Ed, big fan and really enjoy your work, but I couldn’t disagree with you more.

Met fans campaigned like crazy, begged and screamed for management to keep Reyes, and his move yesterday had absolutely nothing to do with him “delivering a batting title to the Mets”. Those fans who paid good money in the stands deserve better, It was all about him.

Furthermore, he came out of the game then because he knows he’s not coming back.

This is Wade Boggs and the mystery hamstring all over again.

If the Mets do resign him for $100M+ (which I seriously doubt will happen), how does a teammate look him in the eye and take him seriously when he asks out of a game in favor of an individual statistic? Especially when he made $11M this year?

I don’t know how people are comparing Reyes to Ryan Braun when Braun won’t be making tee times today and actually finishes his starts.

It would have shown self confidence, a team player side, and respect for the game if Reyes would have played the entire game. Based on his past behavior Jose does not possess these qualities. But in all candor, there are many players in that category – he is not alone… I dont think David Wright would have behaved this way…

Ed Coleman is a Mets apologist and sychophant. Always has been and always will be. Anyone following the Mets who isn’t such knows that Reyes has always been a selfish me first player. To compare Reyes’ act of cowardice to the actions of an entire team getting ready for the playoffs is ludicrous. But, this is vintage Ed “nothing is ever wrong in Metsland’ Coleman.

Jose Reyes screwed the fans with his bush league move. What Terry Collins should have done with this situation is that if his intent was to bench him for the last game and notify the press of his intentions. This man is an injury prone player and I’m sure Ruben Tejada would fill Jose’s position should Jose take the
money and run, injured hamstrings and such. He can take his dancing routines
from the dugout to “Dancing With The Stars” if he so chooses. That’s why Ted Williams is repected for what he did 70 years ago, playing a doubleheader and
going 6/8 to finish at .406. And take some lessons from Jeter and Mariano. Class acts celebrate only when they get rings. Do you have any, Jose?

In 50 years he’s the first Mets player to win a batting title and I’m supposed to be all bent out of shape? C’mon…let’s talk about next season which BETTER include Reyes at short!

Why do I constantly see Jeter’s name being brought up? Is he the Jesus of baseball or something? Give it a rest people.

Jose went back to back 3 hit games with 2 HRs in one night. Don’t you think he deserved it? The guy plays 110% every day. Maybe the rest of the team should take note and learn something about that. Right Jason?

There has been a concerted smear campaign against Jose Reyes, one of the games greatest players, a gifted and superior athlete whom Ron Darling described yesterday as the most athletically gifted shortstop to ever play baseball. Darling’s credentials are indisputable, and MLB should step in and regulate the disparagement of a magnificent player and true champion. I am disgusted with those on this blog who continue to discredit and denigrate this great champion and call on MLB and the commissioner’s office to inquire into this issue both as it expressed on this blog and in other media portals and outlets that have bearing on the national discourse and opinion.

Reyes missed his usual 40 games 1/4 of the season . Braun played in over 150 games. He backed into this and he knows it. Wimpy move. He should have gone out and won it. I love Ed Coleman- but his comparison to Mariano is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Mariano is 41 yrs old and has a playoff game in 2 days. That is when you deserve a rest- in a meaningless game. there is absolutely no reason other than Reyes being afraid to fail- to come out of the game. you can guarantee jeter would never do that.

You think Jeter would have done the same thing? Classless act by a classless player on a classless team.

I wonder if Mr. Francesa will kill the Yanks for not going to Rivera last night like he killed Reyes all day yesterday. He’ll make some lame excuse that the Yanks have the right to rest him if they feel like it. Ed hit the nail on the head. Jose had eight hits in his last three games prior to yesterday to take the lead in the batting race. He was well within his rights to leave the game at any time he wanted. The only mistake they made was not letting him take the field in the 2nd and pulling him during the inning so he could get the ovation he deserved.

Agreed! Well said Ed. Good for Jose. A positive note to a rather dismal season. It’s also not going to hurt Jose in his contract negotiations either.

I also believe Coleman is too close to the players and the organization. I wonder if the situation were reversed–If Reyes were trying to catch Brawn–Would Coleman have been as understanding if Brawn sat down after 1 AB.

In hindsight, if Reyes played the whole game and went 0 for 4, he would have still won the batting title because Braun also went o for 4. Although I would have liked to see him play the whole gave, it’s no big deal that he didn’t. Good for you Reyes and thanks for bringing to the Mets their first batting champion ever! You deserved it!

Mr. Coleman is too close to the Mets organization to provide an unbiased comment, as would John Sterling if we asked him to comment on a Yankee news item. Ask Bob Gibson, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Daryl Strawberry, Don Mattingly, etc. for their opinions on Reyes’ action. I guarantee it will be negative. Ask Joe B. from 10-2. I guarantee it will be negative. It is not an old vs. new school argument. It is indicative of today’s “ME” society. Ask the diehard fans who attended the game yesterday for their opinions, which would also be negative. Why didn’t Reyes and the Mets have a Tuesday press conference telling those die hard fans that Reyes would only be playing for the first 20 minutes of the game, so those people would not be so disappointed? It’s really sad. Show the game tape to your children and grandchildren and tell them to do the opposite.

