How are they going to send him back?

[tonypug]

We were told that Lastings Milledge was just coming up to play for a couple of weeks until Nady was healthy again. Based on what he has done so far, if he continues, how can you send him back down.He still has some maturity issues, but on a veteran team like the Mets, that will be taken care of by the players.With Beltran, Floyd and Nady all having ailments from time to time it would seem there would be room to play all four outfielders. Endy Chavez has also played well, maybe well enough to be attractive to another team.

[MetsFan11368]

That's exactly it, they can't send him back. This kid has a ton of potential and he's already a fan favorite, and Omar knows it. And to think they have considered trading him for Zito.....

[Baseball Guru]

It will be interesting what they Mets do once Nady comes back.. Chavez is playing very well and plays great defense in the OF plus he's a lefty... The one thing that is key though is to not let Lastings sit on the bench.. If he can't play most of the time he should go back to the minors to make sure he keeps getting his AB's...

Hard to think about who to trade or what the needs are with the week they just had... They really didnt look weak in any areas

[Mattingly]

Some come July 31st, if each of Beltran, Floyd and Nady healthy, Milledge doing his thing, who's the odd man out to be traded?

Beltran's obviously not going anywhere, so it's up to Floyd, Nady and Milledge (who I presume isn't going anywhere either).

Thx.

[tonypug]

Some come July 31st, if each of Beltran, Floyd and Nady healthy, Milledge doing his thing, who's the odd man out to be traded?

Beltran's obviously not going anywhere, so it's up to Floyd, Nady and Milledge (who I presume isn't going anywhere either).

Thx.

Floyd and Beltran have each had health issues during their careers and Nady has never been a regular. Milledge is a center fielder who can play the corners, there shouldn't be a problem getting all of them time. Then you have Chavez who is a great backup, no reason to trade any of them this year.Unless perhaps the Yankees have a need for an outfielder, but I can't see the Mets and Yanks making a trade during the season.

[Brooklyn]

Floyd and Beltran have each had health issues during their careers and Nady has never been a regular. Milledge is a center fielder who can play the corners, there shouldn't be a problem getting all of them time. Then you have Chavez who is a great backup, no reason to trade any of them this year.Unless perhaps the Yankees have a need for an outfielder, but I can't see the Mets and Yanks making a trade during the season.

Who do the Yankees have that the Mets would possibly want? The mets can still use a 2Bman, but the Yankees aren't giving up Cano. The thing the Mets would be most interested in is a young, top notch starter, and the Yankees certainly don't have any of those.

[Outta Here]

All I can say is what a good problem to have for a change. It's not often you have surplus talent. I'd very much prefer this situation to only having 1 or 2 good OFs!

Well done Mets!

[Ebbetsfan]

Whatever they do with Milledge and I hope they find a way to keep him, there has to be someone smart enough to baby sit him so that he doesn't end up like the previous young phenoms, Darryl and Doc...I specifically blame their agents for getting them signed, taking their big fees and letting them ruin their lives. I think Milledge comes from a more stable background than they did and that accounts for something.

[moebarguy]

Some come July 31st, if each of Beltran, Floyd and Nady healthy, Milledge doing his thing, who's the odd man out to be traded?

Beltran's obviously not going anywhere, so it's up to Floyd, Nady and Milledge (who I presume isn't going anywhere either).

Thx.

Obviously Nady...he would have the most trade value between himself and Floyd. I really think the Mets should trade Nady for a starting pitcher. If the Mets could some how trade a package headed by Nady for Jason Schmidt, the Mets would win the world series in my honest opinion. Milledge is already a better hitter than Nady is (maybe not power-wise yet, but otherwise), and he is also a better fielder. Besides Nady's HR total this season, his other stats are less than impressive.

[tonypug]

Whatever they do with Milledge and I hope they find a way to keep him, there has to be someone smart enough to baby sit him so that he doesn't end up like the previous young phenoms, Darryl and Doc...I specifically blame their agents for getting them signed, taking their big fees and letting them ruin their lives. I think Milledge comes from a more stable background than they did and that accounts for something.

