Comments on: What Quality Players Will Want To Play For The Mets In The Future? http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Metsie http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-304382 Metsie Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:09:30 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-304382 Who says getting “Young Talent” is the only answer?
Why does it have to be give “Established Performers” so you can get “Unproven Young”?

Why must we give away KNOWN good simply for the promise of might be good and maybe not AS good, if even good at all?

]]> By: Devin http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-303414 Devin Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:42:13 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-303414 Still better than GW who lied to get us in Iraq, ignored warnings about 9/11, and took the Clinton Surplus and gave it to the rich in tax cuts which thank God expire in 2013. He literally set the country back 100 years.

]]> By: MetFan4life http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-303412 MetFan4life Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:36:44 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-303412 Obama is a horrible Pres.!!! a true Socialist!!! best part of him being in for another long 4 years is he cant run again when its over!!! God Help America!!!

]]> By: Joey D. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-303173 Joey D. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:17:13 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-303173 Hi Edward,

Most all of us share your sentiments, however, we all know there won’t be any organized boycott of course, even for one day.

The only thing Met fans can do is to stay home and root for the orange and blue while watching their televisions and home theater monitors and not give into temptation when all the empty seats again result in half price or even free ticket offers.

I feel bad for the players having to suffer from lack of fan support however they, just like us, have already been “kicked in the teeth”.

]]> By: Edward Woods http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-303172 Edward Woods Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:04:17 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-303172 It makes me rather sad to think of the Mets as they are today. It is a fact that the Mets will not be a contender again until the current ownership and management are gone. It doesn’t matter what they try to do if they are not able to compete for the best players. In my humble opinion, the only way to change things is to boycott the games. Only by doing this, will the current disaster of an owner who wants to leave the team to his Son, and the yard sale GM situation be changed in New york.

]]> By: hotstreak http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302863 hotstreak Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:17:26 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302863 Bad investment not bad in talent: Santana’s is encumbered by his injuries.

]]> By: hotstreak http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302862 hotstreak Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:14:01 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302862 Its a matter of economics, if no investment in the product on the field then no fans in the seats. If the Mets want to be irrelevant on the long and winding road there is nothing we can do but stay away. Maybe fly a plane with a banner over Citi Field demanding new owners. The Mets are counting on Harvey and Wheeler and Niese all low cost investments for their stage of development ; plus DW and Ike to sell their product. The rest are making minimum or were or will be salvaged from the scrap heap. RA Dickey came from that scrap heap but the odds of picking another one like R.A. is like hitting the lottery twice.

]]> By: Just_Da_Damaja http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302856 Just_Da_Damaja Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:52:55 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302856 Who they shoot? no

Who they fry? yes

]]> By: Just_Da_Damaja http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302855 Just_Da_Damaja Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:50:47 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302855 so you were in NY when Omar was here from 2004-2010…

and never heard Met fans complain about Omar not speaking English well enough for their tastes….then complaining that he didnt have a college degree

I dont recall them ever calling out any Met GM’s educational credentials…EVER….

So Typical

]]> By: Joey D. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302835 Joey D. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:35:18 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302835 Hi This,

It’s just that we’re not accustomed to throwing in the towel and a season for a prospect when we are so close and playing great baseball. I am willing to be you a nickel that had the Mets kept both KRod and Beltran – even if he did walk away – the Wilpons would be seeing more fans in the stands today because the fans would at least be thinking these owners want to win.

And those moves would not have crippled our future and, as R.A. Dickey has said, teams can both build their farm system and remain competitors on the major league level at the same time.

We all agree the moves were done out of what was deemed to be a financial necessity for the cost cutting has gone way beyond the payroll to throughout the organization even including not signing one of it’s number two draft picks (number 75 overall) because of approximately $40,000 below slot money. The Beltran move was not done in the interest of the club – not after Sandy even stated for the record that had he not gotten the type of prospects the team wanted, he would have then entertained monetary considerations.

Sandy was determined to get rid of Beltran and Krod and nothing more – even though Carlos was our top hitter and clubhouse leader and the Mets were in the wild card race. He, the ownership, or both didn’t give a damn about the season that could have been and have lost the trust of the players and support of the fans.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302834 Met Maniac Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:30:55 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302834 BTW dont know how old you are, but some Mets fans thought we got a great haul for Seaver too.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302832 Met Maniac Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:22:54 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302832 We all have agendas, including you. It’s what separates the humans from the animals. Some people see trade as a negative and some don’t. Just cause you see it your way, it doesn’t give you the seat of judgement over others. All opinions are shared here.

]]> By: this is stupid http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302823 this is stupid Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:37:02 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302823 really? I’m just explaining it thoroughly because it’s annoying how people with an agenda are trying to find a way to make the Wheeler trade seem like a negative when its obviously not. I didn’t even use any exclamation points lol

]]> By: larman http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302816 larman Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:19:06 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302816 The only part of this question i love the most is the WILPONS SELLING OUR TEAM, AMEN. Well cause i’m tired of tyhe excuses. This team should not go through losing all the damn time, so if we had real owners who gave a damn maybe we will be winners, but not as long as the wilpons have our team. Really if u do care they do something, just don’t say well maybe listen to us the fans who pay to get in, cus if the losing con’ts nobody will be there, now do u get jerks. You people owe us payback, so start doing something or just get out of our city, please just sell our team.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302815 Met Maniac Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:15:18 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302815 Youre acting like it’s the first rental trade in baseball history. I understand but your acting like a poodle in heat. We could have extended Beltran like Dickey if we wanted. Stop acting like we did something historic, we didn’t. We gave up an all star and $8 million for a single A pitcher at the time. That’s all that happened.

]]> By: Rich from Lake Como http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302814 Rich from Lake Como Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:13:54 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302814 The Mets will have financial issues for years… in 2014, a note (or notes) on SNY and ballpark construction are supposedly due. They will just be re-finances. Add to that the decreasing ticket sales by an evaporating fan base… this club, under this ownership, will be a mess for years. PLEASE STOP KIDDING YOURSELVES!

]]> By: this is stupid http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302812 this is stupid Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:07:18 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302812 You don’t understand. the mets got Wheeler for 2 months of Beltran. Unless Wheeler is literally completely valueless in the major leagues, this trade is a win. In fact, even if Wheeler shits the bed the trade is still a win- you can say “oh he’s never played in the majors hes unproven” about every prospect. That doesn’t change the value of a prospect in relation to other prospects and their likelihood of becoming a good major leaguer. Wheeler is more talented than almost any other prospect and more likely to succeed than almost any other prospect. The Mets weren’t getting a better prospect than Wheeler in this trade- you can’t look in hindsight and say “oh x-fringe prospect turned into a superstar we should have traded for him”. You can’t predict which prospects are going to fizzle out or surprise, so you just get the best ones at the time.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302807 Met Maniac Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:54:45 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302807 You’re calling the Wheeler trade a win already? Are you Mrs. Alderson? You gotta be kidding me, he hasn’t thrown a pitch in the majors and has a minor league walk rate and strikeout rate like Oliver Perez at same age.

]]> By: Met Maniac http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302806 Met Maniac Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:52:02 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302806 Top prospect is relative it really means nothing. Before Wheeler it was F-Mart, and Milledge before him. Until Wheeler proves otherwise, he’s just another top Mets prospect like those before him. And as long as Beltran keeps having 30+ homer seasons it won’t go away. It took almost 8 years until we stopped talking about Kazmir.

]]> By: Joey D. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/what-quality-players-will-want-to-play-for-the-mets-in-the-future.html#comment-302803 Joey D. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:47:39 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=100499#comment-302803 Hi Truth,

….. and please don’t call me “stupid” for I’ve been saying all along the moves were not baseball but financial like you say. All I’m saying is that the payroll was not the cause of this problem and had the Wilpons not been victims of the ponzie scheme and out-priced their product with a smaller capacity ball park they would be still going after free agents today, albeit more prudently as far as players were concerned.

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