Comments on: Mets Are The Worst Team Money Could Buy

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:30:27 +0000

62, You can bicker about how much $ are available and what the price will be, but that’s Omar’s job. Let him find the deal that works since that’s what he gets paid to do. Other teams have made deals. Omar needs to earn his keep and he’s just not doing that. As far as DeRosa goes, he got hurt just after LaRussa picked him up. But that can happen on any deal. Supposed to be day to day and back shortly anyway (our injureds are longer), so even that one would likely have worked out.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:30:15 +0000

Look at the law of statistics too, how many teams have huge stars that came through their farm system, not that many. They are NOT a dime a dozen but more like catching lightning in a bottle.

While today, in way things are this minutes you may not see it, but we do have Wright, Reyes, Pelfry, not too shabby…….

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:54:51 +0000

MASK, I REFER U TO MY REPLY TO BARRY I’M PASTING HERE SAVING U TIME IN HUNTING:
THE UNSPOKEN REASON FOR NOT DOING A “LITTLE’ COSMETIC DEAL IS THAT OMAR CAN’T LET PAYROLL EXCEED $162M (THE ‘09 LUXURY TAX LINE). BEEING AT $149,373,987 RIGHT NOW HE HAS ONLY 12,626,013 TO ALLOCATE. USING ONLY A SMIDGEON OF THAT ON LIPGLOSS FOR THIS CURRENT ‘PIG’ LINEUP WOULD ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY OF A HOLIDAY OR HALLADAY SINCE @ 13M FOR FULL SEASON, EITHER WERE PLANNED TO TUCK IN NICELY CONSIDERING THE FULL SEASON WOULD BE PRORATED & TRADED PLAYERS SUBTRACTED THE FIT WOULD BE SNUG; BUT WOULD’VE WORKED HAD WE NEEDED IT SANS INJURIES. THUS, IN CASE OF TIMELY PLAYER RETURNS, OMAR WOULD BE FOOLISH YO CHOOSE A HUFF OR DUNN OVER A HOLIDAY OR HALLADAY JUST FOR A SMALL SHORT TERM BENEFIT

ALSO MASK, DON’T EVER BELIEVE WHAT HAIRSTON WENT FOR FROM As IS PRICEW DEMANDED OF NYM. U SEEM TO IGNORE THERE’S NOTHING STOPPING THESE TEAMS FROM DEMANDING A ‘CORE’ FOR A ‘FIXERUPPER’ OR OUR 2 OR 3 BEST PROSPECTS? BTW WHAT’S DiROSA’S CNTRIBUTION RIGHT NOW? WASN’T HE, YOUR LATEST “GUY”?

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:47:50 +0000

BARRY, THE UNSPOKEN REASON FOR NOT DOING A “LITTLE’ COSMETIC DEAL IS THAT OMAR CAN’T LET PAYROLL EXCEED $162M (THE ’09 LUXURY TAX LINE). BEEING AT $149,373,987 RIGHT NOW HE HAS ONLY 12,626,013 TO ALLOCATE. USING ONLY A SMIDGEON OF THAT ON LIPGLOSS FOR THIS CURRENT ‘PIG’ LINEUP WOULD ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY OF A HOLIDAY OR HALLADAY SINCE @ 13M FOR FULL SEASON, EITHER WERE PLANNED TO TUCK IN NICELY CONSIDERING THE FULL SEASON WOULD BE PRORATED & TRADED PLAYERS SUBTRACTED THE FIT WOULD BE SNUG; BUT WOULD’VE WORKED HAD WE NEEDED IT SANS INJURIES. THUS, IN CASE OF TIMELY PLAYER RETURNS, OMAR WOULD BE FOOLISH YO CHOOSE A HUFF OR DUNN OVER A HOLIDAY OR HALLADAY JUST FOR A SMALL SHORT TERM BENEFIT.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:39:29 +0000

SARGE, MUCH OF WHAT U SAY IS VALID; BUT I’D NEED TO POINT OUT THAT REPLACEMENT PLAYERS USUALLY LET U DOWN UNLESS HOLLYWOOD IS INVOLVED. METS ARE UNFORTUNATLY LEFT WITH A ROSTER NOT SEEN SINCE THE LAST STRIKE PUT A BUNCH OF SCABS ON MLB FIELDS. MY BEST EXAMPLE WOULD BE CORA, A NICE ACQUISITION TO SPELL CASTILLO’S KNEES(HIS JOB DESCRIPTION); BUT HE ISN’T NOW OR EVER WAS A TOPFLIGHT SS MEANT AS A REG STARTER. MURPHY? A MISTAKE FROM THE GETGO, LIKELY OFFERING TO FANS CLAMORING FOR HOMEGROWN YOUTH ON ROSTER.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:37 +0000

MASK? CLUELESS? WHAT WAS JERRY TO DO & WHEN? ST? 15 MIAs @ WBC. PLAYERS ARE ALL TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH, TRY COUNTING # OF 1 HANDED CATCHES ANY OPPONENT MAKES IN ANY GAME. THIS 2 HANDED RULE IS REDICULOUS GUIDELINE NOONE FOLLOWS @ MLB LEVEL. CHECK IT OUT 2 HAND CATCHES ARE LIKE DODO BIRDS, EXTINCT. GO BACK TO LL U MUST LIKE IT IN TE MOB, LOTS OF COMPANY IN THE ASYLUM. NO?

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:29:34 +0000

AND THAT TOP-NOTCH QUALITY REPLACEMENT FOR A-FREUD WAS? NOW PLAY 3 OF THEM IN YOUR LINEUP @ SAME TIME FOR 2 MOS. BTW NYY RECORD Vs BOSOX 0-8; BATTERED NYM 2-1. LMAO

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:27:00 +0000

KAY, SPOT ON; BUT U DIDN’T POINT OUT NYM IN FIRST BY 2G WHEN REYES & DELGADO DROPPED OUT MID MAY.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:08 +0000

AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES SUCH AS BURNETT,RENTERIA,LINDSTRUM,BELL,KAZMIR,ETC. THAT’ JUST OFF THE TOP OF MT BRAIN DAMAGED(POST-SURGICAL STROKE) HEAD! THUS THE REASON FOR CAPSLOCK W/ONLY 1 USEFUL PAW TO TYPE WITH…

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:13:10 +0000

WITH TEAMS HAVING FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS, OBVIOUSLY. JOE U SHOULD KNOW BETTER, I EXPECT MORE THINKING FROM U?

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:09:52 +0000

CAPSLOCK—ETC.
STEVEN? ARE U 12? WHO IS GOING TO ATTEND THE GAMES WITH NO CHANCE TO CONTEND? DO YOU THINK YOUR Wii EXPERIENCE & YOUR FANTASY GM PROWESS IS WHAT IT TAKES? WHY NOT VOTE TO BE CONTRACTED, NEXT OR GO LIVE IN THE BRONX. U BLAME SCOUTING FOR LACK OF PROSPECTS? YOU KNOW ABSOLUTLY NOTHING! U ARE AN UNMITIGATED IDIOT! IS THERE NO SUCH TYHING AS CHANGE IN YOUR UNIVERSE, OR IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE ALWAYS WHAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IS THE PRESENT JUST A PRELUDE TO THE FUTURE? TURN IN YOUR FAN CEREDENTIALS AT THE NEAREST FIRE HYDRANT. #1 ALL THOSE TEAMS YOU CITE FOR BUILDING THROUGH A FARM SYSTEM NEVER SIGNED A TYPA A FREE AGENT OR HAD TO DEAL WITH DUNDERHEADS LIKE YOU WHO REFUSE TO TOLERATE FAILURE. WELL, WHAT DOES YOUR SOLUTION BRING? SUCCESS? I DOUBT IT. IF YOU COMPREHEND ANYTHING YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT TEAMS WHO SIGN TOP FREE AGENTS RELINQUISH THEIR TOP DRAFT PICKS, THE MOST PROLIFIC FREE AGENT SIGNING TEAMS ARE BOSTON & NYY. THEY SOLVE THE DRAFT PICK PROBLEM BY CHOOSING TO IGNORE COMMISSIONER’S GUIDELINES FOR DRAFT SLOT BONUSING. THEY LURK IN THE SECONDARY ROUNDS JUMPING ON PLAYERS WHOSE TALENTS WOULD MAKE THEM EARLY FIRST-RONDERS; BUT THEY WERE BYPASSED BY LOWBUDGET ALSO RAN TEAMS LIKE NATS,ROYALS,ETC DUE TO OUTRAGEOUS AGENT DEMANDS FOR THEIR SIGNINGS SUCH AS IMMEDIATE PLACEMENT ON 40 MAN & MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BONUSES. BOTH BOSOX & NYY CHOOSE THESE PLAYERS WITH THEIR FIRST PICKS(2nd ROUND) AND GLADLY FORK OVER THE OUTRAGEOUS TARRIFF IN VIOLATION OF SELIG’S GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS. OMAR’S NOT ALLOWED BY OWNERSHIP TO JOIN THEM IN THIS VULTURING THUS HUGHES & CHAMBERLAIN ARE DONNING BLACK PINS NOT BLUE ONES. THAT’S NOT A SCOUTING ISSUE; BUT AN OWNERSHIP ONE & BTW OMAR DOES N O T HAVE COMPLETE AUTONOMY TO DO THINGS LIKE PAY OVER GUIDELINES FOR DRAFTEES OR RAISE PAYROLL OVER LUXURY TAX LINES. TRY RANTING ON THE REAL CULPRITS, CONSIDERING THESE FACTS, YOUR SOLUTION WILL ONLY PROVIDE YOU WITH NATS QUALITY BALL ON FLUSHING’S PUBLIC PARK FIELDS(SINCE CITI WILL BE IN FORECLOSURE DUE TO NO ATTENDANCE BY U & YOUR ILK). DID U PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE TEAM’S RECORD PRE-OMAR? DO U UNDERSTAND THE SCOUTING HAS BEEN GOOD BECAUSE THE MOST TALENT IS IN A-BALL, WHERE THEY BELONG & UPPER LEVELS ARE BARREN DUE TO PHILLIPS’ INEPTNESS, MOST TEAMS REPLENISH THEIR FARMS BY TRADING UNDERPRODUCTIVE OVERPRICED VETS FOR PKGS OF QUALITY PROSPECTS. BECAUSE OWNERSHIP REFUSED TO INCLUDE ANY SALARY RELIEF IN DEALS DUQUETTE’S ORDERED HOUSECLEANING DEALT THOSE TYPE VETS(ALOU,BENITEZ,BURNITZ,VENTURA,ZEILLE AND THE ONLY HALFWAY DECENT PROSPECT REC’D WAS ROYSE RING (FR CHISOX FOR ALOMAR). YOU CAN DEAL AWAY ALL THE BEST TALENT IT’S TAKEN 5 YEARS TO ACCUMULATE, FIRE PROBABLY THE BEST GM IN FRANCHISE HISTORY SINCE FRANK CASHEN AND IT WON’T CHANGE THE PROBLEM, MY OPINION, JEFF WILPON NOT FRED. LOSERS LIKE U CALL FRDE COUPONS OR CHEAP; BUT HOW DOES THAT JIVE WITH ONE OF IF NOT THE HIFGHEST PAYROLL IN NL. BOTH UNDER OMAR & PHILLIPS, JUST OMAR’S SPENT IT WISER ON PRIME AGE, NOT OVER AGE TALENT BELTRAN+WAGNER > ZEILLE+VENTURA+BENITEZ! WHY JEFF? ISN’T IT JEFF WHO HAD THE INNER CIRCLE OF LEITER,FRANCO,GLAVINE AS WELL AS HIRING A SEPERATE PERSONAL PITCHING G.M(GURU), IN PETERSON REPORTING NOT TO FIELD MGR OR GM; BUT DIRECTLY TO JEFF GIVING PETERSON ABSOLUTE POWER OVER ALL FRANCHISE PITCHING, INCL PERSONNEL( TRADES OF KAZMIR,LINDSSTRUM,OWENS,BANNISTER,BELL) ALL DEALT PITCHERS WHO BALKED AT BEING PETERSONED & WHO HELD THE PITCHING POWER? NOT OMAR OR DUQUETTE.
BERNAZARD’S A JEFF MAN ALSO. THE GUY IN THE WOODPILE, THE SPY IN THE OINTMENT. BTW, BERNAZARD’S ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFLATING OUR PROSPECT’S VALUE BY PLACING THEM IN LEVELS BEYOND THEIR ABILITIES TO “STRETCH” THEM, MEANING THEY’LL STRUGGLE, A SITUATION NOT TOTALLY OBSCENE IF THE PROSPECT STAYS IN YR SYSTEM SINCE THEY’LL BE BATTLE TESTED BY FRUSTRATION. IMMEDIATE RESULT: DOWN PRODUCTION, LESSER TRADE VALUE. LONG TERM RESULT: RESILIENCY & SELF CONFIDENCE(VERY GOOD FOR ULTIMATE MLB TEAM)
STEVEN IT’S TIME U OPENNED YOUR EYES & REALIZED THE OBVIOUS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CORRECT ANSWER. GROW A PAIR & GROW UP! METS’ FARM SYSTEM HASN’T BEEN REALLY PRODUCTIVE SINCE THE 70s WHEN WE FINALLY PLOWED THROUGH ALL THE TOP TALENTS WE DRAFTED IN THE 60s BY STINKING FOR SO LONG. OMAR INHERITED A THIRD/FOURTH PLACE STINKO TEAM WHOSE ONLY REAL PROSPECTS WERE EITHER ALREADY PROMOTED(WRIGHT,REYES OR OVERHYPED HEILMAN) OR DEALT(KAZMIR OR OVERHYPED ESCOBAR). HE WAS LEFT WITH ONLY OVERHYPED MILLEDGE WHILE HE WENT INTO INT’L MARKET TO ACQUIRE GOMEZ & F-MART. BTW EVEN SO RESTRICTED PELFREY WAS OMAR’S.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:36:01 +0000

This team might go down as one of the worst teams of all time and that is saying something considering what the 1962 Mets accomplished, but at least they were in their expansion year. The Mets never address all their problems at once. The bullpen was not the blame for the collapse the last two years, it was the lack of ability to go deep into games to give the pen a rest. They get Johan in 2008 and act like they’re good. One starting pitcher and a worn out bullpen is not going to get a wild card spot let alone a world championship. The scouting for this team is horrible. Atlanta, Minnesota just to mention two have brought up talent through their farm systems and continue to either win or build for the future. The Mets prize prospect that they will refuse to part with is Fernando Martinez? Give me a break. And Pelfrey was the best pitching prospect? We’re in trouble. The Phillies are the model franchise. The best players Howard, Utley, Hamels and Rollins were all through the farm system and you add a Werth, Lidge, Victorino, Moyer and Feliz and what do you get? A world championship that’s what. The Mets win the division once every 20 years or so mean while the Braves won like 11 eastern division titles in a row, the Marlins won two world championships the last 12 years and the Phils won the last two division titles in a row with a world championship. Just waiting for the Nats to win one before the Mets win another. The Mets brass along with Minaya and the retreads use the DL as an excuse why they’re so horrible but the last time I checked they were not winning with Delgado, Reyes, Beltran, so get over it. These guys don’t have what it takes to win the big one especially in New York. Oh yeah, Omar, signing the worst pitcher in baseball namely Oliver Perez to a raise of 36 mill over 3 years and over the hill Luis Castillo to a four year deal are two of the worst deals in Mets off season history. The worst trade ever was listening to that idiot Rick Peterson who thought it would be best to trade the best arm in the organization Scott Kazmir for that never was Victor Zambrano. I threw up when that deal went down. I was hoping it was a typo and they meant Carlos. Anyway time to break up this band of misfits and pump some fresh blood into this organization and get players that have some heart. So I want to bid farewell to the following New York Mess, I mean Mets, bye bye Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, Ryan Church, Oliver Perez, Tim Redding. And trade Santana to a contender and don’t waste his prime years because if he knew this was the team he was going to be playing with he would have never signed a multi year with this organization. LETS GO MESS!

