Comments on: Mets acquire Gary Matthews Jr for some stupid reason http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=928 Hoping for a Miracle since 2005 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:54:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Wilcox http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-486283 Chris Wilcox Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:58:09 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=928#comment-486283 C'mon Joe, you're better than that. The "Omar only goes after latino ballplayers" meme is false, he's gone after plenty of terrible white guys and terrible black guys too. I hate that talking point more than any other criticism of Omar, because it's unfair, and because it has little to nothing to do with the real problem with this team, which is poor talent evaluation. C’mon Joe, you’re better than that. The “Omar only goes after latino ballplayers” meme is false, he’s gone after plenty of terrible white guys and terrible black guys too. I hate that talking point more than any other criticism of Omar, because it’s unfair, and because it has little to nothing to do with the real problem with this team, which is poor talent evaluation.

]]> By: Joeadig http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-486279 Joeadig Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:54:43 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=928#comment-486279 I agree with everything you just said. My first worry when I heard was "oh, crap. that's a horrible contract they just took on." Then I hoped they swapped him straight up for Castillo, thus sending away one bad contract for another, but at least paving the way for a run at Orlando Hudson. Didn't happen though. Fine. But to take time from Pagan to give it to-- at best-- a reserve outfielder is just stupid. Again. I feel like we've been down this road a thousand times in the last few years. But you're wrong about one thing: it's not a typical Omar move. Matthews isn't Latin. I agree with everything you just said. My first worry when I heard was “oh, crap. that’s a horrible contract they just took on.” Then I hoped they swapped him straight up for Castillo, thus sending away one bad contract for another, but at least paving the way for a run at Orlando Hudson. Didn’t happen though. Fine. But to take time from Pagan to give it to– at best– a reserve outfielder is just stupid. Again. I feel like we’ve been down this road a thousand times in the last few years.

But you’re wrong about one thing: it’s not a typical Omar move. Matthews isn’t Latin.

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