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Share your memories of Ruben Tejada
HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY:
Mister Mett
March 8, 2011
All glove, no stick. Rey Ordonez of this decade.
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murphy
September 5, 2011
Saw a lot of Tejada in Buffalo the past 2 seasons. Unlike Rey Rey Ordonez, Ruben Tejada has a clue at the plate. Ordonez never worked an at bat like Tejada does, and Tejada's instincts for the game are great. In short, Tejada is a high baseball IQ guy, while Ordonez was a baseball imbecile with ungodly talent.
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Hot Foot
April 6, 2013
This man has no place on the 2013 Mets, a team composed of competitors with heart. He has no heart. He plays the game like Kevin McReynolds.During spring training, David Wright spoke to him about his luck of hustle. It doesn't seem to have done any good. I hope he turns his lackadaisical play around, but I doubt he will.
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Jonathan Stern
April 22, 2013
I really don't agree with Hot Foot. I have seen nothing that reminds me of Kevin McReynolds, not yet anyway. I also don't agree with all of the geniuses on the radio and in the papers that Tejada is losing it in the field. While everyone on the Mets is staying classy regarding the recent games in Minnesota and Denver, the bottom line is that it was too hard for the players to grip the ball in that kind of weather. As far as the old line, "No excuses - both teams have to play in bad weather," the home teams DID have the edge because they were more used to the cold.Were these gasbags rooting for Tejada to play himself out of the bigs? Tejada is going to be fine, especially when the weather really warms up.
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Hot Foot
May 4, 2013
Ruben finally showed some spark in last night's extra-inning win. He got the game-winning hit in Atlanta, capping a come-from-behind rally. I just would like him to show some fire; to play harder. He clearly has a lot of talent and is still young, but he has always seemed to play with a laid-back attitude that was fine when he was hitting .280 but not fine when he was hitting .220 and making routine errors. It hasn't seemed like he has played up to the level of his talent yet, due to lack of hustle (from either being tired from the long season or conserving energy for the long season). When he came up to the big leagues, he was serviceable, and up to this point that hasn't changed, but obviously there is room for improvement.
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