Despite how awesome last night was in the world of baseball, this was all that was on my mind as I drove to work this morning.
Dave is right, it was an act of a coward!
Reyes's decision to remove himself from the game should be all that Sandy Alderson needs to decide not to bring Reyes back next year!
A pure "Me first!" Player and it shows!
To continue to build around a player who has already been a part of 2 historic collapses, and now shies away from the pressure is fruitless.
I love to come here and bust stones, but believe it or not I actually prefer it when the Mets are good!
Just not as good as the Yankees
If the Mets ever want to get back on top, they need to change the culture and identity of the franchise.
They need to bring in players who thrive under pressure, not run from it!
Parting ways with Reyes is a good first step!
The 20 million per that the Mets will save can be put to good use in other aspects of the team.
There is no doubt that Reyes is a top notch player(when he's not hurt
)
But provides little more than statistics, and his antics have been a detriment to the team.
I tried to go over the players in my head, who are good enough to win a batting title, and would have pulled the same stunt Reyes did.
The only player that came to mind was Manny Ramirez.
The more I think about it, that is exactly who Reyes is!
A different skill set, but the same type of player nonetheless!