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:50:56 +0000

Joe, I agree completely with your statement: “A prospect is just a suspect until proven otherwise.” That is why I just cannot understand the position of Mets fans who do not want to trade prospects for known quality Major Leaguers. There are trades being made. We should have completed one by now. Jerry may have his gut feelings, but I have mine. And that is that some of these injuries are going to drag out longer than imagined. We need to fill some of these holes right away and Omar needs to stop playing ostrich. Then what do you do with the new player when the injured one returns? As Steve Summers said yesterday on the FAN: “You work them into the team, that’s what you do with them.” That’s why we need to trade for multi-talented players who can play more than 1 position.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:29:52 +0000

If our homegrown talent is not on an equal par as some of the better teams, than why does Tony Bernazard still have a job, or Omar for that matter?

Where is our Billingsley, Lincecum, Jackson, Grienke, etc.?

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:23:03 +0000

CAPSLOCK, ETC.
JOE, BIGGEST FALICY TO YOU LOGIC IS THOSE LOWER PAYROLED TEAMS U EXAMPLE ARE CHOCK FULL OF HOMEGROWN TALENT PRE 5-6 YR EXPERIENCE. NOT FIELDING PLAYERS WO’S TALENT CEILING EQUALS REPLACEMENT/BENCH/MILB TALENT LEVEL.

THE TRUE CAUSE FOR THE MALAISE IS THE PISS POOR TALENT POOL THAT WAS ONLY TOP RATE IN THE 70s RESULTING FROM SO MANY TOP DRAFT PICKS EARNED THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN MEDIOCTRITY THROUGHOUT THE 60s. THIS FRANCHISE HAS ONLY BEEN RUN BY A BASEBALL/MET FAN UNDER NELSON DOUBLEDAY. JOAN PAYSON WAS OUT OF HER ELEMENT RE. BUSINESS REQUIREMENT OF FRANCHISE MAINTENANCE, HIRING M.DONALD GRANT. FRANK CASHEN, FOR ALL HIS BASEBALL ACUMEN, KNEW NOTHING OF MET FAN LOYALTY ACCOUNTING FOR “LOSS OF SEAVER2″ AS FREE AGENT COMPENSATION TO CHISOX CHOOSING TO PROTECT SOME UNKNOWN, NEVER HEARD OF POTENTIAL PROSPECT TO THE OLDER SP HE GAMBLED WOULD NEVER BE CHOSEN. FANS WITH A “WIN AT ALL COST” THOUGHT PROCESS HAVE CERTAINLY CHOSEN THE WRONG FRANCHISE IN “THE METS”. STEVE PHILLIPS & DAN DUQUETTE LEFT A BARREN TALENT POOL ONCE REYES & WRIGHT WERE PROMOTED & KAZMIR DEALT. THE DICOTOMY OF GOALS SET BY MET FANS IN WANTING A COMPETITIVE MLB FRANCHISE WITH A TALENT LADEN MILB ORGANIZATION WERE EXCLUSIVE GOALS AT THIS TIME FOR ANY GM ESP WITH SELIG SLOTTING SYSTEM FOR DRAFT PICKS. IN SPITE OF ALL THE EXECUTIVE INCOMPETANCE FRANCHISE HISTORY IS FROUGHT WITH THEY STILL MANAGED TO BE THE QUICKEST PRE-FREE AGENCY EXPANSION TEAM TO WIN A WS CHAMPIONSHIP. WHILE “OUR” TOP PROSPECTS MAY BE > MLB TOP PROSPECTS, THEY ARE ALL WE HAVE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. YOUR COMMENTARY SEEMS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THOSE POOH-POOHING OMAR’S CHANCES OF LANDING SAINT ANA. BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:50:35 +0000

