Comments on: Memo To Mets: Stop Screwing Around And Sign Dickey And Wright

By: Sloatsburg Mets Fan

Sloatsburg Mets Fan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:42:05 +0000

Just,

I totally agree with all you just said! Cash is incredibly over rated and you just documented perfectly why I feel that way.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:56:09 +0000

SRT he was hurt for one year only!

His BA went down last year but the HRs went up.

If he gets the Average back up above .250 and maintains the 30+ HRs he will be a damn All Star before you know it!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:52:27 +0000

And just a tidbit for you….

The source is most likely Wright’s Agent and all he knows is what Sandy told him and he has been hiding behind ownership and financial ruin since he got here!

Wait and when the sparks fly from that report expect to see the reversal and Jeff say he has nothing to do with those negotiations.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:49:55 +0000

Yeah shame on Cashmen for getting guys like Sabbathia and Granderson what was he thinking when he could have had guys like Hairston, and Baxter

By: SaltyGary

SaltyGary — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:40:12 +0000

Lighten up Francis…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k

By: srt

srt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:26:42 +0000

LOL..what are you talking about??
Just what exactly, do you think I’ve flipped-flopped on? Your comment makes no sense.

The Mets are broke. That’s fact. That hasn’t changed. Their financial situation might have improved with the Picard lawsuit being settled but they’re far from solvent. I haven’t changed my stance on that. You and everyone else that reads here regularly knows that.

Again, the Wilpons are not broke. The Mets are. Not sure why that’s so hard from some to grasp.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:18:11 +0000

Right… As soon as there’s reports of the owners being broke or faulting them for what’s happening to the mets then you jump the gun and celebrate telling us i told you so etc… Is there a more flip flopper in this blog than you??? Your agenda is getting bigger by the day..

By: srt

srt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:11:44 +0000

I love Davis, definitely think he’s a keeper.
However, until he puts together a season where he’s healthy and actually lives up to his projected talent, we can’t pencil him in that role as a given.

Hopefully, 2013 is that year. If he can hit 32 HRs in a year where he had one of the worst first half a season as one could have, you have to be excited to see what he can do if hits the ground running.

By: srt

srt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:07:40 +0000

Right about now, I’m taking them all with a grain of salt. No news from the FO usually means they have to ‘speculate’ on what might be going on to get an article out. Or put together some scenario that ‘might be likely’. Means nothing. Someone wake me up when there is real news to report.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:06:21 +0000

Damaja, point is, believe it or not, cashman has been underrated as a GM because of all the money the yankees have had to spend. but he’s made the perfect trades when it matter, and have gotten guys to contribute at the right time… I mean, he got Nick S for nothing, look at last year, the small signing he did paid off.. While yes, he’s made huge mistakes as a GM he’s also done good..

By: SaltyGary

SaltyGary — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:58:57 +0000

Just a reminder, this is the NY Post, take it with a grain of salt.

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:58:10 +0000

Soriano was from Japan.

Cano I believe was a IFA either right when Cashman came on or before…

and no you would not rather have Cashman with the Wilpons…

The only reason Cashman gets over is because the Yankees allow him to erase his mistakes…

Met fans think Luis Castillo and Alex Cora’s 2 mil salary were disasters

Nick Johnson got paid 6 mil for 36 AB in 2010…

Yankee fans dont even remember nor care…

met fans imitate the penny pinching wilpons they hate

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:55:03 +0000

No Alex….

I’m actually in favor of keeping the wilpons as far away as possible from the table…

as a matter of fact…Im in favor of getting rid of the table

trade Wright + no more contract talks

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:53:22 +0000

I’ve been saying this all along…

Nothing will change until the Wilpons leave

By no means does this get Sandy off the hook, but lets face it…Sandy was begged to come here by Selig, he has no plans on staying here…and he is just trying to financially turn around the team…

I cant even compare Sandy to a normal GM, who is trying to win a WS and build a team from the bottom up

The things that Sandy was supposed to be good at, public relations, finding low bargain gems, player development, have been severely over-stated

No amount of Wilpon meddling covers that up

Jeff Wilpon did not tell Sandy to make that box of chocolates comment

nor did he tell Sandy to make comments about other GM’s and the contracts they offer to players ( Rizzo w/ Werth + Zimmerman )

Coincidentally…the guy everyone thinks was old-school and hated stats..( OMAR ) found more gems for lil pay than Mr. Super Saber Sandy

RA Dickey – Cy Young in 2012, one of the best SP from 2010-2012
Jose Valentin – one of the top 2B in 2006
Endy Chavez – one of the top defensive OF from 06-08
Duaner Sanchez – one of the best setup men in 06
Fernando Tatis – comeback player of the year 2008

Bobby Parnell, John Maine – Lucas Duda – Jon Niese, Dillon Gee – Daniel Murphy – Tejada – all were diamonds in the rough drafted in late rounds or signed as cheap IFA’s

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:52:37 +0000

I’m sure Cano& soriano did good for them good no?? He didn’t need a SS nor needed a 3rd baseman.. if you wanna get on him for not having a 1B then fine, but come on.. I’d rather have cashman 100000 times over sandy “the game passed by me 30 but i’m sitll smarter than you cuz i went to an ivy school and speak well english” alderson and any of his goons..

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:49:55 +0000

I believe DW is valuable asset as a complimentary player”

For 5 straight years we’ve been saying the same thing.. Yet, we’ve been pegged as haters of the guy. He’s been a failure in terms of leading a team, and since he’s been the main guy in the mets lineup the mets have had a losing record. just because he’s the best player on a bad team does not make him a franchise player, if so, then Alex Gordon is a franchise player too..

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:47:08 +0000

GO JEFF WILPON!!! Do not settle for his demand and force sandy to trade him… We didn’t win sh** with him and sure as hell can finish 4th (Again) Without him anyways… Give the reins to Ike Benjamin Davis and move on from all those choke artist players we have from 2005-2008, and out of all this one is the biggest culprit. Franchise player my ass..

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:15:50 +0000

Cashman might be one of the worst GM’s I’ve ever seen.

13 years as GM and he still cant produce an infielder out of the draft

By: doekie

doekie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:07:39 +0000

So if it is true about Jeff wanting to win every negotiation and the years Sandy will give, 6 years, and the years David wants, 7 years, no way in hell a deal gets done unless David agrees on the 6 years.

By: srt

srt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:56:55 +0000

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/you_half_to_believe_eIKwTe6jo8VL6v5hRQSJQL?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Mets

‘Wright ‘50-50’ to sign Mets extension’

‘But the two sides remain at a stalemate.’

“Part of it is [COO] Jeff Wilpon tries to win every negotiation, he doesn’t go for the middle ground,” said a person familiar with the club’s negotiating tactics.
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Just a tidbit for those of you who believe the owners have nothing to do with what the FO is trying to accomplish.