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The Champ

So, what do you guys think about the possibility of Reyes batting 3rd until Beltran comes back?

Gary Carter

The Champ wrote:

So, what do you guys think about the possibility of Reyes batting 3rd until Beltran comes back?

well its a sure fire way to get backman as manager before june

my 2010 lineup till beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. pagan
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. pitcher
9. Castillo


my 2010 lineup after beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. beltran
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. castillo
9. pitcher

xavier mcdaniel

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

So, what do you guys think about the possibility of Reyes batting 3rd until Beltran comes back?

well its a sure fire way to get backman as manager before june

my 2010 lineup till beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. pagan
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. pitcher
9. Castillo


my 2010 lineup after beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. beltran
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. castillo
9. pitcher

So you're projecting a guy who didn't hit .250, has an on-base percentage of under .300 the last few seasons, struck out 132 times in 434 at-bats last season, to be the fifth hitter and every day first baseman. I have nothing against the guy and could see him making the team, but I don't see him as the regular first baseman over Murphy.

Wobbie

neilybabes86 wrote:

this thread is the funniest thing on the AET

I agree. I really don't care about the Mets but watching a train wreck is always good. The combination of the champ's and metfan's posts, set against the Phillies' guys heckling will usually brighten my darkest mood.

I'm jealous that my suck ass team can't sustain a thread... :think:

The Champ

imalive wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

this thread is the funniest thing on the AET

I agree. I really don't care about the Mets but watching a train wreck is always good. The combination of the champ's and metfan's posts, set against the Phillies' guys heckling will usually brighten my darkest mood.

I'm jealous that my suck ass team can't sustain a thread... :think:

Let's be fair, I own the Philly gang in here and in their thread ....and I enjoy taking jabs at Metsy too when there is a lull ..

81

The Champ wrote:

and I enjoy taking jabs at Metsy too when there is a lull ..

punching Metsy is like Tyson in his prime taking on me. just not much of a contest there.

Gary Carter

81 wrote:

The Champ wrote:

and I enjoy taking jabs at Metsy too when there is a lull ..

punching Metsy is like Tyson in his prime taking on me. just not much of a contest there.

you and jiggy are like ali's punches when he was past his prime. Your so bad you make boston lou look funny. That's how much your material sucks. Lol

Gary Carter

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

So, what do you guys think about the possibility of Reyes batting 3rd until Beltran comes back?

well its a sure fire way to get backman as manager before june

my 2010 lineup till beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. pagan
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. pitcher
9. Castillo


my 2010 lineup after beltran comes back

1. reyes
2. beltran
3. wright
4. bay
5. jacobs
6. francoeur
7. barajas
8. castillo
9. pitcher

So you're projecting a guy who didn't hit .250, has an on-base percentage of under .300 the last few seasons, struck out 132 times in 434 at-bats last season, to be the fifth hitter and every day first baseman. I have nothing against the guy and could see him making the team, but I don't see him as the regular first baseman over Murphy.

I'd rather have a true 1st baseman then some guy who was drafted at 2nd base and failed and then was put in LF and failed and is now at 1st base and looks horrible. If murphy is so good then why is keith teaching him. Jacobs also has more power then murphy and the mets need all of it they can get. Murphy is a nice bench player and that's all is he.

xavier mcdaniel

good counter argument, all valid points, I personally think Murphy could have used another year where he starts in the minors and then gets promoted if he's any good. With Jacobs, I don't think he would be awful, but in terms of recent history and that includes his defense, Murphy has the slight edge in the organization's view.

Gary Carter

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

I personally think Murphy could have used another year where he starts in the minors and then gets promoted if he's any good. With Jacobs, I don't think he would be awful, but in terms of recent history and that includes his defense, Murphy has the slight edge in the organization's view.

I fully agree with that. They coulda very easily put him up in buffalo for a year and let him get to know 1st base and bulk up a little more. They mets have handle this wrong from the start. Yea I don't have much faith with this organization view of talent. They thought milladge(sp) was the next big thing or f-mart.

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

this thread is the funniest thing on the AET

I agree. I really don't care about the Mets but watching a train wreck is always good. The combination of the champ's and metfan's posts, set against the Phillies' guys heckling will usually brighten my darkest mood.

I'm jealous that my suck ass team can't sustain a thread... :think:

step right up and....

The Juggler

Citi Field Falling Apart
From the New York Post:

Opening day is a month away, and the Mets are already falling apart.

A giant piece of the marquee Citi Field sign came crashing down on Jan. 25 -- more evidence for beleaguered Met fans that the sky really is falling.



Citi Field is apparently plagued by an array of design issues with falling concrete, flooding, and poor wiring throughout the entire park. Utley's Corner remains immaculately groomed, however.

81

just ran across this in regards to fantasy drafts....

Household Name: David Ortiz, DH, BOS: ADP 184.27: The face of the Red Sox organization since 2003, Ortiz is revered in Sawx Nation to the point where most New Englanders have taken his admittance of using PEDs with the same trivial plight of being unable to find a parking spot on a Saturday night in downtown Boston. His peculiar inability to hit the long ball during the first two months of last season was well documented (his first homer came on May 21), as was his power resurgence in the second half (20 HR, 63 RBI). It would be foolish to draft Papi for his volatile power numbers again this year, and it will be a struggle for him to hit above the Mendoza line when all is said and done. A perfect example of drafting a name over (declining) skills.

