Actual Exchange On Atlanta Public Transportation

by Sam Page on Jul 18, 2009 12:02 AM EDT in Quick Hits Comment 25 comments

Guy: "How bad does it suck to suck as bad as you guys suck?"

Me: "It sucks."

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Omar and Jerry need to be fired

This is a laughingstock they have on the field. Omar, with no time table for the injured players to return, kept telling us that the team could hang in till they came back. He understimated the fact that the backups can’t play .500 ball. That should be Omar’s ass right there.

Jerry can not manage a bullpen or even be bothered to ensure that Warthen has this pitching staff prepped to startt games. It’s one thing for the injuries to the lineup but another for the starters to completley bail on the team like this.

This season is a disaster and those two should be shit canned yesterday. The fans, the players and all involved have had enough of this.

by Chickendirt on Jul 18, 2009 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

His bullpen usage alone is grounds for dismissal.

by twon8 on Jul 18, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the injuries are a get-out-of-jail-free card for both of them,

sadly.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Jul 18, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to agree.

I’ve defended Minaya, but this is sort of outrageous. With this much money invested in the team, we have the most embarrassing also-rans in backup and simply no minor league talent to cull from. Even temporarily.

He got a bum deal on the injuries, but it’s the complete disgrace we are seeing right now which there’s no reason for.

You may have Utley, Howard, Rollins, Hamels, and Lidge...but, WE have Fernando Tatis, baby. Two grand slames in one inning. Hello??

by ZaBlanc on Jul 18, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Couldn’t agree more

by WebBard on Jul 18, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that about sums it up

quick poll: which season is more disappointing, this year or 2002?

by cjmulrain on Jul 18, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This saddest part of all is, this is not the end of it.

Now we can put to bed the idea that the “core” is to blame. We’ve all seen clear as day what our issues are (lack of a sufficient supporting cast, lack of upper level prospects, lack of coherant management).

The problem is, how does it get fixed? Next year’s Free Agent Class is atrocious and help is not really on the way yet from the farm. Without dealing prospects (which if we were going to do, I’d like to think it would have been done by now), how is this roster going to sufficiently improve?

On paper, we will likely have a weaker team next year than what we started off with this season. Our pitching staff may be able to be improved (really the only decent players on the market will be SP’s), but I don’t see how we fill the holes in RF, LF, 1B and C (and maybe even 2B).

Oh yeah, we’ll go find some more 40 year olds to plug the holes with.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on Jul 18, 2009 1:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You're wrong

People will say that we didn’t get anything back for Wright, Reyes or Beltran. Until April, we’re gonna hear all about how we have to trade the core. It ain’t over

God I hope Omar doesn’t do anything stupid…. It’s unlikely ain’t it?

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Jul 18, 2009 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, maybe he'll trade for Jeff Francouer!

That sounds like such an Omar thing to do, you know? THAT would be funny.

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

by squid92 on Jul 18, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i mean

i guess he saw 14 pitches in 3 at bats tonight. who am i kidding…this garbage is so tough to watch.

by pricedoutoftheciti on Jul 18, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if murph starts to hit i would leave him at 1st

but if not then I would sign LaRoche to play 1st.get Abreu for LF leave Frenchy for RF for now.sign a cheap catcher and go from there

by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 18, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You forgot to add ...

The Phillies will probably get Roy Halladay.

"Never throw a slider to The Glider."

- Ed Charles, No. 5

by The Glider on Jul 18, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I may be drunk

but I’m fairly confident this season is over. sure, the mets could overcome their deficient. but the injuries and poor team construction have ruined this team. I just hope Omar realizes this truth and acts accordingly.

by englishgrey on Jul 18, 2009 3:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Warthen

i know it won’t make much of a difference but I would hope at the very least, he gets canned pretty soon. Not only haave the pitchers not improved under his tenure, they have gotten worse. Even Santana has been performing at a lower level recently. I know pitching coaches don’t make much of an impact either way but there doesn’t seem to be any real communication between him and the starters and certainly he can’t point to any succeses that would justify keeping him on.

by Endys Game on Jul 18, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Any chance our pitchers look worse because of our horrible defense right now?

by twon8 on Jul 18, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

after this season

clear house.Get rid of jerry,ormar,and the medical staff.dump all the dead weight.sign o-dog and Lackey and bring up Niese.and draft good young players

by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 18, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh god

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07182009/sports/mets/wags_stokes_relievers_fire_179942.htm

by Pat Andriola on Jul 18, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i was just reading about that

good for Stokes.Don’t let that douche make fun of you.Plus it gives me something else to follow instead of this joke of a team

by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 18, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was Wagner making fun of Stokes or the fact that Jerry doesn’t use him enough? I actually took that more as a dig at Jerry then Stokes.

No night spent pantsless is a wasted night.

by sireric on Jul 18, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Socks

is my favourite reliever! Stand up for Socks!

by deadspy3 on Jul 18, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Much ado about nothing

by TMS on Jul 18, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, Billy

F*ck you!

Love,

Everyone who likes Socks! better than you

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on Jul 18, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As much as we suck

The Braves are a game or two ahead of us. What’s their excuses?? No one’s been injured and they actually added useful parts like Mclouth and Chuuuch

by Rigsay on Jul 18, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Our excuse is we had NO offense the first 70 games or so. 2 of our best young hitters,FYF and Johnson, were pathetic. Not to mention it took us quite a while to clean out the bullpen and figure out who belongs and who doesn’t.

I know injuries are tough guys. The 2008 Braves had EVERY opening day starting pitcher hurt at one time. How do you think we did? Things do get better.

2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!

by mvhsbball on Jul 18, 2009 2:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Right. Right. Right.

No. You have not experienced true injuries as we have this year. This is a stupid argument. Did you or did you not lose 3 of your best 4 offensive players.

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

by squid92 on Jul 19, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs