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  • Head Coach
    Banned
    • May 2005
    • 601

    #1

    Mets have the best top 5 in baseball




    The Mets are just two games in the win column behind the Tigers for the best record in the big leagues. The Mets top 5 matches up as better than the yankees and the Tigers.
  • nyisles16
    All Star
    • Apr 2003
    • 8317

    #2
    Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

    lol - i thought it was talking about starting pitchers...

    oh.. & when our pitchers get into car accidents, they don't hide it from the front office

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    • cjonesfan921
      UGH, next year
      • Jan 2005
      • 20081

      #3
      Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

      I think the Yanks do when healthy.

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      • SportsTop
        The Few. The Proud.
        • Jul 2003
        • 6716

        #4
        Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

        Originally posted by nyisles16
        lol - i thought it was talking about starting pitchers...

        oh.. & when our pitchers get into car accidents, they don't hide it from the front office
        Hide what? Pedro loves to tell the world when he is hurting. It plays to his self-bestowed diva status.

        What have the Mets won in the past 20 years anyway?
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        • fsquid
          Banned
          • Jul 2002
          • 17635

          #5
          Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

          Originally posted by Squint
          Hide what? Pedro loves to tell the world when he is hurting. It plays to his self-bestowed diva status.

          What have the Mets won in the past 20 years anyway?
          What does the past 20 years have to do with 2006? Heck, most of these players were in diapers.

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          • jLp_vAkEr0
            MVP
            • Sep 2002
            • 1506

            #6
            Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

            Originally posted by Squint

            What have the Mets won in the past 20 years anyway?

            1 championship in arguably the best WS in history.

            But, what does this have to do with pitcher's injuries?

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            • SportsTop
              The Few. The Proud.
              • Jul 2003
              • 6716

              #7
              Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

              Originally posted by jLp_vAkEr0
              1 championship in arguably the best WS in history.

              But, what does this have to do with pitcher's injuries?
              What do pitcher's injuries have to do with the thread topic?
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              • CMH
                Making you famous
                • Oct 2002
                • 26203

                #8
                Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                For those that don't want to read the article.

                The Mets top five is: Reyes, LoDuca, Beltran, Delgado, and Wright.

                That's a very strong top five. Hard to argue against it.

                Only the Yankees come close (nice to have a huge payroll, huh NY).

                1. It can be argued that Reyes is having a better season than Jeter. Yet, Jeter gets MVP talk and Reyes doesn't. Why?

                2. LoDuca and Posada are two different types of catchers, but one clear advantage LoDuca has is defense. I'd take defense over power in the catching position, but it's all on preference.

                3. Beltran and Damon. Beltran is the power-3/4 hitter. Damon is a contact, speedy table-setter. I think it's a push because they both do what they are supposed to do.

                4. Wright and Rodriguez. I'll defend Rodriguez for his entire career because he is cleary (to me) the best player in baseball. But, Wright is catching up quick and this year proves it.

                5. Delgado and Giambi both can't hit for average. But, both hit for power and get-on base while playing crap 1st base defense.

                If these two teams meet in the WS, it's gonna come down to pitching.
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                • nyisles16
                  All Star
                  • Apr 2003
                  • 8317

                  #9
                  Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                  Originally posted by YankeePride_YP
                  For those that don't want to read the article.

                  The Mets top five is: Reyes, LoDuca, Beltran, Delgado, and Wright.

                  That's a very strong top five. Hard to argue against it.

                  Only the Yankees come close (nice to have a huge payroll, huh NY).

                  1. It can be argued that Reyes is having a better season than Jeter. Yet, Jeter gets MVP talk and Reyes doesn't. Why?


                  a reason I think is that, for one, most of the sports reporters always use the Beltran/Pujols/Howard trifecta that they probably overlook what Reyes has done. The other reason is that Jeter was in contention for the bating title and over a stretch of games earlier in the year either had a clutch hit or did something defensively that saved games for the Yanks...

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                  • CMH
                    Making you famous
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 26203

                    #10
                    Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                    Originally posted by nyisles16
                    a reason I think is that, for one, most of the sports reporters always use the Beltran/Pujols/Howard trifecta that they probably overlook what Reyes has done. The other reason is that Jeter was in contention for the bating title and over a stretch of games earlier in the year either had a clutch hit or did something defensively that saved games for the Yanks...
                    I like your answer. It's better than the typical, "BEcUZ! JeeTe RRuLS!!!11111"

                    But, maybe that's because you are a Mets fan.

                    I think Reyes should get serious MVP consideration. And I'm being 100% serious. The man's stats are insane when you look at them.

                    .298 Average, .351 OBP, .839 OPS
                    15 HR, 66 RBI, 107 Runs
                    24 2B, 16 3B, 54 SB

                    I'm not saying he should win the MVP. But, he should definitely get a vote or two.
                    "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                    "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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                    • ryanm1058123
                      Banned
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 3628

                      #11
                      Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                      a guy with an 840 ops winning a MVP

                      lol

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                      • Psyblast
                        2023 National Champions
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 42584

                        #12
                        Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                        Originally posted by ryanm1058123
                        a guy with an 840 ops winning a MVP

                        lol
                        Ichiro had a .838 OPS in 2001 when he won MVP...

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                        • ryanm1058123
                          Banned
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 3628

                          #13
                          Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                          Originally posted by Psyblast
                          Ichiro had a .838 OPS in 2001 when he won MVP...
                          and that was a sham as well

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                          • Misfit
                            All Star
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 5766

                            #14
                            Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                            I'd take the Yankees top 5, its not really a contest in my opinion. Just going down the order:

                            Damon (.890 OPS) is either the best or second best lead-off hitter in the game (its a toss-up between him and Ichiro). Reyes (.839) is having a breakout season, but Damon sees more pitches, gets on more, and hits for more power and a better average. The only thing Reyes does better is run the bases.

                            Jeter (.893) is better than Lo Duca (.778) at the plate. I don't feel like I need to explain that. And even though its irrelevant, I'd say Posada is having a better year behind the plate than Lo Duca. Posada should get the Gold Glove.

                            I'd take Beltran (1.020) over Abreu (.986 with NY, .861 with PHI), but Abreu has been huge for the Yankees.

                            Giambi (1.013) is a better power hitter than Delgado (.914), and he has better at-bats.

                            I'm a huge David Wright (.880) fan, but Arod (.872) still has the nod over him at least at the plate.

                            Yeah, the Mets have a nice top 5, but I think whoever says they clearly have the best are a bit delusional. If the White Sox had any sort of presense at the lead-off position they'd be in this discussion too. And it's worth pointing out that the top 5 for the Yankees and Mets is comparable, the bottom of the order is not. The Yankees blow everyone away 6-9. The Mets don't have a potent bat after Wright (yes I know Valentin has been a surprise at the bottom of the Mets order but I'm not a Jose Valentin believer, sorry).

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                            • SportsTop
                              The Few. The Proud.
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 6716

                              #15
                              Re: Mets have the best top 5 in baseball

                              Originally posted by ryanm1058123
                              a guy with an 840 ops winning a MVP

                              lol
                              Since when has the criteria for the MVP award included OPS?

                              I think the bigger joke is Andre Dawson winning for the last place Cubs in '87 or ARod for Texas.
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