Jose Reyes Batting Title

[maverick14]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7031134/batting-title-line-new-york-mets-jose-reyes-pulled-hit

I don't know about you guys but I didn't like this much. I understand winning the game wouldn't matter as far as wild card standings go but I'm of the belief that the "W" is more important than personal stats. I hope Braun goes out there and goes 3-4, at least, and takes the title tonight.

Any opinions out there on a guy pulling himself out of a game to get a batting title?

[bdeol4]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

thats sad

[freddiefreeman5]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Ted Williams didn't even set out his last game in 1941 even though a bad game would have cost him the shot at hitting .400.
Don't you wish Ted Williams was still alive and hear his opinion of this ball player?

[ifirocked]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Being a Mets fan i was a bit disappointed myself. Though i am happy to see a batting title finally come to the Mets.

[gnishiyama]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

I'm sure this has happened plenty times before but this doesn't sit well with me.

I'm sure it will never happen but there should be some sort of requirement by
MLB for a player to play the full game of the final game of the seaon if he's
competing for the batting title, unless

1. he's injured or injures himself during the course of the game
2. gets replaced for strategic purposes that comply with some sort
of rules MLB sets. (i.e. pinch runner, pinch hitter allowed if game is within 3 runs)

Even being a Yankee fan, as a baseball fan I was paying particular
attention because of Kemp's potential Triple Crown run and to me,
Reyes title came "cheap" and sort of takes away from his otherwise
spectacular, albeit injury-shortened season.

As someone else said I would love to of heard what Ted Williams
would say about this.

[gingi79]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

The batting title only raises his asking price. Considering how hard it will be to re-sign him anyway you have to wonder what kind of sense this makes?

Fans seem really scorned by this move and find it akin to manipulating the rules. Nothing wrong with it of course just leaves a sour taste.

Perfect example of a contract year season though. He's suddenly the player his potential says he was. Excuse my cynicism if I see a bloated overpayed contract and .240 10 hr 55 rbi injury plagued next 2 seasons......

[Manram]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Ted Williams didn't even set out his last game in 1941 even though a bad game would have cost him the shot at hitting .400.
Don't you wish Ted Williams was still alive and hear his opinion of this ball player?

Were my exact thoughts!!!

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

The batting title only raises his asking price. Considering how hard it will be to re-sign him anyway you have to wonder what kind of sense this makes?

Fans seem really scorned by this move and find it akin to manipulating the rules. Nothing wrong with it of course just leaves a sour taste.

Perfect example of a contract year season though. He's suddenly the player his potential says he was. Excuse my cynicism if I see a bloated overpayed contract and .240 10 hr 55 rbi injury plagued next 2 seasons......

Nothing that doesn't happen year in and year out with these guys. Majority of them dog it until their contract year and then blow up.

[TNTtoys]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Let me play devil's advocate here... Should Reyes had gone 1 for 4 in the game yesterday (which wasn't a stretch of the imagination given Volquez was on the mound for most of it) and had fallen percentage points behind Braun before the Brewers even took the field later the same day, what would Braun have done???

[brewcrew]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Let me play devil's advocate here... Should Reyes had gone 1 for 4 in the game yesterday (which wasn't a stretch of the imagination given Volquez was on the mound for most of it) and had fallen percentage points behind Braun before the Brewers even took the field later the same day, what would Braun have done???

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Braun would have played the entire game unless Roenicke took him out. And that probably would have been against his will.

[Doodles]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Let me play devil's advocate here... Should Reyes had gone 1 for 4 in the game yesterday (which wasn't a stretch of the imagination given Volquez was on the mound for most of it) and had fallen percentage points behind Braun before the Brewers even took the field later the same day, what would Braun have done???

Good question...Braun actually had two possible outs...first, it was the High Jewish Holiday and he is Jewish. He could have played that card...also he could have said he was resting for the playoffs.

Reyes could have also screwed himself by sitting out...Braun could still have beaten him with a 3 for 4. The proper thing would have been to try to go 3 for 3 and lock Braun out. Plus, half of that pathetic crowd only came to see Reyes. He really screwed the fans.

There is some luck to a batting title also...for example, Reyes' .337 would only be high enough to win 4 out of the last 20 NL batting titles. I guess the whole thing, being such an individual accomplishment, can be out of sync with a team sport.

[freddiefreeman5]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Reyes took the bush league way to a batting title.

It's a little unfair to Bruan to assume he would have done the same thing.

[Titans74]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

Reyes took the bush league way to a batting title.

It's a little unfair to Braun to assume he would have done the same thing.

I agree 100%. And I'm a Mets fan.

[slab0meat]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

VERY weak.

[metsbats]

Re: Jose Reyes Batting Title

As Goh alluded to this would n't have been the first time : Ty Cobb in 1910, Wade Boggs in 1984, Bill Mueller in 2003 to list a few. Ironically Ted Williams was alive during the years that both Red Sox players were accused.

What Reyes did was get his hit and leave the game verses just not playing the game at all which would have been less selfish. What he did was blatantly selfish.

I think what bothers me more is the fact that game may have been his last as a Met and if he's does not return in 2012 he becomes one of the biggest bums in Mets history despite all good years and records he broke as a player with the team.

He said he won the title for the team and for the fans. Sorry Jose you won it to increase your asking price when you become a free agent after the WS.