OT: MLB Thread XLVIII

[sbjnyc]

Well at least we have the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" on the '86 Mets that premiered last night to wax poetic about....lol

I was just going through the Mets draft picks in the years before 1986 and while they hit on Gooden and Straw its amazing how many top 5 picks they missed on yet still were good enough for a WS win and were good enough to win more.

 

[Maximus]

I was just going through the Mets draft picks in the years before 1986 and while they hit on Gooden and Straw its amazing how many top 5 picks they missed on yet still were good enough for a WS win and were good enough to win more.

Very true. The thing that spurred the Mets forward and helped make them what they were was Frank Cashen's trade prowess. I mean I don't think he made a bad trade ever while with the Mets.

He got Hernandez, Carter,Knight,HoJo, Heep,Teufel, Ojeda and Darling all thru trades. That's truly remarkable as usually teams win due by building from within.

Not those mid 80's Mets as other successful Met teams the rest of the decade were due to trade additions of other solid players like Kevin McReynolds and David Cone were brought in to the fold.

 

[sbjnyc]

Very true. The thing that spurred the Mets forward and helped make them what they were was Frank Cashen's trade prowess. I mean I don't think he made a bad trade ever while with the Mets.

He got Hernandez, Carter,Knight,HoJo, Heep,Teufel, Ojeda and Darling all thru trades. That's truly remarkable as usually teams win due by building from within.

Not those mid 80's Mets as other successful Met teams the rest of the decade were due to trade additions of other solid players like Kevin McReynolds and David Cone were brought in to the fold.

We need to clone Cashen and turn him into an NHL exec.

 

[East Coast Bias]

We need to clone Cashen and turn him into an NHL exec.

Ironically Billy Beane was a bust Mets 1st rounder who turned into a very good GM.

 

[sbjnyc]

 

[Irishguy42]

Fire Chad Green into the sun

Attach Torres to him as well.

 

[ThirdEye]

Gardner has been super clutch the last few months. Should be batting higher in the lineup

 

[Irishguy42]

Related: Get Sanchez off this team MY GOODNESS. He's subpar defensively.

 

[mrmovies779]

Stanton runs like my grandmother.Shes been dead almost 15 years...

 

[Adam Fox Time]

If the Yankees make the playoffs, they could definitely win the World Series.

 

[I Eat Crow]

If the Yankees make the playoffs, they could definitely win the World Series.

I'm way on the other side of the fence. I think that this collapse down the stretch is what should get both Boone and Cashman fired.

 

[Adam Fox Time]

They have good, though inconsistent pitching and a great lineup on-paper.

 

[Adam Fox Time]

I do think Boone and Thames (and possibly Blake?) should be fired though. They had a graphic the other day that showed how the Yankees have went back and forth between long losing streaks and long winning streaks this season. That is a coaching issue.

 

[Irishguy42]

I do think Boone and Thames (and possibly Blake?) should be fired though. They had a graphic the other day that showed how the Yankees have went back and forth between long losing streaks and long winning streaks this season. That is a coaching issue.

Goes beyond Boone and his staff.

Cashman needs to be booted first and foremost.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Goes beyond Boone and his staff.

Cashman needs to be booted first and foremost.

For no reason whatsoever, this guy has the most job security in pro sports.

 

[Adam Fox Time]

He just made two great trades at the deadline.

 

[I Eat Crow]

He just made two great trades at the deadline.

Only because he did a horrific job of constructing the roster in the first place.

 

[East Coast Bias]

 

[Irishguy42]

Aaron.

Judge.

 

[RangerBlues]

Schwarberific!!!!

 

[NYR94]

Quick, someone change the Mets' owner on their wikipedia page from Cohen to Schwarber.

 

[mrmovies779]

Voit is a disaster at 1st.Why you decide to rest Rizzo this game is mind boggling

 

[17futurecap]

The Yanks actually swept a shitty team.

 

[Adam Fox Time]

Only because he did a horrific job of constructing the roster in the first place.

You can't fairly judge him as a GM while ignoring the good things that he has done.

 

[17futurecap]

I do think Boone and Thames (and possibly Blake?) should be fired though. They had a graphic the other day that showed how the Yankees have went back and forth between long losing streaks and long winning streaks this season. That is a coaching issue.

I would 100% keep Matt Blake. Cortes great, Taillon good year after a bad first month. I'm not going to give any good or bad on Cole and Kluber, they are vets, they are doing what they want. Monty having his best season. Bullpen positives of Lo, Peralta, Holmes, Rodriguez, King.

Negatives from the pen would be Nelson, Kriske and Heaney I guess, but it's not like Heaney were good coming here. Other two are probably just not MLB caliber. Chapman had a bad stretch, but has been really good since second week of July. Chad Green has been run into the ground.