Again, please accept my apologies for that remark.

Yes, remember a once in 25 year fluke season that allowed basically a .500 team to sneak into the playoffs.

“Remember 1973″ because it’s TOTALLY worth passing up chances to get much needed return on guys like Beltran, KRod Izzy and Capuano for a long shot chance to sneak into the wild card slot

“Remember 1973″ because that scenario so obviously plays out every year, we’d be fools not to mortgage what little farm we have to go for it. Too bad Victor Zambrano isn’t available

“Remember 1973″

Idiot.

Reasons for going for broke include the fact that we won the NL East with 82 wins in 1973. Please, get real. The NL East will be won with 100 wins this year. It’s out of our reach. Bay hitting .317 in his last 5 games? Let’s go place a wager on that continuing. Johan being the same pitcher he was before getting hurt this August? That’s likely. The Mets with no depth, no margin of error, nothing in AAA, nothing really close in AA, one rotation injury away from Chris Schwinden, two OF injuries away from an OF of Duda, Bay and Pridie. Forget catcher on this team. Mike Nickeas anyone? Dusty Ryan? Soloman Manzanillo?

Sure it’s possible that everything that can go one way or the other falls exactly right for us and wrong for all seven of the other teams we have to pass but even if it did. What’s next? SF and their rotation? Philly and theirs? Atlanta, presumably with their players back?

Our farm system is ranked about 25th out of 30. What does that tell you? We should subtract what little talent we have to go for broke? If the idea was ever to compete for a World Championship every single year the choice would be obvious. Since it’s not obvious to some let me put it this way. You’ve busted at the black jack table 10 times in a row, you’ve got a 5 showing and a 7 down and your down to your last brass farthing with no other way to get home if you bust again. What do you do? Double up? If that’s your answer I’ve got a hotline you need to call.

What is a saber head

How are one guys numbers legit, while the others are stat padding?

So far you haven’t proven that A) you even know what sabermetrics are or B) that Sandy Alderson is operating the Mets using sabermetrics

“then comes to ny with his reduce payroll/”

Oh, so he is reducing the payroll. Funny, I thought he was coming here because the organization is such a mess and the payroll is getting cut anyway.

“/i know more than you attitude ”

What do you people mean when you say this? “he acts like he knows more than us/is smarter than the game” etc etc Do you just like throwing words out there hoping everyone just accepts them?

I remember as well. What I also remember is 1974 through the early 80s. Not a pretty memory.

Decisions made mid year this year could have ramifications for years to come. Here’s hoping they get it right this time.

How is it #5′s are stats padding, but #7 are not?

For the record, I do not believe either are stat padding, but how is it one is, the other isn’t?

Blind hatred – are you jealous or something?