CAPSLOCK=DISABILITY ACCOMODATION

GOLFBONE, U’D BEST STICK TO THE DIMPLED BALLS, WITH YOUR ANALYSIS.

BEFORE U CHOOSE TO MAKE PROCLAIMATIONS, PERHAPS YOU’D BETTER UNDERSTAND HISTORY. HERE’S SOME:

OMAR MINAYA WAS HIRED BY A THIRD/FOURTH PLACE TEAM WITHOUT ANY TOP TALENT IN THEIR PIPELINE. THE BEST THEY HAD WERE EITHER ALREADY ON MAJOR ROSTER OR TRADED(ESCOBAR & KAZMIR)

MOST TEAMS RETOOL BY TRADING VETERAN ASSETS FOR TOP MINOR LEAGUE TALENT BY OFFERING CONTRACT RELIEF IN FORM OF CASH CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALLEVIATING ACQUIRING TEAM’S ASSUMPTION OF OVERBLOWN VET ASEET’S CONTRACT. DUQUETTE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO OFFER SUCH HELP BY OWNERSHIP THUS REDUCUING THE TALENT LEVEL OF PROSPECTS RECEIVED FOR ALOMAR,BENITEZ,BURNITZ,VENTURA,ZEILLE TO ROYCE RING(CHISOX FOR ALOMAR)
NYY RECEIVED MORE IN SHEFFIELD TRADE TO DETROIT.

JEFF WILPON, BY EXECUTIVE DECREE, PRECLUDED THE GM POSITION FROM ALL PITCHING RELATED DECISIONS BY HIRING HIS OWN, PERSONAL PITCHING GURU(GM) REPORTING DIRECTLY TO HIMSELF WITH SOLE POWER OVER ALL FRANCHISE PITCHING RELATED MATTERS ie MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING COACHES, ALL FRANCHISE PITCHING (PLAYER) TALENT, INCL TRADING OF PITCHING PROSPECTS BOTH ACQUIRING & RELINQUISHING INCL:
BELL,
LINDSTRUM,
RING,
KAZMIR,
BANNISTER,
ETC.

IN TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RETOOL ANY FRANCHISE IN >5 YRS. SANS TOP FREE AGENT SIGNINGS. TO DO SO REQUIRES THE SIGNING TEAM TO FORFEIT THEIR FIRST OR SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICKS, NECESSITATING THEY EITHER CHOOSE TOP TALENT THAT FELL OUT OF EARLY ROUNDS DUE TO EXHORBATANT SIGNING DEMANDS, MEETING THOSE DEMANDS AS IF THEY WERE FIRST ROUND CHOICES EVEN THOUGH PICKED MUCH LATER, OWNERSHIP HAS PRECLUDED THE METS FROM FOLLOWING THE NYY & BOSOX IN THIS PRACTICE EXPLAINING WHY CHAMBERLAIN & HUGHES ARE DONNING BLACK INSTEAD OF BLUE PINSTRIPES. THE METS UNDER MINAYA HAVE BEEN RELEGATED TO IGNORING “BEST AVAILABLE” FOR “MOST SIGNABLE FOR POSITION RELUGATED $”, THUS WE GET SECOND ROUND TALENT WITH SECOND ROUND PICKS. THIS WAS ONLY UNTRUE, ONCE, LASTINGS MILLEDGE(WHO FELL DUE TO CHARACTER QUESTIONS NOT CASH DEMANDS) AND WE ALL SAW WHERE THAT’S GOTTEN US. ANOTHER MEANS FOR ACQUIRING TOP PROSPECTS IS THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYER POOL. OMAR WAS THE FIRST MET GM TO UTILIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY, SIGNING BLOTH CARLOS GOMEZ & FERNANDO MARTINEZ AS TEENAGERS.

