Rat Poison Applesauce - Burgos makes more news, Mets without Reyes, Mejia gets start at Buffalo, Olerud and Davis
by Joe Budd on Aug 30, 2010 8:18 AM EDT
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Meet the Mets
Taking two out of three from Houston is not the worst thing in the world, but it certainly would have been nice had the Mets given some help to Johan. Looking forward to this week's Braves' series, the Mets will not have Reyes to start. They won't have Jason Bay either, but the left fielder has been cleared to begin some physical activity.
Matt Pignataro says that the Mets aren't thrilled with the three main managerial replacement possibilities, Joe Torre, Bob Melvin, and Wally Backman, but they are certain that Manuel is not the answer. On a somewhat related note, Brooklyn clinching their division can only help Backman's chances.
Jenrry Mejia will start tonight for Buffalo.
Lots of news regarding former Mets over the weekend. Most interestingly, Ambiorix Burgos has been accused of kidnapping and poisoning his ex-wife with rat poison. That is all kinds of classy. Apparently Darryl Strawberry makes a sandwich that is certainly more delicious than rat poison (that is what I call a transistion). And, finally, the Daily News catches up with Matt Franco.
Ike Davis may remind people of John Olerud, but he's still just a rookie and has a long way to go to get to Olerud status.
RA Dickey's knuckleball, which he has thrown 80% of the time this season, is one of the main reasons for his new found success.
Around MLB
Nyjer Morgan continues to find ways to cause trouble, this time crashing into the Cardinals catcher and getting benched by Jim Riggleman for his own protection.
Livan Hernandez got a one year extension with the Nats.
Manny Ramirez's time in Los Angeles is done and he will join the White Sox. Ramirez's last game with the Dodgers was brief, 1 pitch and an ejection.
The White Sox, meanwhile, were busy honoring Frank Thomas over the weekend.
Albert Pujols received the First Annual Glenn Beck Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.
Aroldis Chapman appears to be ready to be in the Reds bullpen.
And, finally, sad news as Bob Feller is being treated for leukemia.
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Here's an Idea
If you don’t like the main candidates, find other candidates.
by Jeffrey Paternostro on Aug 30, 2010 8:33 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
that kind of suggestion is beyond the scope
of a Wilpon mind
by jdon on Aug 30, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah...
why be open to any other possible manager? a pool of 3 should do just fine. Seriously, how can the Wilpons have so much money and be so stupid. I get how they fell into the Madoff scheme, but why own a baseball team that clearly is not going to net you any money if it is not a good product. Are they even baseball fans? A Mets fan, who had the money to own the team, would not run the team this way. We need a Mets fan billionaire to do a hostile take-over of this team! Save our Mets!
they have no substance
kind of like cotton candy. they say nice, hopeful things, some people get suckered in, but in the end: nothing.
that's not a nice thing to say
about cotton candy
by JoshNY on Aug 30, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Deliberately Limited Choice?
Perhaps the choices were intentionally limited so that a decision could be made faster. Just a thought.
They are going to have the whole offseason
But all those interviews will cut into the Wilpon’s time on the yacht.
by Jeffrey Paternostro on Aug 30, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
the cost of running all of that electricity in the Citi Field offices!
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by Steve Schreiber on Aug 30, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
they try to control the debate by limiting choice and also
to make it look like they are doing their due diligence. They don’t even know what due diligence really is. This is like choosing which circle of hell you would prefer to reside in for eternity
Personally, I think I'd have to choose the 9th, if only for the company.
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lalalalala
i can’t hear them saying they will choose among those three candidates. lalalalalala
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Aug 30, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Or just vote Kodos
Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa
by GenJackRipper on Aug 30, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
You know it's bad when out of the 3 they've "narrowed it down to",
Backman is clearly the best choice.
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How come Chip Hale isn't being considered for manager?
I like him at least. And is Joe Torre really viable?
Ryan Miller was the true MVP.
I really hate Jerry.
what bugs me is we hear manager rumores
but no GM rumors
Once I know Omar is going, I can start rooting gain.
