I’m not going to write about either David
Wright or RA Dickey until a deal is done.
I know this will eliminate around 85% of what’s going on in Metland right now,
but enough is enough. Now, it even looks like Wright is pissed about all these
stores, tweets, and other shit floating around the internet. Let me be the
first to step back and I welcome the rest of the Mets sports world to follow my
lead. It’s November. Give it a rest.
Jonathan C. Mitchell @FigureFilbert
- Co-sign. RT Barry
Bonds should be a unanimous HOF selection. It's a damn shame that he
probably won't make it at all…
-my spin on Bonds and the other PED’rs that
are eligible this year of the Hall of Fame is simple. Most of what they did was
legal at the time. I was charged with a DUI in 1984 when I first moved to South
Carolina. I blew the minimal limit at the time, 1.0. Since then, the limit has
been reduced to 0.8. Let me ask you a question… should the police go back and
charge me now for all the times I would have blown a 0.9 back in the
day? Ballplayers have been pushing the limits since the Ty Cobb days. My
generation was greenies and cortisone. Today it’s the latest still undetectable
miracle drug. It’s not going to stop folks… hell, we’ve had eight major
leaguers (that would make for a decent starting lineup) busted this past year. Barry Bonds broke Roger Maris’
record, who just beat out Mickey Mantle that
year. Mantle played the entire year either under the influence of alcohol or
pain killers. How many times did Doc Gooden pitch
high? This isn’t going to change until you change the penalty, but, if you’re
doing Andro when it’s not on the bad list, then it wasn’t a bad thing. It wasn’t
natural, but it wasn’t banned at the time. Vote these guys in. They played the
game better than 99% of the other players have played the game. Now, ban a
player for six months for the first bust of an illegal substance, a year for
the second time, and a lifetime ban for the third. Do that, and all this will
go away.
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The pipeline for second
baseman in the Mets' system is in a bit of flux, with its longtime headliner
suddenly dropping off the map. I’m talking, of course, about 2008 first-round
draft pick Reese Havens, who, as compared to his
contemporaries, is turning out to be more Brad Holt than
Ike Davis. The 26-year-old Havens was long
considered the future of second base at Citi Field, yet myriad health problems
got in the way. And if injuries harmed his chances, a disastrous showing at
Double-A in 2012 nearly killed them. It’s premature to say he’s no longer a
factor, but he’s certainly been passed by in the pecking order.
I don’t agree with
Rob, though I am a minority here. I think Havens will bounce back big time in
2013 and will be ready to play Queens in 2014. The problem is so may Danny Muno, who’s biting up his ass a level below.
Havens is also getting a little old to still be playing minor league ball, but,
if I’m wrong about both these guys, you still have a guy that has a top 20
National League batting average over the past two seasons. Murphy will always
make you hold your breath when a ground ball is hit to him, but put some bats
around him and you’ve got quite a hitter that has to be pitched to.
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Jon Niese delivered supplies
to help repair the damaged Evangel Revival Community Church in Long Beach
yesterday.
Let’s talk a little
about the forgotten lefty. Oh, one thing… do you notice what recent Cy Young
pitcher isn’t being used by the Mets for their charity events this off season?
Getting back to Niese, the best thing that ever happened to him is, first, Matt Harvey, and second, Zack
Wheeler. There will never be any pressure on him to be either an SP1 or
SP2. He will be a three in 2013 (Santana out of respect, Dickey) and a three
again in 2014 (Harvey, Wheeler). Don’t be surprised if he becomes the most
successful Mets starter for the next two seasons. He went 13-9, 3.40, 1,17,
155-K, 49-BB in 2012 and nobody ever talks about him.
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