Mar 26 2010
Go Fuckin Figueroa- Proving Why He Never Makes the Team
Well, low and behold, as we are nearing the end of spring training and the final spots on the team are up for grabs. The New York Mets only have a few spots to fill. Okay, a few more than a few.
Lets take a look at the locks first…
LF- Bay
RF- Francoeur
3B- Wright
SS- Reyes
2B- Castillo- most hate him, I like him. He had one bad year in 2008, and one bad catch in 2009, other than that, he was our second best hitter no matter how you slice it.
1B-Murphy- Murph will definitely have the job opening day, but he better have a fast start and that’s a whole separate conversation.
SP- Santana
RP- Feliciano
CP- Rodriguez
So that leaves us with a C, 4 SP’s, 6 RP’s, and CF.
At catcher, it is looking like Barajas and Blanco, leaving the odd man out, Omir Santos. I like Santos, and I think given an opportunity to play a whole season, he could be a .285 hitter with 15-20 hr and 80 RBIs, much like Daniel Murphy. Barajas and Blanco are sub .230 hitters. They have some power, and maybe working with Hojo, they can learn some plate discipline.
I said we need 4 starting pitchers because let’s face it, we need 4 SP’s, and fucking quick. Here is my theory. Give the job to the 4 best guys in spring. No matter who they are. Whoever performed the best, we keep. Why risk it with Perez, Maine, Pelfrey and Niese?
Give Jenry Mejia a fucking shot. The kid is an animal. Igarashi has looked fucking great. Give the best performers a shot. Perez, Maine and Pelfrey have all showed this spring, that miracles do not happen. These fucking cock sandwiches are not going to all of a sudden, get it and become all stars. Let’s face it, they suck dick.
So as far as the rotation goes, keep the guys who are doing the best as SP’s and the rest go to the bull pen. Perez could become our 2nd lefty out of the pen! No need to trade anyone.
That leaves Centerfield. It is a race between Gary Mathews, and Angel Pagan, or at least until old rusty knee Beltran comes back. I think this has to go to Pagan. The guy is a maniac, and I believe he will be an allstar one day. Mark my words. I think he has earned the shot. Mathews has looked awesome this spring, but he is older and we might be able to get a less shitty SP than what we have for him, and that can help.
So why the headline? Well, Figueroa is a strange case. He pitches fucking awesome when it doesn’t fucking matter. He did awesome in the WBC, and awesome in the beginning of the spring when the Mets and there opponents were facing highschoolers. The problem with this guy is, he is good when he is good, but when he is bad, he is on a whole different level.
This fucking guy gave up 7 fucking runs on 8 hits in one inning against the Marlins. Today of all days, this guy should have been making his case to be on this team and he goes out and does this. He did this last year and the year before and the the year before that. That is why he is going to be 36 years old, and has never competed in a full MLB season. He is a fucking liability.
Sorry Danny, I know he is your boy. But he needs to peace the fuck out. I don’t give a shit if he is a nice guy or not. I’ll hang out with the dude, I just do not want him pitching for the Mets.


















