Jeff Wilpon(left) and Omar Minaya(center) consult Uncle Pete(right) about Willie's job status.Since the infamous "summit meeting" between Willie and Omar and Fred and Jeff, there has been some serious platooning going on at Shea. Righthanded hitters playing against lefthanded pitchers, lefthanded hitters playing against righthanded pitchers, righthanded hitters pinch-hitting against lefthanded relievers.... confused yet? It doesn't matter. Willie is at least starting to "manage" the mediocre team he has. Whether or not he's been forced into it, I don't care. All I know is that running the same old lousy lineup out there everyday had to stop somehow. Maybe Willie is too timid, too scared, too much of a pushover to tell players (Delgado) they need to sit. Maybe Omar had to force him. Maybe Fred had to force him. Doesn't matter, things are changing, slowly.
*As soon as I saw Scott Hatteberg was released by the Reds, I thought it was a no-brainer for the Mets to go get him(I see today that it's a legitimate rumor). Here's our chance to get rid of Delgado. Yeah, Hatteberg is 38, no, he's not going to drop bombs all night for you, but he'll get on base, he won't swing at shit in the dirt, and he can't be any worse than Delgado. Delgado hurts the Mets, Hatteberg wouldn't do that. And if you platoon the guy properly with Tatis at firstbase, they could both produce. I imagine this happening like a simple fantasy baseball transaction, 'Add: Scott Hatteberg, Drop: Carlos Delgado'.
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