This Week in Mets Quotes

by Sokojoe on Jun 25, 2011 3:05 PM EDT

Couldn’t have said it better myself

"Walden gave us a little heart attack. Putting Reyes on is pretty nasty-scary." Tori Hunter via dailynews

Silly Capuano, Mr. Clutch, Beltran is not the name
"If you get two runners on for Beltran, I'll take it every time." Capuano via dailynews

Wait, so you’re telling me the Mets FO couldn’t multi-task

"If I'm not mistaken, their priority was to get Bay done. That was their big power hitter they needed. That's the way it works. It was late. It got to be January and where am I? I have four kids and family and we wanted to be settled, so we had to move on from the idea. That's just the way it works." Pinero via dailynews

At least Pelfrey has a realistic view of himself

"I established it on the inside of the plate... and the curveball was pretty good today, which is pretty rare" Pelfrey via dailynews

Dude only cares about his next payday

"Sometime Pelfrey is in attack mode. Sometimes he relaxes himself and that really affects him on the mound. (I told) him: today be aggressive (and) don't get so relaxed on the bench." Beltran via dailynews

Canadian analysis

"The moment we get a little momentum we tend to give it back, for whatever reason." Jason Bay via dailynews

Maybe shoot for over .500 instead of under though

"We don't want to play .500 baseball. .500 baseball gets you nowhere." Those via dailynews

Andy Martino ladies and gentlemen

"So Dan Warthen did his bouncy trot to the mound. Throw Erick Aybar a sinker away, the pitching coach said. OK, Niese answered, before leaving the pitch in the center of the strike zone, accompanied by a note that said, "Dear Erick, Please whack this into right field for a three-run triple. Thanks, Jon." Andy Martino via dailynews

Indeed

"Six walks is freakin' ridiculous." Gee via dailynews

Pagan stuffed socks in his uniform to look more like Jose

"I threw a couple of socks in the back of my head so I can look like Jose." said Pagan, who stuffed the socks under the skullcap in the back to imitate Reyes' bunched up dreadlocks via dailynews

I believe it’s called pulling a Dorn

"I’m staying in and holding my ground. Unless it’s at my face or around my ankle or something, I’ll stay in there and take the bruise and get that game over with." Turner via sports.yahoo.com

Pathetic pitcher is pathetic

"I have to stop those pathetic outings. It’s really pathetic." Frankie via sports.yahoo.com

AA Quote of the Week

"If we ever make up Amazin Avenue t-shirt, underneath the logo really should be: ‘This really should be a Fanshot.’" TeufelCat

SiteBot FacePalm of the Week

"Remember 2006, Wainwright (bases loaded-enough said)." 1969met

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Comments

rec'd, as usual

my favorite was the k-rod quote

"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengal
i cant spell a nosebleed
he's gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OLIE PEREZ IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by rexthejet on Jun 24, 2011 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Insta-Rec Ryan.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jun 24, 2011 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Mr. Clutch

I’ve been saying it all along, Beltran is’nt clutch!

by 1969met on Jun 24, 2011 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

And you've been wrong all along

__________________________________________________
"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Jun 24, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Haha!

The 2011 New York Mets: Limit the Damage

by CTRefJay on Jun 24, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

This guy is Clutch

The 2011 New York Mets: Limit the Damage

by CTRefJay on Jun 24, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Let's go through this.

Career RISP: .304/.390/.528, .918 OPS
2 Outs, RISP: .264/.372/.451, .823 OPS
High Leverage: .295/.376/.506, .882 OPS
Medium Leverage: .293/.365/.497, .862 OPS
Late & Close: .268/.362/.443, .805 OPS
Playoffs: .366/.485/.817, 1.302 OPS

So umm…remind me again. How is Carlos Beltran not clutch? Those are damn good numbers and most fall right around or are better than his career .853 OPS.

YOU’RE FULL OF SHIT.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jun 24, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 20 recs

aaaaand, rec'd

The 2011 New York Mets: Limit the Damage

by CTRefJay on Jun 24, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Um, it's really obvious

One cherry-picked at-bat against a disgusting Wainwright curve: .000/.000/.000,.000 OPS

What else do you need to know?

by Bieser's Balk on Jun 24, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

You should probably stop, then.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jun 24, 2011 3:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs

Ah hell,

this is exasperating, since Beltran has no rings, talk to me when he gets to that dreaded yankee captain’s level, and I dislike them idiots in the bronx.

by 1969met on Jul 5, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Y U trollin'?

by Evan_S on Jul 5, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

no,

just that I can’t wait for Beltran to be on his merry way from Citifield

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Good thing elite outfielders grow on trees...

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jul 7, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions

And we can't wait for you to be on your merry way from AA.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 7, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Go away.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 5, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

be nice, who the hell are you?

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

He's the Ogre

Ogres eat trolls

by Evan_S on Jul 7, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

I didn't know that a team accomplishment like winning a World Series

could be accomplished by one person. Oh wait…it can’t?

