Showing posts with label bob klapisch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bob klapisch. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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Klapisch: Trade Santana - I Don't Necessarily Disagree

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Didn't see this when it came out on Thursday, but Bob Klapisch has a suggestion that is brutal, honest, and makes a whole lotta sense.

Wilpon should trade Santana.

I don't want to steal his thunder - you can read the full article here - but essentially what Klapisch suggests is that the Mets should be honest and go into a real, honest rebuilding mode.

I love the idea. Streamline back to a bunch of young kids and mid level cheap players while actually building a farm system. It would take a few years and those would really be LEAN years. But would it be worse than what we have now?

Think of the glory years of the Mets - the late 60's/early 70's, and the mid-to-late 80's. Two different periods in baseball yes, but what was similar? A core nucleus of home grown talent - either brought up all the way through the system or guys plucked from other team's farm systems in exchange for some of our stars. (Remember we got Darling and Walt Terrel - who turned into HoJo - for Mazzilli)

Could it work? I think it could. But the Mets would have to be totally committed to the process. In addition, the way to win over this town - or at least the fans they have lost - would be to be more fan friendly. Roll back some prices. Re-introduce some of the old-time traditions like Banner Day, Family Day, and the Old Timers Game. Sure the quality of play on the field might suck for two to three years (again, worse than now?), but knowing that the team was taking its time and doing something with a sense of commitment - you'd win a lot of patience that way.

What do you think? If the Mets traded Santana and maybe 1 or 2 others, and stated they were committed to building from teh ground up, would you support them? Would it work?

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Monday, April 28, 2008

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Willie Watch

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Three excerpts from Bob Klapisch in The Record.....right on par with The Mets Police: Willie does nothing and the SS is Over-Reyes.


The entire piece is here



One person familiar with Fred and Jeff Wilpon's philosophy says "the honeymoon is over" for both the manager and general manager. That means the Mets have to do more than simply remain competitive with a mediocre field in the National League. With a $140 million payroll, the Mets should be good enough to run away from the rest of the East; that's the consensus from the franchise's highest echelons. That's why a win over the Braves was symbolically important to the Mets, because it reminded everyone in the clubhouse what efficient baseball feels like.


Randolph initially won over the Wilpons not as a tactical genius (he's not), but as a master motivator: street smart, tutored by Joe Torre and Billy Martin, able to speak the language of his players. But Randolph is detached, if not aloof, and his toughness has morphed into a joylessness that's been rubbing off on the Mets for more than a year now. They're just three games over .500 since May 19, which suggests something is wrong about the culture in the clubhouse.


Jose Reyes is one of the Mets' problems: His average fell to .237 after he went hitless in four at-bats against Atlanta, and he is starting to hear steady boos from the Shea crowd. Whether or not Randolph can reach his shortstop — he couldn't last year during September's collapse — may well determine his job security.