Comments on: Dear Omar: Oldies Aren’t Necessarily Goodies

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:41:14 +0000

“You cannot blame Omar for what happened last year.” In my opinion, you’re wrong on that count. Although injuries struck, you can’t let Omar off the hook on that. There were plenty of opportunities to sign players to fill the gaps and Omar sat on his hands. By doing that, he bears the responsibility for the dismal season. All he gave us was excuses and citing of injured player return dates which never happened. Omar owns the results of that. And don’t say Madoff prevented Omar from signing players. It is now known that the Wilpons profited from Madoff. They still kept the money in the bank instead of filling player needs. Omar did nothing to push back on ownership to fill the gaps. He’s guilty, not innocent.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:06:20 +0000

Good post. Unfortunately, with agents like Scott Borus, if you want to sign an FA in his prime you have to pay for his post-prime too – otherwise he won’t sign. That’s a sad reality of baseball right now.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:23:39 +0000

Enough said that couldn’t be anymore perfect

By: jdon

jdon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:49:08 +0000

After Omar signs O-dog for however much however long, and the 32+ IF takes one of the usual several sabbaticals on the DL, sho will fill in? Probably Ramon Martinez 35+. That is Omar.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:24 +0000

At last..another fan who sees the situation with reality. I too have been a Met fan since the beginning and while I no longer live in NY, one of the first things I do everyday is go to this site. Some of these bloggers/and contributers are totally nuts. You cannot blame Omar for what happened last year. I even accept the signing of Ollie Perez because there was little choice to do so despite the fact that I would offer him to any team that is interested for one dollar. It is time for the organization to step forward a bit in regards to the financial situation that exists and what effects that will have on off season deals…

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:24:51 +0000

ED,PHIL,ACE, TYPICALLY THE ADDITION OF SUCH PLAYERS OCCURS BY EITHER GROWING THEM YOURSELF OR DEALING VETS FOR UP & COMERS TWO OPTIONS OMAR’S BEEN PRECLUDED FROM DOING. #1 HE INHERITED A VACANT FARM SYSTEM WITH ONLY ONE POSITIONAL PROSPECT(MILLEDGE), #2 HIS NEED TO QUICKLY RE-ESTABLISH NYM RELEVANCY PUT HIM INTO F/A ACQUISITION MODE SACRIFICING FIRST ROUND OPTIONS BEING ADDED. IF YOU TRYLY & FAIRLY LOOK AT ALL OF THE PLAYERS ATTAINED, I BELIEVE THE PREPONDERANCE FAVORS GETTING YOUNGER BY AGGREGATE IF NOT INDIVIDUALS.(+MAINE,PEREZ,FRANCOUER,CHAVEZ,PAGAN,BELTRAN -DELGADO,ALOU,PEDRO.DUQUE, FRANCO)
DELGADO & FRANCO ARE DUBIOUS ARGUEMENTS SINCE FRANCO WAS NOT A COG OR EVEN A REPLACEMENT;BUT AS A PHer ONLY FLD MGR MISTAKENLY USED IN FIELD DELGADO WAS A VIABLE EVERYDAY ADDITION WHEN OBTAINED. HIS INJURY ISSUES NOT AGE PERTINENT, EVEN HIP SUFFERED BY UTLEY & A-ROD,LOWELL,ETC. BTW EVEN ALOU WAS NEVER COUNTED ON FOR MORE THAN 100G & BEST AVAILABLE FOR THE PRICE WHEN ATTAINED.
I TRULY DO NOT BELIEVE AGE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN ’09. REYES,SANTANA,PEREZ,MAINE,NIESE,NIEVE,PUTZ ARE ALL ON YOUR “RIGHT SIDE” OF THE EQUATION. F/A BY NECESSITY OF 5Y RULE TYPICALLY ARE IN LATE 20s AS YOUNGEST. TO ARGUE A PHILOSOPHY WHEN DEALING IN A REALITY IT’S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THE NEED AT TIMES TO CHOOSE BEST AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS MONETARY PLANNING & RESTRICTIONS. TRY AND JUST BE REALISTIC BY LOOKING AT THE AGES OF THOSE TARGETS YOU ALL A FERVENTLY LUSTING AFTER: HOLLIDAY,HALLADAY,LACKEY,BAY.
ACCORDING TO THIS POST ACQUIRING EVERYONE OF THEM WOULD BE AN ABJECT FAILURE AS A YOUTH MOVEMENT.
THERE ARE TIMES, I BELIEVE THE ATMOSPHERE ON THIS SITE IS ONE LOOKING FOR FLAWS IN OMAR & FRONTOFFICE. HOW ‘BOUT WE GET BACK TO ROOTING FOR OUR TEAM ON THE FIELD INSTEAD OF EMMULATING NYY FANS LOOKING FOR CRITICISMS OF OUR TEAM. SPEAKING OF AGE, HAVE U LOOKED AT BOTH WS COMBATANTS LATELY?

By: Ace

Ace — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:12:05 +0000

This makes two in agreement

By: Phil Hoops

Phil Hoops — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:53:21 +0000

I completely agree with you.