liman

Hah! "A stud second baseman"... "smart baserunner"... "should improve our fielding" Hah! Alomar is a dog, but he's your dog now. He didn't run well, field well, or hit well. He was anything but a leader in the clubhouse, and all that about him being a smart player? Throws to the wrong base, bunts at dopey times, and that stupid head first slide into first! You can't tell him anything, he knows it all. Clutch? He doesn't know the meaning of clutch. 22 RBI in half a season. Real hall of fame stats. You could say it's a slump, but he was the same all last year. Thank God he's gone. Meanwhile, you gave up Ring, who looks like our closer when we heave Benitez the Gutless. Almonte's stats since May 1st are scary. Salvo looks like a potential benchwarmer. For Norfolk. So, you didn't overpay. Especially since we have to pay Alomar's salary.

Art Howe is considered a player's manager for a reason. He was being diplomatic about Alomar even though it painfully obvious Roberto has been jaking it since he came to NY. He did not run out grounders. He bunted (more than once) with two strikes and no one on. He nonchalanted grounders. turning double plays into big innings. He has 22 - twenty two - RBI. Worst of all, he acted like he was hitting .340. This guy was awful. He showed us NOTHING. Met fans HATED him. We were happy to see him go, even though we have to pay for him! I'd be happy if we got NOTHING in return. It was insulting watching his mediocre performance game after game.