You haven't gotten a hit in nine years. You've only tallied eight hits in the majors. You only have five RBI.
Then Sunday afternoon rolls along and you single up the middle, driving in two runs that turn out to be the game winners. With two strikes, nonetheless.
Pretty nice fathers day, right?
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Rumor is that instead of Willie Randolph being the first one to go, it seem that Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto might be the first to be shown the door.
Nieto, I'm completely indifferent to. I don't think he really adds much to the team, but I can't see him detracting much either. The Mets won't be better or worse off either way.
With Peterson though, I think the Mets are making a mistake. With Peterson gone, I think that Oliver Perez will completely unhinge, experimenting with crazy arm angles and pitching mechanics.
If these firings do take place, the staff from AAA would likely get a promotion to the bigs.
The Mets could be dealing with their manager almost being fired two different ways. On one hand, they could be handling it by not paying it any attention, just going out there and playing as usual. On the flip side, they could be motivated to try and save their manager's job by going out there and giving it 110%.
I'm not calling out players for not hustling or something like that, it's just a different mentality that the player might be putting himself into.
Either way, does it seem to be working?
Nieto, I'm completely indifferent to. I don't think he really adds much to the team, but I can't see him detracting much either. The Mets won't be better or worse off either way.
With Peterson though, I think the Mets are making a mistake. With Peterson gone, I think that Oliver Perez will completely unhinge, experimenting with crazy arm angles and pitching mechanics.
If these firings do take place, the staff from AAA would likely get a promotion to the bigs.
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The Mets could be dealing with their manager almost being fired two different ways. On one hand, they could be handling it by not paying it any attention, just going out there and playing as usual. On the flip side, they could be motivated to try and save their manager's job by going out there and giving it 110%.
I'm not calling out players for not hustling or something like that, it's just a different mentality that the player might be putting himself into.
Either way, does it seem to be working?
