{"id":50178,"date":"2020-08-20T03:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mlb-networks-cliff-floyd-talks-all-things-new-york-baseball\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T03:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T00:34:00","slug":"mlb-networks-cliff-floyd-talks-all-things-new-york-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mlb-networks-cliff-floyd-talks-all-things-new-york-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"#MLB Network\u2019s Cliff Floyd talks all things New York baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#MLB Network\u2019s Cliff Floyd talks all things New York baseball<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n MLB Network analyst Cliff Floyd \u2014 who played 17 seasons in the majors, including four with the Mets \u2014 takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. <\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Can a healthy Aaron Judge be a threat to break the home run record in a normal season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: 100 percent \u2026 100 percent. This right now is when you wish you had 162 game<\/a>s. He was going back to inside-outting the baseball and trying to drive it. Now he\u2019s realizing that he\u2019s getting results by pulling the baseball as it sees it off the pitcher\u2019s hands. He\u2019s recognizing the pitch out of the pitcher\u2019s hand, he knows what they\u2019re trying to do. I assume he\u2019s watching film on what pitchers are trying to do in certain situations, and he\u2019s just feeding off of it.<\/p>\n

Q: Do you think we\u2019ll see a .400 hitter this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: All odds against him, but if anybody\u2019s gonna do it, I\u2019m telling you in a short season like this, I think Charlie Blackmon can do it. How he\u2019s swinging the bat right now, and with a little bit of luck involved, yeah he can do it.<\/p>\n

Q: What about DJ LeMahieu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I\u2019m a big fan of LeMahieu. \u2026 I wouldn\u2019t put nothing past him, but I would do Blackmon over LeMahieu by a little bit, but I think LeMahieu\u2019s gonna hit .370, .380.<\/p>\n

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Cliff Floyd played four seasons with the Mets.<\/span>Anthony J. Causi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Q: Tell me why Pete Alonso\u2019s 2019 season was not a fluke.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: The biggest thing you watch for is, are they a one-dimensional player, can they just pull the ball? Pete understands what he has to do. He won\u2019t be just a pure pull homer-happ<\/a>y dude.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe Gerrit Cole.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I think we\u2019ll be talking about him at some point in Cooperstown when it\u2019s all said and done. It could be power if he wants power, it can be finesse when he wants finesse. And that gives hitters headaches.<\/p>\n

Q: Who would you rather hit against, Cole or Jacob deGrom?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Neither. But if I had to pick one, I would say Gerrit, because I think Gerrit\u2019s gonna say, \u201cHere. I think I can overpower you.\u201d Jake is gonna be like, \u201cI got everything in the kitchen sink just in case you think you could hit me.\u201d Gerrit Cole\u2019s gonna challenge you, and not to say Jake is not, \u2019cause Jake will too. But I think Jake is like, \u201cI can make you look bad if I want or I could just throw this 99 mile an hour fastball on the black and you\u2019re gonna sit down anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Q: David Peterson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I love his stuff, I love his demeanor, he\u2019s keeping good hitters off balance. You can see as he gets more confidence, he\u2019ll be a better pitcher. Some people say, \u201cDuh, well that makes sense.\u201d No. Certain pitchers get more opportunities and then they showcase what they\u2019re really about. I think he\u2019s gonna get more opportunities and show he belongs where he\u2019s at right now.<\/p>\n

Q: If you could test your skills against any pitcher in MLB history, who would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Bob Gibson. I sat next to him at an awards presentation in New York City, and he kept asking me before I got my award, \u201cHey, what award are you getting?\u201d And I refused to tell him, \u2019cause I knew, when I told him what award I was getting, he was gonna make fun of me or throw a jab. I wasn\u2019t getting MVP, I wasn\u2019t getting Comeback Player of the Year. I was getting the Good Guy award. So when I finally told, he went, \u201cThe Good Guy award? What the \u2026?\u201d When he was playing, it was like, \u201cLook, you hit a ball, you better run, you hit a ball out of the ballpark, you better run faster.\u201d There wasn\u2019t nothing about good guy that played in Bob Gibson\u2019s eyes. I just felt like his energy and everything he presented on the field, I would have just loved to just go against him and hopefully hit a bomb so I could see the reaction in the next at-bat, I guess.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe your on-field mentality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I tried to be as laid back as possible. I never was a dude that bat-flipped, my swing took me into like a dropped bat if I got you, but I never was that dude that was on the field trying to show up anybody. While I was in Florida, we had three beat writers and 8,000 fans. It was a different mentality. When I played in New York, we had 35,000 in a fan base that would crucify you if you can\u2019t run to first base hard. I knew my lane.<\/p>\n

