Congratulations To The Cards, Now Bring On The Hot Stove

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• Mookie October 29, 2011 at 8:44 am

  One of the best world series I’ve seen in many years, especially game 6. Now that baseball season is over, it’s time to catch up on some much needed sleep. Wake me up in February when pitchers and catchers and a shortstop not named Jose Reyes report.
• Des October 29, 2011 at 9:23 am

  Congrats to the Cardinals. They deserve their accomplishment.

  I hope Jose comes back, but the final word is his — just as it should be.
• Will October 29, 2011 at 9:30 am

  If they don’t sign Reyes trade Wright to the Rockies for Rosario and a Pitcher….hope Bay has a good year and dump him mid-season…

  If they Sign Reyes…extend Wright at the end of the year if he’s doing good. Wait for 2013 to compete…

  either way should be an interesting winter.
• gary s. October 29, 2011 at 9:58 am

  very enetertaining world series to watch.Would have preferred the rangers to win, but it turns out that victor cruz is afraid of walls and that cost them game 6 and the world series.A good outfielder puts that ball in the 9th inning in his glove.To all the Met fans who lament the possible loss of Reyes, just remember that the Cards won the World Series with SKIP SHOOMAKER IN CENTERFIELD!!They won on heart and tremendous clutch hitting.Something we need to emulate.
  • Des October 29, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Cruz reminded me of Lastings Milledge going back on that ball hit in Game 6.

    Everyone at some point have feet of clay. Even Albert, who had one super tremendous game but was mediocre in the field and showed some questionable decisions.

    This series played out in front of millions and it was great, foibles and all.
    • Sponge Bob October 29, 2011 at 10:27 am

      Ah Lastings Milledge, lol. What memories. Everybody cried when we traded our #1 prospects for Church and Schneider. Theh the sabers revolted when we traded Church (who was later released) to the Braves for Francoure. Those were the good old days.
      • Des October 29, 2011 at 11:14 am

        When Lastings played in Washington, he plastered his butt against the CF fence so he wouldn’t have to go back on long fly balls. Of course he had on chance on short flys then. He drove Manny Acta nuts.
• alex68 October 29, 2011 at 10:16 am

  HERE WE GO… enough of this “low risk/high reward” players small market sandy kept signing last season, only 1 out of 15 turned out to be OKAY. let’s see if this man is commited to win as a mets GM, or is all about “financial” issues with the wilpon and he’s selig’s boy to help the wilpons out and bounce… most of you know where my money is… i wanna win, and i wanna have a GM that gives a crap about the mets and its fan base!!!
  LET’S GO METS!!!!!!
• any October 29, 2011 at 10:51 am

  Texas now goes into the mix (with at least the red sox, not sure how many others) for biggest choke job to blow a WS title. Doing it in back to back innings just takes them to a new level.

  For all the PS HRs, cruz cost them the title in the end.
• MetsFanMD October 29, 2011 at 12:28 pm

  Is there nobody else that thinks an infield of Wright, Reyes, Turner/Tejada, and Davis would be one of the best infields in baseball? All are homegrown talents and still relatively young. Could we not win with that infield??? Why would we even think about breaking them up by shipping off Wright and letting Reyes walk ? We need pitching. If we let our infield go, and improve our pitching what have we accomplished? We are simply are simply switching our strengths and weaknesses. Great, now will have improved pitching with no offense. Players like Reyes do not come along very often. SIGN HIM. And the talk of trading Wright is pure nonsense. The guy is 28, a 5 time all-star, and averages .300, 27 HRs and 106 RBIs a year. You do not make your team better by trading away players like that.
  • Mr North Jersey October 29, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    I am on board for that infield in 2012. If Davis can fulfill the potential he shows and Tejada as well then add Reyes rebounding back to the form of 2005-2008 and putting All-Star back2back years together then have Wright rebound and do the same as well. I would love to see what that infield could do.
• MetsFanMD October 29, 2011 at 12:53 pm

  I just think it’s crazy to think this team needs to be blown up. We’ve got good, young, homegrown talent all over the field. Last year we were hanging around, still in contention when we traded K-Rod and Beltran. Johan coming back should help next year. If we add a decent, reasonable starter or two (maybe Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Joel Piniero, Brandon McCarthy) and shore up our bullpen (Bell or Broxton), could we not contend next year??

  I know Reyes is gonna be expensive, but don’t we have a lot of money coming off the books? Couldn’t they arrange the contract so the bulk of his money is in years 2,3 or 4, buying the Wilpons time to settle their current problems? Just don’t think this team is as far away as people think… On July 1, the WORLD CHAMPION CARDINALS, had 4 more wins than the Mets.
  • Bayonne Mets Fan October 29, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    That makes too much sense MetsFanMD,

    General Managers who want to win titles think like that. I love the idea of paying Reyes less during his 1st year and more as more money comes off the books. Hopefully if Reyes truly wants to stay here he would be open to that as well.

    You’re right, this team again has a decent nucleus to try and win with in 2012!
• Metsie October 30, 2011 at 10:45 am

  Rumour has it Sandy has decides we don’t need pitching, batting or Jose Reyes…
  He is interested in signing a family of Squirrels to a 5 year 50 Million dollar contract instead!

  But only if he can find one with a high OFP (On Field Percentage!)
  Podesta is running the numbers on that now!
• MetsFanMD October 30, 2011 at 12:17 pm

  Reyes? Nope. Pujols? Nope. Fielder? Nope.

  Jack Squat? 10 year contract…
• Donal October 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm

  So, they are only offering Reyes between $15 and $20 million a year?

  Cheapskates.