Comments on: Quick Q&A: about Jose Reyes

By: wlaadair

wlaadair — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:57:32 +0000

Exactly correct, if the lineup was complete and he still had the numbers he has, there would be valid reason for concern, but the fact that he has played injured himself up until the concussion speaks volumes, he was last man standing and fought tooth and nail on the phone to stay off DL, he lost, but its for the best, he finally is admitting that.

By: Tidewater

Tidewater — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:32:19 +0000

If the team loses for three straight years the fans have no choice but to accept it. Will some fair-weather fans leave? Of course, but when the team is good again, they’ll come back. They always do. Go look at Mets attendance in 1983 and then look at the numbers in ’86. There’s this ridiculous notion that as fans we won’t stand for rebuilding. Subscribing to that idea mires a team like the Mets in mediocrity. They were great in the mid to late 80s (underacheivers, yes, but great) BECAUSE they rebuilt.

Look at how many people read and comment here every day. Don’t tell me we’re not passionate about this lifeless poor excuse for a team. Most of us bleed blue and orange. Those that don’t will come and they will go.

Please, drop the notion that you can’t rebuild in NY. That’s the creation of the tabloids, and is simply not true.

By: methead

methead — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:23:25 +0000

He would probably be in the 100RBI world if this team was healthy all season. The guy is still ripping the ball and is getting clutch hits. Everyone is allowed an off-year. Be thankful his off-year is .300 10 HRs 80 RBIs 90 runs 400 OBP in an empty lineup. Had everyone been healthy he would probably be around .300 10 hrs 100+ RBIS, 100+runs, 400 OBP. Nice off year. LOL

By: methead

methead — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:17:15 +0000

My point is…it doesnt matter what is right. What matters is, it wont happen. This isnt an aging team or a team full of players past their prime. This is a team with a good core who are young. No way NY Fans will accept trading those players away when in reality, you are at least 2 players away from competing again. your theory of building down up works but does not apply here because in 2006 we were 1 game from the world series. They need to re-tool not rebuild.

Oh and dont forget..Santana would not accept losing for 3 years for the “chance” that these minor leaguers will blossom.

By: ABCD

ABCD — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:13:29 +0000

I’m not sure what all the moaning is about, the Mets can’t trade Reyes, they would get terrible value for him because his injury.

They shouldn’t trade Reyes, he is a great fit for the new ballpark, hitting triples, playing above average defense (he is capable of this for sure).

Stolen bases, check. He can get into scoring position without needing to give up any out. When he is on base the team is not dependent on a HR, he can move over and score a bunch of different ways.

Speed and Defense are critically important at Citi field. Reyes has both. If this team is to be successul, they need to go after minor leaguers with speed and good defense, they need to add power at 1B or a corner (but they shouldn’t need to go out and overpay at both spots).

By: Beltranmynewfavmet

Beltranmynewfavmet — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:06:41 +0000

Sylow = my new buddy

By: Sylow59

Sylow59 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:59:05 +0000

I live in St Louis and am commenting on what I see here. Do you live in Miami or Atlanta?

Perhaps the difference between here and Tampa and Miami is that the St Louis fans do not expect a fire sale after winning something.

By: Beltranmynewfavmet

Beltranmynewfavmet — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:58:57 +0000

So you’re saying you’d rather think your team has a CHANCE to win but actually lose, then not think your team has a chance but they actually win? Seriously?

By: Beltranmynewfavmet

Beltranmynewfavmet — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:56:49 +0000

You just said exactly what I’ve been trying to say all day long. Exactly. There’s a reason that we’re good for 3-4 year stretches, then we fade into obscurity for several years; we don’t develop our own players. The Cardinals are a great example.

The Rays are another good example. For years they didn’t develop players and instead signed a bunch of lousy free agents (jose canseco, wade boggs end of career, fred mcgriff end of career, greg friggin’ vaughn). Once they started developing their farm system, things turned around. Look at that team now; Carl Crawford, Josh Shields, BJ Upton, Ben Zobrist, Evan Longoria were all home-grown. Then they added to that by trading for fill-in pieces like jason bartlett (who has been fantastic at a bargain price), dioner navarro, etc.

By: Beltranmynewfavmet

Beltranmynewfavmet — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:52:07 +0000

Thank you for explaining to me about New York sports.

Now that I’m informed, I don’t give a crap what the fans say. If they want a winner, they should be rebuilding the farm system in my opinion. What, they’re not going to stand for it? What are they goign to do, not go to games for a couple years? Citifield will have solid attendance even if the Mets are pretty bad again next year, so there’s nothign the fans can do. If they want a long-term, stable winning team, they’ll have to endure a couple of seasons of mediocrity (which we’re going to have to endure anyway)