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Jose Reyes Is A Classless, Jive, Immature Tool
By Jonathan Atwood on July 24th, 2008 11:10 AM |
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Mets‘ shortstop Jose Reyes came through with a clutch three run home run off reliever Ryan Madson in Wednesday’s game against the Phillies. It was a beautiful hit and probably the most important hit of the season for Reyes. Despite a very shaky outing by Phillies’ starter Brett Myers, which included four walks in the first inning and the bases loaded twice, the Mets were only able to muster three runs against him.
The game was tied at three when Madson relieved Myers to start the sixth inning. Madson gave up consecutive singles to Damion Easley and Brian Schneider. He then struck out the pitcher John Maine, which brought Reyes to the plate. Reyes then drove Madson’s first pitch to right for his 11th homer of the season.
As Reyes rounded the bases, he had his right index finger stuck up high in the air, waving it around. Upon reaching the Mets’ dugout, Reyes did his arm waving, high fiving dance with a teammate. While I do not like the dancing in the dugout, I understand lots of players do it. It was an exciting hit and I don’t fault him for celebrating with his team. What really bothers me is the waving of his finger around the bases, taunting the Phillies and their pitcher Ryan Madson. It is completely and unequivocally unacceptable and classless. An arm pump or two is one thing, but to celebrate the entire way around the bases is jive and immature.
Not to mention that Reyes in large part contributed to his team’s humiliating collapse from the night before. For those that didn’t catch the game, in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s game with the bases loaded, Phillies’ catcher Carlos Ruiz grounded to Reyes. Instead of flipping to the second baseman to start the double play, or throwing to first to get the sure out, Reyes tried to beat speedy Shane Victorino to second base and got there late. Everyone safe all around. Instead of having two outs and a man on third, there were no outs and the bases loaded. Pinch hitter So Taguchi then proceeded to hit a double, scoring Victorino and Gregg Dobbs, with Ruiz moving up to third.
Everyone knows that the number of outs how many guys are on base and who those runners are will dictate how the pitcher approaches his batter. It is certainly not a foregone conclusion that Taguchi hits a double with only Ruiz at third. If Reyes doesn’t blow the play then it might have been a completely different game. It takes a lot of balls, nerve, and a complete lack of respect, class, and humility to be showboating just the next day after you screwed up so royally the day before.
Just as much to blame are the gutless Phillies. Instead of intentionally walking Reyes the following inning, the Phillies should have put him on notice that that kind of behavior would not be tolerated and beamed him in the ribs, or the back. Instead they allow him to dance and showboat like the immature four year old that he is and respond by not pitching around him.
Thursday’s starting pitcher Jamie Moyer, while not known as a hard thrower, has been around for almost 22 years and is from the old school. He should put Reyes on notice that that kind of behavior is not going to be tolerated by those players who are the symbol of class and tradition.
Jose Reyes is an immature, jive, classless tool and he needs to be taught a lesson. If it’s not the Phillies, then maybe it will be the Marlins, who have expressed a grave dislike and disgust with Reyes’ behavior. Last year the Marlins were open about the fact that Reyes’ cocky and immature behavior was the motivation they needed to keep the Mets out of the playoffs by beating them in the final series of the year. Reyes’ behavior is going to eventually come back to bite him and the Mets right where it hurts. If not the Phillies or the Marlins, then it will eventually be some other team. Jose Reyes, look out.
There are currently 23 responses to “Jose Reyes Is A Classless, Jive, Immature Tool”
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As are Mets fans. Case in point.
Seriously? And you give us crap for gloating?
Biggest choke of all time? What? The Mets?
It’s on.
The Mets in first place on July 24th will make their collapse that much sweeter.
Let Jeff enjoy it for the short time it’ll last.
Because Ryan Howard absolutely walking to first when he hits a fly ball despite his .240 batting average is super classy.
what did i say?
So Reyes is an immature tool for showing emotion, but it’s fine for Shane “I still use my Little league helmet” Victorino to stand on home plate and yell into the Mets dugout?? Silly Philly fans, quit b*tching.
ooh philly fans, we have owned you this year, stop living in the past we collapsed once. we have more world series than you in less than 40 years of existence. we have won a playoff game in the last decade. we have been to a world series in the past decade. so if you guys wanna live in the past so can we. at least we dont have the most losses for any team in sports history!!!!
If the Mets had been around as long as the Phillies, they’d be right there with us.
Hahahaha… I love how Mess fans come crawling out from under their rocks when the Mets take a one game lead. It’s as if they’ve won the World Series. Shariff, hasn’t last year’s meltdown taught you anything???
There’s 59 games left and we’re down by one game. The division race is far from over.
BTW – There’s a difference hitting a walk off home run and showing up a pitcher. If Reyes pulled his little dance 15 years ago, he would have caught one between his shoulder blades his next at-bat.