There are enough mature veterans on this Mets team, to keep Milledge in line. Even the veterans on the 1986 Mets were not all that stable.

[moebarguy]

There are enough mature veterans on this Mets team, to keep Milledge in line. Even the veterans on the 1986 Mets were not all that stable.

Seriously...there were even rumors that Keith was supplying players with coke and such

[tonypug]

Seriously...there were even rumors that Keith was supplying players with coke and such

I think it was more then rumors Moe. Gary Carter and Ray Knight weren't exactly calming influences either. Didn't Gooden and Stawberry miss the Parade after the 86 series? I think players Like Pedro and Glavine will keep Milledge in line.

[moebarguy]

I think everyone on the team looks out for each other. They set a great atmosphere in their clubhouse

[Mr. Met]

I've heard that Milledge was originally brought up for the 2 weeks because he had a little bit of a pompous attitude and they wanted him to hang with the big boys a while. I think he's here to stay and I agree that the leadership of this team has very little in common with the '86 squad. Floyd, Delgado, LoDuca, etc. are a great bunch for the younger guys to look up to.

[Ebbetsfan]

I think it was more then rumors Moe. Gary Carter and Ray Knight weren't exactly calming influences either. Didn't Gooden and Stawberry miss the Parade after the 86 series? I think players Like Pedro and Glavine will keep Milledge in line.

Wasn't there a fight between Darryl and Keith at one of the team photo sessions? Maybe Keith gave him a bad dose or something...One thing I will say is that when you watch the replays of that '86 team, it's remarkable how thin most of the players on both sides were except for a few. You can probably date the time steroids first became a regular staple in the clubhouse by watching the old games and seeing when they started bulking up.

[DODGER DEB]

Read a little more about the Floyd/Nady/Milledge/Chavez situation, and how the METS are proposing to handle it.....

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-359523c.html

c.

[KCGHOST]

As soon as that article referred to the "valuable Endy Chavex" it lost all credibility to me. An outfielder with a career OPS of .660 isn't valuable except to the other team. I would expect the Mets to try to trade the valuable commodity or cut him. I don't know if Nady has any options left. If he does they could option him out to give Milledge more time to show his stuff.If not, popular or not, Milledge goes back to the farm.

[Mr. Met]

Ah, but Endy has been a valuable team member this year. It's gonna be a tough call but it's a nice problem to have.

[Baseball Guru]

Now I'm as big of a Milledge fan as anyone and I know his play and enthusiasm has everyone excited but Floyd was starting to play better before his injury (brought average up about .52 points in the last 25 games), Nady has been solid most of the year (a little slump before the DL) and Chavez has been solid at both the plate and the field...

I honestly have no problem with him being sent down to the minors as long as the 3 I talked about above, continue to play well...

Yes I know Lastings has the energy which is nice but besides his 10 rbi's in 12 games, he isnt tearing it up... He has 11 strikeouts in those 12 games and he's only hitting .256...

The idea to keep them all thru interleague, I guess is a good one, but you can never have too much pitching.. 2 weeks ago the pitchers were laboring with a bunch of games plus a bunch of extra inning games.. Now a week later with the day off yesterday plus 2 complete games last week, the bullpen is rested.. I just dont want to see them overworked come Sept....

[DODGER DEB]

While I know he won't like it one bit, IMO it will be good to send Milledge down right now. I think he still needs to sharpen some edges. He will play everyday.....and that will only make him better. He will return just in time for the run in September, if the METS need him.

In the meantime, Floyd, Nady and Chavez will do just fine.

I still think the METS need to get another starting pitcher.

c.

[Mr. Met]

I think Milledge will stay up as long as he can play everyday. We'll see how things shake out after the DH games at the AL parks.

[brooklyndodger14]

Wasn't there a fight between Darryl and Keith at one of the team photo sessions? Maybe Keith gave him a bad dose or something...

The best take on the team photo incident between Straw and Hernandez was when one scribe wrote how FINALLY Strawberry hit the cutoff man!

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[Ebbetsfan]

The best take on the team photo incident between Straw and Hernandez was when one scribe wrote how FINALLY Strawberry hit the cutoff man!

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

I remember that line.