tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822678093661476153.post5527444946474864498..comments2023-10-21T03:53:43.281-04:00Comments on Where's Luke?: Opening Day 2010: 3rd place, here we come!Open Barhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296373954499786645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822678093661476153.post-14137449940523446872010-04-06T15:13:47.906-04:002010-04-06T15:13:47.906-04:00I love Alex Cora at the bottom of the lineup. I h...I love Alex Cora at the bottom of the lineup. I hate him at the top. Yesterday proved why. He came up twice with chances to drive in runs without having to do anything spectacular and he did that twice. One time Ramirez made a great play on him, but Cora essentially got the job done two times. But he's not gonna get on base or be a threat to do anything if he does.<br /><br />Mike Jacobs is the worst ever. He looked like he never played baseball before yesterday.<br /><br />Clearly given this victory, the Mets are set to go 162-0. Johan's good on one day's rest, right?<br /><br />I think Gary Matthews Jr. could conceivably have a comeback type effort in the first couple months. Also he could suck beyond suck. So that'll be interesting. Pagan would be solid in his place until Pagan's legs fall off or something.<br /><br />I'd like to stay on the John Maine bandwagon, but it's getting increasingly difficult.ChuckJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596845287728762643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822678093661476153.post-18252219033792676302010-04-06T11:32:49.400-04:002010-04-06T11:32:49.400-04:00Re: Francouer
I really don't hate the guy. An...Re: Francouer<br /><br />I really don't hate the guy. And hell, he's a Met now, so he gets my full support and loyalty. <br /><br />Once he got to the Mets last year, he hit .311/.338/.498, which is very good. I'd love it if he could keep that up. It's just that for his career, he's a .271/.312/.432 hitter, which is shitty. Especially so for a corner outfielder, where offense is easy to find.<br /><br />As for the "good clubhouse guy" thing, that's great (sincerely), just not as important as the actual playing is all, despite what the Klapisches of the world write.<br /><br />And hey, Frenchy actually <i>drew a walk</i> yesterday, so maybe we're in for some strange things this year.Open Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296373954499786645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822678093661476153.post-34818475943809400932010-04-06T10:37:40.393-04:002010-04-06T10:37:40.393-04:00Nice work. Cora at the top of the order is really...Nice work. Cora at the top of the order is really just unforgivable. I will try to do a post about the 2010 Mets soon(when - in the best traditions of Bob Klapisch - I will either lament how awful they are or project them to win the World Series, based solely on the last three innings of the preceding night's game).<br /><br />By way of a preview, I am cautiously optimistic about this team's offense. As you noted, when healthy, they have a vicious top half of the batting order (and even the B-squad managed seven runs yesterday against a very good Josh Johnson). <br /><br />It is the pitching that scares me. This team will -- at best -- compete for a wild card <b>IF</b> Oliver Perez, John Maine and Mike Pelfrey all perform at or near the very top of their game. (For purposes of this post, please assume that the word "IF" in the preceding setence was presented in a comically-large font - like 96 points or something - to stress how unlikely I think it is that this will happen). The bullpen is no picnic either -- at some point, we have to expect that Pedro Feliciano's arm will fall off, and then we are left with no reliable lefty (I know there is that other guy, but come on). In a division with Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, that's a little scary.<br /><br />But for now, I will just say this: you have to calm the fuck down about the Jeff Francoeur thing. He is batting seventh. Yes, he strikes out too much. But he is also a deep threat and should get some decent pitches given the guys who will be on base in front of him. He also has a cannon for an arm which will be useful given the canyon in right at Citi Field. And, for fear of getting punched in the face the next time I see you I will not talk about what a great clubhouse guy he is, but he is. <br /><br />Lastly, I bought four tickets to Wednesday night's game, and now I cannot use them (I got upgraded). They were $67.50 for the four . . . I am not looking to make any money on them and will even take a haircut. First person to make me an offer for all 4 can probably have them.Side Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612970173870600320noreply@blogger.com