Reyes vows to tone down act this season

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Reyes to tone down act
Published 2/20/2008 at The 'Ropolitans :: New York Mets Baseball Blog
Reyes to tone down act Feb. 20, 2008 at 10:21 am In what will be a terrible move for drumming up excitement, Jose Reyes will cease his celebratory hand shakes and dances. David Lennon, at Newday , quotes Reyes as saying, "That's why I'm taking this year more seriously. In 2006, everybody loved [the handshakes], but now it's different. I'm going to enjoy the game, but I'm not going to do the handshakes with the guys. I don't want people to talk about that. I just want to play baseball. I want to take care of business on the field." I really love the handshakes, and even ...

Newsday: Jose Reyes vows to tone down act this season
Published 2/20/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Newsday: Jose Reyes vows to tone down act this season No more Michalle Cutting the Pie for Jose Reyes… In addition to the Mets’ championship dreams, a part of Jose Reyes died on that final weekend at Shea Stadium. The fun part, the dancing part. Alas, it looks like the shortstop’s celebratory handshakes, just like the one that turned the Marlins into maniacs during that doomed series, are now history. “I’m not even thinking about that,” Reyes said yesterday. “No more handshakes. People kept saying we got teams fired up when we did those handshakes, so now I want to focus more ...

Mets vs. Yankees 2008
Published 2/20/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... Though I think players are babies for complaining about the Mets propensity to celebrate, I am glad Reyes is shelving it if only to concentrate more on just playing. ...

Great Expectations
Published 2/20/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... about the Mets' alleged prowess thus far. I'm not used to this - it's been a long, long time since the Mets were considered legitimate front runners. Yes, there was last season. After the Collapse, though, there's now a sense of urgency about it. Unlike last year, where we all rode the Magic Carpet ride started in 2006 and hoped it would carry us, this year we fully expect the Mets to earn their keep. And the signs are there. There's Jose Reyes, who David Lennon at Newsday suggests might mature right before our eyes : "Nobody said anything to me, but it's because of what ...

Reyes to Cut Down on Shenanigans
Published 2/20/2008 by The Biscuit at MLB Fleece Factor
... Fresh off the terrible collapse of 2007, Jose Reyes has proclaimed that his handshakes and dancing outside of the dugout days are over, according to David Lennon of Newsday. He wants no part of the attention, nor the bitterness it may drum up in the opponent. This is a decision he has made on his own, it seems, as both GM Omar Minaya and Manager Willie Randolph, both were caught off-guard by this decision. ...

Phils glad to have Chad, but the numbers are a tad bad
Published 2/20/2008 by egrissom at Philliesflow.com
... 299 plate appearances in pitches 76-100 he’s allowed four. That’s one every 74.75 plate appearances. The flip side of that is that it’s hard to feel like he’s that well suited for a role in relief. If you look at the Yahoo! stats, they suggest that over his career on pitches 1-30 he’s thrown 164 1/3 innings and allowed 135 earned runs — that’s a 7.39 ERA. Ryan Howard’s arbitration case is today. Jose Reyes says he plans to tone down his on-field exuberance this season. This article from ...

Read: Reyes To Be Less Playful
Published 2/20/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at MetsBlog.com
In an article for Newsday, David Lennon writes that Jose Reyes will be much more serious this season. Reyes, as quoted by Lennon… “No more handshakes. People kept saying we got teams fired up when we did those handshakes, so now I want to focus more on baseball.” “Nobody said anything to me, but it’s because of what happened last year. That’s why I’m taking this year more seriously. In 2006, everybody loved [the handshakes], but now it’s different. I’m going to enjoy ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, February 20
Published 2/20/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... Barry Bonds is ready to play, but nobody seems to want him (espn.go.com). WE KNOW, WE KNOW: CBSSports.com's Scott Miller says even the Orioles know they're going to stink in '08. HERE AND THERE: Brian Roberts has reported to the Orioles, but who knows how long he'll be there? (Baltimore Sun) . . . Vladimir Guerrero says he's a right fielder, not a DH (Los Angeles Times) . . . Jose Reyes promises to tone it down this season (Newsday) . . . It's five years and $22 million for the Rangers' Ian ...

Showboating Should Ride The Pine
Published 2/20/2008 by The Essex Snead at Yard Work
... Someone give Jose Reyes a raise, or a plaque, or some sort of medal. Finally, a notable athlete slogging around the cesspool that is Major League Baseball is taking a stand against the displays of moronic machismo that are all too common in today’s sports landscape. In an article published in today’s edition of New York Newsday, the Mets’ superstar shortstop, one of the most exciting players in the game today, pledged to eliminate handshake celebrations - those epileptic chest-bumping gyrations that seem to happen every time a player doesn’t pull up ...

Jose's handshakes not reason for Mets collapse
Published 2/21/2008 by Eddie D'Anna at SILive: Ya Gotta Believe
... , after reading the oft-smiling 24-year-old plans to cut out his elaborate handshakes in wake of last season's collapse. Look, I'm all for the kid focusing more on his profession. But as a fan, I really enjoyed those choreographed celebrations. As long as they take place in the dugout, as opposed to the field or the on-deck circle where other teams find them offensive. Reyes' energy is one of his best traits. The Mets didn't miss the playoffs because of Jose's handshakes. They missed out on October because Reyes batted .205 for the month of September with a pedestrian five ...

Quick Hits
Published 2/23/2008 by Brian at Fenway, Flushing and the House that Ruth Built
... . All the blue and orange got me pretty excited on the spot. Jose Reyes put the kibosh on celebratory hand shakes this year, citing his new and improved 'down to business' mantra. While I applaud the gesture for the sake of Reyes' maturity and growth as a ballplayer, it kind of feels like a move that sucks the fun out of things. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has said time and time again that he wants not to become like the Yankees. I feel like this kind of behavioral change reeks of something Derek Jeter or Robinson Cano would do - hit a home run, point to the sky, touch 'em all, ...

Mets Still Taking Offense at Milledge
Published 2/29/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... has promised to succumb to the peer pressure and tone down his act as well this year -- but I can't blame Milledge for being happy he's now in a clubhouse that's a little more accepting of free spirits. Not surprisingly, some of Milledge former teammates still aren't amused to hear him talk. ...