Please God, No!!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 17, 2007 4:43 PM EST

(moved from diaries. --eric)

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/11/17/2007-11-17_mets_eye_david_eckstein-2.html

I know the Mets are just talking now, but after the Torrealba signing, shit like this terrifies me. If Minaya lets Castillo go in order to spend 36 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS on David Eckstein, I may disown the Mets.

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it can't be true

Omar has shown no sign of having sustained a massive head trauma in the last few weeks. This kind of deal could only be the result of massive organic brain damage, so I think we're safe.

Seriously, Torrealba was maybe a slight miscalculation, a minor overspend and a somewhat suboptimal choice about which player to pursue in a poor market, but it wasn't certifiable batshit insanity like that rumor would be.

by anonymous on Nov 17, 2007 5:02 PM EST reply actions

yeah but check out those intagibles

this guy is a gritty winner!

haha... no but really that would totally suck ass.

by kendynamo on Nov 17, 2007 8:19 PM EST up reply actions

Unbelievable...

Why!? WHY!?!? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?!?

Would it be so terrible to let Gotay platoon with Easley?

by SQUAD on Nov 17, 2007 9:11 PM EST reply actions

well, according to Marty Noble...

I shit you not:

"Despite the games missed, Eckstein is widely recognized as one of baseball's foremost gamers."

And:

"The Mets may see him as source of the grit and resolve their team lacked last season, and may hope Eckstein would provide some of the fire Paul Lo Duca provided in his two seasons as their catcher."

Read the rest of the story and weep.

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

by kingcritical on Nov 17, 2007 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

If we want grit

We should resign Lo Duca....

Talkin' Sports

by BlackOps on Nov 17, 2007 9:28 PM EST up reply actions

good lord

Are there any more cliches about Eckstein and the Mets collapse that could have been jammed into that article?

Yeah, it was a lack of grit and fire that caused the bullpen to implode this past season. Who knew that Chad Bradford was so gritty and gamer-y?

Keep A-Rod in New York! Bring him to Queens!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 18, 2007 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

DePodesta for next GM

Let's start a petition.

Funny thing is, I like Omar, but he has made some dubious moves in the past year.

by SQUAD on Nov 17, 2007 9:46 PM EST reply actions

Minaya

I seriously have no idea what to think of him at this point. The trades that brought in Hernandez, Perez, and Maine suggested a GM who had an eye for picking up undervalued talent for next to nothing. At the same time, he wants to spend absurd amounts of money on mediocre-to-awful players like Eckstein and Torrealba.

What's going on in the Mets front office?

Keep A-Rod in New York! Bring him to Queens!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 18, 2007 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

Eck. 2 World Series Trophies in 6 yrs Mets have 0

Okay. So you say Eckstein won't be a good edition. Well lets think this through. How many World Series titles in the last 6 years do the Mets Have???? let me think 0. How many does David have 2. To have David on your Team, he will bring motivaton because he plays the game the way it should be played. David's not a power hitter, but he gets on base and gets things started. That's why he also has a MVP World Series trophy, and that what the Mets see. 9 million a year in Baseball these days isn't much to ask for look at A-Rod $250 million that crazy.

by Tony on Nov 27, 2007 2:10 AM EST reply actions

Dear Sir,

Your inflated respect for David Eckstein is based on a selective and ill-informed view of what makes baseball players valuable. Not everyone on a World Series-winning team's roster is equally responsible for the team's success, and there are far better measures than the trophy case to determine who is most responsible for helping a team win. By any of these measures, David Eckstein is an overpaid, inferior player. Please consider supplementing your opinion with some facts. And you might also think about proofreading your grammar, spelling, and punctuation before posting.

Sincerely,

The Committee for the Reduction of Bullshit and Encouragement of Sensible Discourse

by anonymous on Nov 29, 2007 10:58 AM EST up reply actions