BAD THE METS ARENT IN NY (oh, thats right, they are…too bad the wilpons dont realize it). TURN OMAR LOOSE ON MANNY!!!!!!
mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=3733675&vkey=hotstove2008&f

]]> By: nostradamus http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422099 nostradamus Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:24:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422099 yeah, and those moves obviously were not enough! the missing ingredient is a clutch productive premium righty bat that can play LF.....hmmmmm, i wonder who that could be......clue: manny! yeah, and those moves obviously were not enough! the missing ingredient is a clutch productive premium righty bat that can play LF…..hmmmmm, i wonder who that could be……clue: manny!

]]> By: just-mlb http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422093 just-mlb Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:54:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422093 I honestly think that Omar is waiting for someone to set the market rate on Manny...once someone makes an offer, that sets the barometer...he doesnt want to be the first one to set it...whatever offer someone comes up with, Omar may have a better one until he reaches a point... that 2 year deal with 2 year options was EXACTLY what I proposed 3 weeks ago on this website....and Im sure its exactly what Omar has in his bag. The only question will be, what team does Manny wanna play for. At this point, no AL team is showing interest which cuts the amount of years guarenteed because he wont be able to DH...so basically ANY NL team giving him more than 2 years is taking a huge chance...this helps the mets out tremendously...now their competition is 2 west coast teams..neither of them with a great shot at winning the WS...the dodgers are losing penny, maddox and lowe and havent replaced any of them..Omar is playing it smart..and who is to say that Boras isnt coming in to talk about Manny as well, not just Perez and Lowe....The Mets should guarentee 50 Mil and have 4 seperate one year team options...making the deal potentially 150 Mil..but also making it potentially just 50 mil with a 10 mil buyout.. I honestly think that Omar is waiting for someone to set the market rate on Manny…once someone makes an offer, that sets the barometer…he doesnt want to be the first one to set it…whatever offer someone comes up with, Omar may have a better one until he reaches a point…

that 2 year deal with 2 year options was EXACTLY what I proposed 3 weeks ago on this website….and Im sure its exactly what Omar has in his bag. The only question will be, what team does Manny wanna play for. At this point, no AL team is showing interest which cuts the amount of years guarenteed because he wont be able to DH…so basically ANY NL team giving him more than 2 years is taking a huge chance…this helps the mets out tremendously…now their competition is 2 west coast teams..neither of them with a great shot at winning the WS…the dodgers are losing penny, maddox and lowe and havent replaced any of them..Omar is playing it smart..and who is to say that Boras isnt coming in to talk about Manny as well, not just Perez and Lowe….The Mets should guarentee 50 Mil and have 4 seperate one year team options…making the deal potentially 150 Mil..but also making it potentially just 50 mil with a 10 mil buyout..

]]> By: just-mlb http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422092 just-mlb Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:42:29 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422092 Basically the same reason why we gave Pedro the extra year or 2 in his contract.. u overpay because u KNOW u HAVE to have that guy... the only difference was that Pedro was not known to be a cancer in the clubhouse Basically the same reason why we gave Pedro the extra year or 2 in his contract..

u overpay because u KNOW u HAVE to have that guy…

the only difference was that Pedro was not known to be a cancer in the clubhouse

]]> By: Bobby Valentine's #1 Fan http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422081 Bobby Valentine's #1 Fan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:59:38 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422081 Bare with me here: There are so (Manny) ways he would make us a better ball club. His power in the middle of the lineup would definately take us over the top. Omar has (Manny) different things to worry about the next couple of weeks he needs to guarantee the fan base Lowe or Ollie as well as adding a 5th starter. If Omar makes one big leap of faith we will be in line to win Manny championships, atleast in the near future. The way he plays Manny will have a few more years being one of the best right handed hitters in the game and when he falls off he will still be one of the better players in the league until he retires. He has Manny more homeruns ahead of him and getting to 600+ is a big revenue boost for a club who needs it. I guess what I am trying to say is there are Manny reasons to sign this guy so lets not let him slip away. Bare with me here:

There are so (Manny) ways he would make us a better ball club. His power in the middle of the lineup would definately take us over the top. Omar has (Manny) different things to worry about the next couple of weeks he needs to guarantee the fan base Lowe or Ollie as well as adding a 5th starter. If Omar makes one big leap of faith we will be in line to win Manny championships, atleast in the near future. The way he plays Manny will have a few more years being one of the best right handed hitters in the game and when he falls off he will still be one of the better players in the league until he retires. He has Manny more homeruns ahead of him and getting to 600+ is a big revenue boost for a club who needs it. I guess what I am trying to say is there are Manny reasons to sign this guy so lets not let him slip away.