Come on, guys – don’t you think you’re being a bit hard on Jose? Look at the generous gift he gave Rollins after the game today. He’s a good guy deep down.
You Philly fans seriously can’t come to accept that your team isn’t as good as you hope. The Mets blew one game, yet came back the next two nights and made you look like crap. Chase Utley didn’t even have a hit. Howard..thursday nights game went 0-3 with three strikeouts. He’s batting .238..that average won’t get you anywhere. You rely on two many “what if” players. Pedro felez, jenkins, bruntlet and ruiz are a joke. Jamie Moyer looks like he’s about to die and theres no way he can last much longer. Brett myers..no point saying anything. Your best pitcher can’t even win games because he thinks he’s too cool and in 8th innings just thinking he’s good enough to just throw over fastballs..gives up homers n leave with an ND..which lately your bullpen can’t seem to help with. Blanton is a joke and won’t give the Phillies any help. You just can’t seem to come to terms that the Mets are rebounding and your team can’t seem to get a big streak going anymore.
I’m well aware of the Phillies flaws, and I openly criticize them. I’ve never had a problem doing that. Mets fans seem to overlook a lot of their flaws in their team. How long will Fernando Tatis and Damon Easley win ball games for you? Talk about “what if’s”. When the Phillies got Feliz, I knew exactly what they were getting, and he’s matching his career stats this year. You don’t know what you’re getting out of Tatis or Easley. Hell, even Maine and Perez are hit and miss.
Greg- Before you start ripping Jamie Moyer, try using your head. He has more wins than 4 of your 5 rotation guys (he and Santana both have 9 wins), and has a better ERA than 3 of them. Way to work it through.
You deserve to gloat some, I’ll give you that, but you have a one game lead. You couldn’t protect a 7 with 17 left. Why would you feel remotely good about being up by one?
The Mets have two World Series, exactly one more than the Phils. Not really all that impressive.
The Phils have lost more than any other team in sports history largely because they’ve been around longer than any other team other than the Cubs and Reds.
Gozer, who’s gloating now?
This article is a disgrace, Philly fan boys. If you honestly have a problem with the way Jose acted today, id hate to be your friend. Dont get pissed every time the Phillies drop first, because its gonna happen alot.
well i mean, you were so gracious in defeat when you decided to author this article, I thought I should chime in…
When Reyes celebrates in the dugout or on the field it almost looks like its staged, but when David Wright made that slide into home after the Delgado double his emotion looked genuine. I have to kind of agree that Reyes is pretty annoying and a showboating tool, but i mean he did hit the 3 run homer to win the game, and the phillies need to take their frustration out on the braves and the marlins and Nats to win this division, because they may not take a series from the mets for the rest of the year…
I want to say for the record that this piece has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the Mets were unequivocally the better team this series. They played 26 innings better than the Phillies, and the Phillies had one. I readily admit that the Phils sucked this week and have no problems bashing them for it.
But Reyes is a joke. I think it’s so typical of Mets fans that they would defend his actions just because he’s one of your own. Pbausk is the kind of objective fan that you don’t often see. I am as hard on the Phillies as anyone.
Jimmy Rollins has been crap this year. He has followed up his MVP season by acting like he doesn’t need to show up and play 100%. He is the supposed leader of this team and yet can’t even run out routine ground outs and pop ups.
And Gozer you know full well this has nothing to do with our defeat. I would have posted that article whether the Phillies won that game or not. It’s absurd that you would defend Reyes.
at least jose reyes shows up on time and hustles (besides on incident last year, which as a 25 year old, not a 30 year old like rollins has learned from his mistakes) rollins is a big shot now since he won mvp. he had a great year last year and now hes back to the normal rollins. jose reyes is immature but who cares? chase utley says the F word on live television and you all know if reyes or wright said something like that they would get based like no other. if jose reyes is immature for celebrating when his team does something good, then utley is immature for cursing on live TV
and stop living in the past about the collapse. it was last year not this year. at least our manager isnt calling out an mvp shortstop who doesnt try anymore
Jimmy Rollins behavior this season is inexcusable, not doubt about it. But that has absolutely nothing to do with Reyes. I don’t understand why everyone keeps saying stuff about Rollins in defense of Reyes. Just because Rollins doesn’t think he has to play 100% anymore doesn’t mean that Reyes isn’t a immature clown. Both Reyes’ and Rollins’ behavior is inexcusable.
And don’t give me that oh well Reyes is only 25 crap. I’m 25 and I know what’s appropriate and what isn’t. That is such a cop out load of bull by Mets fans. Just admit Reyes is an immature baby. I’ve admitted that Rollins is just mailing it in this year, see my post on it today.
The difference here is that I can admit the failings of my own team, but you Mets fans are so blinded that you see no fault in anyone that wears the ugly blue and orange. And my player’s faults are not an excuse for your player’s faults.
Give me a break.
i only talk to fans whose teams have won a playoff game in the last decade, so see ya