Comments on: Poor Bobby lowers his contract demands

By: Artist formerly known as 'The' Steve

Artist formerly known as 'The' Steve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:43:03 +0000

Maybe we have a different definition of “Hideous”, but I think 16 mil over 3 years is pretty bad.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:58:44 +0000

Hands down, yes.

By: steve (different one)

steve (different one) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:17:03 +0000

You’re glossing over two gigantic facts:

THREE gigantic facts:

3) Every team play half their games on the road. This has been this way for over 100 years.

By: Ryan S.

Ryan S. — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:06:52 +0000

THE METS HAVE TIM REDDING WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!

Seriously though, they’ll get Ollie back, Redding sucks but he’ll give you some innings, and Maine/Pelfrey should do good enough. Its always possible Freddy Garcia recovers too. They also completely changed the complexion of their bullpen and its now a noted strength.

Anyways, I see Dunn bringing Atlanta into contention, but the division really is too close to be making any definitive statements. Just explain to me how you can have a team who finished 4th last year and be in the same division as the reigning WS champs, and say the 4th place team is DEFINITELY winning that division the next year?

By: LiveFromNewYork

LiveFromNewYork — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:52:40 +0000

Bobby was a great addition when he came and would be a great addition to any club. We just have no room for him and his patient bat.

and the defense was going to bite him in the ass sooner or later. Or now.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:45:10 +0000

I would not say the Mets are the best team on paper. Their rotation is Johan and…? They still have a major hole at one of the corners (wherever Church isn’t playing) and Luis Castillo’s health is probably a question mark as well.

The Phillies are in a similar situation pitching wise. Cole Hamels is great, but Brett Myers has Jekyll and Hyde syndrome, Jaime Moyer had a great year but is a)old as dirt and b)2007 was awful for him. 2008 was most likely the exception, not the rule. All their bullpen guys had career years and I’m not confident in them, outside of Ryan Madson. Missing JC Romero for 50 games will hurt, too.

The Marlins are up and coming, but I don’t think they can realistically make a run at a playoff spot. The Nationals? Yeah…

If the Braves add another big bat, they’ll win the East.

By: Pastafarian

Pastafarian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:43:35 +0000

Swisher is better than him??

By: Mike Pop

Mike Pop — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:39:03 +0000

I hear ya man but I would be willing to take that risk. Also it would be nice to have his bat there while Melky or Gardner is in the 9th hole. I am not worried about the offense and don’t think this is a necessary move at all but I like the idea of improving the farm system(especially with positional players) while not losing any depth on the major league level. Also when defense is a key factor like in the playoffs, you can have BG, Damon, and Swish out there while having either Bobby or Hideki at DH. Now if this idea could apply to Dunn by getting him on a 1 year deal, I would much prefer him over Abreu but I doubt Dunn would accept that role. Matsui will probably go down turning around 1st(sarcasm) and we could put Abreu as the DH. A role that wouldbe great for him at this stage of his career.

By: Ryan S.

Ryan S. — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:38:52 +0000

If Dunn ends up in the ATL, they can definitely compete and the Braves would have as good a shot as anyone… but the division is too stacked for them to be guaranteed a playoff spot, let alone win the NL East outright. The Mets have the best team in the NL on paper and are still probably going to add an impact bat, the Phillies are the reigning world champs, and the Marlins are an impressive up-and-coming team.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:30:48 +0000

No, thank you. I take it black…just like my men.