What Metsie says makes perfect sense and when looked at it in that context, one can understand the moves that were made starting with the signing of inexpensive players (Sandy’s own description) to the ridding ourselves of still productive players of all-star quality to making no moves to strengthen a team so the players would not at least feel as if they were kicked in the teeth to signing the least amount of draft picks other than the Pittsburgh Pirates and not even negotiating a $60,000 difference between the Mets and one of their two number two draft picks (number 75 in the entire country). And that doesn’t include the ten percent cut in non-roster operating expenses, a total re-organization of the business structure or negotiating with creditors the terms of paying back their debt obligations.

That was the plan to begin with and as many of us have suggested, the Wilpons could not advertise it as such and thus the public relations blitz about Sandy and his vision to offset it.

As you will notice, many in MMO who had faith in Sandy as a baseball person are now having second thoughts and just as many are starting acknowledge that his role might have had to do with developing an economic plan that would allow the Wilpons to still retain ownership. I know somebody who share his own Met blog with a friend of mine who had a strong allegiance to the moves Sandy was making, seeing them as part of a long-term rebuilding plan but now admits he too has second thoughts. His own feeling is that Sandy started out with this vision and then discovered how bad the Mets economic situation was. At least he’s meeting me half-way now.

I would be shocked if David is re-signed for this will signal both a long-term financial commitment because Sandy always reminds us how teams can be burned by such agreements AND that it means that David’s own assessment of the future looks good as far as him playing on a winner. Not to mention his own stance on keeping the payroll at most at the $100 million level. Considering that includes meeting the financial obligations already on the books for Bay and Santana (what is it, about $45 million between them?) that means around $55 million left for everybody else. If he does re-sign both David and R.A. that will mean the amount left for the rest of the team would be about……, oh well, we can then do all the arithmetic.

I wonder how Sandy can analyze the complex metrics he talked about last night yet cannot understand simple arithmetic. That’s where the credibility gap again comes into question.

Then you should not complain about my post!

I guess that moratorium on me was merely so you could focus your attacks on Alex who you think you might have a better chance at making a point with!

Now we got it all out haven’t we?

Thus because of Reyes being slighted you developed a hatred for one of the best and perhaps statistically the best positional player the Mets have ever produced. I loved both of them and never understood the need to tear one down to bring another up. I also never got why you expected Mets fans on a Mets sight not to get upset when you constantly berate a guy that they consider a great Met.

Did I get it all?

If we as fans find Citi Field to be a morgue, imagine how the players must feel. I see him wanting to go for the bond he has with the fans can’t be expected to be strong enough to keep him here. It wouldn’t for any of us if we were in his position right now either.

That’s how bad this organization has become thanks not to any vision about building for a future but the vision of having the name Wilpon remain on the door to the executive office.

I agree with your scenario about them simply not having the money and thus trading both David and R.A. when they can.

I suspect they might be trying to prepare the fan base for such since last week the broacaster on SNY were talking about whether it would be in the Mets best interests to trade both players when they can get something in return.

I could be wrong but it seems that they are already planting the seed in our heads.