Comments on: The contingency plan http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/ Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobbo http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 Bobbo Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2410 "It is very difficult to win a championship without an elite closer." Recent World Series won by teams without an "elite" closer: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. “It is very difficult to win a championship without an elite closer.”

Recent World Series won by teams without an “elite” closer: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

]]> By: Dan (NJBaseball) http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 Dan (NJBaseball) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:38:26 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2396 With all the doom-and-gloom discussion of this offseason (and I've been there myself), this needed to be said. Thanks for that. At this point, with Spring Training about to start, I feel the need to step back and not worry about what could have or should have been done (though, to me, the biggest mistake was not bringing in a whole new medical staff), and instead let this team get through the spring and start the season. What they have now is not that much different from 2008, when they went down to the last day of the season in the race. Of the changes between then and now, most of them are upgrades: Jason Bay > Moises Alou & The Replacements, Jeff Francoeur > Ryan Church and K-Rod > Whoever Was Closing in '08. I think the 2010 Mets will fall somewhere between disaster (2009's 70 wins) and excellence (2006's 97 wins). With their luck, it will probably be heartbreak (2007-08's average 88.5 wins). With all the doom-and-gloom discussion of this offseason (and I’ve been there myself), this needed to be said. Thanks for that. At this point, with Spring Training about to start, I feel the need to step back and not worry about what could have or should have been done (though, to me, the biggest mistake was not bringing in a whole new medical staff), and instead let this team get through the spring and start the season. What they have now is not that much different from 2008, when they went down to the last day of the season in the race. Of the changes between then and now, most of them are upgrades: Jason Bay > Moises Alou & The Replacements, Jeff Francoeur > Ryan Church and K-Rod > Whoever Was Closing in ’08.

I think the 2010 Mets will fall somewhere between disaster (2009′s 70 wins) and excellence (2006′s 97 wins). With their luck, it will probably be heartbreak (2007-08′s average 88.5 wins).

]]> By: Moses http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 Moses Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:17:43 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2394 Ted Berg reminds me of Hitler Ted Berg reminds me of Hitler

]]> By: MetsKnicksRutgers http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 MetsKnicksRutgers Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:36 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2390 Frenchie may hit 280 if he is lucky, yet his OBP will still be below 300. Making an out 70% of the time does not a good player make. That is an awful player. Frenchie is one god awful player and 5.5 million it is that much worse. Frenchie may hit 280 if he is lucky, yet his OBP will still be below 300. Making an out 70% of the time does not a good player make. That is an awful player. Frenchie is one god awful player and 5.5 million it is that much worse.

]]> By: Gina http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2382 Gina Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:28:47 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2382 Yeah the problem with Frenchy right now, to me at least, is whether he can still be an above average right fielder, since the 08 off-season when he put on like 20 pounds of muscle, his range in right field has pretty much been destroyed and he went to an awesome right fielder, so good that despite his offensive short comings he was still an above average player, to a complete mess in rf. It apparently also affected his bat speed and forced to him to swing early to be able to catch up with pitches which may have hurt his already poor plate discipline. He's slimmed down some but he didn't seem to have returned to pre 08 weight totally last season but if he can get his athleticism back he'd be an above average player again. Yeah the problem with Frenchy right now, to me at least, is whether he can still be an above average right fielder, since the 08 off-season when he put on like 20 pounds of muscle, his range in right field has pretty much been destroyed and he went to an awesome right fielder, so good that despite his offensive short comings he was still an above average player, to a complete mess in rf. It apparently also affected his bat speed and forced to him to swing early to be able to catch up with pitches which may have hurt his already poor plate discipline. He’s slimmed down some but he didn’t seem to have returned to pre 08 weight totally last season but if he can get his athleticism back he’d be an above average player again.

]]> By: Steven http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Steven Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:58:33 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2378 Finally another person that sees it my way. I thought it was obvious, but for a lot of people its not. My points exactly. Just add Jonny Gomes to that list with Branyan and we have a potential 40 homer platoon at first base. Instead we are stuck with Murphy. Finally another person that sees it my way. I thought it was obvious, but for a lot of people its not. My points exactly. Just add Jonny Gomes to that list with Branyan and we have a potential 40 homer platoon at first base. Instead we are stuck with Murphy.

]]> By: Steven http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2377 Steven Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:50:54 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2377 Good post Gina. I disagree on Francouer though. He can be part of a winning team. In the right situation he would bat 7th, play above average RF, bat around .280 20 homers and 80 RBI. Keep in mind that Francouer is only 1 year older then Murphy. So why not be just as patient with Francouer who has proven he can be an everyday major league player as you are with Murphy, who will probably be a utility player/ on another team after this season if Ike David is ready in 2011. Good post Gina. I disagree on Francouer though. He can be part of a winning team. In the right situation he would bat 7th, play above average RF, bat around .280 20 homers and 80 RBI.

Keep in mind that Francouer is only 1 year older then Murphy. So why not be just as patient with Francouer who has proven he can be an everyday major league player as you are with Murphy, who will probably be a utility player/ on another team after this season if Ike David is ready in 2011.

]]> By: Dave http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2375 Dave Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:40:13 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2375 No one's mentioning that our bullpen could be really really bad. We have no idea what to expect from Parnell, Escobar and the Japanese guy. All are big question marks. Arguably, their most reliable righty (besides BB-rod) was Stokes and he's gone. And we all know Green kind of blows. There's not one guy other than Feliciano that I have confidence in, put it that way. No one’s mentioning that our bullpen could be really really bad. We have no idea what to expect from Parnell, Escobar and the Japanese guy. All are big question marks. Arguably, their most reliable righty (besides BB-rod) was Stokes and he’s gone. And we all know Green kind of blows. There’s not one guy other than Feliciano that I have confidence in, put it that way.

]]> By: Dave http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Dave Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:35:49 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2373 The Cora signing is the low point of the off-season for me. Complete waste. If you subtract his contract and Matthews Jr.'s, your have an additional 3.5 mil that could have gone to any of these guys: Hudson, Lopez, Bedard, Garland, Branyan. Just one of those guys would have made this team much better, and they could have gotten 2 of them if they really wanted to. The Tatis signing is also borderline because I think Evans can do what he does. So that's another mil wasted. The Cora signing is the low point of the off-season for me. Complete waste. If you subtract his contract and Matthews Jr.’s, your have an additional 3.5 mil that could have gone to any of these guys: Hudson, Lopez, Bedard, Garland, Branyan. Just one of those guys would have made this team much better, and they could have gotten 2 of them if they really wanted to. The Tatis signing is also borderline because I think Evans can do what he does. So that’s another mil wasted.

]]> By: Gina http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/09/the-contingency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Gina Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:28:27 +0000 http://www.tedquarters.net/?p=2277#comment-2371 Yeah just for example, if we say save that 2 million, and then DFA Frenchy, which I know was never going to happen but in my dream world it could. We could probably sign Lopez, to replace Castillo for the same price and sign Damon as a stop gap for F-mart. Instead we're getting a pretty crappy back up MI and a crappy starter, and a pretty medicore right fielder who has some upside but it hinges on him defying 2-3 years of poor play. Yeah just for example, if we say save that 2 million, and then DFA Frenchy, which I know was never going to happen but in my dream world it could. We could probably sign Lopez, to replace Castillo for the same price and sign Damon as a stop gap for F-mart. Instead we’re getting a pretty crappy back up MI and a crappy starter, and a pretty medicore right fielder who has some upside but it hinges on him defying 2-3 years of poor play.

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