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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: can the mets make it back to the WS | ||||
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| hammersavage | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:07 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00  | i know the yankees got better somehow, but i don't think the mets are as screwed as some people think. hampton was 15-10 with a great defense. appier was 15-11 with one of the worst defenses in baseball. trachsel can give alot of innings and maybe a deal with cook, hamilton, and escobar or grant roberts can get us sheffield. then we would be alot better i think. and if escobar is so good, then why is he still in the minors while "less talented" players like timo or payton are doing a solid job in the bigs. we will be talking about this for another 5 hours mikey? this break brought to you by toyrota. | ||||
| jewdown | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:12 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | As far as Hampton goes, He started the season something like 0-8, (give or take) then he went 15-2. The Mets were F-tards for letting him get away. But I don't give a rats ass. Fuck the Mets! And to answer your question, HELL NO! We don't take kindly to not takin kindly around here. This message was edited by jewdown on 2-23-01 @ 10:19 PM | ||||
| MashedPotatohead NIGGA PLEASE! All the bitches in here are crazy! | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:13 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Why worry about the World Series when you have to make the playoff first. Once you're there anything can happen. Appier is older than Hampton and coming off an arm injury(?) and his stuff isn't as good. Trachsel may surprise since he throws a lot of groundballs. LA is not gonna 'hand' Sheff to the Mets for crap - they either come with a legit deal or they'll turn around and send him somewhere else (Atlanta?). Escobar (I beleive) has a bit of an attitude problem so keeping him in the minors helps to humble him and make him appreciate it more when he gets the call. Plus with the way years of service are used for arbitration/free agency - teams would rather hold someone down for say half a season then to let them have credit for a full year to sit on th bench. Sig Pic Under Construction | ||||
| MashedPotatohead NIGGA PLEASE! All the bitches in here are crazy! | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:21 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: THEY DIDN'T LET HIM GET AWAY, FOOL. He was a free-agent so he was free to go wherever he wanted. Sig Pic Under Construction | ||||
| jewdown | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:25 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | They said he wasn't worth what he was asking. They didn't even bother to negotiate. They gave up on him like NBC gave up on the XFL pregame show. We don't take kindly to not takin kindly around here. | ||||
| CriticsLoveSnatch i know better than to ask for a status from you mean ol' mods I shall call him mini-FTL | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:28 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: yes but you forget that the mets gave hampton one of the leagues best run support and appier had one of the leagues worst...much more important than defense is how many runs your team scores the mets will NOT make it back to the world series, because they will have to play the braves this time and will lose huge to them again...had they played the braves instead of the cards last year they wouldn't have made it last year either.,  "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups" | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:29 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Hampton wasnt 0-8, come on If he were ever 0-8 he would of been crucified. He was however 0-4 but pulled himself out of it. Are they as strong as last year? Probably not. Can they get back to the World Series? Probably yes. Will they? Who Knows. They still need to make an attraction in that lineup or get another arm but they will be ok. Atlanta, St. Louis, and San Francisco didnt exactly improve themselves either. So I will take my chances.  | ||||
| Calm Your Nut | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:33 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00 | Im a big mets fan but don't think they can make it back they dont have the fire power. I hope they do but alot of the guys will have to come up big. Proud to watch over "Mud Juice and Drunken GW" | ||||
| MashedPotatohead NIGGA PLEASE! All the bitches in here are crazy! | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:39 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: It usually takes 2, TWO years to come back from a arm injury so Ventura hopefully will have a better showing. Zeile should do better - a BIG bopper in the outfield would be nice. I say all the excess relief pitching they have will be used for trade bait. Payton needs to calm down and not try to show that 'belongs' Sig Pic Under Construction | ||||
| Cranky Ass | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 10:40 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01 | Big Mets fan here. I'm more worried about the Reds this year than the Braves. The Braves are on the downslope of their little run. Cincy has alot of fine young players and I see Grif returning back to his usual self this year. If the Mets can pull off a trade for another front line pitcher I can see them making another run at the title. Look for Glendon Rusch to really turn some heads this year. ________________ | ||||
King Shit *board owner* | posted on 02-23-2001 @ 11:12 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01 | Look at it this way...their bullpen is intact...possibly improved...their defence is improved... Ventura & Zeile should hit better this year, so if they add one more consistent bat somewhere down the line, they can go back...  ~Matt/Froy from Jersey The Hell Hole Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post. Also providing total immunity to Fayth | ||||
| lambchop | posted on 02-24-2001 @ 12:19 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 00 | Huge Mets fan here, heading down to St.Lucie in mid-March. Hope they can overtake the Braves this year, but: - They need solid seasons out of their 2-4 spots (Reed, Appier, Rusch) - If they don't trade for Sheff, their OF has to step it up...Timo, Payton, Benny - Rey Rey needs to hit his weight....less than .240 again an people will start getting pissed - Big Guns need to stay healthy...Piazza, Fonzie, Leiter, Ventura, etc. LETS GO METS BABY!!!!! | ||||
| casino6669 | posted on 02-24-2001 @ 1:33 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 00 | has a big mets fan iam hoping they do...but they made alot of changes , there pitching sounds good but im not so sure about there fielders...  ---The Devil--- casino6669@opieanthony.com | ||||
| Sarcastro | posted on 02-24-2001 @ 4:43 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Nov. 00 | Atlanta may be on the downslide, but they still got arms. Atlanta should win the divison. The Mets will have alot of competition for the wild card this year too. The unbalanced schedule hurts the Mets. They play more games against Atlanta, Philly and the Marlins(they struggled against Philly and Atlanta last year and the Marlins are supposedly much better) I really think the Mets might just not make it this year. | ||||
| white shorts | posted on 02-24-2001 @ 4:54 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | atlanta won the division last year with smoltz out most of the season and with millwood having an off year. smoltz is back and millwood should have a better year so i don't see the mets getting past the braves this year. | ||||
King Shit *board owner* | posted on 02-24-2001 @ 5:38 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01 | The Mets defense will be greatly improved with Ordonez, so look for them to win most of the close games...it gives them a great added dimension in the field, regardless of the hole he creates in the lineup And don't forget that the Braves not only lost Galarraga, but about half of their bench players, without making any significant signings. They have very little depth outside of their starting rotation, and don't expect Smoltz to bounce right back... ~Matt/Froy from Jersey The Hell Hole Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post. Also providing total immunity to Fayth | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 02-25-2001 @ 12:57 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | And another thing about the Braves, their pitchers arent getting any younger. Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz are getting up their in years, and Maddux had a bit of a rebound year last year but he isnt the dominant pitcher he was 3 or 4 years ago. ANd keep in mind, Smoltz is 2 years older and coming off arm surgery where he missed the entire year. Who's to say he will be the same? I think Milwood just had a career year in 99 and showed last year that he isnt that good. The Braves are still one of the teams to beat if not the team to beat, but they didnt win it last year, and everybody says that the Mets are lucky that the Cardinals beat them. Well how come the Braves couldnt beat the Cardinals. The Mets pretty much beat up on the Cardinals and the Cardinals absolutely destroyed Atlanta in 3 straight. | ||||
| SpiderBob | posted on 02-25-2001 @ 8:43 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | They Mets aren't any worse that they were last year, IMO. But either are most teams in the National League. So I look for them to make the playoffs, and as a Met Fan, I hope they go to the series. Rangers Suck!  | ||||
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