Rick Sutcliffe on why the Mets suck

by Prince on Mar 7, 2009 5:44 PM EST

I know FanPosts are supposed to be really important stuff, but I don't have a link; just a baffled expression and an increased hatred for Rick Sutcliffe (which is saying something). I watched the last few innings of the U.S.-Canada game, putting up with Sutcliffe's Morganisms and shaking my head every few minutes. Then, in the bottom of the 9th, Jimmy Rollins made a nice play by ranging to his right and making a perfect throw to first. Sutcliffe declared, "Put him down for another Gold Glove this year. He's won Gold Gloves the past two years, and you can give him another one right now." I wondered whether Bud Selig had declared the other 15 NL shortstops ineligible. Then "Sut", as he is so unaffectionately called, said something very interesting. I don't remember the exact wording, but it was something to this effect: "Why do you think he plays for the world champions? That's why the Mets go home every year." The logic of this statement struck me as incredibly flawed. Is the Mets' leadoff-hitting shortstop a total detriment to the team? Has he committed a crippling error in the last inning of their last two seasons? Did the Phillies win the World Series because of their shortstop's exhibition-game defensive heroics? I have a feeling we'll hear more about this, and I'll post a link if I come across one. In the meantime, think about a shortstop you want who will prevent the Mets from going home every year. (Hint: Derek Jeter!)

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What does Sutcliffe know about the playing championship baseball?

He’s a former Cub, fer Chrissakes.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Mar 7, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

So David Wright's back-to-back Gold Gloves

Are of a choking caliber, instead of a championship one?

by cjmulrain on Mar 7, 2009 6:48 PM EST reply actions

Now

you understand. :)

by supermets on Mar 7, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions

2008 gold glove winners who didn't win the World Series

Greg Maddux
Yadier Molina
Adrian Gonzalez
Brandon Phillips
David Wright
Nate McLouth
Carlos Beltran
Mike Mussina
Joe Mauer
Carlos Pena
Dustin Pedroia
Adrian Beltre
Michael Young
Grady Sizemore
Ichiro Suzuki
Torii Hunter

by Eric Simon on Mar 7, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions

a bunch a slackers there

Sutcliffe is an moron. He isn’t even worth discussing.

by DoctorK16 on Mar 7, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions

+1

by Rob Castellano on Mar 7, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions

in fact, he is a moron

by JoshNY on Mar 8, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions

apologize

for me use of the wrong indefinite article

by DoctorK16 on Mar 8, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

ohhh

haha, I wasn’t correcting your article usage, I was just agreeing with you

by JoshNY on Mar 8, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I was listening

Before it was pointed out to me earlier, I thought the line came right after he was talking about how Youkilis, McCann, and Dunn hit some clutch homers for team USA.

Either way, is he really the guy replacing Morgan? The entire broadcast was filled with the typical cliches, some of which included how Joey Votto had 84 RBIs last year, so it was no surprise that he was getting some during yesterday’s game. He also mentioned the fact that Wright was the cleanup hitter, so Davey Johnson was expecting him to get lots of RBIs.

If he’s going to be on every Sunday night, I’ll remember to report back with his talk.

Who's world is it? It's yours.

by BlackOps on Mar 8, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

to be fair

if Wright is the cleanup hitter, the manager probably is expecting him to get a lot of RBIs.

by cjmulrain on Mar 8, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

There are so many mainstream sports media ‘experts’ who are unbelievably dumb…how do they keep their jobs when the average fan has a greater degree of knowledge than them.

by Ohpityme on Mar 12, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

A lot of them are extremely good writers

Who know absolutely nothing about sports. What I don’t understand is the ones who seem like awful writers and manage to keep their jobs.

by Gina on Mar 12, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Right, but we're talking about a guy who was in the majors for almost 20 years

Sutcliffe isn’t expected to be eloquent (which is good, because he isn’t), he’s expected to know a lot about baseball.

by JoshNY on Mar 12, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Also you might be overestimating the "average" fan

The sbn blogs seem to have pretty knowledgeable fan bases, but some larger baseball forums/blogs are pretty awful.

by Gina on Mar 12, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I heard that

And was equally frustrated. Yes, it was a good play by Rollins in a pressure situation, but if Sutcliffe actually believes making pressure defensive plays is what wins world series, I hope some team makes him their GM.

by mets81 on Mar 12, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions

Just not the Mets.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Mar 12, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah I guess I was judging average fan by looking at people who post on things such as this…when theyd probably qualify for above average to extremely informed.
I just hate to think that ‘experts’ like Sutcliffe are influencing the general baseball fan with their ill informed views.
Jose Reyes is a better player than Jimmy Rollins I’m pretty sure that numbers will back this up…I judge how good a player is by numbers and me watching them play.
Sutcliffe clearly judges a player on hustle, heart and clutchness.
….I’ve forgot what point I was trying to make…
Oh yeah that a guy who played at a high level and is payed to talk, offer opinion about baseball should know what hes talking about.

by Ohpityme on Mar 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT reply actions