Well said Mr. Coleman. Reyes is not the selfish player that some fans want to make him out to be. I’m very happy and proud as a Dominican Met fan that Reyes was the first Met to win a batting title…something that I’m sure may bother some fans. Here is a player that never complains except when he is not playing nor does he make excuses when he does not do well. These are the same fans that make excuses for Wright’s failures by blaming it on the ballpark…I hope we can resign the best homegrown everyday player we’ve had since Strawberry…it would an embarrassment for this franchise if we don’t.

Reyes and Wright, considered to be the “heart and soul” as well as the “poster-boys” for the Mets, have demonstrated to be proven “losers”! The Mets will never win another championship with the two of them as their “marquis” players! To win in Sports, great leadership is required, and the two of them fall way short in that department.

Ed I agree with you. But I also think that people have missed something subtle. Might not be the reason, but I wish someone would mention this.
I was shocked and disappointed when I heard that Jose Reyes got one hit and then took himself out of the games. Made no sense? It was just like everyone else was saying: get a hit, preserve the lead then win the title. Pretty selfish motive!
I could only think of one other scenario that might explain this. Take a dynamic but injury prone player. He’s having a career year playing full out. After his second stint on the DL, management thinks of a new strategy. The injuries seem to come when he plays too much and too hard, especially on day games after night games. The new strategy becomes to rest him on day games after night games. When he came back in September, that’s what they did. In the 6-5 loss against Cincy, Jose had a baserunning error that cost the Mets game. He was trying not to go full out and get injured. On that same day, Ryan Braun was being rested for the playoffs and had one at bat as a pinch hitter by the way.
Now it’s the last game of the season with the only the batting title as any kind of achievement. It’s a day game after a night game. What do you do? Stick to the plan of resting Jose? This might be his last game as a Met. Why not have one at bat, got all out and then say goodbye? I haven’t heard anyone give this explanation. Why? I don’t know. But if you heard this coming from Terry or Jose it might be read as, oh Jose doesn’t want to get injured. He’s too selfish and fragile. Given the history injury and just how much he has meant to this team over the years, it’s not a notion you can discard so easily.
When are individual achievements something more than just selfish pursuit? Surely any Met fan would trade a World Series ring or playing in the playoffs for batting title? But that’s not the choice here. The pursuit of the batting title was a personal achievement. It was a glimmer of light in a dark season, and something for the whole organization to be proud of. No Met pitcher has ever pitched a no hitter. It’s not like 1940 chant for the NY Rangers but it is a topic of conversation and consternation. But if a Met pitcher would pitch a no hitter, that conversation would change.
So thank you Jose for giving us a Batting Title. Thank you for all that you’ve given us as a player and I hope to see you next year in a Met uniform.

I just want to talk about Terry Collins breaking down. This hasn’t been given enough airtime I think. With the wild card races and then the batting title, this is at least number 4 in the news cycle. I don’t know Terry personally, but anyone who breaks down crying like he did and with what we’ve seen over the season, you can say that the man cares about his team. He cares about winning and he cares about the fans. Thanks Terry for a great season. It wasn’t what we as fans wanted, but we saw a team play hard every day, every inning, and just about every play.

Usually on board with you, Eddie, but this was all a ploy for negotiations. He and his agent will hang his batting title over the Mets heads. Reyes, as he has his whole career, was about Reyes and this is no different. Good luck to the team that gives him 100M, it won’t be the Mets.

Why are the fans being blamed? Why dont you blame your fellow brothers in the media, they’re the ones who turned this molehill into a mountain.

sportswriters should stop backing up these selfish players-tell the truth for a change-Mariano should have pitched Reyes should have played whole game-we all all know it -speak the truth and stop the rationalizations.

he’s gone anyway so who cares???

jose reyes is exactly whats wrong with sports today!ted williams is rolling over in his grave listening to all the alleged sports writers trying to back up what he did so that way he continues to grant interviews even when he plays for a new team next year!

Mr. Colman, you compare Reyes sitting down to a TEAM clinching a playoff birth. THAT IS THE ISSUE. THis was a selfish move by a pampered player. He got a hit and quit. What message does that send to the fans? What message does that send to your team or organization? It says here in the Mets organization it is OK to put your self before the team. And as long as the Met organization tolerates that belief, they will NEVER be champions again.

Congratulations, Jose. Good for you. You played your heart out every game. No one deserves it more than you. Hoping your will always be a Met.

Thank you Mr. Coleman. Well said. I completely support Reyes, his outstanding play in the field, and each of his tactical decisions in the last 3 games of the season. he won the title simply because he out performed Braun.