Comments on: eMailbag: Break Up the Core

By: BeltranMVPlease

BeltranMVPlease — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:22:23 +0000

I never knew that one bad month meant break up an entire team’s core. Especially a good team’s entire core.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:29:51 +0000

PS … Just think about how the Cleveland Browns were virtually re-created.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:29:08 +0000

Dude, I hate to tell you this, but the Mets were created by real Dodger and Giants fans. That’s why you have the connection. It’s real, it’s strong, and it’s good.

The corporations may have headed west, but the fanbase is here, or at least some of them.

When I look at the Mets, I like to see the shadow of those awesome teams as well.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:26:58 +0000

Like any large group of guys anywhere, there are going to be cliques within it. It’s inevitable. They may not be adversarial towards each other, or they may be. You can’t expect that all the Mets are going to get behind one guy for advice and magic.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:23:41 +0000

Leaders are overrated. Name me the leader on the 70s Yankees who made the difference? Some say O’Neill for the 90′s Yankees, but I wonder. Look at the 80s Mets. Did Hernandez put the pop in Doc’s fastball or Darryl’s swing? If anything, he got the wrong stuff in their heads, literally. I dunno, I think the Mets have plenty of caring verterans. Just gotta face facts, the Mets aren’t as well rounded and, yeah, luck fell on some teams a little more than it did for them. Don’t get down. There’s always 1957.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:20:24 +0000

They said that about Posada too. Doesn’t block the plate.

It’s nonsense. You don’t want to throw away your career on a dramatic contact play, over a stupid run in a game. Just think about it. You lose your catcher, but you got a run in an April contest.

By: nightsky

nightsky — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:17:44 +0000

I generally agree. I’ve seen the radio and newspaper columnists do a job on many players and managers, and strangely GMs wind up doing their bidding.

I ignore these guys. Mets fans need to chill on the whole thing. It’s just a game. The more you let it chill, the more the players will come into their own. They’re not children.

By: WrightsRight

WrightsRight — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:19:33 +0000

When Mets were up 5-0, Phillies had them right where they wanted them. Oh well, time to tack on.

By: steve333

steve333 — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:57:05 +0000

I would add Murphy to that core.
Dump Delgado, Castillo, Sheffield, Perez.

Whatever happened to addition by subtraction, Wilpon?
Fire Omar and Manuel, and Bernazard
Backman for Manager.

By: just-mlb

just-mlb — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:24:22 +0000

i would include Murphy in that core as well as Beltran…watch out for Parnell…Holt….and some of the talent coming up in the minors