This Week in Mets Quotes
Score one for Ray Ramirez
"Alive." Johan on how he felt the morning after his first rehab start via dailynews
Dickey takes the Train to the Game™"It was really a cool window into the fans," he said. "I was so glad I was able to dis-attach from being me and was able to see what it’s like for people when they come to a baseball game. It was very surreal. I just sat there pretending to read and thinking, ‘This is kind of unbelievable.’ Nobody recognized me. I heard my name probably 70 times." Dickey via nyt
I don’t know where Reyes gets these crazy ideas, not from this organization, that’s for sure
"I told [Ike] when I saw him: 'Bro, don't wait too long. If you need surgery, just do it now, and you'll be ready for spring training. If you're going to wait until September, and try to play for a couple of games, why are you going to do that? The longer that you wait, the closer that you get to spring training." Reyes via newsday
So stop doing that then
"The tendency that I've had -- and I've talked to [Dave Hudgens] about it -- is I get to a point where I'm feeling comfortable and then all of a sudden a week goes by and I'm not satisfied, so I start changing things." Bay via nypost
It feels like you’re burying him
"I don’t want it to feel like I’m burying [Murphy] here, but his instincts are not good. He makes too many mistakes on an almost daily basis." Keith via nytimes
Can anyone validate this, garik16, I’m looking at you
"[Harvey] got 16 swings at curveballs in his last start and not one of them even made contact. I know it's Double-A, but this kid has a big-league, swing-and-miss curveball. ... Bryce Harper is the real thing, believe me, but Harvey made him look so bad with that curveball. He struck him out twice with it, and honest to God, the guy swung over one of them by at least a foot." Wally B via newdays
Can anyone validate this, garik16, I’m looking at you
"I feel like I almost saw guys throw harder down in Savannah, but here they have a better idea of how to approach you and get you out," Vaughn via espn
Pretty sure Duda gets his public speaking lessons from this
"It was pretty loud. So that was awesome." Duda, "who reluctantly went out for a curtain call after his homer" via espn
Love Big Pelf
"The guy's a good hitter [Stanton.] I think Major League Baseball should probably find a way to get him out of the game because he's going to hurt somebody with those balls he [hits]." Pelf via espn
That’s some good coaching Dan
"It started with Dan (Warthen) saying to me as I was warming up, 'Hey, why don't you go out there and throw 100 fastballs. That's what I used to do. So I took that attitude out to the mound, and for the first time in two years, maybe, I thought my sinker was really good, like it used to be." Big Pelf via espn
Parnell with the subtle jab at the ump
"I thought it was a good pitch, but that’s not for me to say." Parnell via espn
Harris is a bit less subtle
"You don’t want to strike out in that situation, obviously. Sometimes guys get you on good pitches. And that’s what happened. … I looked at the pitch. It was a pitcher’s pitch. It could have been arguably low. But it could have been arguably there. I’m not complaining about the call the umpire made. I’m not complaining about that. Like I said, you don’t want to strike out in that spot. He got me." Harris via espn
When two poor baserunners collide (figuratively)
"I had it in my head that I was going the whole time. I took off, looked up and I saw the ball. And I shut it down because I thought the ball was going to beat me. Hindsight, I saw the ball just die, lob in, and I probably could have scored. But my instincts told me to shut it down, unfortunately. … I’m not a real good baserunner, obviously, as you could see. It was my fault. I should have went. Murph was doing his job by forcing them to cut it off. I would have scored easily." Niese via espn
"But I’ve got to run with my head up. I can’t get doubled off right there. I was going. With one out I thought we were going to try to send him. I figured either he cuts it and we get the run, or he lets it through and Jose and I both end up in scoring position. I got too far off the bag. Niese stopped, which probably wasn’t a bad play, because it looked like a good throw. I got doubled off. And that wasn’t a very good play." Murphy via espn
As always, a refreshingly honest quote from Dickey
"One of the things you can't help but communicate to the team with a move like that is, 'You may do it, but we don't believe this is our year. That's what's being communicated and you have to be honest about that. And that's OK, that's part of development, to be honest in your evaluation of your team. But at the same time, there are guys in this clubhouse who don't share that same sentiment. This is our team and we all take ownership of it. As a professional you have to try and see the trade as a decision based on the long term as well as the short term. But it's tough to swallow at the beginning." Dickey via dailynews
I’m assuming this is a good thing
"[Wheeler] throws his first curve and it's like hell, right from out of the chute," Rick Tomlin, minor league pitching coordinator via dailynews
Well I guess I’ll take the professional athletes opinion on the matter
"Too much gets made of where you stand in the box. If you swing at good pitches, you’re going to have a better chance to get hits. I think it has very little to do with where you’re standing in the box." Wright via espn
SiteBot FacePalm of the Week
"uhh no mention of Prince Fielder or Albert Pujols? Also Juan Pierre could be interesting.. if we could get him on a reasonably priced 2 year deal." WinstonSmith on 2012 acquisition targets
AA Quote of the Week
"Things I would rather have manning SS than Rollings:
1: Reyes
2: Tejada
3: Valdespin
4: Duda
5: My mother
6: Your mother
7: Argenis Reyes
8: Al Reyes
9: Dennys Reyes
10: Jo-Jo Reyes
11 A tree stump
12: A moderately sized rock
13: Satan" Orge39666
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Where does Reyes get his new-fangled ideas from?
Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
-Peter Drury, the one time his commentating has ever been acceptable.
by Aidan Gibson on Aug 5, 2011 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
You know, I think this is my favorite Week in Quotes of this year
There’s just so much good stuff here — so many different players being thoughtful and interesting about the game. It’s the whole state of the team in a few paragraphs.
self praise
is false hustle
Mel Gibson shot the movie Apocalypto on location at the center of my taint.
-Fake Emcee
by Cory Braiterman on Aug 6, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Dickey needs to say "it's hard to swallow in the beginning" a lot more often from now on.
"If this doesn't light your fire, men, the pilot light is out."
by Lonborg and champagne, Ollie and vodka on Aug 6, 2011 11:56 AM EDT reply actions
re: Dickey takes the Train to the Game
here is the correct link from that quote.
it’s a funny story.
is there anything he cant make awesome?
Dickey be praised
I hate Philadelphia so much.
by the caveman on Aug 6, 2011 1:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he makes awesome even more awesome.
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Really good kid.A very good player.Not a superstar. #BlameWilponz. Never Forget
by ScottfromPeekskill on Aug 6, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Praise Dickey!
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 6, 2011 4:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty sad testiment
when our current SS makes more sense on the Ike situation then all the Mets medical personnel combined.
‘"Things I would rather have manning SS than Rollings:’
Been a Met fan for over 40 years. Been one or two Mets over the years who I absolutely could not stand seeing in a Met uniform – Hershiser being #1 for me.
If by some chance, the Mets let Reyes walk and sign Rollins? He’d instantly go to the top of the list. And I honestly just could never root for him.
""Alive." Johan on how he felt the morning after his first rehab start"
I would like independent conformation of this. Ramirez is living proof that medical degrees bought from ’university’s’ found on the last pages of Hustler magazine are not as trustworthy as we all believed.
‘The University of Upper Volta’ might be a prestigious institution in its founders minds but not in the real world.
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Really good kid.A very good player.Not a superstar. #BlameWilponz. Never Forget
by ScottfromPeekskill on Aug 6, 2011 1:56 PM EDT reply actions
Upstairs Hollywood Medical School
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 6, 2011 4:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You got it backwards
It’s Hollywood Upstairs Medical School. The very least you can do for that prestigious degree-awarding facility is get its name right.
"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."
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