Joel Sherman Keeps Hammering The Mets On Mejia
by James Kannengieser on Jun 17, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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PrintIt's all Mejia, all the time. While most of baseball writers in the tri-state area declared "It's Mejia Time", Joel Sherman of the New York Post has thankfully been relentless in his criticism of the Mets' handling of Jenrry Mejia. Here are some snippets from his blog post today:
So much is breaking positive for the Mets, but not having the youngest pitcher in the NL in the minors honing his craft to help at some future point just falls under the category of DUMB. His value to the 2010 Mets – as a pitcher or a trade chip – is being diminished.
The Mets could not really have envisioned this as a development plan for Mejia: That by mid-June he would be a mop-up man with a far inferior role to Elmer Dessens.
There's more to read, definitely click through for the whole thing. The Mets front office is apparently very aware of media coverage of the team. This is why I spend a lot of time concerning myself with the opinions of the New York sports media elite. It's also why one of the most well-known columnists in New York deserves praise for his perseverance on the Mejia debacle. Keep pluckin' that chicken, Joel.
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yeah but again it just begs the question?
why no one else of import is talking about this. Its as if the media had all been piad off by the Wilpons not to talk about it.
They just lobby for a job in the Mets front office
They don’t want the rubin treatment
Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...
by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 17, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Burkhardt is an ass sniffing troll
Everytime a blogger fronts him about it, he says “stop being so negative” and “what about the fact they are 9 games over .500?”
It’s pathetic
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
How hard is to understand...
Mejia’s value as a middle reliever can be had from Acosta, or Nisch, or ANYONE WHO ISN’T A 20-YEAR OLD STARTING PITCHING PROSPECT??? W/L record and negativity have nothing to do with it.
by JohnPeterson on Jun 17, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know what a team's record has to do with personnel moves.
Just because they are winning doesn’t meant they are doing everything right. Hell, they cut GMJ while they were 1 game over .500. Jerry did this with the lineup in batting Reyes third and Wright fifth. We were winning despite this not because of it and it took forever for Jerry to get them back where they needed to be. Same with Mejia…he is doing fine here, but what real purpose is he serving. Even he was our best set up man, we still need to send him down as we have enough people fulfilling that role.
"stupidity + alcohol = getting your ass beat" AKA the Philadelphia town motto - hotspur
and the fact that
not evaluating things when they’re winning only to have them come back and bite them in the ass is this teams MO to a T.
I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.
by Gina on Jun 17, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Burkhardt, Popper and Lennon all seem to agree now that Mejia needs to be in minors
But they won’t write about it or mention it on air. It’s embarassing.
And the fact they think a five-game winning streak against two of the worst teams in baseball is more important than hindering the potential of your best pitching prospect shows how little they know.
Actually, Popper did write it up today
Here:
And then there is Jenrry Mejia. In the midst of 5-0 road trip, we’re still hearing from fans who want to end this experiment for the 20-year-old. And I’d agree. When the bullpen was sparse early in the year and the Mets flirted with an eighth-inning set-up role for the young flamethrower it made some sense. But when it’s a mop-up role, that seems the sort of job that any arm can do. So the time has come for the Mets to make a decision – either he is used in more pressure spots – although two walks to two battters Wednesday doesn’t make that likely – or move him down to the minors and let him work his way back into a starting role.
The Mets have never wavered from the thought that Mejia would eventually be returned to a starting role, but believe that his arm could help the team now in this role and that he could benefit from learning at this level. Mejia agrees with that and thinks he has grown this season – but that may just be a disdain for the minors. Wherever the Mets want him to land, it should come soon.
by dontstopbelieving on Jun 17, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
good - someone needs to smack some sense in to the FO
this type of poor asset management but a premier franchise with all the resources at their disposal is embarrassing. none of this would be happening is Megdal was in charge!
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.
by kendynamo on Jun 17, 2010 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Not saying it is by design . . .
But if he is sent down now, he probably will pitch about 140 innings on the year, which at least means he wasn’t abused. Santana seemed to do OK after spending a year stashed in middle relief purgatory. If the Mets send him down now, or trade him for Haren (he is too valuable to offer for a rental of Lee), the season can actually be beneficial for his growth. Some ML experience, a non-abusive pitching schedule, and hopefully a path to the rotation by Mid-2011.
yea, I don't necessarily disagree with this
In the long run, this may end up having been a not terrible decision. Mejia got some experience in the big leagues while also limiting his innings total for the year. And, b/c he’s struggled a bit, fans won’t be clamoring for him to be a reliever for the rest of his career. I think the idiots now believe he doesn’t have the testicular fortitude to be a dominant reliever, so I guess he has to “just be a starter.”
But, they need to SEND HIM DOWN NOW. Every day that he’s up is a wasted day that he could have been developing in the minors.
2009 Did Not Happen
Or perhaps it could be said that Ike Davis Dog took on the Hells Angels.
And won.
by MookieTheCat on Jun 17, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus I feel like a horrible person
if it were any other picture of any other dog I wouldnt have laughed. Now that that image has been attached to Ike Davis for some reason all I can see is a white puppy in a #29 jersey flung at people. I need help.
