Mets Chat: I’m not convinced.

March

Orlando Hernandez is over 40 years old. He’s had the same wind-up and delivery for decades. Yet, both he and the Mets say there will be no problem in adapting to a new line-up.Â I’m not buying it. Not yet, anyway.

The Mets are also saying there’s no timetable, or worry, about Duaner Sanchez. I don’t buy that, either.

And, forgive me if I’m thinking the worse about Moises Alou.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 at 6:44 pm by John Delcos.
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11 Responses to “Mets Chat: I’m not convinced.”

OMAR PADILLA March 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I’m with you on all three points.
scoopcoop March 5th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
If there is not timetable that means Sanchez is hurt or his arm strength is so poor there is no way for him to be ready opening day.
stick March 5th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
forget opening day for Sanchez and Duque. No way they can go from where they are today (basically shut down) to ML ready by then.
sheadenizen March 5th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
John

I think you mean wind up with Duque, But I get the drift and I agree!
Annie Savoy March 5th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
WFAN just reported the worst about Alou- he has a hernia and the surgery is scheduled for tomorrow – he will be out 6-8 weeks.
BH March 5th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Bad luck for Alou but I actually prefer hearing this than it being some ticky tack thing that would linger all year.

At some point, depending on how long all these guys are out, the Mets need to step back and look at the big picture, part of this is bad luck, but part of this is directly on Minaya. Injuries have hurt us 2 years in a row. If you commit to too many oft-injured players, then you are being dumb. Ok fine, roll the dice on an El Duque or an Alou, but you better make sure you don’t have a CF who gets hurt a lot, or a 1B who hasn’t been healthy in 18 months, etc.
Todd March 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I am with John on these three. This team is in big trouble with their injuries.
Mike C. March 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Sanchez’ll at least be better… someday.

Alou and El Duque are at the end of the line.
dave March 6th, 2008 at 12:43 am
BH – I agree. The GM should have put roll players on the team who have a better chance of playing. There are too many old players who are prone to injury.

I am ok with the starters, but the roll players need to be healthy.
Robert March 6th, 2008 at 7:40 am
I love El Duque but he is shot. They need to have stability in the rotationa nd you just can’t count on him because of his age and injury problems. He is a gamer and exciting to watch if he can stay healthy. Alou is the same way. Awesome player that you cannot count on. It is amazing how some players can’t stay healthy. There is enough talent on this team to go far.
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Big Ed March 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Time to stop relying on these mid-30 over 40 veterans was A LONG TIME AGO! Should have gotten Lee to play LF. He hits 300 against lefties and righties. And yeah he was on the DL last year, but probably won’t be a CHRONIC DL man like Alou! Beltran’s being paid as a five tool player but has only demonstrated four. Works out so hard to prevent injury, maybe he needs to tone it down. Delgado is done. Castillo’s got bad knees. No series this year. We need to stop dreaming, until the team gets younger.

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