Cheaper Alternative: Daniel Murphy, 1B, NYM - ADP 329.64: Murphy's second-half stats (.283/.478/.796, 7 HR, 39 RBI) provide reason for excitement in 2010. He saw a massive power spike in the second half, and a very promising uptick in flyball ratio. Despite playing in a "pitcher"s park, Citi Field's shortest porch is the right field fence at 330 ft., which will certainly benefit the left-handed Murphy. His relatively high flyball rate means the power is there, and his elevated line drive rate in the second half may indicate his batting average will hover around .270-.280, rather than the .242 he hit during the first half. With Carlos Delgado (hip surgery) still unsigned and on the shelf for at least four months, he'll have first base all to himself, with only the underachieving Nick Evans and possibly Mike Jacobs behind him to take minimal at-bats. This may be the 25 year-old's time to shine, and it wouldn't surprise me to see his power numbers rival or exceed Big Papi's by the end of the year.

xavier mcdaniel

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring201 ... id=4968513

Gary Carter

The Jeagler wrote:

Citi Field Falling Apart
From the New York Post:

Opening day is a month away, and the Mets are already falling apart.

A giant piece of the marquee Citi Field sign came crashing down on Jan. 25 -- more evidence for beleaguered Met fans that the sky really is falling.



Citi Field is apparently plagued by an array of design issues with falling concrete, flooding, and poor wiring throughout the entire park. Utley's Corner remains immaculately groomed, however.

they should just rename it shea stadium already. Its already got the charm like shea does. To bad citi field doesn't have the drunks in the upper deck. Something citi field is missing badly.

The Champ

The young prospects have been impressive thus far:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/sport ... 7mets.html

81

The Champ wrote:

The young prospects have been impressive thus far:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/sport ... 7mets.html

hope springs eternal in spring training.....

well, expcet for the Pirates...everybody knows they are going to suck again.

Gary Carter

The Champ wrote:

The young prospects have been impressive thus far:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/sport ... 7mets.html

when has a met prospect ever been good since strawberry. who could ever forget the great Anthony Young or generation K or jay payton. Ike Davis looks good, but Manuel would rather have Murphy at 1st base then davis :roll: .

xavier mcdaniel

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

The young prospects have been impressive thus far:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/sport ... 7mets.html

when has a met prospect ever been good since strawberry. who could ever forget the great Anthony Young or generation K or jay payton. Ike Davis looks good, but Manuel would rather have Murphy at 1st base then davis :roll: .

I seem to recall that David Wright was highly touted and Gregg Jefferies would have been good if he could have grown a pair when dealing with some veteran members of the scum bunch.

The Champ

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

Black Diamond

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

Paper said that Thyroid gets affected from PED's

Gary Carter

I seem to recall over the years I was the one calling for reyes to be traded and everyone laughing at me and saying you can't trade away a franchise player. Well do you all still feel that way bout him now


Can we now say reyes is a BUST


He's becoming like that islanders goaltender that's always getting hurt

xavier mcdaniel

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

I know. My mom is a thyroid cancer survivor for 10 years. She takes a medication called synthroid every morning.

The Champ

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

I know. My mom is a thyroid cancer survivor for 10 years. She takes a medication called synthroid every morning.

Glad your mom is okay! Still, I have never heard of a hyper thyroid problem or whatever sidelining a professional athlete in his prime....only the fucking Mets..lol....players used to be so much tougher back in the day..

The Champ

Black Diamond wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

Paper said that Thyroid gets affected from PED's

Reyes needs to shoot something else right into his neck and get his little bitch ass back on the field..so tired of this pussy shit with him..

The Champ

metsfan wrote:

I seem to recall over the years I was the one calling for reyes to be traded and everyone laughing at me and saying you can't trade away a franchise player. Well do you all still feel that way bout him now


Can we now say reyes is a BUST


He's becoming like that islanders goaltender that's always getting hurt

If this season doesn't pan out for him, yeah he'll be a bust for sure....and our team will suck..

xavier mcdaniel

The Champ wrote:

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

I know. My mom is a thyroid cancer survivor for 10 years. She takes a medication called synthroid every morning.

Glad your mom is okay! Still, I have never heard of a hyper thyroid problem or whatever sidelining a professional athlete in his prime....only the fucking Mets..lol....players used to be so much tougher back in the day..

Thanks. We've been laughing at the Mets for this, saying all Reyes has to do is take his daily thyroid medication and he'll be fine.

Gary Carter

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

lol

If this was anyother player I doubt it be a big deal


If I were the mets I'd seriously consider drafting a SS in this years 1st round draft or within the first few rounds. Its time to turn the page on reyes.

Cliffy6745

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

lol

If this was anyother player I doubt it be a big deal


If I were the mets I'd seriously consider drafting a SS in this years 1st round draft or within the first few rounds. Its time to turn the page on reyes.

There is a pretty damn good kid on the market that the yankees are making a hard run at.

The Juggler

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Reyes out 2-8 weeks with a thyroid problem. Who the hell even knows what their thyroid levels are?? The kid is a 26 year old professional athlete..what a fucking joke....should kick myself for expecting different results with this shitty team..

I know. My mom is a thyroid cancer survivor for 10 years. She takes a medication called synthroid every morning.

i know a could people who have a thyroid condition. its not a lot of fun. your weight really can fluctuate. it's not too common so thats why champ may not have heard about a pro athlete having it though.


either way....i LOVE this thread for comedy relief!

step right up aaaaand....