The slo-mo of this is incredible. When he swings, 60 pounds of belly fat shifts from his left to his right, and he somehow keeps his feet. An amazing display of athleticism.
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His arms look to be in pretty good shape. Whatever gets him through. To be playing ball and competing at 41 years old is impressive.Originally posted by KingHigh:
The slo-mo of this is incredible. When he swings, 60 pounds of belly fat shifts from his left to his right, and he somehow keeps his feet. An amazing display of athleticism.
They still don't spend money. They are full on Tampa Bay Rays circa 2008, but not as good.Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
Being a Phillies fan, I don't pay full attention to the Mets.
Has your front office issues been straightened out at all yet where you don't mind actually spending money on the team? If not, how long do you think it'll be to get over the whole Ponzi scheme thing or whatever it was?
(And no, I'm not trolling. As a Phillies fan I don't have many positive things to look forward to with our team either.)
This isn't entirely right - they overpayed for Granderson last year and signed Cuddyer this year (although at $8.5 million/year, he's a not a high-priced guy). DeadSpin puts the payroll at arond $101 million, still in the bottom 1/3 but well up from the last couple of years; within the division, it's 3rd, ahead of the Marlins and the Braves, and behind the Nats and Phillies, although the Phillies basically are paying a bunch of guys who aren't doing anything for them. As Harvey, Wheeler, DeGrom et al. enter their arbitration years, the payroll ought to go up considerably.Originally posted by KingHigh:
They still don't spend money. They are full on Tampa Bay Rays circa 2008, but not as good.Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
Being a Phillies fan, I don't pay full attention to the Mets.
Has your front office issues been straightened out at all yet where you don't mind actually spending money on the team? If not, how long do you think it'll be to get over the whole Ponzi scheme thing or whatever it was?
(And no, I'm not trolling. As a Phillies fan I don't have many positive things to look forward to with our team either.)
That's absolutely pathetic. They should have the 2nd highest payroll every year. What makes you think they'll spend the $$ to keep their pitchers? Remember Jose Reyes? The Wilpons have driven me from the park.Originally posted by BeKnighted:
This isn't entirely right - they overpayed for Granderson last year and signed Cuddyer this year (although at $8.5 million/year, he's a not a high-priced guy). DeadSpin puts the payroll at arond $101 million, still in the bottom 1/3 but well up from the last couple of years; within the division, it's 3rd, ahead of the Marlins and the Braves, and behind the Nats and Phillies, although the Phillies basically are paying a bunch of guys who aren't doing anything for them. As Harvey, Wheeler, DeGrom et al. enter their arbitration years, the payroll ought to go up considerably.Originally posted by KingHigh:
They still don't spend money. They are full on Tampa Bay Rays circa 2008, but not as good.Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
Being a Phillies fan, I don't pay full attention to the Mets.
Has your front office issues been straightened out at all yet where you don't mind actually spending money on the team? If not, how long do you think it'll be to get over the whole Ponzi scheme thing or whatever it was?
(And no, I'm not trolling. As a Phillies fan I don't have many positive things to look forward to with our team either.)
Shocking that $103MM is in the bottom third of spending. The average MLB is just north of $4MM this year. Baseball is awash in money and the cheap Wilpons need to play ball.This isn't entirely right - they overpayed for Granderson last year and signed Cuddyer this year (although at $8.5 million/year, he's a not a high-priced guy). DeadSpin puts the payroll at arond $101 million, still in the bottom 1/3 but well up from the last couple of years; within the division, it's 3rd, ahead of the Marlins and the Braves, and behind the Nats and Phillies, although the Phillies basically are paying a bunch of guys who aren't doing anything for them. As Harvey, Wheeler, DeGrom et al. enter their arbitration years, the payroll ought to go up considerably.
Oh c'mon man. He ran and he slid. That is what baseball players do. What, you want him to not run and not slide?Originally posted by BigEastPhil:
Absolute pathetic move by Bob Geren or whomever to have Wright steal 2B in 8th inning........minimal gain for huge loss...which just occurred with Wright's hammy pull....he's headed to DL and lord knows how long he'll be out for....
Have the younger guys try to steal 2b...not your 32 year old captain who is injury prone.....
