January 30: Poll results
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Thanks for your responses on the poll question of what Met has to come up big for the team to reach the postseason. Note that some people mentioned more than one:
Oliver Perez 9
Jose Reyes 7
John Maine 5
Carlos Beltran 4
Orlando Hernandez 2
Tom Glavine 2
David Wright 2
Moises Alou 1
Duaner Sanchez 1
Anderson Hernandez 1
Endy Chavez 1
Lastings Milledge 1
Shawn Green 1
Rick Peterson 1
Omar Minaya 1
Thanks for your participation. My choices are Oliver Perez and John Maine because I see questions in the rotation.
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Didn’t weigh in on the last post, busy day, but i’ll give my take here…I’m going to say, Orlando Hernandez. If El Duque can have a big year, I think that will easily put us in the postseason. Glavine should be fine, I have confidence someone can take the #3 spot and run with it, and the #4 and #5 spots are rarely make or break pitchers (see last year). But we do need a quality guy at #2, and if El Duque can really step up, stay healthy, and perform well, I think the postseason is easily within our grasp. If he doesn’t, or is just mediocore, it’s going to be a dogfight, and a wait and see (and pray) with Pedro in July.
Interesting post from Joseph. I didn’t cast my vote either, but after reading his post, I thought ‘Pedro’. My original answer to your question was Perez.
Of course, it makes sense to chose a player who we don’t quite know what to expect from and who had a marginal year last year. My feeling is that (knock wood), barring injuries, we pretty much know what we can expect from Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Glavine and even El Duque. I think we can reasonably expect them to perform at levels comparable to 2006.
Alou will be key. We’ll need him to be an offensive force for us, but the rotation is where our biggest question marks are. Perez while showing glimpses of greatness wasn’t consistent for us, so for me he is (was) the answer.
But if the Phillies are right there with us around the All-Star break, then Pedro very well could be the difference maker. It might be a long shot, but if he can come back (like some people have predicted) and be the dominant pitcher we know he can be PLUS 4 or 5 MPH on his fastball, he will carry us over the top with his pitching and the enthusiasm he brings to the clubhouse.
I think willie will surprise us in spring training.
Where’s Jason Vargas in all of this? I see everyone mentioning Pelfrey and Humber, both of whom have high ceilings but could benefit from a little more seasoning, as well as stopgaps like Aaron Sele and Desperate Dave Williams; occasionally, there’s even an Alay Soler reference.
Vargas could end up surprising everyone.
In all honesty the one that needs the most seasoning is Milledge. His attitude put him in “flash in the pan” category. Until he humbles I rather hear about Humber. ;-]
While I don’t disagree that Milledge could benefit from an attitudinal adjustment, his talent is about as ready-for-primetime as they come. Unlike Pelfrey, he doesn’t have to learn how to perform an important requirement of his job (e.g., develop a secondary pitch), and, unlike Humber, there are no concerns about his health following career-threatening surgery.
Milledge will not be a “flash in the pan.” He’ll likely hit .300 in the bigs. The question is whether he’ll have enough power to warrant a corner outfield position, since centerfield looks to be in use for the next five years.
Milledge didnt wake up until he realized he may not make october. Even then he was good but not great. He could be great, but the ego needs to take the back seat.. and the drive to succeed needs to be paramount. This will do him in otherwise.
Steve C., come off it man. The character and moral judging that some Mets fans feel entitled to is just unbelievable. I guess people learn it from The Post and maybe M+MD and Beningo, but COME ON man. Who cares if Lastings is cocky? All that matters is that he performs. I promise you as he gets more time in the majors that this ‘attitude issue’ will become a non-factor. Just give it a break. Do you demand the team you choose to root for to all speak and act just like A-Rod, and say ‘all the right things’ at all times? If so, then you are an unusual fan. I personally like to root for human beings, not boring, well-trained robots who speak wholly in truisms. Go Milledge. Go Mets.
Oliver Perez, El Duque and Jose Reyes. I don’t think Perez is as good as he showed last season… El Duque needs to step up and not age any more (if Duque isn’t solid, u cant expect maine and perez to be the staple in the rotation) and if Jose Reyes cant get on base then I foresee a lot of problems in the Mets offense. I think Reyes will have another good year though.
Lister I was born Royal Blue and Orange. I never like players with BS attitudes. They get paid way too much to come of flike gods. Play the game and play to win. especially with the bucks some of these guys make. I never read the Post btw.
I disagree on this Milledge thing. He is not as ready as they come. If he was he would have stayed when they rang him up.
He was sent down because he was not ready. His BA was subpar. His handling of the field was dicy. He made both the spectacular and the bonehead plays.
Also the reported disaffection by unidentified veterans who did not appreciate something that he did creates dissension in the clubhouse.
I agree that he can be a good and maybe even great player, but I would like to see patience at the plate and more attention to detail at the position.
In the meantime we have people on the roster who can play the OF.
Dave
well said dave.
I tend to agree with Dave’s comments on Milledge. For me cockiness is not really the issue, but the ‘desire to learn and improve’ (or in Dave’s words ‘attention to detail’), which Milledge badly needs to do because he couldn’t handle ML breaking balls last season, and cockiness do not generally go hand in hand. Wright had the perfect attitude for a young player that needed seasoning before bringing his game to a new level.
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