It’s not Beltran’s fault he’s been on mostly shitty teams in his career. And on the two playoff teams he’s been on, he’s raked in both the regular season and the postseason. What’s the guy supposed to do? Look at what he did in ’04 with the Astros and ’06 with the Mets and get back to me.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jul 5, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'd like to see Beltran's playoff stats up against Jeter's.

I would do it, but I’m feeling lazy.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 5, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

You got it.

Jeter (679 playoff plate appearances): .309/.377/.472, .372 wOBA, 124 wRC+
Beltran (101 playoff plate apperances): .366/.485/.817!!!, .547 wOBA!!!, 239 wRC+

Obviously, Beltran has crushed Jeter offensively in the playoffs. I mean Beltran’s production in the playoffs is basically the equivalent of video game numbers, despite it being a decidedly smaller sample than Jeter. Still, that’s what he’s done and just from that, you can’t realistically say that he’s not clutch.

Also something interesting: Jeter’s regular season totals are almost identical to his playoff totals (what a surprise, right?): .312/.383/.449, .369 wOBA, 124 wRC+.

But why tell the truth when you can slander an elite performer like Beltran instead with baseless claims!

It's much easier to say Beltran's an unclutch cancer who poisons his team with negativity.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jul 5, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Rec'd.

Thanks.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 5, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

guess you forgot about,

Jeter at first baseline grabbing errant throw v Oakland, and throwing out the other Giambi (jeremy). Out at home plate (RF/SS/C), 9-6-2 plays happen every day at major league parks.

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

When you have a slow as shit runner breaking for the plate,

cut-off men often assist the outfielder and catcher in getting the runner out at home, yes.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jul 7, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

How would Carlos Beltran possibly be able to replicate that play?

He’s an outfielder. And Jeremy Giambi ran like he had cement blocks on his feet and he didn’t slide.

I don’t see how this has to do with Beltran’s clutchness. Oh and by the way, you want to see a clutch Beltran play? Click right here and then click on the first video called “Beltran’s Game-Saving Catch”.

Has Jeter ever scaled Tal’s Hill in Houston and made a diving catch on the hill to keep the game tied at 3 in the 14th inning with the winning run at third base?

I didn’t think so.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jul 7, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Baseball life isn't only numbers.

Jeter winner,
Beltran not

Pete Rose winner (gambler),
Bobby Bonilla not

El Duqe winner,
El Caballo not.

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Baseball's much more about numbers than it is about grit and aura and mystique.

Derek Jeter wasn’t a winner until he was on a winning team. Same with Rose, Same with El Duque.

Winning a Championship is a team accomplisment. One player is not a winner on their own…it’s all about the team. Luckily for Derek Jeter, he was drafted by the Yankees and played his whole career there.

Are you the type of person who agrees with Kevin Millar when he says that Eric Hinske is the best player in baseball because he was in the World Series three years in a row? Hinske must a winner, right? Or did he just happen to run the table and pick the right team three years in a row? What happened to Winnery Hinske the last two years in Atlanta? Or all those years in Toronto? Did he decide not to use his winning juices to propel his team to a World Series Championship? How selfish of him!!!!

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by Steve Schreiber on Jul 7, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Beltran has better post-season number than Jeter.

Get over it.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 7, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

679 vs 101 PAs

could be SSS.

just sayin’.

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Jul 12, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I got you,

already aware of the Beltran mystique, that’s why some (schmuck paid him a boatload
of money).

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Okay, now we know you're trolling.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jul 6, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

no,

just don’t like Beltran, that’s all folks.

by 1969met on Jul 7, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Greg Pomes!

I found you out. You were hiding but I saw your fat peek out from under the table.

by Evan_S on Jul 7, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Asides for Beltran, you hit on two other AA-infuriating tropes.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jul 7, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Reason?

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by Steve Schreiber on Jul 7, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I can already tell the answer:

“He’s not a winning player.”

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 7, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

no

It is cause he never played with Babe Ruth

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Jul 7, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Can Andy Martino get ever more annoying?

Yes, yes he can.

by SuperT on Jun 24, 2011 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

How the hell can you attach a note to a baseball before it is pitched?

Isn’t that doctoring the ball?

Now, kids, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep; in giant blender.

by meigs1414 on Jun 24, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

it's not supposed to make sense

sports writers are payed not to make sense.

by rexthejet on Jun 25, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Forgot about the Pineiro debacle

Another one of Omar’s specialties: inability to multi-task

There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ

The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet

by Syler on Jun 24, 2011 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

seriously though

if the Mets plan heading into that offseason was Jason Bay then we never stood a chance

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Jun 24, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I Remeber Pinero saying he really wanted to come to NY

But the Mets were waiting on Bay. If only Boston added $5 million more. If only Sanchez ordered in. If only Cliff Floyd was not sent up to pinch hit. If only this team could all stay healthy for 1 freakin year.

by TheKid08 on Jun 25, 2011 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions