The Day After
So yesterday broke records here at Yankees2000. After about a month of trying to write a serious, edgey column about loving the Mets and hating the Yankees we finally found our target audience:
People that like baseball and LOVE Laguna Beach.
We received a number of e-mails here at Yankees2000 in response to the blog and I wanted to take the day to respond.
At the same time I also want to ask our loyal readers who have comments on a blog to post them on this site. While Sippy Momo and A.F.O.M.G. are two voices, you guys, our thousands of fans are so many more.
So, at the bottom of each blog, if you click on Comments, then you can post your opinion and it will give us more to talk about.
MAILBAG:
From J Wool (Alphabet City):
In spite of the bashing he took on the site today, Manny still had an MVP-calibre season in 2005. Considering Big Papi and Manny carried an entire team to the playoffs, I think having Manny on the Mets would significantly increase their chances of postseason play. And I'm sure he has at least three seasons of ass kicking left in him.
Truth is, you don't know. It is my philosophy in baseball that you build from within and surround those pieces with complimentary parts. If in two years Lastings Miledge is David Wright, sans looks, then the Mets would have dismantled 1/2 of maybe the most promising core in baseball in the last twenty years (Reyes, Wright, Kazmir, Miledge).
At the same time, if Manny came in and brought the Mets a World Series I'd look awfully foolish.
The uncertainty of the matter aside, I still think there are cheaper alternatives. If the Mets are trying to win now, throw a ton of money at Paul Konerko.
Think of it this way. Option A) Konerko, Cameron, Petit and Heilman. Option B) Manny, age 35. I think at worst the two options even themselves out now, and the first offers a much brighter future for the Amazins.
From J Wool (Alphabet City):
Couldn't you have used a Dylan metaphor or something?
Ive always been a Sanders guy myself. Sure Dylan got the girls, but the truth is, Dylan was just a little too cool. He was never really one of the guys; he was always busy chasing demons and the surf instead. Sure, if you had to bet on which of your boys could get the girl, you'd have to throw Dylan at -270. But would you really want to catch a ballgame with Dylan? How about throwing back a 30 banger with the guy?
On the other hand there was Steve Sanders. He was the consumate party guy, loyal best friend of Brandon, who happened to pull some pretty nice tail himself.
While Antonia Marchette (Dylan's murdered wife) may have been my all time #1 on 90210, I gotta say that Celeste (Steve's girl from the dating show) and junior year Clare Arnold (the chancellor's daughter) were a very strong 2 and 3.
Lloyd C. (New York, NY) wrote:
If not a deal for Manny, what other deals do you like for the Mets?
Personally, I think the one position to target is 2b. Assuming Cameron can return to normal, I love having his defense in the outfield. I think Mike Jacobs earned a shot and considering that we could plug him into the 7 spot in the lineup, there wouldn't be a whole lot of pressure on him to perform.
Alfonso Soriano's name has been tossed around. Today's New York Times reports a possible Jae Seo and Yousmeiro Petit (one of our top minor league arms) swap in exchange for Soriano.
In my opinion, this deal is a no brainer.
Soriano would fill in at one of the Mets' two major positions of need, provide a ton of pop in the middle of the lineup and add 30 SB's to what is already the best running team in the league.
With Soriano in the mix, I could hopefully get my wish of seeing Wright hit 3 and Beltran hit 2. I think that while Beltran's power numbers may have been inflated in Houston, the guy is the perfect # 2 hitter. He may have the best intangibles in the game and may be baseball's best small ball player. While people want to see him hit homeruns for his 17 mil, he is best suited at #2.
Meanwhile, D-Wright is the Mets' best hitter and he is only getting better. He should hit .300, 30, 100 for a long time. He is smart enough to let the 1-2 guys at the top of the order take a base, and he's willing to hit a fly ball when needed. In two years he will be the best player in New York.
A lineup of
Reyes
Beltran
Wright
Floyd
Soriano
Jacobs/Cameron
Cameron/Jacobs
Catcher
Is as good as it gets in baseball.
Jon D. (Boston, Mass.) wrote:
Terrific blog today. Never seen lb but loved it anyways. I would have liked to have had you talk more about how handsome Stephen is.
Stephen's a pretty good looking cat. Unfortunately he has failed to grow into his body and is kind of lanky. Lets just say that D Wright puts the kid to shame.
L Boogie (Harlem World) wrote:
I really did like your LB metaphor, mostly because it reminded me of LB. I do agree, however, that Stephen made the unaccountable decision at some point during his freshman year to begin experimenting in sex with men, and that this has hurt his allure back home. Hopefully Manny won't follow suit.
I don't think we have much too worry about Manny. The guy not only has played major league baseball for roughty 10 years but also graduated from a New York City Public School, yet still he has not mastered the English language.
I really think Manny is too dumb to understand the concept of homosexuality. He sees the ball and then he hits the ball and thats about all he has on his plate.
Will B (Yawkey Way, Boston) wrote:
Man-Ram is one of the 5 best hitters in the league, just because another of the top 5 is on his team, doesn't mean he's not good. Manny coming to the Mets would lock up the World Series, future be damned.
No one here ever said Manny wasn't good. We said that his career has started to decline and that the Red Sox have become Big Papi's team.
If I thought Manny coming to the Mets would bring us a World Series I'd say go for it. I just dont think this is the case.
With Manny, the Mets would be able to move Beltran to 2, hit Wright 3, Manny-4 , and Cliffy-5, thereby forming maybe the best lineup in all of baseball.
Still, the Mets would not have nearly enough pitching to win a World Series. If the Mets lose Heilman and Looper, the Mets' already awful bullpen would resemble the WB's failed drama "Just Legal." Sure, Roberto Hernandez has some Don Johnson in him, but the rest of the bullpen would be as ugly as the other kid who starred in the show.
Beyond the 'pen, the rotation is just not World Series quality. While 1-5 the Mets would be as solid as any team in baseball, 1-3 they are crushed. Pedro is the Mets' only dominant pitcher, but who knows if he can pitch those extra 40-50 innings he would need to get us to a World Series.
The Red Sox went Schilling, Pedro, Lowe. The White Sox went Contreras, Buerhle, Garland Garcia.
The Mets would go Pedro, Benedict Glavine, Kris Benson?
Which one of these is not fitting?
Quoting Jenna J (Las Vegas, NV):
Sippy Momo, you are a sports god and I hear you are a monster in the sack. How do you have time to be so perfect at both?
Well Jenna, not sure what to say. Being unemployed I have plenty, and I mean plenty, of free time. I watch a ton of game film, master my playbook, and spend hours in the gym becoming the best sexually charged blogger I can be.
Quoting Tamra (79th btw. Broadway & Amsterdam):
I need a new t-shirt to wear to work on Sundays, preferably of the sports variety, but all I can find on your site is Yankee gear -- got any suggestions?
Glad you came to us with this one, Tamra. No one is encouraged to buy Yankee gear off our advertisements unless it's absolutely essential. The ads get assigned randomly so we've got no control over them.
Seeing as we're stuck with them, though, we want to make two things very clear. 1) Only buy Yankee clothing from our site if you absolutely have to. If you've got a friend from Montana who's new to the City and just has to have a Yankee hat, well, you might as well buy it off one of our advertisers and throw a little change into my unemployed pockets.
2) If you'd rather buy a t-shirt with a little class, perfect for wearing while you're staring blankly and delivering the best nachos and hot wings the Upper West Side has to offer, head down to your nearest Mets Clubhouse Store, Mets.com, or our affiliate, http://www.fratbucks.com, where you can make your own t-shirts.
Either way, best not to rush into anything. Take some time to sit and think this one through. Deep breaths.
That's all for today. Again, please post your comments in the comments section so as to create a dialogue between you guys, the fans, and us here at Yankees2000.
I can't live in a cage, man,
Sippy Momo
People that like baseball and LOVE Laguna Beach.
We received a number of e-mails here at Yankees2000 in response to the blog and I wanted to take the day to respond.
At the same time I also want to ask our loyal readers who have comments on a blog to post them on this site. While Sippy Momo and A.F.O.M.G. are two voices, you guys, our thousands of fans are so many more.
So, at the bottom of each blog, if you click on Comments, then you can post your opinion and it will give us more to talk about.
MAILBAG:
From J Wool (Alphabet City):
In spite of the bashing he took on the site today, Manny still had an MVP-calibre season in 2005. Considering Big Papi and Manny carried an entire team to the playoffs, I think having Manny on the Mets would significantly increase their chances of postseason play. And I'm sure he has at least three seasons of ass kicking left in him.
Truth is, you don't know. It is my philosophy in baseball that you build from within and surround those pieces with complimentary parts. If in two years Lastings Miledge is David Wright, sans looks, then the Mets would have dismantled 1/2 of maybe the most promising core in baseball in the last twenty years (Reyes, Wright, Kazmir, Miledge).
At the same time, if Manny came in and brought the Mets a World Series I'd look awfully foolish.
The uncertainty of the matter aside, I still think there are cheaper alternatives. If the Mets are trying to win now, throw a ton of money at Paul Konerko.
Think of it this way. Option A) Konerko, Cameron, Petit and Heilman. Option B) Manny, age 35. I think at worst the two options even themselves out now, and the first offers a much brighter future for the Amazins.
From J Wool (Alphabet City):
Couldn't you have used a Dylan metaphor or something?
Ive always been a Sanders guy myself. Sure Dylan got the girls, but the truth is, Dylan was just a little too cool. He was never really one of the guys; he was always busy chasing demons and the surf instead. Sure, if you had to bet on which of your boys could get the girl, you'd have to throw Dylan at -270. But would you really want to catch a ballgame with Dylan? How about throwing back a 30 banger with the guy?
On the other hand there was Steve Sanders. He was the consumate party guy, loyal best friend of Brandon, who happened to pull some pretty nice tail himself.
While Antonia Marchette (Dylan's murdered wife) may have been my all time #1 on 90210, I gotta say that Celeste (Steve's girl from the dating show) and junior year Clare Arnold (the chancellor's daughter) were a very strong 2 and 3.
Lloyd C. (New York, NY) wrote:
If not a deal for Manny, what other deals do you like for the Mets?
Personally, I think the one position to target is 2b. Assuming Cameron can return to normal, I love having his defense in the outfield. I think Mike Jacobs earned a shot and considering that we could plug him into the 7 spot in the lineup, there wouldn't be a whole lot of pressure on him to perform.
Alfonso Soriano's name has been tossed around. Today's New York Times reports a possible Jae Seo and Yousmeiro Petit (one of our top minor league arms) swap in exchange for Soriano.
In my opinion, this deal is a no brainer.
Soriano would fill in at one of the Mets' two major positions of need, provide a ton of pop in the middle of the lineup and add 30 SB's to what is already the best running team in the league.
With Soriano in the mix, I could hopefully get my wish of seeing Wright hit 3 and Beltran hit 2. I think that while Beltran's power numbers may have been inflated in Houston, the guy is the perfect # 2 hitter. He may have the best intangibles in the game and may be baseball's best small ball player. While people want to see him hit homeruns for his 17 mil, he is best suited at #2.
Meanwhile, D-Wright is the Mets' best hitter and he is only getting better. He should hit .300, 30, 100 for a long time. He is smart enough to let the 1-2 guys at the top of the order take a base, and he's willing to hit a fly ball when needed. In two years he will be the best player in New York.
A lineup of
Reyes
Beltran
Wright
Floyd
Soriano
Jacobs/Cameron
Cameron/Jacobs
Catcher
Is as good as it gets in baseball.
Jon D. (Boston, Mass.) wrote:
Terrific blog today. Never seen lb but loved it anyways. I would have liked to have had you talk more about how handsome Stephen is.
Stephen's a pretty good looking cat. Unfortunately he has failed to grow into his body and is kind of lanky. Lets just say that D Wright puts the kid to shame.
L Boogie (Harlem World) wrote:
I really did like your LB metaphor, mostly because it reminded me of LB. I do agree, however, that Stephen made the unaccountable decision at some point during his freshman year to begin experimenting in sex with men, and that this has hurt his allure back home. Hopefully Manny won't follow suit.
I don't think we have much too worry about Manny. The guy not only has played major league baseball for roughty 10 years but also graduated from a New York City Public School, yet still he has not mastered the English language.
I really think Manny is too dumb to understand the concept of homosexuality. He sees the ball and then he hits the ball and thats about all he has on his plate.
Will B (Yawkey Way, Boston) wrote:
Man-Ram is one of the 5 best hitters in the league, just because another of the top 5 is on his team, doesn't mean he's not good. Manny coming to the Mets would lock up the World Series, future be damned.
No one here ever said Manny wasn't good. We said that his career has started to decline and that the Red Sox have become Big Papi's team.
If I thought Manny coming to the Mets would bring us a World Series I'd say go for it. I just dont think this is the case.
With Manny, the Mets would be able to move Beltran to 2, hit Wright 3, Manny-4 , and Cliffy-5, thereby forming maybe the best lineup in all of baseball.
Still, the Mets would not have nearly enough pitching to win a World Series. If the Mets lose Heilman and Looper, the Mets' already awful bullpen would resemble the WB's failed drama "Just Legal." Sure, Roberto Hernandez has some Don Johnson in him, but the rest of the bullpen would be as ugly as the other kid who starred in the show.
Beyond the 'pen, the rotation is just not World Series quality. While 1-5 the Mets would be as solid as any team in baseball, 1-3 they are crushed. Pedro is the Mets' only dominant pitcher, but who knows if he can pitch those extra 40-50 innings he would need to get us to a World Series.
The Red Sox went Schilling, Pedro, Lowe. The White Sox went Contreras, Buerhle, Garland Garcia.
The Mets would go Pedro, Benedict Glavine, Kris Benson?
Which one of these is not fitting?
Quoting Jenna J (Las Vegas, NV):
Sippy Momo, you are a sports god and I hear you are a monster in the sack. How do you have time to be so perfect at both?
Well Jenna, not sure what to say. Being unemployed I have plenty, and I mean plenty, of free time. I watch a ton of game film, master my playbook, and spend hours in the gym becoming the best sexually charged blogger I can be.
Quoting Tamra (79th btw. Broadway & Amsterdam):
I need a new t-shirt to wear to work on Sundays, preferably of the sports variety, but all I can find on your site is Yankee gear -- got any suggestions?
Glad you came to us with this one, Tamra. No one is encouraged to buy Yankee gear off our advertisements unless it's absolutely essential. The ads get assigned randomly so we've got no control over them.
Seeing as we're stuck with them, though, we want to make two things very clear. 1) Only buy Yankee clothing from our site if you absolutely have to. If you've got a friend from Montana who's new to the City and just has to have a Yankee hat, well, you might as well buy it off one of our advertisers and throw a little change into my unemployed pockets.
2) If you'd rather buy a t-shirt with a little class, perfect for wearing while you're staring blankly and delivering the best nachos and hot wings the Upper West Side has to offer, head down to your nearest Mets Clubhouse Store, Mets.com, or our affiliate, http://www.fratbucks.com, where you can make your own t-shirts.
Either way, best not to rush into anything. Take some time to sit and think this one through. Deep breaths.
That's all for today. Again, please post your comments in the comments section so as to create a dialogue between you guys, the fans, and us here at Yankees2000.
I can't live in a cage, man,
Sippy Momo
posted by Sippy Momo at 11:22 AM
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Budish and Momo,
Kerry Kittles here, former New Jersey Nets legend and Riverside baller for life. There is a lot of energy being spent on the lineup. I was wondering what pitching moves you see as productive and intelligent. Moves need to be made and I feel that our offense is on the brink. The pitching is my issue.
There is talk of Ryan, the hard throwing lefty or (fingers crossed) Billy Wags. Obviously, this would be lovely, but there are plenty of closers out there that can come to Flushing and I am assuming Minaya will not f this up.
I worry about starters.
Make me feel better. The free agents out there just aren't giving me any comfort. Beckett? eh. Unlikely.
Signed,
Sac-oops-Mr. Kittles
You keep ignoring these points:
a)The Mets shouldn't approach this off-season as if they need to avoid quick fix. They are very close to the top. It's not like they won 45 games last year. They have young players and are really good. THEY ARE IN THEIR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY.
b)If you added 35-120-.285 out of the outfield, they could keep Jacobs and let him develop at first. Thus satisfying the "homegrown lovers."
c)The Mets aren't trading Milledge, if they were, they would have gotten Manny at the trade deadline, so it's preposterous to evaluate a potential trade using that line of reasoning. You have to think of it in terms of Petit, Heilman and Cameron.
d)Even if you'd rather have Konerko, you have to look at it like this: it's Konerko, Cameron, Petit and Heilman or Manny, Craig Jacobs, Petit in two-three years and a middle reliever to be named because last I checked, Manny isn't going to play 4 positions no matter what they trade for him.
As I wrote to Kenny from camp today, to each his own...in the end, I don't think that they'll get him, but it's laughable to me that this is conceived of in terms of whether or not it will be a disaster. It's either, this is going to be pretty good or f'in great. Manny is one of the all-time great hitters, it's not like he's going to hit 20 homers with the Mets.
We're still scarred from the Mo Vaughn/Bonilla/Roberto Alomar days and people think that when the Mets acquire a big name guy, they're either getting a savior (Piazza) or a total disappointment, it unfairly scared people with Pedro--and we learned how stupid most fan sentiment is--and while Manny might not win an MVP, the guy is not going to ever blow up in their face, he's WAY, WAY, WAY too good.
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