The Best Pitcher On The Best Team In New York?
The best pitcher for sure. When Santana is dealing like he was today, he’s just as good as anyone who takes the mound.
I’m not gonna sit here and tell you this collection of guys that take the field with David Wright everyday are better than the Yankees. But the truth is I don’t know how or what to think about the Mets anymore. At what point does a miracle start turn into this team just being better than everyone thought? Its Memorial Day. We’re almost 50 games in. And these guys are showing no signs of slowing down. 2 games out of first. Santana only getting better and healthier. David Wright shows no signs of slumping. The cast of scrappy, no name white guys only becoming more confident and more capable. And with the rock RA Dickey, steady middle-of-the-rotation Jon Niese, and the kid with potential Dillon Gee behind Johan, this pitching staff is more than formidable. Who knows – make it to the trade deadline still performing like this and they might even be buyers. Roy Oswalt, anyone? Things are only continuing to get better.
Now I know across town you’ve got the big names and the big stars and the big contracts. But aside from Sabathia the pitching staff is full of question marks. The bullpen is a complete clusterfuck right now. Cano and Granderson are obviously studs and Jeter is arguably having the best year of his career, but aside from them you’ve got aging dinosaurs out there. Tex is on the precipice of being a $25 million dollar platoon player. Arod broke out for a couple games this week but at his age who knows how long that lasts? The rest of that roster doesn’t scare anybody. The names may be recognizable and their resumes may be more impressive, but the way these two teams have been playing their seasons are a lot more comparable than you’d think.
Again, not saying the Mets are a better team. That would be silly so early in the season. I’m just saying the Mets and Yankees are trending in completely opposite directions. If it wasn’t for the team in Queens being comprised of no names and the Bronx Bombers being comprised of an All Star team from the mid-2000′s, this debate would seem a lot more realistic. Its just that people can’t fathom a world where a lineup of Lucas Dudas and Daniel Murphys and Kirk Niemanmarcuses and Vinny fucking Rollotinis can play better baseball than the big names like Tex, Arod and Jeter. Shit, I know it was hard for me. But what if thats just the case? The Mets seem like they’re over achieving, the Yankees seem like their underachieving – but what if these first 50 games aren’t really that much of an anomaly?
PS – It drives me fucking insane knowing the Wilpons are kicking back watching this team succeed. Like legitimately insane. Makes me want to murder someone. They went about this season in the cheapest most reckless manner and are getting so motherfucking lucky, its insane.
Watching this scrappy bunch of METS is fun; i can only hope it lasts where they can give us some meaningful games in July.
….and yes, right now the mets strtin pitching is a thousand times better than the yankees (who had to call upon a ~39 yer old andy pettitte to basically save their season).
Another delusional mets post. Sad really
28: the only thing delusional is u’r screen name unless the 28 is referencing the total # of home runs AFraud and Texeira will hit combined this season.
Whats genuinely sad is watching Texeira out there. Not even speaking as a bitter mets fan, that dude is done. D O N E.
Wait so you admit you are relying on a .400 batting average from Wright and continued good pitching for Gee Dickey and Niese to stay two games out of 1st? How is that not a huge flashing warning sign to you this team’s about to come crashing down?
DW’s batting average will obviously come down, but it is completely reasonable and realistic to expect Dickey, Niese, and Gee to continue to do what they have done so far. Its not like they are all overachieving to a crazy extent. They’ve been solid
KFC how the hell ru gonna say Teixeira (learn how to spell) is done? Dude has more hrs than anyone on the Mets right now. Not to mention he’s averaged about 35 hrs 115rbis and 100 runs while playing gold glove first base……yea that really sounds like a player who’s “done” …..oh yea and its fucking MAY bro, good teams while in october…
I traded johan for reyes straight up in fantasy two weeks ago. It got vetoed by my league saying it wasn’t a fair deal cuz johan sucks and reyes is awesome. I hope all those dickheads watched the game this afternoon.
Best pitcher in New York is equivalent to being the tallest migdet in NY……
Gotta give credit where credit is due. They are 2 months in and are playing great ball. The Yankees are in serious trouble though and this is coming from a Red Sox fan who’s teams best pitcher right now is Scott Atchinson
Tex is your quintessential slugger now. batting like .220 with an OBP under .300. He’ll still give you 25, 30 HRs because hes got an uppercut swing in a home field with a short porch but his days as a 25 mil/yr all around hitter are over. Hes like Carlos Pena. Cue the “but he makes up for it with all the runs he saves with his glove!” comments. Delusional.
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Do you morons think Dickey has been overachieving for 3 years? And why should our two pitching prospects hitting their mid 20s not finally have a consistent year? Add Johan in and that’s a pretty legitimate rotation. Granted it isn’t the walrus and group of clowns the Yankees are throwing, but so far it hasn’t been a fluke at all.
Can’t we all just get along and celebrate the fact that the Giants are still Super Bowl Champs and the Sox and Phillies are each in dead fucking last in the East??
hey KFC please keep writing post about how the players on the yankees are done. Did u see the day tex had today? 2 homers 5 rbi, yea hes done ok
oh and tex is a carrer .280 batter, and will be in the hall of fame 1 day.
