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Mets: choking away a top 5 payroll one day at a time.

Fighting Hellfish

metsfan wrote:

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

Knee surgery for Carlos beltran, out 3-4 months. Again, the Mets looking real bad with handling of injuries. Why the hell did he come back last September when they were hopelessly out of it? Did that make his knee worse? why didn't he have surgery last August or September? WFAN will be a great listen tomorrow, with benigno & Francesa torching the Mets

well the mets do have the most dumbest owner in baseball. god i wish fred would sell this team. also did anyone catch the interview d. wright had with the godfather of sports talk radio. I've never heard so many cookie cutter answers before in my life.

the thing that struck me the most about the interview was that jay Horwitz was there, overseeing the interview. What's up with that? Wright can't go out and do an interview without a chaperone?

xavier mcdaniel

nope, the Mets are a very nervous bunch when it comes to media appearances. i wouldn't be stunned if one of minaya's assistants was leading the conference call at 2.

Fighting Hellfish

ding ding ding...it was Ricco

xavier mcdaniel

apparently minaya was at the GM meetings in Arizona, I guess they don't have phones there...

Jearlpam0925

Good afternoon, guys!

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/1/16/1 ... l-decision

Gary Carter

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Good afternoon, guys!

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/1/16/1 ... l-decision

funny but true

this board should have a blown your brains out smiley for us met fans

The Champ

The Champ wrote:

I know I'm crazy, but I'm actually getting excited about the upcoming season..check out the potential lineup:

1. Reyes
2. Castillo
3. Wright
4. Beltran
5. Bay
6. Delgado
7. Francoeur
8. Molina

That's pretty fucking good..

Hmm, guess we'll have to adjust the lineup a bit now that Beltran is likely done for the season and Molina is a no go..lol....can't wait for the inevitable Reyes re-injury and of course if Delgado makes it back on the field, he'll be out within the first 20 games....good times ahead..

neilybabes86

lmao


good start to the year for the mets

The Champ

neilybabes86 wrote:

lmao


good start to the year for the mets

Nothing ever fucking changes, we just get older..

The Champ

Anyone else catch our fumbling idiot of a GM on SNY's Mets Hot Stove last night? He made a few good points about expectations from our current pitching staff and how some of the mediocre free agent pitchers available this year like Pineiro were comparable to the current staff, especially when considering 2007 and 2008 performances....Lackey would have been nice though.....and Omar is still a fucking idiot..

The Champ

Looks like Murphy is putting in a lot of work.....but enough with the platoon with Tatis shit....just let the kid have a legitimate shot for a season and enough with the fucking games..

Mets need to give Murphy 'first' shot

By KEVIN KERNAN

Last Updated: 10:28 AM, January 28, 2010

Posted: 3:06 AM, January 28, 2010

PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets need to cut the Carlos Delgado cord and allow Daniel Murphy to play first base with Ike Davis just around the corner in the minor leagues.

Murphy was the only "regular" to show up for the Mets' three-day voluntary mini-camp. He has re-invented himself as a player. He is quicker and stronger. He knew he had to do something to improve his skills.

The left-handed hitting Murphy, who could wind up sharing the position with Fernando Tatis, always has been about doing extra work in the batting cage in the offseason. As a result, he didn't put the time in to improve defensively, but this offseason Murphy made a major change in his workout program. He knew he had to get quicker and stronger, so he basically signed up for an NFL-type workout in Jacksonville, using the same tools and gym that some Jacksonville Jaguars use.

"I got focused more on footwork type drills," Murphy told The Post, noting that he was doing the same kind of drills in the workout facility as Jaguars defensive linemen Greg Peterson and Quentin Groves. "I really feel a difference. I've got a little more balance, a little more feeling on my feet."

That's made him quicker around the bag.

"I started working out earlier, running earlier, I didn't focus on hitting as much," Murphy said. "I would just go out to hit two days a week, not try to be in midseason form in spring training."

As a result, there is a physical difference, too. Murphy is weighing in at 215, about seven pounds heavier than last season, but he has less body fat and more muscle.

Hitting coach Howard Johnson said Murphy has made some major adjustments and is no longer trying to hit the inside pitch the opposite way. He is pulling the pitches he needs to pull and going away with pitches that are away, in essence, using the entire field, something he did not do last season when he batted .266.

"I think people are underestimating his impact," Johnson said. "I feel like he's on target to do some really big numbers."

Johnson said he believes Murphy can double his home-run output from 12 to 24 as a result of the changes. The Mets need to get as much power from Murphy as possible. They recently scouted Delgado in Puerto Rico, but he did not play the field. Delgado is sitting on 473 home runs and desperately wants to reach the 500 level. The Mets must get power from somewhere.

Murphy produced 38 doubles last season, and with a little better approach, some of those doubles can be home runs.

"Making adjustments at the plate is going to be big for him, which I thought he did at the end of last year," manager Jerry Manuel said, adding Murphy could become a multi-positional player like Mark DeRosa.

Murphy, 24, said last season was a struggle. "I felt like I wasn't doing anything at all and that's a helpless feeling," he said. "But I just kept grinding."

First base is a much more natural fit for Murphy than the outfield.

"I'm just more comfortable in the dirt," he said. "I'm just going to prepare myself as if I'm going to be playing first base, trying to help this team win, but any move they make, they are going to have the best interests of the team in mind.

