On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:45:54 -0700 (PDT), JetsLife@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On May 15, 3:01 pm, DaveR <NOSPAM_drubin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> If they lose 3 out of 4 to Wa****ngton, leading to a sub-500 homestand
>> against BAD teams, and then go on to lose 2 games to the Yankees, then
>> it's time.
>>
>> I can no longer stand to watch this team play with no fire, no sense
>> of urgency, no enthusiasm, seemingly not caring if they win or lose.
>>
>> I'm sure in the minds of the player this is not the case, but clearly
>> something is missing with this team. There was magic in 2005, it's
>> completely eva****ated now. There is no chemistry, no joy, no anything.
>> This team is just boring and frustrating to watch.
>>
>> It's time for a change. Now. Don't wait any longer or this season is
>> over. Willie and his entire coaching staff must go. Bring in Lee
>> Mazilli and hire Leo Mazzone as the pitching coach. Clean house.
>>
>> Now, let's see the Mets turn this around, win today, and win the
>> series against the Yankees. Anything short of this and it's time for a
>> change. They are going to lose all their fans before they have a
>> chance to stick their fannies in the brand new stadium.
>
>Unfortunately this is a veteran team hand-picked by Omar & Willie and
>I don't think getting rid of Willie is the cure.
>
>The cure is re-configuring the lineup, dropping Reyes to 7th,
Brilliant, who's hitting leadoff? Church? Castillo? yeah that'll
fix the offense.
>benching
>Delgado,
And play who? The Mets can pull a .300 hitting 1B with power out of a
hat huh?
> trading for a .300+ bat
I'm sure teams out there can't wait to dump their .300 hitters.
>and perhaps ****-canning Willie.
Yes, here we agree. Not just Willie but his entire staff.
Where's Wally Backman? Bring him in.
>In general baseball teams' success is determined by the level of
>talent, not the manager. That's why he's called a manager - he ain't
>a coach. He sits on his like the 10 million rest of us Mets fans
>hoping his players perform.
Nope. Some managers can maximize a team's talents and others just
wasted a good hand of players. This is why you don't put in an
all-star team and expect to win, you still need a solid manager to
make them win.
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