Anyhoo, back at the topic at hand, last night said it all. Mejia pitched to 2 batters and wasnt trusted to work himself out of a jam. That screams mop up guy and demotion shouldnt even be a consideration, it should be executed. Anyone can go into a game and leave 2 baserunners before getting yanked, hell Ill do it for free.
Wow
That was almost too much fail to stomach
Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...
by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 17, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
keep F$%*ing that Chicken you mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8LDBNcsWc
And here is the link
Mets 2010 slogan; "a whole new level of stupid you were unprepared for."
by scott from peekskill on Jun 17, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
Then again there is Sue Simmons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYAMDhVT50I&feature=related
Mets 2010 slogan; "a whole new level of stupid you were unprepared for."
by scott from peekskill on Jun 17, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
stick it to em
this Mejia madness has to stop
by KeithsMoustache on Jun 17, 2010 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
I don't get it. Is Mejia Santana's adjutant? Like a baseball version of Benson?
That must be it because Mejia is clearly not in the majors to pitch in any meaningful, pressure situation. If Santana ans Warthen are not teaching this kid anything and even if they are he still needs to get back to the minors asap.
Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...
If so, separate them
Maybe Johan would be able to strike out multiple people per start.
by Thomas Wachtel on Jun 17, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Off topic; when does Mark Cohoon start grabbing more attention?
Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...
Good job by Sherman
continually pounding this drum. It’s comical that folks like Burkhardt willingly excuse the misuse of your best prospect with “they’re 9 games over. You are lost.” The fact that he’s struggling, not helping the team, and probably losing confidence will hurt him long-term. He should be down in the minors starting, but I honestly don’t think that’s gonna happen.
"I want to win now, not 3 years from now. That's my stance." - Kevin Burkhardt
Who cares?
Hopefully, this kid won’t be in a Mets uniform of any kind in July, IF we get a 72-hour window from Seattle to negotiate with Lee. And if we can work it out, he goes with Josh Thole to the Mariners.
Rotation of Santana, Lee, Pelfrey, Niese and Dickey/Maine not too shabby. If we are lucky Meija ends up being Jorge Sosa for Seattle.
Wait what?
That literally makes no sense. You have a potentially excellent SP on your hands & you’d rather John Maine? And Cliff Lee will be testing FA regardless of where he ends up so it’s doubtful you’ll get that 72-hour window. You kinda should care that your best pitching prospect is being mishandled by the organization.
"I want to win now, not 3 years from now. That's my stance." - Kevin Burkhardt
yeah there's no chance Lee doesn't test free agency
I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.
Even I have changed my mind on Mejia
I didn’t want Mejia to go down to the minors at first cuz I didn’t think there was anything for him to do there. But after yesterday nonsense Jerry just puts Mejia in and just yanks him after the first sign of trouble its freaking ridiculous. He might as well be in the minors he might get to throw 20 whole pitches instead the 11 he got yesterday.
Geez
P.S. Dont trade Mejia for Lee unless he is locked up long term
"in the minors he might get to throw 20 whole pitches"
If they put him in the minors and have him relieve, I quit baseball.
2009 Did Not Happen
Oh shit
I didn’t even think of that.
by Thomas Wachtel on Jun 18, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate the 9 games over don't complain about the roster moves rhetoric
with Jerry laughing while he says maybe I kept the wrong guys. How many wins did we lose by starting GMJ over Pagan, Jacobs over Ike, and keeping F-cat instead of Carter. As Mets fans we know that 1 game can make the difference between in and out of the playoffs. It’s not like these were difficult moves to see GMJ, F-Cat, and Mike Jacobs were the three worst players in major league baseball and they were all on the Mets.
Why Misch?
Parnell or Acosta would make more sense. They’ll have too many lefties in the pen once Takahashi goes back there.
That's true
I could envision Misch starting and Tak in the bullpen. Misch has done a good job starting in the minors. It will be interesting to see where John Maine ends up.
*three [of] the worst players...
Let’s not overstate things.
by JohnPeterson on Jun 17, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
they were probably three of the worst opening day starters
or gmjr and jacobs were
I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.
I didn't think sending Davis down was the worst idea.
BUT it made sense since they kept Mejia with the big club. There is no rhyme or reason to the way they develop prospects.
"Seriously, Lana, call Kenny Loggins ‘cause you’re in the danger zone."
My favorite part of all this is that it is all happening in slow motion
It’s like seeing a train crash develop over the course of a few months, and being powerless to stop it.
by djg2111 on Jun 17, 2010 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Joel Sherman lobby for Mejia to minors
I really hope Omar is listening. It is just absolutely abominable that this is still going on in June.
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by Steve Schreiber on Jun 17, 2010 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
Fast forward a few weeks
“The thing you have to understand….Joel Sherman….Joel has been lobbying for a position in player devlopment.”
by Jeffrey Paternostro on Jun 18, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Has been lobbying
Is that like “he lobby”?? Me no gets.
Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa
by GenJackRipper on Jun 18, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
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