The truth is, you know nothing about sports. As I’ve said about 100 times you follow sports like a 10 year old girl. You root for the Mets to resign any big name they have, then cry when they don’t. Now you’re doing it again with Wright. You give them no credit for building a team with anything less than a big name player.
Wildmanpete, do you even read what i read or just say the same thing over and over? The truth is the Mets are a big team market that have the luxury of big market dollars. Not using that luxury is poor management, plain and simple. There is nothing about that line of thinking thats incorrect.
KFC just shit on WildManPete’s dick.
Having said that, fuck all of you faggots hating on the Mets. Are you mad that 8/9th’s of our team is white…and still winning? Kiss my ass and suck my dick you faggots. We’ll see you in October, if you manage to get there.
KFC, you need to think long term. You can’t just piss money away because a guy is the best player available NOW. You have to realize if you overpay for someone now then it’s going to stop you from acquiring another good expensive player when they are available. That’s why they let Reyes go, and while they will let Wright go. Thinking like yours is what leads to things like the Vernon Wells signing.
Just looked up Reyes numbers, .262 with 0 HRs and 24 runs. On a pace for about 85 runs. How glad are you now the Mets aren’t stuck with that contract?
Mattaggz if you truly believe that tex is a future hall of fame you are delusional he’s not even a top five first baseman in th al
Just like I thought – respond to wildmanpete once and he crumbles. The vernon wells signing? Thats the argument you’re gonna use? The single worst contract ever? Yea, good argument. A) Considering the HUGE contracts that were thrown out after Reyes, even taking into account his slow start, his contract is still worth while. He’s still a lead off hitter/SS in his prime. I’m not going to sit here and go over all the pros and cons of reyes because they are well documented. We all know what he is and what he isnt. He’s still a dynamic player worth a big contract B) Wright is the type of franchise player the Mets need. He’s one of the best 3rd basemen in the game, and the organization is in dire need of a face that signs there for years to come to help get rid of their embarrassing reputation. Ordinarily im not a fan of off the field bullshit but the mets are such a laughing stock, if they cant even retain their franchise players like wright, whos to say any “good expensive player” as you put it would even consider signing there? Signing wright is a smart move for on the field production and rebuilding off the field. And C) Again, the Mets are a big market team with the ability to overpay every now and then. An extra year here or there or any extra 3,4 mil per year is not something they should balk at. Right now they have caught lightning in a bottle, but if they had a couple more reliable bats/pitchers to compliment this cast of over achievers, they might be a real threat.
And finally, nobody ever remembers the fact that when i talk about spending money and being cheap I’m not just referring to free agent signings. The Mets are at the bottom of the league in spending on the draft every year. Thats just inexcusable. Snatching up some of those big time prospects with signability issues as other big market teams can prove valuable down the road. Long story short, the Mets should be spending money.
And the worst part of all is this absurd record setting slashing of payroll has somehow worked out long enough for the wilpons to justify their cheap bullshit. Worst case scenario for the long term health of the franchise.
usually i reserve this rank for boston fans but the yankees fans are some of the biggest homers out there
Yeah, 8 RBI in last 3 games. He really looks done you clown
28ontheway. You’re a clueless fool who hopes to sniff texeiria’s jock straps one day in hopes of making something of yourself other than a bootlicking loser. Texeira’s done. End of story.
Hey alphapsi..you are such an asshole…Maybe you should get your facts straight before you make stupid comments like “Do you think that Niese and Gee are going to continue their good pitching” . Niese has an ero over 4 and Gee’s is close to 5. The closers era is almost 7. The starting centerfielder and leadoff hitter is batting under .200, ike davis is hitting .170 and the shortstop and 17 million dollar leftfielder have been on the dl , while the # 3 starter is done for the year. Sounds like a team that can’t do much better, doesn’t it?
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Manninth- get a grip, bro. The Skankees, as currently constituted are a flawed, old and has-been team.
Teixeira hit a few homers. Big fucking deal. That $25 million dollar fraud will strike out in the big spot. You know it. Every bootlicking yankee fan knows it. We all know it. End of story.
If you think the Wilpons have any plan other than keeping their own personal wealth, you are outside of your mind beef286
Voiceofreason….perhaps you should read my comment again…I am a Mets fan and was trying to convey the thought that the Mets are playing good ball DESPITE the fact that many of their players have either underachived ( so far ) or been injured….My implication was that they can actually play MUCH better if some of their players would just do whats expected of them.
KFC could it possibly be that Reyes is a piece of shit and bane to the clubhouse, and that the club is built around guys who arent here for a paycheck? U obviously have no foresight on what it takes to be successful in baseball, As the best teams spend AFTER they find success and not before ala the Red Sox, Phillies and Rangers of recent years. You need your core first and hopefully Murphy,Wright, Duda and (God Willing) Davis are the beginnings of that. Now add Harvey and Wheeler to Johan, Dickey, Niese & Gee and suddenly your a real threat. Then add a bat in Bays stead in a year or two and now u have a champ contender with flexibility in the future. Wilpons have a plan in place but your prejudices have blinded you, shame.
still amazes me that Baseball Reference lists Rottino’s first position as “Pinch Hitter”.