This offseason, Omar Minaya has fixed the bullpen. He hasn’t done much else; I would have signed Oliver Perez before Tim Redding. It’s such a shame they’re not even considering Perez. I would give him a multi-year deal over Derek Lowe any day of the week. With the departures of both Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoneweis, Luis Castillo has officially taken the role of Jessica’s Scapegoat (although seeing the posts below, I may have to reconsider).
As I’m sitting here writing this post, I’m listening to “Let It Be,” one of my favorite songs ever. But Jessica, what do the Beatles have to do with the Mets? At lot, actually. This song ended the LAST Last Play at Shea, which I was lucky enough to attend and this song may also begin a new season of questions.
Are we going to get another starter? A lefty reliever? An everyday left fielder? Should Brian Schneider be our starting catcher? How come we don’t trade Castillo and have Daniel Murphy play second? Why do they play the World Baseball Classic in March?
We, as Mets fans, need to be postive. There will be an answer. We’re gonna get another starter because Niese isn’t ready. We’re going to get a lefty reliever, even if he’s picked from the farm. Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy were our most clutch players last season; we don’t need a left fielder. At least Brian Schnieder came through offensively towards the end of the season. We still have Luis Castillo because Jessica needs a scapegoat. I honestly wish they’d play the WBC in November after the World Series, but I can’t change that.
Even if we don’t know it yet, or have it yet, as McCartney and Lennon once said:
“There will be an answer, let it be.”
The Mets are our team; we’ve stuck by them through both good times and bad. For most of us, the Mets are more than just a team we root for because of our hatred of the Yankees. We’ve invested hours in front of the TV, hundreds on Mets tickets and merchandising (and in some cases, thousands). We fans are like an extended family; only another fan can know how you felt on September 28, 2008 or September 30, 2007. Only another fan can understand why we’ve stuck around for so long.
Whether Omar delivers in his next move or not, the only thing we can do is continue to love this team.
“Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.”
Glad to hear you’re a Dunn fan Joe! Given the bargain signings of Burrell and Bradley, I wonder if Dunn can be had for like 2-3 years, $9 million a year?
Plus he can play 1B in 2010 when Delgado presumably leaves. Doesn’t seem like Omar has any interest in Dunn unfortunately.
Awww Joe D you really warm my heart – lolol
I certainly am a bit sad that I come off as Pollyanna in my replies because I certainly do not believe its all wonderful, and I do not have my head in the sand about what has to be done.
I have watched this team loss 100 games in a season, and THAT is why I currently cringe when reading comments with people near the edge.
Knowing and watching how bad this team HAS been in the past makes the comments of today seem silly sometimes.
Comparing a team that has won TWO World Series in last 45 plus years to a team that HASN”T won one in over 100 also proves that we are sounding like spoiled brats Joe D…..
Lets see if I can do this like youse guys.
If we don’t get at least one more bonafide pitcher we’re going to have a big challenge ahead of us this year. We could use one more right hander in the lineup. One more thing, if ANYONE sitting withing hearing range of me on Opening Dsy or April boo’s Luis Castillo (if he’s still here) will bet a pop in the mouth from me!!!
How’s that?
More more thing Joe D – can you please add a spell check or edit function to this site – so I don’t come off as a 4th grader that can’t spell. I know slow down the typing and rereading my posts would help – but what the ……..if the Wilpons weren’t so cheap we’d have a spell check and edit on this site!
bahahahahahahah
It took a while but I finally found it at ESPN.
2008 Catchers ERA or CERA
Schneider – 4.14
Castro – 3.73
Other top catchers…
1. R. Martin – 3.65
2. B. Ausmus – 3.73
Castro was tied for second but he only caught 40 games and minimum was 80 to qualify.
BTW, the difference on RF was negligible 7.99/7.75.
The biggest thing Schneider had on Castro was CS% .333 vs .217.
this site is getting more and more popular i see. I never seen so many comments on a post before. Good job Jessica, as always. I always enjoy reading your blogs. And keep up the good work Joe D, and all the other bloggers.
Lets Go Mets!
And please Omar, forget about Lowe, sign Ollie, please. He has such a higher upside. And in 2 or 3 years from now, when Lowe will be fading fast, and Ollie will be in the prime of his carrer and shining, we will highly regret it if we get Lowe