The Mets should sign Barry Bonds

Hickory Hill Hoff · #1 03-07-2008, 11:10 PM

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Free agent LFs:
Barry Bonds
Terrence Long - hasn't played in MLB since 2006 when he hit .167
Eli Marrero - hasn't played in MLB since 2006 when he hit .204
Orlando Palmeiro - hit .233 with 0 HRs and a .262 SLG last year
Rondell White - hit .174 last year after hitting .246 in 2006
Preston Wilson - hit .219 last year and had season ending knee surgery

So where are all these other good players out there?

Has it gotta be a free agent??? Like to hear from some of the Met fans here and see if they think it is dire straits with thier situation.

SniperSB23 · #2 03-07-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Has it gotta be a free agent??? Like to hear from some of the Met fans here and see if they think it is dire straits with thier situation.

Why give up a prospect when you can sign Bonds without losing anything? Making a trade for an established OF would be very difficult at this point in the year. I'm a Mets fan and really think signing Bonds makes a ton of sense. We'll be fine without him but we'll be better than fine with him.

Hickory Hill Hoff · #3 03-07-2008, 11:18 PM

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Why give up a prospect when you can sign Bonds without losing anything? Making a trade for an established OF would be very difficult at this point in the year. I'm a Mets fan and really think signing Bonds makes a ton of sense. We'll be fine without him but we'll be better than fine with him.

I think it would be too much trouble given his situation, the Mets will be ok.....162 games is a long season.

SniperSB23 · #4 03-07-2008, 11:21 PM

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I think it would be too much trouble given his situation, the Mets will be ok.....162 games is a long season.

As long as Barry can play under the circumstances which he's been able to do in the past I don't see why it would trouble. He'll keep to himself and take some of the media pressure off his teammates.

It is cause it is such a long season that I don't want to take any chances early. The bigger a cushion the Mets can build early the more they can space out Pedro and El Duque's starts to keep them fresh for the playoffs.

Scav · #5 03-07-2008, 11:22 PM

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As long as Barry can play under the circumstances which he's been able to do in the past I don't see why it would trouble. He'll keep to himself and take some of the media pressure off his teammates.

It is cause it is such a long season that I don't want to take any chances early. The bigger a cushion the Mets can build early the more they can space out Pedro and El Duque's starts to keep them fresh for the playoffs.

Do you really want that jagoff in your clubhouse? You guys are already stepping on eggshells because of last years collapse. A good start this year and everything is fine, but if you tank the first month or two, Delgado might be calling on JOE BOO

Cannon Shell · #6 03-07-2008, 11:28 PM

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Do you really want that jagoff in your clubhouse? You guys are already stepping on eggshells because of last years collapse. A good start this year and everything is find, but if you tank the first month or two, Delgado might be calling on JOE BOO

They have no left fielder and the best one of all time sitting at home. I not only want him in my clubhouse, I build him his own section. The year they won the Series they had multiple guys snorting coke, racial tension and fights between teammates. They have other strong personalities like Pedro plus most of the guys on the team speak English as a second language anyway. Just to see Hank squirm, it would be worth it.

Scav · #7 03-07-2008, 11:30 PM

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Just to see Hank squirm, it would be worth it.

Ok, I'll agree with this very thing. This guy likes to really say alot of hilarious stuff. QUOTE MACHINE

SniperSB23 · #8 03-07-2008, 11:55 PM

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Do you really want that jagoff in your clubhouse? You guys are already stepping on eggshells because of last years collapse. A good start this year and everything is fine, but if you tank the first month or two, Delgado might be calling on JOE BOO

The clubhouse stuff is so overrated in baseball. It is mostly individual efforts rather than teamwork that determines how teams do. Bonds can play and I don't think it will ruin the team chemistry if he won't lay down a bunt or communicates with the team as much as some guy who only speaks Japanese does. This isn't the NFL where bad character guys really can bring down a team.

Scav · #9 03-07-2008, 11:59 PM

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The clubhouse stuff is so overrated in baseball. It is mostly individual efforts rather than teamwork that determines how teams do. Bonds can play and I don't think it will ruin the team chemistry if he won't lay down a bunt or communicates with the team as much as some guy who only speaks Japanese does. This isn't the NFL where bad character guys really can bring down a team.

COLORADO last year is a perfect example. That team was all about a good clubhouse atmosphere with slighty above average talent

Cannon Shell · #10 03-07-2008, 11:23 PM

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I think it would be too much trouble given his situation, the Mets will be ok.....162 games is a long season.

The Mets may be ok or not. They have a chance to win now and would be crazy not to do whatever they could to do it. They have serious issues at 2 prime positions. They have very little depth.

Hickory Hill Hoff · #11 03-07-2008, 11:25 PM

I think the Yankees got more to worry about than thier crosstown rivals.

Cannon Shell · #12 03-07-2008, 11:29 PM

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I think the Yankees got more to worry about than thier crosstown rivals.

Yankees do have their issues...

King Glorious · #13 03-08-2008, 12:45 PM

Adding a player of Bonds' ability can never be a bad thing. The end.

Cannon Shell · #14 03-09-2008, 08:29 AM

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092008...ll__101072.htm

This about locks it up. When a genius writer like Joel Sherman disagrees using rhetoric and supports Endy Chavez for the role you know you are right.

Hickory Hill Hoff · #15 03-09-2008, 08:44 AM

They should have never got rid of Xavier Nady

MaTH716 · #16 03-09-2008, 08:48 AM

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They should have never got rid of Xavier Nady

At the time they had to replace the loss of Duaner Sanchez. In the long run it was a bad deal, but they obtained Roberto Hernandez at the time.

Cannon Shell · #17 03-07-2008, 11:21 PM

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Has it gotta be a free agent??? Like to hear from some of the Met fans here and see if they think it is dire straits with thier situation.

Where else would they get a player at this point? They traded pretty much all of their tradeable assets, except Martinez and there is no way they trade him. Plus like him or not Bonds is still a tremendously productive player and would make the Mets a much better team on the field. we all know he is not a saint or a good guy but he can hit and pitchers still fear him but they have to pick their poison with Beltran, Bonds and Wright hitting in consecutive spots.