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If Wright was traded today..... |
  Apr 19 2012, 04:58 PM
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Moderator  Group: Mods Posts: 15,130 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Connecticut Member No.: 210  |
If David Wright was traded today would you retire #5 at some point ?
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Apr 19 2012, 10:02 PM
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absoultely not
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 - "Mr. Jeff Wilpon has decided that he’s going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year… Run for the hills, boys. I think probably all those baseball people will bail… Jeff sits there by himself like he’s King Tut waiting for his camel.” - Nelson Doubleday - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules." - Bernard Madoff, 10/20/07 The Washington Post decided not to cover Ralph Nader's presidential campaign because he had no chance of winning. Nader's response: "Then why are you covering the Nationals?" - Asked by the Post about the younger Wilpon's job performance, Fred Wilpon said: "Excellent. Everybody knows ...that." - "The word 'autonomy' is sometimes misused." - Jeff Wilpon - "Let’s give Jeff Wilpon the benefit of the doubt here for a moment. Let’s say he is not short-tempered. Tone deaf. A credit seeker. An accountability deflector. A micro-manager. A second-guesser. A less-than-deep thinker. And bad at self-awareness. Fine, he’s none of these things. But here is the problem: This is his perception in the industry." - Joel Sherman - “Jeff is the problem with the organization, and he is never going to realize that. He cannot help himself. He has to be involved. He will never hire anyone who will not let him have major input. He will not hire anyone who does not run every personnel decision through him.” - Anonymous NL Executive - "The only person with a worse reputation than Jeff Wilpon in the game is David Samson." - Anonymous AL executive - "[Mets GM Omar Minaya] isn’t the General Manager. Jeff Wilpon is. Omar’s the one out there to take the heat.” - Peter Gammons - [Jeff Wilpon's] role in management, according to one official who worked for him, "is to act as president and CEO of second-guessing." - "I always want Mets fans on my juries," said one noted defense attorney friend, a rabid Yankees fan. "They love losers, even three-time losers like some of my clients. And if Mets fans believe anything the Mets front office says, I can convince them to acquit anybody." - Denis Hamill - I got a call the other day. They noted I had been a long term season ticket holder and asked if I was interested. I immediately exclaimed "I'm so sorry for the Wilpon Family". He asked what I meant. I told the guy if he looked in my file, he'd see a note to call me after both Fred and Jeff dropped dead, and not a day before. - Meanballer |
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Apr 20 2012, 10:26 AM
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Much as I like Wright, at this point no not yet. he has a ways to go. If he stays a Met and ends up with 1200 rbi then yes. If he gets near that number and the Met win a WS or 2 then yes.
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Apr 20 2012, 10:40 AM
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That's a good one...
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Apr 20 2012, 11:37 AM
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I would love to say yes since Wright is my favorite player but sadly it's a no.
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Apr 20 2012, 11:56 AM
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If Number 17 is not on that wall, number 5 has a few years to go.....
-------------------- "Punk is whatever we made it to be"
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Apr 20 2012, 12:05 PM
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QUOTE (JerseyScott @ Apr 20 2012, 11:56 AM)  If Number 17 is not on that wall, number 5 has a few years to go..... wright has already had a longer career with the mets than hernandez. i don't think there's any guys out there who should have their # retired right now other than piazza. -------------------- '-|-'
- "Mr. Jeff Wilpon has decided that he’s going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year… Run for the hills, boys. I think probably all those baseball people will bail… Jeff sits there by himself like he’s King Tut waiting for his camel.” - Nelson Doubleday - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules." - Bernard Madoff, 10/20/07 The Washington Post decided not to cover Ralph Nader's presidential campaign because he had no chance of winning. Nader's response: "Then why are you covering the Nationals?" - Asked by the Post about the younger Wilpon's job performance, Fred Wilpon said: "Excellent. Everybody knows ...that." - "The word 'autonomy' is sometimes misused." - Jeff Wilpon - "Let’s give Jeff Wilpon the benefit of the doubt here for a moment. Let’s say he is not short-tempered. Tone deaf. A credit seeker. An accountability deflector. A micro-manager. A second-guesser. A less-than-deep thinker. And bad at self-awareness. Fine, he’s none of these things. But here is the problem: This is his perception in the industry." - Joel Sherman - “Jeff is the problem with the organization, and he is never going to realize that. He cannot help himself. He has to be involved. He will never hire anyone who will not let him have major input. He will not hire anyone who does not run every personnel decision through him.” - Anonymous NL Executive - "The only person with a worse reputation than Jeff Wilpon in the game is David Samson." - Anonymous AL executive - "[Mets GM Omar Minaya] isn’t the General Manager. Jeff Wilpon is. Omar’s the one out there to take the heat.” - Peter Gammons - [Jeff Wilpon's] role in management, according to one official who worked for him, "is to act as president and CEO of second-guessing." - "I always want Mets fans on my juries," said one noted defense attorney friend, a rabid Yankees fan. "They love losers, even three-time losers like some of my clients. And if Mets fans believe anything the Mets front office says, I can convince them to acquit anybody." - Denis Hamill - I got a call the other day. They noted I had been a long term season ticket holder and asked if I was interested. I immediately exclaimed "I'm so sorry for the Wilpon Family". He asked what I meant. I told the guy if he looked in my file, he'd see a note to call me after both Fred and Jeff dropped dead, and not a day before. - Meanballer |
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Apr 20 2012, 01:53 PM
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QUOTE (Cactus @ Apr 20 2012, 12:05 PM) wright has already had a longer career with the mets than hernandez. i don't think there's any guys out there who should have their # retired right now other than piazza. If you retire 31 you have to retire 17, 8, 16 & 18. |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:19 PM
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QUOTE (Cactus @ Apr 20 2012, 01:05 PM) wright has already had a longer career with the mets than hernandez. i don't think there's any guys out there who should have their # retired right now other than piazza. I dont think that it is about years (or numbers neccesarily). Its an overall view of what the player meant to the team. I am all for 31 and 17 being on that wall. -------------------- "Punk is whatever we made it to be"
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Apr 20 2012, 09:23 PM
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QUOTE (younghem @ Apr 20 2012, 02:53 PM) If you retire 31 you have to retire 17, 8, 16 & 18. there is no way you can retire gary carter's #. he had 2 good years with the mets, then he was done. hernandez had 4 1/2. gooden and strawberry you can make cases for but i don't see it. piazza is the only guy who you can put up there without making the honor feel cheap. -------------------- '-|-'
- "Mr. Jeff Wilpon has decided that he’s going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year… Run for the hills, boys. I think probably all those baseball people will bail… Jeff sits there by himself like he’s King Tut waiting for his camel.” - Nelson Doubleday - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules." - Bernard Madoff, 10/20/07 The Washington Post decided not to cover Ralph Nader's presidential campaign because he had no chance of winning. Nader's response: "Then why are you covering the Nationals?" - Asked by the Post about the younger Wilpon's job performance, Fred Wilpon said: "Excellent. Everybody knows ...that." - "The word 'autonomy' is sometimes misused." - Jeff Wilpon - "Let’s give Jeff Wilpon the benefit of the doubt here for a moment. Let’s say he is not short-tempered. Tone deaf. A credit seeker. An accountability deflector. A micro-manager. A second-guesser. A less-than-deep thinker. And bad at self-awareness. Fine, he’s none of these things. But here is the problem: This is his perception in the industry." - Joel Sherman - “Jeff is the problem with the organization, and he is never going to realize that. He cannot help himself. He has to be involved. He will never hire anyone who will not let him have major input. He will not hire anyone who does not run every personnel decision through him.” - Anonymous NL Executive - "The only person with a worse reputation than Jeff Wilpon in the game is David Samson." - Anonymous AL executive - "[Mets GM Omar Minaya] isn’t the General Manager. Jeff Wilpon is. Omar’s the one out there to take the heat.” - Peter Gammons - [Jeff Wilpon's] role in management, according to one official who worked for him, "is to act as president and CEO of second-guessing." - "I always want Mets fans on my juries," said one noted defense attorney friend, a rabid Yankees fan. "They love losers, even three-time losers like some of my clients. And if Mets fans believe anything the Mets front office says, I can convince them to acquit anybody." - Denis Hamill - I got a call the other day. They noted I had been a long term season ticket holder and asked if I was interested. I immediately exclaimed "I'm so sorry for the Wilpon Family". He asked what I meant. I told the guy if he looked in my file, he'd see a note to call me after both Fred and Jeff dropped dead, and not a day before. - Meanballer |
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Apr 21 2012, 06:34 AM
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QUOTE (Cactus @ Apr 20 2012, 09:23 PM) there is no way you can retire gary carter's #. he had 2 good years with the mets, then he was done. hernandez had 4 1/2. gooden and strawberry you can make cases for but i don't see it. piazza is the only guy who you can put up there without making the honor feel cheap. Hodges and stengel have retired numbers. That should be part of the dialogue. |
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Apr 21 2012, 10:18 AM
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Superstar Group: Validated Members Posts: 2,296 Joined: 18-January 08 From: DC Member No.: 6,221 |
QUOTE (Batman Forever @ Apr 21 2012, 07:34 AM) Hodges and stengel have retired numbers. That should be part of the dialogue. why? they are a huge part of this team's history and it does not merit further discussion. -------------------- "Punk is whatever we made it to be"
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