View of a grand old lady.
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Oct
16
Please take a look ….
Oct
16
Commentary: Get angry at Reyes, not Victorino.
Reyes: Less dancing and more playing is needed.
Prior to the next game, teammates taped to Victorino’s locker the photo of him running the bases and wrote ‘J. Reyes’ above it.
Victorino doing his best Reyes.
A slap at Reyes? Of course it was. But, if this irks you, blame Reyes, for it is stuff like this that upsets other teams enough to put the Mets in their sights. Reyes is a good player with the potential to be great, but he’s been given a free reign for the most part about his celebrations and behavior.
Reyes provided the motivation to the Florida Marlins for the season finale in 2007, and undoubtedly inspired teams against the Mets this year.
Oct
16
Wright willing to help
Wright: Only an idiot would think of trading him.
“I stay out of the whole front-office decision making, who they go after, who they are trading for,” Wright said. “But if they ever came to me and asked me to speak to a free agent and show him around New York, I live there now, so I would be more than happy to do that.”
There are those who have foolishly suggested the Mets trade Wright, but he’s not going anywhere. He remains the face of the franchise.
I covered the Orioles for a long time and told him he reminds me of Cal Ripken in how the club promotes him. He said he was flattered, and like Ripken, wants to play his entire career with the Mets.
Quite simply, you don’t trade players like Wright.
Oct
15
Talkin’ Baseball: Dodgers trying to stay alive.
Dodgers trying to stay alive
Willie Randolph has surfaced the past couple of days. He says he wants to manage again. And, from what I hear, Tony Bernazard is still in it for the GM job in Seattle.
Oct
15
Randolph wants to return ….
Randolpoh: Wants another chance.
Said Randolph: “I don’t get a sense much will open up. … Seattle is expected to open after they hire a GM and there is a chance the Brewers will have a vacancy. I will keep an eye on managing. To go back to the field as a bench coach or third-base coach is an option to explore. Let’s wait and see.”
Should Tony Bernazard get the Seattle job, that’s not going to work out for Willie.
I hope Randolph gets another job, but for that to happen, he’ll have to admit he made some mistakes and learned something with the Mets. That’s something he hasn’t done.