The new GM (the non-Krivsky Ricco new GM) will bounce Jerry-that is a definite
Beaver Dam?
Sounds like a job for Dickey.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 30, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
because they'll just switch around positions
and not actually bring anyone in
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
I have no idea
(note the sig)
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Ike
Will never be Olerud, outside of the fact that he is a good glove at first. His batting profile is completely different. He’s more Overbay with Olerud’s glove. The question is will he walk enough to prop up his batting average, or cut down on the Ks as he gets more experience. I don’t think he will ever be an elite power guy, so he needs to do one of those two things to be anything more than an average first baseman. Not that I would even complain about that.
by Jeffrey Paternostro on Aug 30, 2010 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah I don't understand the Olerud references at all
other then them both being lefty swinging/throwing 1st basemen. Olerud wasn’t a power hitter like Davis, Davis isn’t a contact hitter like Olerud. Olerud was a #3 hitter who had great doubles power and contact skills while Davis is probably a 4/5 hitter who’ll hit more home runs but will likely be limited in avg. They’re two very different players.
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by Steve Schreiber on Aug 30, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Ike has greater power potential than Olerud
Keith Hernandez (who is the best defensive 1B that I’ve ever seen, and a former batting champion) has spoken about how Ike is losing power due to the inefficiency of his swing. Despite that, Ike has still demonstrated plus power. I could see Ike’s career ending as a disappointment, or in Cooperstown with numbers that put Olerud’s to shame.
Yeah he has plus power
You kind of have to, to play first base (or be Casey Kotchman, I guess). I bet he’ll have a couple seasons where he hits 30-35 hrs, but I don’t think he will be a consistent power guy. I could see a .270/.340/.480 line at his peak with a couple .290/.370/.500 seasons maybe, but I don’t see him getting much higher than that.
Of course, he could literally end up being Lyle Overbay with a good glove, but I think holding his own and being a 2 WAR player at 23 with almost no experience above AA bodes fairly well for him. I just don’t think he will ever be an elite player, and that has been his scouting report all along. He was considered a polished high floor college hitter when he came out.
by Jeffrey Paternostro on Aug 30, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Ike will be as good as he wants to be
I think that it comes down to how much he wants to be an elite player. If he really wants to do the necessary work in the offseasons, he should be able to become an elite player. It will take a lot of work, and a at least a few years, but he could become a 1B that the Mets can start for the next 15 years. It is also possible that he doesn’t develop into anything special, in which case the Mets move on from Ike. Considering that he was rushed to the majors, I think that Ike should be given until the end of 2012.
Ike needs to learn to hit breaking balls. He has no shot at being an average 1bman until he does.
Right now the only pitch he’s plus against is the changeup.
Sorry for harping on this one, but I see the undue optimism
wrt Davis’s sophomore year as too similar to the undue optimism that accompanied the 1/5 from Frenchy. If his month to month stats suggested he was improving at a reasonable pace, or if he had 2 WAR worth of hitting already, sure. After all, no one is claiming Davis is the biggest problem on the team.
If it came down to how much guys wanted to be elite
then everyone would be a HoF’er…
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this
I like Ike, but some people just have more or less talent than others. Ike can be a really really good player but I don’t see what he can work on in the off-season, other than breaking pitches and I imagine they’d have to send him to AFL for that, that’s going to transform him.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
he was walking earlier in the year, that was impressive for a new call-up
I wonder what occurred to make him chnange his approach? Cough-cough-Hojo-cough cough? Just funning.
Tony Plush continues to climb
up my list of favorite players.
By the way
We should add this as a perminent link on the AA front page
by Coolpapabell on Aug 30, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
and
AA from last year, by position: First, Second, Third… all the positions are there. The BtB article is more comprehensive though.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 31, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty amazing
There are three current players in the top ten.
Sadness.
Betcha didn't think
it would be MIB star Bernard Gilkey
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
John Olerud misses baseball
I hear the Mets may have a hitting coach vacancy in the coming months…
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