]]> By: Bobby Valentine's #1 Fan http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422080 Bobby Valentine's #1 Fan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:59:37 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422080 Bare with me here: There are so (Manny) ways he would make us a better ball club. His power in the middle of the lineup would definately take us over the top. Omar has (Manny) different things to worry about the next couple of weeks he needs to guarantee the fan base Lowe or Ollie as well as adding a 5th starter. If Omar makes one big leap of faith we will be in line to win Manny championships, atleast in the near future. The way he plays Manny will have a few more years being one of the best right handed hitters in the game and when he falls off he will still be one of the better players in the league until he retires. He has Manny more homeruns ahead of him and getting to 600+ is a big revenue boost for a club who needs it. I guess what I am trying to say is there are Manny reasons to sign this guy so lets not let him slip away. Bare with me here:

There are so (Manny) ways he would make us a better ball club. His power in the middle of the lineup would definately take us over the top. Omar has (Manny) different things to worry about the next couple of weeks he needs to guarantee the fan base Lowe or Ollie as well as adding a 5th starter. If Omar makes one big leap of faith we will be in line to win Manny championships, atleast in the near future. The way he plays Manny will have a few more years being one of the best right handed hitters in the game and when he falls off he will still be one of the better players in the league until he retires. He has Manny more homeruns ahead of him and getting to 600+ is a big revenue boost for a club who needs it. I guess what I am trying to say is there are Manny reasons to sign this guy so lets not let him slip away.

]]> By: tm2master1 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422026 tm2master1 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:07:27 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422026 I wouldn't mind giving Manny a 5-6 year contract, i don't care if he falls off after 3 years, hell be so good those first two that we could win a WS - i mean 1. Reyes 2. Beltran 3. Wright 4. Manny 5. Delgado 6. Church that is just sick I wouldn’t mind giving Manny a 5-6 year contract, i don’t care if he falls off after 3 years, hell be so good those first two that we could win a WS – i mean
1. Reyes
2. Beltran
3. Wright
4. Manny
5. Delgado
6. Church
that is just sick

]]> By: saber-toothed tiger http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422010 saber-toothed tiger Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:15:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422010 What has it gotten the Yankees? Well let’s see. How about 4 million plus attendance? How about the value of the team which is 1.3 billion dollars? How about a 1.3 billion dollar ball park that will generate insane revenue streams? How about making the playoffs in 7 of the past 8 years you talk about? How about pushing the Mets off the back pages? Adding Manny to a bad ballclub guarantees nothing. Adding Manny to a pennant contender like the Mets has a profound impact on the NL East. What has it gotten the Yankees? Well let’s see. How about 4 million plus attendance? How about the value of the team which is 1.3 billion dollars? How about a 1.3 billion dollar ball park that will generate insane revenue streams? How about making the playoffs in 7 of the past 8 years you talk about? How about pushing the Mets off the back pages?

Adding Manny to a bad ballclub guarantees nothing. Adding Manny to a pennant contender like the Mets has a profound impact on the NL East.

]]> By: Slim http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422008 Slim Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:56 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422008 Manny doesn't guarantee us anything. However he greatly improves our chances of getting above mediocrity... Manny doesn’t guarantee us anything. However he greatly improves our chances of getting above mediocrity…

]]> By: saber-toothed tiger http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422006 saber-toothed tiger Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:00:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/01/06/outfield-the-dodgers-giants-and-manny/#comment-422006 It’s not easy to predict the amount of fall-off in Manny’s offensive production 3 years from now. He has a short, quick, compact swing and hits with power to all fields. Hitters that have a long swing tend to suddenly drop off the face of the earth. If Manny brings post season appearances with one or two WS titles to the Mets franchise in the next two years that the Mets would not have had otherwise then I think we could live with a decline in production 3 years from now. It’s a gamble but less so than investing with Bernard L. Madoff. It’s not easy to predict the amount of fall-off in Manny’s offensive production 3 years from now. He has a short, quick, compact swing and hits with power to all fields. Hitters that have a long swing tend to suddenly drop off the face of the earth. If Manny brings post season appearances with one or two WS titles to the Mets franchise in the next two years that the Mets would not have had otherwise then I think we could live with a decline in production 3 years from now. It’s a gamble but less so than investing with Bernard L. Madoff.

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