"New Forum Same shytty Team" The 1st ever Coli NY Mets rant thread
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Paying down the hundreds of millions of debt they still have.
Here are the reasons to like the Mets in 2014 and beyond: Harvey, Wheeler, Niese, maybe dikkey, Tejada, more payroll flexibility. - - Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN)
I guarantee you can do this with every team in baseball, and we'd be middle of the pack. That's a "nice" core, even with Wright. Wheeler and Harvey would have to be ace level for it to be anything more than "nice."
Doesnt help that the best team in the league just do happens to be in our division. The Braves aren't gonna fade too much, the Reds are here for good, Pirates are on the comeup, Cardinals are always there, Dodgers are the new Yankees, Giants are young and talented, DBacks have pitching on the way, etc. The other teams aren't getting worse where i can look at guys like Niese, dikkey, Ike, Murph and Tejada, a few prospects and hopefully David Wright (who i like a lot) and think "we're nasty!"
The FA markets blow dikk in the positions we need help in. You wanna overpay Michael Bourn in his 30s? Victorino? BJ Upton? there are maybe 2 or 3 good options after 2013, and it's not like we can afford to trade our "prospects" for an outfield.
oh yeah... and we have an awful, awful bullpen that still needs to be addressed.
I have no faith in our front office to make a big splash, either. Don't get me wrong, they're smart guys, but im gonna hate when Josh Hamilton (just a random player) is rumored for a week, but Sandy signs someone like Cody Ross and then we hear how Ross is 75% the player Hamilton is at a fraction of the cost b/c some stat Depo pulled out his a$$hole says so. And when Ross has a .755 ops in June, and Hamilton has a .980, someone will always argue, "mehh, he's only 3 points higher in WAR b/c is defense and blibbity, blibbity blah blah blah blah."
im all for statistical analysis, but fukk bargain hunting. We need a big time player on this team, and im not talking about Ike Davis.
DirtyD
Last Time That I Checc'd......
All the Wilpons Debt (In One Article) - Rising Apple - A New York Mets Blog Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
How the fukk is Selig still allowing them to own the team.
captaincharisma
***** PLATINUM *****
olney is a yankees fan right? dont trust him or anything fatcessa says
Carolina Slim
Superstar
All the Wilpons Debt (In One Article) - Rising Apple - A New York Mets Blog Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
I say we pool our money and hire a hit man to take out the Wilpons and Saul Katz. Then we kidnap Bud Selig and hold him hostage until he agrees to let Mark Cuban buy the Mets... Then we
LandryFieldsDad
All Star
Do we agree we like our infield as is?
Ike Murphy tejada dwright?
Ike Murphy tejada dwright?
our infield is fine, our outfield is so bad it's almost beyond repair. I don't want that lummux Duda having a big role on this team, i dont care if he gets hot for a month at a time. Bay will still be here. Kirk is spelled with 2 k's for a reason. No one named "Den Dekker" will ever be a good major leaguer. We have no prospects close... Cory Vaughn? Nimmo is in Brooklyn. There are also basically no good FA outfielders worth paying for unless you want to be the jokers who give out big money to Michael Bourn, or God forbid Melky Cabrera.
I'd give BJ Upton $7m and see if putting him with his old friend Wright makes him stop sucking so bad, but some stupid team will probaby give him a crazy 3 year $36m contract.
I'd give BJ Upton $7m and see if putting him with his old friend Wright makes him stop sucking so bad, but some stupid team will probaby give him a crazy 3 year $36m contract.
LandryFieldsDad
All Star
I feel like if you're gonna get anything out of bj.Upton Wright and Collins would be the guys to put around him...worth a shot given the other options or lack thereof
But yeah essentially..need a whole new outfield and bullpen
DirtyD
Last Time That I Checc'd......
Also need a new catcher.
Carolina Slim
Superstar
I thought I heard Valdespin is a natural infielder, and the thought was that his natural position is 2B. Real rap, Murph is best suited to the American League, in spite of the fact that I like having a consistent bat in the lineup.
Captain Crunch
Veteran
What's wrong w/ Melk?
Sure he won't hit .350 next year, but he's a lock for .340 OBP w/ .460 SLG and he'll be 29 next year. Yes, he's mediocre in the field, but he'll be here for 3-5 years(that's 4 prime years) while we can make a run at Justin Upton at the 2013 trade deadline or next off-season.