There's been a lot of talk about New York Mets' shortstop Jose Reyes and his decision to get pulled out of today's game if he got a hit in his first at bat, in order to better his chances of a batting title. He'll finish with a .337 average and Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers would need to go 3-for-4 tonight in order to surpass Reyes. Texas Rangers' starting pitcher C.J. Wilson tweeted that the Reyes move was "weak". Another called him a "coward". Many in the media are saying that the fans will be disappointed and have a different perception of Reyes because of this move and they won't forgive him for quite a while.
I'm not sure I agree with the move Reyes made, but after hearing the media's comments, all I can think to say is, "Overreact much?" Geez. The New York Mets finished the year 77-85. They'll finish the year 4th in the N.L. West (out of five teams). They'll finish either 24 or 25 games back of 1st place Philadelphia in the division and either 12 or 13 games back of the Wild Card leaders, Atlanta and St. Louis. The result of the game the Mets had today, in the grand scheme of things, didn't matter. The Mets have long been out of contention for a playoff spot.
Let's also get something else straight - Jose Reyes had a phenomenal year. With missing 36 games, Reyes: scored 101 runs, had 181 hits, 31 doubles, 16 triples, 7 home runs, 44 RBI's, 43 walks, 41 strikeouts, 39 steals, being caught 7 times, a .337 average, .384 on-base percentage, .493 slugging percentage and a .877 OPS. That's a great year for a guy playing all 162 games, let alone just 126. If he had played the entire season, he'd like end up with: 130 runs, 233 hits, 41 doubles, 21 triples, 10 home runs, 57 RBI's, 55 walks, 53 strikeouts, 50 stolen bases, get caught stealing 10 times, with a .337 average, .384 on-base percentage and .493 slugging percentage and .877 OPS. Reyes had a MVP-caliber year having played just 126 games. While I don't fully support the guy's move today, let's not blow things out of proportion here.
I'm not sure I agree with the move Reyes made, but after hearing the media's comments, all I can think to say is, "Overreact much?" Geez. The New York Mets finished the year 77-85. They'll finish the year 4th in the N.L. West (out of five teams). They'll finish either 24 or 25 games back of 1st place Philadelphia in the division and either 12 or 13 games back of the Wild Card leaders, Atlanta and St. Louis. The result of the game the Mets had today, in the grand scheme of things, didn't matter. The Mets have long been out of contention for a playoff spot.
Let's also get something else straight - Jose Reyes had a phenomenal year. With missing 36 games, Reyes: scored 101 runs, had 181 hits, 31 doubles, 16 triples, 7 home runs, 44 RBI's, 43 walks, 41 strikeouts, 39 steals, being caught 7 times, a .337 average, .384 on-base percentage, .493 slugging percentage and a .877 OPS. That's a great year for a guy playing all 162 games, let alone just 126. If he had played the entire season, he'd like end up with: 130 runs, 233 hits, 41 doubles, 21 triples, 10 home runs, 57 RBI's, 55 walks, 53 strikeouts, 50 stolen bases, get caught stealing 10 times, with a .337 average, .384 on-base percentage and .493 slugging percentage and .877 OPS. Reyes had a MVP-caliber year having played just 126 games. While I don't fully support the guy's move today, let's not blow things out of proportion here.
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