Mike Cameron
JMB · May 24, 2005 at 2:30 pm · Filed Under General baseball
Not sure if anyone noticed this or not, but Cameron has been hitting like crazy since missing the entire month of April: .367/.472/.700 in 60 at-bats with 10 walks and nearly half (10 of 22) his hits going for extra bases. He’s even getting to play a bit of center lately with Carlos Beltran banged up. Go Mike go.
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I would assume you mean he missed the entire month of April, not May, since he’s playing currently.
Ah, looks like you fixed it. Nevermind.
I’d certainly noticed. So much so that I made a point of watching the Mets play the Yankees on Saturday…
…which turned out really well, as I saw that brilliant inning from Dae-Sung Koo where he struck out every batter he faced, caught A-Rod stealing, hit a double off Randy, and scored from second on a sacrifice bunt when A-Rod forgot to cover home.
It was a great game, even without a big moment from Cammy.
Yeah Mike! I specifically bought Mets game, field level seats so I could take a sign and give Mike some of the thanks we didn’t get to give him when he was so rudely dismissed. Mike is one of the few guys who exudes the joy of playing baseball. Cameron and Ichiro..I miss that tandem.
The Mets will be in Seattle on June 17-19! I’m pretty psyched to see them and Cammy and all, and I hope he gets a nice welcome back to Safeco.
If Cammy’s still a Met by then, that is. This, from the San Diego Union-Tribune today:
What? Cameron to our greatest rivals? Say it ain’t so!
I watched the Mets — my adopted team — Friday and Sunday, the two bad games. Man, Sunday was going great until Pedro came out of the game. How long can they stand to have Jose Reyes’ sub-.300 OBP in the leadoff spot? Ugh.
jason
Cam has been rumored to go to several teams since he got healthy — the Yankees, Padres, Angels, Astros and Orioles have all come up lately…
Yes, I certainly had noticed, since he’s on my NL-only fantasy team. Though I did leave him on my bench for his 3-4 with a homer performance yesterday. Ah well. Well, at least we got…wait…we didn’t get squat for Cameron did we? Didn’t offer him arbitration, I’m told. Anyway…he rules. I wish him luck. My team needs you, Cammy.
He’s played in only 17 games which makes me wonder if he was hurt. He can’t be a bench player and getting paid 7.3 mil… or could he? Hitting .355 while on pace to strike out 114 times (in a full season of games) is a quick trick and just can’t last. I give you for example Rod Carew, 1975. Finished the season hitting .359 and struck out only 40. Its not fair to compare Mike to a HOF’er… I’m just pointing out that high averages and high strikeouts are mutually exclusive. Mike’s main strength will be his power threat.
A rumor now has him coming to the Chicago Cubs in a trade involving Corey Patterson and an exchange of relievers… of course the Cubs are involved in almost any rumor that has a team with some bullpen help and a high-priced outfielder.
Yes, I noticed, and it pleased the heck out of me after the shoddy, shoddy way the Mets treated him in the off season. But keep in mind: Mike’s a streak hitter, big time. He’s on the smokey patrol right now, and I wish he’d keep it up for a half season, but history says ti won’t be so. I even allowed myself to dream about him coming back, but the Mets wouldn’t let him go if he’s hitting, since some of their other guys aren’t.
Re: #12, Cameron missed April still recovering from surgery on his wrist after last season. He’s fresh. He’s healthy, which he wasn’t for much of last year. He’s got something to show his FO. He’d probably lluuuuvvvvv to get a ticket out of Queens. But I don’t see the Mets trading him before Break.