I 4 1 BELIEVE THAT UNTIL UNSCRUPULOUS LAWYERS ARE PERSONALLY HELD TO A POTENTIAL PERSONAL FINANCIAL HIT THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES BEING FOISTERED UPON OTHERS(GROUOPS/CORPS.,ETC) WILL REMAIN A HOT TOPIC DEBATE.

ENOUGH OF MY SOAPBOXING ON SOCIERTY;; I’M A DYED BLUE”TRADITIONALIST”!

AS GOR JOHN’S FIRST POINT Re OWNERSHIP’S CULPABILITY FOR LACK OF MIDSEASON INVESTMENT INCREASE;?

MOAST OF U KNOW I’M NO SUPPORTER OF WILPONS,KATZ, OR ANY OF THE PRESENT “CORE” OWNERS; BUT TO ME, BLAMING THE STAND-PAT APPROACH TO THEW JULY DEADLINE IS SIMPLISTICLY CONVENIENT.
TO ME THE RIGHTEOUS ANSWER IS THAT ALDERSON DID NOT BELIEVE ION THE THE TEAM’S FIRST HALF PERFORMANCE AS SUSTAINABLE EVEN WITH ADDED JUICE AND HIS TARGET HAS UNWAIVERED FOR A 2014 RESURGABNCE WHEN MORE THAN HALF OF HIS BUDGETED PAYROLL ISN’T LOCKED INTO JUST 3 PLAYERS NO MORE THAN 2 OF WHHICH PLAY IN MORE THAN 25% OF THE GAMES…” BAY+SANTANA+WRIGHT”= 61% OF OF PAYROLL

SURELY THE SABERIZED FRONTOFFICE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT A BETTER TEAM IS CERTAINLY ON THE HORIZON DESPITE PASRT REGIME’S LACK OF FOCUS ON POSITIONAL NEEDS DUE TO MYOPIC FOCUS ON MOUND PRESENCES

SURELY THE TRIUMVIRATE INTENDS TO SUPPLY THE CORE OF A WINNER FROM WITHIN AS THE NATIONALS & ATHLETICS HAVE DONE THIS SEASON ATLANTA MADE A ART OF THROUGHOUT THE 90s WHICH, IN NYC CAN BE TRACED TO THE ROOTS OF 86′s CASHEN GLORIES

ONE MAY ARGUE SUBSTANTIALY THAT A “BETER FINISH” IN 2012 WOULD WORK IN A COUNTER MANNER TO ALDERSON’S PLAN AS RECEIVING THE BEST AVAILABLE DRAFT POSITION WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY PROVIDED HIM WITH A MORE AFFORDABLE MEANS TO IMPROVE THE EMPTIER POSITION PIPELINES @ OUTFIELD,CATCHER,2B…

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED UNLESS HE BELIEVED LEGITIMATELY IN THE TEAM’S CHANCES OF EXPLOITING A POTENTIAL WILDCARD BERTH INTO A LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP @ MINIMUM THEN PERHAPS SCUTTLING A LEAKING SHIP WOULD PROVE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR LONGTERM OUTLOOK OF THAT SHIPLISTING & LIMPING ALONG SUBMERGED TO THE GUN’ALES

Post-Season Answer:

A resounding NO.

For all the sabermetric magic that came with his hiring, what we have seen here as Met fans is a puppet installed by Bud Selig who from day one has intended to sell met tickets via smoke and mirrors. Sandy is living on the reputation he earned 30 years ago…but since 1997 has done absolutely nothing to uphold.

For example,

1 – Releasing Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo

Sandy is a rare moment of honesty, when discussing the logic behind releasing these 2 players, revealed that although with Perez, his performance was the reason behind his release..Castillo’s release went beyond performance and had more to do with public perception and how it negatively would impact ticket sales. Forget the fact that Castillo coming out of spring training was the BEST option at 2B. The fans hated Castillo and that counted more than PRODUCTION. There is no sabermetric stat that accounts for the amount of BOOS a player gets. But Sandy has been in the interest of selling TICKETS, not getting wins ( which coincidentally SELLS TICKETS )

Alderson is left to speculate on why players who might not be with the Mets on Opening Day have gotten so much attention.

“It’s human nature,” he said. “There is interest in those two players in our fan base. It is natural for there to be quite a bit of coverage about those two. They are among the most debated players.”

The GM even conceded that public perception will be a part of the team’s ultimate decision, although would not supersede performance.

“We have to deal with reality and sometimes those perceptions have to be taken into account.” Alderson’s weighing of those complex factors

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-17/sports/29172291_1_mets-gm-sandy-alderson-luis-castillo-oliver-perez

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2 – Thinking that the avg NEW YORK baseball fan is entertained by offense…and not by WINNING…

When discussing the reasoning behind the dimension changes at Citifield,

“The second is that, to some extent, it’s a question of entertainment. The hardcore baseball, I think, enjoys the 2-1, 3-2 [games]. We’re appealing to a little broader segment. And I think offense is appealing. Offense sells.”

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2011/09/mets_general_manager_sandy_ald_5.html

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I can go on and on with examples of how Sandy Alderson ( via the Wilpons ) is really not showing us the genius we thought we were getting in 2010…

Instead…the Sandy we have in 2012, is a mere reflection of this man from 1980….

bit.ly/R8Jnuk

listen to this man explain to angry and tired Met fans, his plan to bring fans back into the seats…

Understand THAT and you will understand the mess we are in today

LGM

remember the guy (pollard? pollack?) that used to own the Twins? one of the richest guys in the US, and the team was run on a shoestring because that is the revenue it brought in.

and no chance the Mets tender Pelf. could be back on a MiL/incentive type deal, but that is it.

The improvement plan for the franchise is an overall one – from the farm system on up. That always takes time before you see any success from that.

Looking at the post season teams this year, I think it’s put to bed the notion that only higher market teams spending money will be successful. As we should all know by now, it’s not how much you spend, but how you spend it.