CHANGING THE NAME & BODY HOLDING THE TITLE “NY METS GENERAL MANAGER” ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING & UNDER THIS OWNERSHIP’S GUIDELINES, I SUBMIT OMAR MINAYA HAS BEEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AMONGST HIMSELF OR HIS PREDECESSORS PHILLIPS & DUQUETTE.
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THOSE CONCLUSIONS THAT ARE DRAWN BY THE OBVIOUS “PENNY PINCHING”,”COUPON CUTTING”
THE FINANCIAL RETRICTIONS PLACED BY OWNERSHIP, I BELIEVE STEM FROM HONOR & VALUES LEARNED THROUGH LIVING DURING “THE GREAT DEPRESSION”.
1) HONORING ONE’S VOWS
2) NOT PAYING FOR SERVICES NOT RENDERED.
FRED WILPON VOWED TO NEVER PAY LUXURY TAXES ONCE HIS OPPOSITION TO IMPLEMENTATION WAS DEFEATED. THUS THERE IS A DEFINITE “HARD CAP” RESTRICTION OF WHEREVER THE LUXURY TAX LINE IS AND THE METS RARELY BUYOUT CONTRACTS FOR INEFFECTIVE MNGT OR UNPRODUCTIVE PLAYERS. PAYING MNGRS NOT TO MANAGE(HOWE,RANDOLPH) ARE RECENT EXCEPTIONS.
I ALSIO BELIEVE, THOUGH THIS IS MY ASSUMPTION, THAT FRED WILPON WAS TOTALLY EMBARASSED BY THE SOMEWHAT OUTLANDISH BEHAVIOR OFF THE FIELD BY MANY OF THE ’86ers AND HE;LL NOT TOLERATE IT UNDER HIS WATCH(DOUBLEDAY WAS MAJORITY, IN CHARGE PARTNER, IN 1986).

By: Joe D

Joe D — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:44:06 +0000

The Mets tried having patience with Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn, Mike Vail, Dan Norman, Bruce Boisclair, Craig Swan, Skip Lockwood, etc. How did that work out?

Our dream outfield of Alex Escobar and Alex Ochoa coupled with Generation K (Pulsipher, Wilson, Isringhausen), how did that work out?

A bird in the hand is always worth more than two in the bush.

A prospect is just a suspect until proven otherwise.

Only one out of six prospects enjoy a career in the majors for longer than two years.

Just because the guys you mention are the Mets best prospects, does not make them great prospects. None of the players you mention are even on Baseball America’s Top 50. And four of them are not even in the top 200, and after F-Mart’s performance I’m dying to see how much lower he ranks come September.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:36:02 +0000

Murphy is just another Dave Magadan type player without the great defense. He is below average offensively and defensively as a first baseman, and his ceiling is not very high.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:49:38 +0000

Mike Sciosia is what a mgr should be. We have clueless Jerry. There is no comparison whatsoever.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:34:40 +0000

Yes, patience with Murph, Evans, Parnell, Stokes, and F-Mart. These are the last major league ready prospects we have. I don’t mind a rebuilding year if it’s with young guys like this, as opposed to watching our gigantic payroll fall apart in a hospital.