02-06-2003, 08:28 AM
Agreeing with just about everyone here, I'm still pissed that Bobby Valentine is gone. Plain and simple, he was a scapegoat. Steve Phillips is the real cancer, and needs to go now. The problem with Valentine - as has been said - is that he isn't a politician. He doesn't put things in words that are meant to appease the fragile egos of baseball players and the media - he is blunt and to the point, and isn't afraid to hurt someone's feelings - or maybe he just doesn't care if he does.
And on Glavine - I'm still very skeptical. I hope I'm wrong on this, but I think he's fading fast and won't be the #1 starter fans seem to think he'll be. His second half numbers from last year aren't pretty, and it's not like he had a huge workload or was battling through injury or anything like that. I think he'll have a decent year - ERA in the low to mid 3's, 17+ wins depending on how the offense clicks - I just don't see him as an ace. And IF the Mets make the playoffs, at his age, how will he perform?
And on Glavine - I'm still very skeptical. I hope I'm wrong on this, but I think he's fading fast and won't be the #1 starter fans seem to think he'll be. His second half numbers from last year aren't pretty, and it's not like he had a huge workload or was battling through injury or anything like that. I think he'll have a decent year - ERA in the low to mid 3's, 17+ wins depending on how the offense clicks - I just don't see him as an ace. And IF the Mets make the playoffs, at his age, how will he perform?