Horrible way to go about business and just let this team slip away and do nothing. I cannot believe it and the fans should not sit there and take it either. ANd I’ve said it before that NO WAY the Mets go to the World Series in 1969 and 1973 if the front offices then behaved like this one.

Since when is winning and competing for the post season guaranteed? What if the future prospects are not as good as Alderson’s flock think they are and more losing is in the future in stead? So you would have MORE losing in the future for this team while at the same time ignoring chances for the post season now..and with a 2nd wild card too!!

I have no words to describe how disgraceful this front office is. What happened to the idea of spending money to make money? This front office has LOST money for this franchise this season and last season with their AWFUL off seasons and now they are losing MORE money for their bosses by sitting on their behinds while the team slips away. Why should fans make the effort to go where there is no effort to do anything from the top?

While it’s good to see Alderson being hammered more and more on WFAN and the press its’ still not enough because this guy also gets a pass for the cumulative terrible job he’s done as GM with all his bad off season moves since he’s arrived in addition to lack of will to compete.

The new rules stink in that they force teams (no matter if it’s the NYY, Bos, or Pitts.) to chose to either, A-spend a majority of their allowed $$$ on a few players or, B-spread the money around to more players to restock their farm systems. Most teams, wisely I think, chose the latter because if you bunch your money into say 10-15 players and none of them pan out, you’ve just hurt yourself more than you’ve helped. But if you spend that money on 20-25 players and one or two pan out you’re much better off.

And also worth remembering is that the money allowed each team gradually decreases as the MLB team’s regular season record gets better. For instance, the Yankees will be allowed less money to spend in next years draft than say, the Royals, Padres, or Astros. And the worse the record, the more money you’re allotted to spend in the following years draft. So, if by some means the Mets win 85 games this year, they will have less money to spend on next years draft than in 2012. But if they continue this skid (hopefully not!) and end up with 85-90 losses this year, they will likely have more to spend on the ’13 draft than in ’12. A real catch 22 in terms of building up your player development…bad MLB record means poor attendance and miserable fans but more money for PD, yet a good record means better attendance, happier fans, but less money for PD, which really isn’t good for a team like our who are really trying to restock the system with high quality talent. Don’t you just LOVE Bud Selig?

We are the best fans in MLB and we’ll ride out this temporary insanity until the end. We do need Jonathan Niese to get us back over .500 Sunday. Then we have to figure out a way to take the series against the Nationals before we embark on a 3-city, 11 game road trip.

LoL, Guilty.

How are things in the Northern part of Jersey?

First of all, you told me not to look now at Duda, only to reward me by revealing his horrendous .169 BA. That was very mean of you.

Second, as to your point on Valdespin, I am dumbfounded. I tweeted this today before the game: https://twitter.com/MetsMerized/status/226735941522432001 For those of you who don’t have Twitter it reads:

Maybe Valdespin should try reversing tactics and bat .180 so he could get a start. Clearly his recent .450 tear is working against him.

Third, poor Jonathan Niese. The pressure is on, the bullpen is tapped out, and whether they are terrible innings or great innings, he’s going at least seven no matter what.

Nobody knows hot to throw a young pitcher into the fire better than our Mets can.

Harvey, don’t be so smug. You may be next.