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New Year’s Resolution: Lets Get Back In The Game
An article by Annie Savoy
New Years’ Resolutions —
Isn’t that a scary phrase?
Do you ever make them?
Or, I should say, if you do, do you keep them?
I wonder if the Mets do….
I wonder which players spend their winter making plans for the summer….
I’d like to think that Sandy Alderson has a plan, and is working hard on putting all the ideas and suggestions together – at least he has his own men here and doesn’t have to explain things. These guys have worked together for a long time and probably can finish each other’s sentences.
I’ll bet Terry Collins has been working on a plan and it will be ready as soon as Spring Training opens. Terry looks like an ambitious man who can hardly wait until camp opens at Port St. Lucie. I also think he will put his heart and soul into this season with his new team, and I wish him all the best in doing so.
So, please give this subject a bit of thought and share with the rest of us your ideas or suggestions etc.
Let’s get our Mets back in the game in 2011.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 26 | 17 | .605 | - |
| Nationals | 25 | 17 | .595 | 0.5 |
| Marlins | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2.5 |
| Mets | 22 | 20 | .524 | 3.5 |
| Phillies | 21 | 22 | .488 | 5.0 |
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We will get back into the game, we hav e the players to move ahead if they play to their potential. The addition of Daniel Murphy at 2nd base will add more runs for the offense (he will hit 20HRs+) The pitching staff will be all right if we add a starter and bullpen lefty. If the offense puts up good numbers and the pitchers hold the line we will be in the wild card race. These players now know that Terry wants winners and will push them to play good baseball.
Jerry – I agree with you. I’ve been impressed at how much Terry wants to succeed here – and I think that’s going to be the difference between all the past years and mild mannered managers such as Willie Randolph and Jerry Manuel. Terry seems to be almost driven to prove his worth – I can’t wait.
I like the idea of the new regime being on the same wavelength. It is obvious that a great deal of thought went into Sandy Alderson’s deciding to accept the GM position with our team. His salary was not a determining factor but having the power to make major decisions was the bottom line. Sandy looked at the situation and developed a plan to do what it takes to change the personna of this organization and he brought along his trusted soldiers to help him do the job. We will see some immediate results as he will jettison Mr Perez from the roster (12 million lost) but a cancerous lesion surgically removed at the same time. In all likelihood Mr. Castillo will be gone too and taking his money too. Addition by subtraction! This team if healthy can be competitive this year. No playoffs at this point but continued growth by Ike Davis, Josh Thole and Angel Pagan is paramount to the 2012 team that will certainly be able to compete for free agent stars who can pitch. There are some ifs but they are not out of being reasonable ones.
We must believe that Sandy knows what he is doing and that he needs a bit of time to get it done. No quick fixes.
Alan – The minute I read Sandy’s ‘resume’ I breathed a sigh of relief – this is a real guy who has had a life that I understand – college, law school, the Marines, etc. Then, baseball from the management side. Seems to have worked out well so far, plus I haven’t heard a peep from Jeffy since Sandy showed up………It will be interesting to see how he works with the team and Terry – although we’ve got a smart team, too. (I always think of Ike Davis nowadays).