Cutnpaste: - Collins on Andy, Collins on Jose, On Sandy’s Nat Diss, Dan Wheeler, and Keith Hernandez

Collins on Andy:

"I know he's a real, real bright guy and played the game right, studied the game,’’ Collins said. "So I wanted to talk to him about this job. He's one of those guys, he's been doing it his whole life. And even in Detroit, and even in Pittsburgh when we played, guys shared ideas and shared thoughts. And I know of a lot of players in Detroit went to Andy. Major league players, they want all the input they can get. When you have a guy that's as good as Andy Van Slyke, and you want to hear what he had to do, what he did as a hitter and just to gain some more knowledge."- hNY Post





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 Collins on Jose:

"Like a lot of things in life I think you grow. I think you mature. I truly believe Jose Reyes is growing and he's maturing. One thing that I think more than anything this year is that his legs are healthy. I think he was very concerned about them in spring training. It was what is going to happen? Am I going to get hurt again? He got through the season solidly and I think he'll continue to grow not only on the physical side, which will help the mental side, too." - ESPN  

On Sandy’s Nat Diss:
You haven't earned the right to jest at other team's contracts and signings when you're not going to be doing any of your own. Yes, the Nats grossly overpaid for Werth, but are the Mets going to sign a player who can have as big an impact as Werth?
No, I didn't think so.
And I know that the contracts on the Mets now are not your doing (Perez's joke contract, Beltran's silly contract, Santana's disapointing contract), but can you wait until you make some huge splash and bring in a great player on an excellent conract before you go off at the mouth.

Worry about your own team Sandy Man. Give us a winner and you can talk all the crap you want. - link  

Dan Wheeler:

According to sources, the Mets are interested in RHP Dan Wheeler among teams. Wheeler last pitched for the Mets from 2003-2004. Last season, Wheeler had a 3.35 ERA in 64 appearances, while holding opposing hitters to a .207 average with the Rays. It should be noted that Wheeler held left handed hitters to a .154 opposing average. - link  

Keith Hernandez:

Some younger fans might think of Keith Hernandez as nothing more than the guy who sawed logs in the Mets’ broadcast booth. But back in the day, Hernandez was — and affected eloquence has no place here — a genuine bad-ass. Not only does he have a strong HoF case, but he was also something of a cultural touchstone. - fangraphs