Daily Archives: October 17, 2009
Adam Bernacchio, from The Ghost of Moonlight Graham, takes an in depth look at Brad Hawpe and the trade market that surrounds him.
Bernacchio points out that Hawpe is a remarkably consistent hitter and he is not a “product of Coors Field” in that he hit more home runs on the road (14) than he did at home (9).
He does point out, however, that Hawpe is an “offensive” right fielder, saying Hawpe might be one of the worst defensive right fielders in baseball.
…despite the defensive problems, i can’t envision a scenario where the Mets won’t be looking into acquiring Hawpe, unless they are able to acquire eith Jason Bay or Matt Holliday…i don’t think any of the three choices are going to win gold gloves out in left field…i feel that if the Mets are looking more towards a defensive oriented outfielder, they should strongly consider Carl Crawford instead…
For more on this analysis, check out Bernacchio’s site.
Joe Capozzi from the Palm Beach Post is reporting that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria wanted to fire manager Fredi Gonzalez and replace him with Bobby Valentine as early as June.
According to Capozzi, Loria was in favor of this move after the Marlins went 9-20 in May, and that Valentine confirmed the offer was actually made.
The Optimistic Mets Fan wonders if WFAN has cursed the Mets.
Joe from Mets Today says that nobody has the chutzpah to make a decision about the future of Bobby Parnell.
Adam, the Brooklyn Met Fan, is proud of the performance given by Pedro Martinez in Game 2 of the NLCS.
Finally, Shannon from Mets Police notices that every Yankee fan is dressed the same at games, but in Flushing there is a mish mosh of different uniforms that fans wear.
