http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=936 Hoping for a Miracle since 2005 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:54:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=936&cpage=1#comment-486290 Chris Wilcox Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:31:03 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=936#comment-486290 It's not that the Mets are being cheap, it's that the Mets aren't finding the best way to spend their allotted payroll. I mean, they signed Jason Bay to the third-richest contract of this postseason. They overpaid Alex Cora by approximately $2 million and are overpaying Gary Matthews, Jr. by the same amount. They are making moves, they just aren't making good moves. That's the problem more than anything, and it's been a problem with Omar, he doesn't know how to properly evaluate non-premium talent. It’s not that the Mets are being cheap, it’s that the Mets aren’t finding the best way to spend their allotted payroll. I mean, they signed Jason Bay to the third-richest contract of this postseason. They overpaid Alex Cora by approximately $2 million and are overpaying Gary Matthews, Jr. by the same amount. They are making moves, they just aren’t making good moves. That’s the problem more than anything, and it’s been a problem with Omar, he doesn’t know how to properly evaluate non-premium talent.

]]> http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=936&cpage=1#comment-486287 tjv101 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:49:19 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=936#comment-486287 Let's face it, the Mets are being cheap this offseason. Yes Yes, I know they have the 2nd highest payroll in MLB at around $140 million behind the $200 million Yankees but the difference is the Yankees are the best team in baseball with the highest payroll. The Mets aren't the second best team in baseball with their payroll. Nope, not even the best team in the NL. Hell, not even the best team in their division. How bout a step further and not even a playoff team. One more step, how bout a .500 team at best or good enough for 3rd place in the NL East. I understand you can't just be throwing away money because they've done that already the last few years with Perez and Castillo. Both years Minaya should've been hung for it. I'm not sure what i expected this off-season but signing Jason Bay alone wasn't it. I know the free agent class wasn't great but there was some flyers out there. I wanted Sheets but $10 million is a lot of money guaranteed for a guy that hasn't pitched since 2008. Let's face it Cox the Mets have given up on this season and are looking at next year to show case their wallets and their young talent like Ike Davis and Josh Thole. 2010 season will be better than 2009 for sure because you can't be that injury prone two years in a row but this team may hope to be playing "meaningful games in September" like the 2005 slogan but why do we have to go back in time. Mets fans want the playoffs. We miss that 2006 feeling of Wright and Reyes on the field of Shea Stadium with their 2006 NL Division Champs shirts and hats, dumping champagne, and watching Milledge say great things to the media like "This is my first drink". Good times Good Times...a far cry from what this 2010 season will be for us Mets fans. Let’s face it, the Mets are being cheap this offseason. Yes Yes, I know they have the 2nd highest payroll in MLB at around $140 million behind the $200 million Yankees but the difference is the Yankees are the best team in baseball with the highest payroll. The Mets aren’t the second best team in baseball with their payroll. Nope, not even the best team in the NL. Hell, not even the best team in their division. How bout a step further and not even a playoff team. One more step, how bout a .500 team at best or good enough for 3rd place in the NL East. I understand you can’t just be throwing away money because they’ve done that already the last few years with Perez and Castillo. Both years Minaya should’ve been hung for it. I’m not sure what i expected this off-season but signing Jason Bay alone wasn’t it. I know the free agent class wasn’t great but there was some flyers out there. I wanted Sheets but $10 million is a lot of money guaranteed for a guy that hasn’t pitched since 2008. Let’s face it Cox the Mets have given up on this season and are looking at next year to show case their wallets and their young talent like Ike Davis and Josh Thole. 2010 season will be better than 2009 for sure because you can’t be that injury prone two years in a row but this team may hope to be playing “meaningful games in September” like the 2005 slogan but why do we have to go back in time. Mets fans want the playoffs. We miss that 2006 feeling of Wright and Reyes on the field of Shea Stadium with their 2006 NL Division Champs shirts and hats, dumping champagne, and watching Milledge say great things to the media like “This is my first drink”. Good times Good Times…a far cry from what this 2010 season will be for us Mets fans.

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