Comments on: No Way, Jose Reyes

By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus

Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:46:36 +0000

[…] I was against Reyes’ acquisition from the jump and I’ve made no secret of my distaste for the team acquiring someone with heinous actions on their ledger. Despite my sincere wish that he wasn’t a part of this team, it would be remiss to note that–from a baseball perspective only–this front office has completely justified his acquisition. I wasn’t sure before that adding a player like Reyes and sticking him at third base would be a performance upgrade over a player like Wilmer Flores or Ty Kelly. […]

By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus

Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:02:39 +0000

[…] talent over a person with a contemptible recent history, and of the meaning of second chances—all covered adroitly here by Bryan Grosnick. It is exactly what a team must address and reckon with when it signs a player just months removed […]

By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus

Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:45:30 +0000

[…] of the same frustrations and conflicted feelings that bubbled up then are being relived afresh. Bryan has written about this, and so has Andrew. They are worthy re-reads in light of recent events.) And […]

By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus

Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:42:59 +0000

[…] The fact that the MLB has policy governing this kind of behavior speaks to both the seriousness of the alleged crime and the prevalence of the problem, in baseball and in professional sports at large. The violent nature of the wrongdoing is the reason why we should care about it more than we do Daniel Murphy’s homophobic idiocy or Colon’s lecherous and financially irresponsible behavior. (Though, yes, we should care about these, too.) And yet, as several BP Mets authors have written before me, all too often teams and fans alike allow the need to win to override our ability or desire to make good moral choices. […]

By: Jesse.Hoff

Jesse.Hoff — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:52:25 +0000

BS. They’re using his character as a marketing tool and its a huge pack of lies.

By: Jesse.Hoff

Jesse.Hoff — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:50:35 +0000

Jail?

By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus

Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:00:50 +0000

[…] previously suspended Jose Reyes to a minor-league deal. Bryan Grosnick already did an excellent job explaining the potential awkwardness last week when the rumors of Reyes coming back to the Mets began to pick up steam. He didn’t want […]

By: fosforos

fosforos — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:27:53 +0000

One momentary loss of temper doesn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, make someone into a “bad person.” And whatever the dimensions of the incident between Mr. and Mrs. Reyes, Mrs. Reyes has been victimized far worse (to the tune of millions of dollars stolen from herself and her children) by that billionaire gang calling itself “Major League Baseball TM.” Not to mention the really monstrous victimization of José Reyes by the owners who forced himself to wear out his precious legs on that atrocious Artificial Turf in Toronto. Welcome back, José! They never should have dumped you.

By: Cachhubguy

Cachhubguy — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:49:24 +0000

Seems you do know exactly the type of people you cheer for, and don’t care. I get it but let’s not pretend that it is anything other than what it is. Cheering for laundry does not excuse anyone from accepting inexcusable behavior for a few wins. But that is what sports fans do. We have had so many examples over the years. Only one question. Would you feel differently if Reyes was “allegedly” beating up on your sister or daughter?

By: BarryR

BarryR — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 03:53:37 +0000

You have the moral high ground here, so I can’t argue with it on moral grounds. We root for a team which was purchased with money backed by the worst of corrupt business practices. The Mets franchise was originally owned by a right-wing ideologue, with more than a tinge of racism in the way they dealt with players. In the glory years of the 80s, we rooted for actual criminals, coke heads and a man, Kevin Mitchell, who was traded because he was a bad influence on Daryl Strawberry – think of what he must have been like. Hell, Keith Hernandez is a beloved broadcaster in spite of his drug history. We know what Daniel Murphy was when we had him.
The point is, we don’t know the kind of people we root for. As Jerry Seinfeld has pointed out, we root for laundry. Yes, we already know what Reyes is, but we can give him a second chance, as you point out, people deserve them.
Then there is a matter of his wife. We don’t know if this was a one time occurrence or an ongoing problem. He has a family and maybe, just maybe, being back in NY and playing baseball will help preserve that relationship and family. There are few players who played the game with more joy than Reyes – when that was taken away from him, I can imagine him breaking psychologically. I’m not excusing what he did, but in the long run, this could be a good thing for him, his wife, and his family. As well as for us.