I agree. This is baseball. Wright is good for 15-20 sb's a year. What are they supposed to say? Hey no more SB attempts that's it? And that steal set up what might have been a big insurance run in what turned out to be only a one-run game. The Mets are not a team that is gonna have 3 guys hitting 30 hr's or anything. They need to manufacture runs sometime. Next I guess he shouldn't dive for any balls hit down the 3rd base line.Originally posted by Doctor Worm:
Oh c'mon man. He ran and he slid. That is what baseball players do. What, you want him to not run and not slide?Originally posted by BigEastPhil:
Absolute pathetic move by Bob Geren or whomever to have Wright steal 2B in 8th inning........minimal gain for huge loss...which just occurred with Wright's hammy pull....he's headed to DL and lord knows how long he'll be out for....
Have the younger guys try to steal 2b...not your 32 year old captain who is injury prone.....
They don't have a history of trading players during their arbitration years (unlike, say, the A's). Reyes was a free agent. I'm not saying they'll keep the pitchers when they become free agents, but that's a ways off.Originally posted by Jumba72:
That's absolutely pathetic. They should have the 2nd highest payroll every year. What makes you think they'll spend the $$ to keep their pitchers? Remember Jose Reyes? The Wilpons have driven me from the park.Originally posted by BeKnighted:
This isn't entirely right - they overpayed for Granderson last year and signed Cuddyer this year (although at $8.5 million/year, he's a not a high-priced guy). DeadSpin puts the payroll at arond $101 million, still in the bottom 1/3 but well up from the last couple of years; within the division, it's 3rd, ahead of the Marlins and the Braves, and behind the Nats and Phillies, although the Phillies basically are paying a bunch of guys who aren't doing anything for them. As Harvey, Wheeler, DeGrom et al. enter their arbitration years, the payroll ought to go up considerably.
He's currently 13th among active players in WAR, 14th in career batting average among active players, 15th in career OPS among active players (no mean feat playing at Shea and Citi Field), 15th in career RBIs among active players and a 7-time All Star. Just saying.Originally posted by brianoc:
Wright is not a superstar. He may be the Mets best hope but he is not a superstar.
First good thing I've seen out of him. Hope he's starting to come around.Originally posted by Knight Shift:
Wilmer Flores homered? Concerned about hitting besides Cuddyer, Duda and D'Arnaud. 3 hitters, including Grandy, hitting below .200. Yes, it's early, but they have to get the bats going.
He's been having injury problems the last few years, and the hamstring isn't a good sign for this year. But I think he's still capable of doing quite well if he's healthy.Originally posted by brianoc:
BeKnighted- do you think Wright puts up superstar numbers this year? He was a very good player and his best years are behind him.
I do not think he ever was a superstar though.
Agree completely. Wright may not be hall of fame material (certainly not first ballot or two anyway), but he's definitely one of the better players in the league and yes a superstar.Originally posted by BeKnighted:
He's currently 13th among active players in WAR, 14th in career batting average among active players, 15th in career OPS among active players (no mean feat playing at Shea and Citi Field), 15th in career RBIs among active players and a 7-time All Star. Just saying.Originally posted by brianoc:
Wright is not a superstar. He may be the Mets best hope but he is not a superstar.
In 2013, he was about as productive as ever when he played (OPS over .900), but he dropped off a lot last year. The question is whether that's a trend or he can recover.Originally posted by willisneverrana43:
He was on his way to a hall of fame career until he began breaking down 3 years ago. Now durability is a constant issue with him, and with it his production has dropped considerably.
WIth that math, if they win just 53% of their games they get to the same 89 wins they project for the Nats. Mets have put themselves in a nice early season position.Well - if you assume the Mets are a 500 club, that projects to 74-74 from here forward. If they finish at 85 wins, that is likely a Wild Card season and not a division crown. Baseball prospectus predicts just that (they give the Nationals the division with 89 wins). Main competition (projected) for the wild card spots: the Padres and the Cubs.
So you have them playing .500 ball the next 148 games? That gets them to 85. They really should be thinking about getting to 90 or better off of this start.I'm in a similar state,,,
Can't stand the Wilpons but going to Citi to see MH and JG this year...
I think they win middle 80's........