Comments on: It’s Official: Mets Are Now A Moneyball Team

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:33:33 +0000

You know Alderson has a World Series ring, right? And that he has actually worked in baseball for nearly 30 years?

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:45:05 +0000

Yeah, I’m thinking of following Bobby Valentine to the Red Sox. Perfect solution for a Yankee hater.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:44:02 +0000

Excellent article and RIGHT ON THE MONEY!

By: vinnie papandrea

vinnie papandrea — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:43:35 +0000

I got an idea, Root for a different team

By: Serge

Serge — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:47:17 +0000

Our Mets are a Moneypoor team!

By: tlagee

tlagee — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:30:22 +0000

“Perhaps an opening day boycott is in order…”

How about a complete season boycott. The quickest way to get Fred to sell is not to go.

To paraphrase an old saying: “You lost $70 million with us, you can lose $70 million without us” (and much more!).

By: Rich from Lake Como

Rich from Lake Como — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:54:59 +0000

Perhaps an opening day boycott is in order…. If Saul, Fred and Jeff will continue to sap this franchise with their ineptitude, maybe we should drive them out of business. You lost 70 million in ’11? Let’s make it 110 million in ’12. Pathetic

By: metsaddict77

metsaddict77 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:37:51 +0000

seriosly,noother free agents helped the yanks win, come on,you conveniently leave all those guys out.

By: Metfan Lou

Metfan Lou — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:25:54 +0000

Kind of makes me think how the Wilpons suckered the fans with their enticement to buy season tickets at reduced prices after the season ended. Ah, they were suckered by Madoff and they returned the favor by suckering the season ticket holders. You know what may be the worst paying job in the world? Trying to scalp a couple of tickets to a Pirates/Mets game in late August outside Citi Field.

By: MetsMan86

MetsMan86 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:42:58 +0000

HAHA! Seriously, you and your “core” turned this site into shit.

By: DWRIGHT5RULES

DWRIGHT5RULES — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:46:23 +0000

hey man, not to be disrepectful, but you cant learn baseball from reading books. Thats what people like you and OLDerson dont understand. Baseball is played by people, on a field, with sticks, gloves and balls. Not by nerds with books and calculators.

By: Schmidtxc

Schmidtxc — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:41:42 +0000

Have you even read Moneyball? The whole concept of the “moneyball” approach was not avoiding big ticket players, but exploiting market inefficiencies. The Red Sox have been using the moneyball concept for years on a massive payroll, focusing on defense and overspending on the draft. Moneyball has nothing to do with the amount of money a team spends, it has everything to do with spending it efficiently. I’d recommend reading the book next time you so at least understand the basics of the concept you’re accusing the Mets of following next time.

By: Mets2012

Mets2012 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13:41 +0000

Dwright. don’t I know you from the other forum?
Anyway,it went downhill from the time they closed the forum.Just like the Mets,they tried to rescue the forum.
I enjoyed the guy in Oz.

By: Donal

Donal — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:07:04 +0000

“moneyballs is saying ok we have ike david at first so we are not going to buy fielder or pujols or delgado again.”

And that is a bad thing because…

“and moneyballs is saying that we will trade KRod even thgouh we do not have another closer,”

Or any reliever. What good is a closer when there are no leads to close?

“and moneyballs is letting yohan santana get injured every year.”

I don’t even know what that means.

“i dont meen to suggest that omar minaya was better but look at what frank cashman did in the 80s. thats what we need, not this stupid moneyballs.”

you mean trade a popular, all star outfielder (Lee Mazzili) for a prospect (Darling)?

you mean build up and then utilize the farm to either fill in positions or acquire big league talent?

By: DWRIGHT5RULES

DWRIGHT5RULES — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:03:00 +0000

why did we even hire this guy? i defended him when he was hired but now i agree with pomes #firedandysalderson

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:59:38 +0000

..and Alderson. They both need to GTFO. Alderson’s absolutely HORRIFIC off season last year helped contribute to the 70 million lost this year

By: Astromets

Astromets — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:58:43 +0000

No DRWIGHT5RULES, YOU RULE!! and so does David Wright (#5)

By: Astromets

Astromets — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:57:36 +0000

It is absolutely Wilpon’s tomb, they need to GTFO

By: DWRIGHT5RULES

DWRIGHT5RULES — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:50:45 +0000

no offering 90 millon is not moneyballs but OLDerson did not even make any offer at all! Jus because reyes tells him ok i am not going to accept doesnt not mean that he doesnt make the offer anyway. because who knows maybe reyes wants to sign because he loves the mets fans. Anyway thats not moneyballs. moneyballs is saying ok we have ike david at first so we are not going to buy fielder or pujols or delgado again. and moneyballs is saying that we will trade KRod even thgouh we do not have another closer, and moneyballs is letting yohan santana get injured every year.

i dont meen to suggest that omar minaya was better but look at what frank cashman did in the 80s. thats what we need, not this stupid moneyballs.

By: DWRIGHT5RULES

DWRIGHT5RULES — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:46:00 +0000

yah i complitely agree with this. the only reason why OLDerson didnt sign reyes is because he is a educated snob. look at who he did sine – Chris Young who went to an ivy league school! exactly. Mets are moneyballs now people, and OLDerson is just a snob who wants to pay for cheap college kids and lawyers instead of shorts stops.