"I think our motto is 'just do your job', if everybody does their job we'll be right where we need to be."

Murphy has two roommates back home in Jacksonville: his younger brother, Jonathan, a center fielder for Jacksonville University, and Johnson's son, Glen, an infielder on that team. Murphy worked out two hours a day at The HIT (High Intensity Training) Center and also worked at Jacksonville University.

"I'll be back here on Super Bowl Sunday [Feb. 7]," Murphy said. "I can't wait to get going."

The Mets need to give him the opportunity to succeed at first base.

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Gary Carter

The Champ wrote:

Anyone else catch our fumbling idiot of a GM on SNY's Mets Hot Stove last night? He made a few good points about expectations from our current pitching staff and how some of the mediocre free agent pitchers available this year like Pineiro were comparable to the current staff, especially when considering 2007 and 2008 performances....Lackey would have been nice though.....and Omar is still a fucking idiot..

the whole front office are fucking idiots. this team will never be good as long as the coupon family are owners. this franchise was and always will be a mickey mouse organization. just once i'd like the mets to go out and be like the yankees. the coupons fuck up everything.

Jearlpam0925

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Anyone else catch our fumbling idiot of a GM on SNY's Mets Hot Stove last night? He made a few good points about expectations from our current pitching staff and how some of the mediocre free agent pitchers available this year like Pineiro were comparable to the current staff, especially when considering 2007 and 2008 performances....Lackey would have been nice though.....and Omar is still a fucking idiot..

the whole front office are fucking idiots. this team will never be good as long as the coupon family are owners. this franchise was and always will be a mickey mouse organization. just once i'd like the mets to go out and be like the yankees. the coupons fuck up everything.

Ya mean how they didn't spend money on Beltran, K-Rod, Delgado(yeah, it was a trade, but they paid it other than '06), Wagner, Perez(which didn't make a lick of sense), Pedro and Tom Glavine back in the day? Yeah, those Mets are real cheap skates. I fucking love it.

EDIT: I'll keep adding names to this list as I see fit. :thumbup:

Gary Carter

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

metsfan wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Anyone else catch our fumbling idiot of a GM on SNY's Mets Hot Stove last night? He made a few good points about expectations from our current pitching staff and how some of the mediocre free agent pitchers available this year like Pineiro were comparable to the current staff, especially when considering 2007 and 2008 performances....Lackey would have been nice though.....and Omar is still a fucking idiot..

the whole front office are fucking idiots. this team will never be good as long as the coupon family are owners. this franchise was and always will be a mickey mouse organization. just once i'd like the mets to go out and be like the yankees. the coupons fuck up everything.

Ya mean how they didn't spend money on Beltran, K-Rod, Delgado, Perez(which didn't make a lick of sense), Pedro back in the day? Yeah, those Mets are real cheap skates. I fucking love it.

i meant spend wisely. yea they spend money but on guys who are over the hill or suck or don't even wanna come here like beltran. kinda funny how no one wanted to give k-rod a contract. what does that tell you bout k-rod, over-rated. you forgot the great tom glavine and mo vaughn and who can ever forget signing bobby bonilla not once but twice. now where gonna bring in smoltz, oh joy. i don't want a fucking brave on this team.

Jearlpam0925

metsfan wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Ya mean how they didn't spend money on Beltran, K-Rod, Delgado, Perez(which didn't make a lick of sense), Pedro back in the day? Yeah, those Mets are real cheap skates. I fucking love it.

i meant spend wisely. yea they spend money but on guys who are over the hill or suck or don't even wanna come here like beltran. kinda funny how no one wanted to give k-rod a contract. what does that tell you bout k-rod, over-rated. you forgot the great tom glavine and mo vaughn and who can ever forget signing bobby bonilla not once but twice. now where gonna bring in smoltz, oh joy. i don't want a fucking brave on this team.

Alright, good. If you want to call them inept, fine. BUT DON'T YOU DARE CALL THEM CHINTZY!

Gary Carter

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

metsfan wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Ya mean how they didn't spend money on Beltran, K-Rod, Delgado, Perez(which didn't make a lick of sense), Pedro back in the day? Yeah, those Mets are real cheap skates. I fucking love it.

i meant spend wisely. yea they spend money but on guys who are over the hill or suck or don't even wanna come here like beltran. kinda funny how no one wanted to give k-rod a contract. what does that tell you bout k-rod, over-rated. you forgot the great tom glavine and mo vaughn and who can ever forget signing bobby bonilla not once but twice. now where gonna bring in smoltz, oh joy. i don't want a fucking brave on this team.

Alright, good. If you want to call them inept, fine. BUT DON'T YOU DARE CALL THEM CHINTZY!

ok

The Juggler

beat the mets. beat the mets. step right up and...

The Champ

The Jeagler wrote:

beat the mets. beat the mets. step right up and...

Wow, already? Let's calm down and see how the season unfolds....one damn championship in God knowns how many years for Philly and they act like they're the Jets and talk like Rex Ryan .....still obsessed with NYC and the Mets though....anyway, enjoy your weekends, fuckers..

The Juggler

The Champ wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

beat the mets. beat the mets. step right up and...

Wow, already? Let's calm down and see how the season unfolds....one damn championship in God knowns how many years for Philly and they act like they're the Jets and talk like Rex Ryan .....still obsessed with NYC and the Mets though....anyway, enjoy your weekends, fuckers..

love it