June 26, 201115 yr “It’s definitely going to be weird to play a home game in front of 30,000 Seattle fans,� said Wes Helms, who along with Hanley Ramirez are the only remaining position players who made the Marlins’ last trip to Seattle in 2008. “The positive is we’re going to have more people there, and we know we’re not going to have any delays. The weather up there is awesome. It’s not going to be 100 degrees with humidity.� http://www.miamihera...l#ixzz1QLhRdKR6 Ok, I know he qualified his statement with "Seattle" and isn't so inflammatory, but he's been on this team long enough to not need to take any shots at the fans for the other people who are too dumb to like the most successful sports franchise in South Florida. And if he hasn't been here long enough, he certainly sucks enough. The only thing I can recall him ever doing that stands out was when he and Joe Borchard hit back-to-back pinch hit HRs at Baltimore in an unbelievable win in 2006, Helms "career year" by far based on his averages and percentages; 965 OPS! And unless I am misremembering, that was also the same game in which Miggy hit his intentional ball RBI double, which was the probably the coolest thing ever in baseball. So Wes has a special place in my heart for that game alone. But I'm pretty tired of hearing from this guy, in general. It's wonderful to be around greatness like Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones, but his biggest claim is that he was able to sit on the bench for a good team. He is not Luis Gonzalez in 2008. He really needs to start telling the media "no comment" and hope that his .258 OBP doesn't make McKeon so depressed that he resigns also. 0 for 3 tonight, Wes. Keep it going!
June 26, 201115 yr Eh, don't take it personally. Seattle has a pretty good fan base for all it's teams it's a decent size market. Also, maybe thats why the Marlins have always played so well on the road, because they like playing in front of people. The fan thing is the most over talked subject in Marlins history next to the firesales. I hope 2012 ends all that, but if it doesn't I wont care because at least I will get to enjoy the "new and improved" food at the new Marlins ballpark. I think we all agree it's time for Helms to retire.
June 26, 201115 yr Well from what I have seen, the crowds in Seattle haven't exactly been huge. About 15,000 each night. I agree with you guys, Wes Helms needs to shut up.
June 26, 201115 yr I don't like any shots from Marlins players (or former players) about attendance. They don't need fans in the stands to remind them they're professional athletes. They have a salary for that. Cody Ross said something along to those lines about Florida when he went to San Francisco, and for that reason I'll never have respect for him again. Anyway, Wes Helms' words don't really carry any weight. Know why? Because he sucks. I wish I could ask him personally if he thinks any of the people in the stands came specifically to watch him play. My guess is no.
June 26, 201115 yr Author 0 for 3 tonight, Wes. Keep it going! and an error. 0 for 4 with an error. Now that's leadership.
June 26, 201115 yr Helms, 84 AB through 6/25: .202/.256/.250/.506 11 NL starting pitchers (of 80) with an average of 29 AB hit for a higher BA, a couple over 100 points higher and all have a higher OPS, 7 of them over 100 points higher: Chad Billingsley, 28 AB .286/.355/.500/.855 J.A. Happ, 23 AB .304/.360/.478/.838 Carlos Zambrano, 32 AB .313/.353/.469/.822 Zack Greinke, 21 AB .222/.263/.389/.652 Daniel Hudson, 32 AB .281/.303/.344/.647 Clayton Kershaw, 34 AB .294/.333/.294/.627 Jonathan Sanchez, 27 AB .222/.250/.370/.620 Mike Leake, 28 AB .250/.250/.321/.571 Cole Hamels, 33 AB .242/.265/.303/.568 Randy Wolf, 28 AB .214/.214/.321/.536 Cliff Lee, 37 AB .216/.237/.270/.507 Relatively small (but not tiny, it's a week shy of half a season) sample sizes notwithstanding, how much more badly embarrassed do you have to be before you hang up whatever your "professional" thing is? He sucks at the plate (SO>30%) with 11 pitchers surpassing his hitting thusfar, he sucks in the field (
June 26, 201115 yr i would give it a pass if he was batting .320, but he is a scrub that no longer deserves to be in the majors, GTFO Wes
June 28, 201115 yr Jeff Conine at like 50 years old would probably be a more productive pinch hitter than this scrub Helms.
June 28, 201115 yr yeah, Helms being on the team still angers me more than being 10 games under .500 http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOC-hDULX1c
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