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6 Responses to “Mets Deal With Tampa Bay!”

1. Ken says:
   

   November 28th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

   Gonna be tough pitching in the Big Apple..mets fans are out for blood on anyone whos on that mound..not me though, i always give any added pitcher a chance..even if he blows a game he first got into, it takes a little more for me to say, get outa here.

2. Jessica Bader says:
   

   November 29th, 2007 at 6:04 am

   “Vintage Omar move” is right on the money. Remember how the dominant ‘06 bullpen was put together - by picking guys up off the scrap heap instead of giving expensive multi-year deals to mediocrities (*coughSchoeneweisandMotacough*). This Stokes guy may pan out, he may not, but as long as Omar makes similar pick-ups and lets them battle it out in spring training, I have a feeling the ‘08 bullpen will be better than what we were subjected to this year.

3. Kevin Collazo says:
   

   November 29th, 2007 at 6:30 am

   I hear ya Ken, I do. This guys stuff looks pretty good– numbers aside. He’s young. At only 28, with that much movement on his pitches, I think he can easily replace Mota, while Peterson’s teaching would really help him out the same way it helped Perez.

   What I don’t want Peterson to do is what he did with Pelfrey. What I mean by that is convincing him not to use his very good curveball anymore and replace it with a slider. If you want to add a pitch for the kid, do it. Don’t take away one of the tools he has. That just makes no sense for a pitcher’s worth. The more quality types of pitches one has, the more valuable and likely the pitcher is to succeed.

4. Kevin Collazo says:
   

   November 29th, 2007 at 6:46 am

   Great points there Jessica. This is the kind of move that has TONS of upside, and zero consequences.

   In regards to Schoeneweis, I’m not convinced that he is a bad pitcher at all. I really think he’s got the stuff, be it pitching ability and the moxy to make it in New York. He was injured all year, but never complained. He had to re adjust and he clearly did for a while which in that span, he was one of the most reliable relievers.

   Away from the boo birds, he was amazing. It’s still a big factor for the players when the home team is booing them unjustly. I really hope that those Mets fans learn how to appreciate just how hard it is to perform at a high level with nagging injuries.

   Now with Mota, the guy had the stuff. I never wanted him on the Mets due to his history with Piazza. Personally I felt that was a slap in the face of one of the greatest Mets ever. But Mota’s got talent. He’s got a 97 mph heater, an 84-87 mph change, both with great movement. It’s just too bad that he felt he needed to ‘roid up for an edge. He wasn’t mentally strong enough to make it in NY.

   I don’t think Stokes is that kind of player. He’s actually got a ton of range, speed, and is not afraid to make the plays that too many pitchers shy away from. While those aren’t attributes that are used frequently for pitchers, it’s nice to know he has them. This guy could turn out to be another John Maine type of player, only much better stuff.

5. Ken says:
   

   November 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm

   See when Omar picks up guys ive never really heard of…it usually works out for the better…going back to the 06 bullpen, i had no idea who those guys were, but guys like Mota, i knew his history of blowing games cuz the Mets would do it to him all the time and i watched him in Cleveland when the Indians had their share of him…i think the no names always work out for the better, not all the time, but so far Omars been on the money with those type of guys.

6. matt says:
   

   November 30th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

   so was trading for ANOTHER subpar catcher “vintage omar” too?

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