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Cliff Floyd and David Wright celebrate after the Mets eliminated the Dodgers in the ALDS in the 2006 seasons.<\/span>Neil Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Q: Describe the young Jose Reyes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Fun-loving, loved the game, loved to smile, fast-twitch. I wish some of the little nagging things that bothered him didn\u2019t bother him because you\u2019d be talking about one of the best Mets to play.<\/p>\n

Q: David Wright.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: We had the best laughs going through the airport when I made him carry my bags and the TSA would see what was in my bag, and know that he didn\u2019t use sporting wave grease for his hair (laugh). Just a true, true genuine \u2026 not only amazing dude but amazing ballplayer. He was the best until injuries derailed his career, but what a great dude to be around.<\/p>\n

Q: No surprise to you that he became the captain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: No surprise. He was born to be that guy. You earn being the captain, and everybody knew who\u2019s clubhouse it was.<\/p>\n

Q: What was it like witnessing Carlos Beltran watch strike three against Adam Wainwright in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Well, I was first. I had a shot at the title. But you know what we didn\u2019t know? We knew, but we didn\u2019t have the information we have today. And that\u2019s what makes Tony La Russa, in my opinion, the Hall of Fame manager he is. We thought, \u201cWho the hell is Adam Wainwright?\u201d Well, now we know today. We were searching over there in the dugout to find an out pitch and so on and so forth on the fly. I had a couple of pitches, [Beltran] had a couple of pitches \u2026 we just didn\u2019t get it done.<\/p>\n

Q: What did you think of Beltran losing the Mets\u2019 managerial job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I always knew Los to be a fighter, a grinder \u2026 never thought in a million years I would have my man associated with something as a leader of cheating [with the Astros], or one of the main guys. There\u2019s always that saying. \u201cYou ain\u2019t cheatin\u2019, you ain\u2019t trying,\u201d but there\u2019s a line that\u2019s also crossed, and when you cross that, you have to swallow your pride and take that responsibility, and it stinks. \u2026 I knew he had all of the skill in the world to be able to see when a pitcher was tipping his pitches. I mean, he taught me, I knew. Him and Shawn Green and [Carlos] Delgado, they were great at it. If you\u2019re gonna tip your pitches, we\u2019re gonna blast you, that\u2019s part of the game. You get your dream job and it\u2019s taken away just like that, that sucks,<\/p>\n

Q: Do you think there might be more repercussions for the Astros?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Fans were gonna destroy them everywhere they went. Unfortunate for everybody in the freakin\u2019 world with this corona stuff, the freakin\u2019 Astros got lucky. And then you see the situation that happened in Oakland with their hitting coach [Alex Cintron, suspended 20 games for his role in an Aug. 9 fight between the teams]. Why are you bringing attention to yourself when you need zero on you? That ticks me off. I just thought that was just stupidity.<\/p>\n

Q: If you could pick the brain of any slugger in MLB history, who would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I had the opportunity, and it wasn\u2019t enough, near enough, to talk to Hammerin\u2019 Hank [Aaron]. \u2026 Pedro Martinez used to always give me tips from a pitcher\u2019s standpoint on what guys are trying to do to you on the mound. That\u2019s what I think you would get from Hammerin\u2019 Hank is just a different mindset on what you\u2019re doing when you go from the on-deck circle to the box.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you think of Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez bidding for the Mets?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: In our world today, how we\u2019re driven by celebrity status, I think it\u2019d be pretty sick. \u2026 He made that bed for himself, he sued Major League Baseball \u2014 he had a lot going against him. He married the right girl. I think the one thing our world does and does consistently, if you accept responsibility, they\u2019ll forgive your butt. You hear him now, and people like him, you hear good things about what A-Rod is doing. Good luck to them, hopefully it all works out. You can say A-Rod and J. Lo, but if you don\u2019t have the money, you ain\u2019t getting nothing.<\/p>\n

Q: You think Mets fans would be thumbs-up to a power couple like that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Yeah I do. I really think that where they are today and the situation that\u2019s going on with going back to the [Bernie] Madoff and their association and all that crap, I think they\u2019re just interested in ***** somebody ***** owning them. If you mention those two, I think it just adds to it.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you think of Andres Gimenez?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I love everything about him. He has soft hands. The one thing I always say about youngsters who you see with soft hands and good feet is you can\u2019t teach that, you can\u2019t teach instincts. You either have it or you don\u2019t. I want them to be chill a little bit on the fact that you\u2019re comparing him ***** early ***** to Omar Vizquel.<\/p>\n

Q: Any worry about Gleyber Torres at shortstop?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: No. I\u2019m not worried about him playing anywhere. Certain dudes you don\u2019t worry about \u2019em, they\u2019ll figure it out.<\/p>\n

Q: Gary Sanchez?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: He has that big leg kick and it\u2019s a perfectionist type of swing, and when it\u2019s off, it\u2019s off. I\u2019ve always said if you learn how to hit, you can always go in your back pocket and get that. He knows how to hit. It\u2019s just he thinks he has to go deep. No you don\u2019t. He can square up a ball and drive it to the right-center gap better than left-handed hitters. He should get back to that.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe Robinson Cano.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: The thing that\u2019s always stood out with Robinson Cano to me is he can play till he\u2019s 60, he seems to never put a lot of pressure on his body. His swing is not heavy, he\u2019s smooth around second base, he does things that give him longevity.<\/p>\n

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Cliff Floyd<\/span>Jeff Zelevansky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Q: What is your best Mets moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Two outs, bottom of the 10th, I hit a foul-ball homer \u2026 and [three pitches later] Brendan Donnelly throws me a hanging split and I knocked the crap out of it for a walk-off [two-out, three-run home run, June 11, 2005, against the Angels].<\/p>\n

Q: Describe Bobby Valentine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: (Laugh) Very witty. Beloved by Met fans, but I didn\u2019t see eye-to-eye with Bobby and never played for him \u2014 but actually I did play for him in the All-Star Game, which he didn\u2019t want me there but I end up eventually getting there. We had our run-ins, but at the same time, he\u2019s gonna fight for his boys and I\u2019m gonna fight for my pride.<\/p>\n

Q: Joe Maddon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I played for him one year. I needed to play for him 25. He brings something to the table that every player needs to understand and hear, and he keeps it simple. He goes, \u201cLook, I got one message: run hard, play hard.\u201d And that was it.<\/p>\n

Q: Why does your idol Harold Baines a deserving Hall of Famer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: He was a superstar, he just didn\u2019t say much.<\/p>\n

Q: Describe your 1997 World Series<\/a> championship with the Marlins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: We had one heartbeat. Jimmy Leyland was pushing all the right buttons.<\/p>\n

Q: Which teams are the biggest threats to a Yankees-Dodgers World Series?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Obviously Tampa has a ton of pitching. Minnesota\u2019s really good. Oakland to me, is a team that has the most depth.<\/p>\n

Q: If you played today, what message would you give your teammates re: pandemic protocols?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Look, we got 60 games, and there are 2\u200a\u00b9\/\u2082 months, obviously we\u2019re not gonna be around our family as much as we want to, but I think the biggest thing is, know what we\u2019re fighting for together. Let\u2019s build something, let\u2019s build some camaraderie, where you\u2019re feeling like everybody\u2019s in the foxhole together. We\u2019re going for one thing and that\u2019s the \u201cchip,\u201d and if we\u2019re not fighting for the chip, please speak up so we can get you up out of here. \u2026 Let\u2019s be respectful of one another knowing that maybe some guys may got underlying conditions, maybe they don\u2019t, but at the end of the day, we have to stand up together, we have to fight together and be accountable together. And if you can\u2019t do that, I understand it and I\u2019ll respect you for saying that you can\u2019t do it, and we\u2019ll figure out how to get you up out of here, the right way and in-house.<\/p>\n

Q: What drives you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I have three kids [Bria, 16, Tobias, 15 and Layla, 12] that motivate me to be better each day. They really make me understand my purpose. I don\u2019t hold onto that negativity like I used to, I let everything go by the wayside. I just want to be able to smile one day and say I\u2019ve done my job.<\/p>\n

Q: Did you have the career you imagined?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It\u2019s tough to answer that because I never thought I would play as long as I did. I know I could have been a helluva lot better if my body held up for sure.<\/p>\n

Q: But you\u2019re proud of the career you had?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Yeah. I can speak on adversity. I can speak on a lot of things that\u2019s happened in my career because I dealt with them, I dealt with injuries, so I\u2019m very easy on dudes when I talk about Byron Buxton per se and say, \u201cWell, I need to see more of Byron.\u201d I think that\u2019s what people said about me. If there\u2019s one thing you hear people say about me is, \u201cI wish he didn\u2019t get hurt as much.\u201d I hope we\u2019re not having that same conversation about Byron Buxton later on because that\u2019s a talent I love to watch play.<\/p>\n

Q: Three dinner guests?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Walter Payton, MJ [Michael Jordan], President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Every \u201cFriday\u201d movie.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite actor?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Denzel. [Washington]<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite actress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Halle Berry.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite singer\/entertainer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite meal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Steak, mashed potatoes, I might go green bean or salad, and I like water but I love wine better.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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