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2012
Alderson: We’re Not Going To Spend Money Just Because We Now Have It
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York caught up with Sandy Alderson this morning at Citi Field who told him that the 2013 Opening Day roster will closely resemble the one at the end of 2012.
Rubin speculates that minus Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, Kelly Shoppach, Andres Torres and possibly Scott Hairston, things are going to look very similar, a fact that even GM Sandy Alderson acknowledged:
“I would expect the roster will look similar to the way it did at the end of last year — with some exceptions,” Alderson said Tuesday. “It’s hard to speculate. When you think about it, the trade market, signing free agents and so forth, it’s relatively young in the season. It’s hard, really, to accurately predict where things will end up.”
With regard to payroll, Rubin adds that although David Wright reduced the amount he was owed in 2013 as part of his new deal, Jason Bay deferred money as part of his buyout and Mets officials swear the payroll can inch slightly higher in 2013. Still, Alderson acknowledged, the Mets may not use the available payroll.
“We’re not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it. We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it.”
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I am surprised by this breaking news. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Sandy Alderson is a master at measuring each and every word (a/k/a lie) that comes out of his mouth. He’s useless. When Terry Collins’s world comes down around him, he’s not the one to be fired. Sandy is. Send him back to the west coast where he belongs.
U DO ACTUALLY REALIZE ALDERSON’S MISSION WAS NEVER TO BUILD ANYTHING; BUT TO SECURE THE MLB NL TOEHOLD IN THE SINGLE LARGEST MLB MARKET BASICLY TO SHORE UP THE DEBRIS REMAINING AFTER THE MADOFF CARPET BOMBING
.MADOFF CREATED A WILPON ILLUSION OF FINANCIAL SECURITY & SUCCESS ASSURING FRED, HE NEEDN’T WORRY ABOUT PENNYS, ALLOWING JEFF TO TRY TO ALTER NYM NEWSPAPER VENUE FROM BEING GALLO’S PERMANENT BEAU FOR BERTHA TO OCCASIONALY SHARING POSITIVE BACKPAGE OPORTUNITIES WITH GEORGE & SONS
ALL OF WHICH GAVE A BOOK OF BLANK CHECKS TO THE FORMER “BIG DEAL IN DREAMS ONLY” GM OF MLB CONTROLLED EXPOS ALL OF WHICH COMPILED INTO A COMPOUNDED MIXTURE OF FREE SPENDING EXTRAVAGENCE DESTINED TO BECOME THE NAGASAKI EQUIVILENT FOR MLB OPERATIONS
ALDERSON’S THE NUCLEAR DISASTER CLEANUP TEAM NECESSARY TO TOTALLY SCRUB CLEAN ALL RESIDUE PRIOR TO AUTHORIZING ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION ESP THAT WHICH MAY INCLUDE A LARGE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
AS FANS CITIFIELD NEEDS TO BE AVOIDED AS IF IT WERE CHERNOBYL, THAT INCLUDES EVERY CITIFIELD “PAY TO ATTEND” ACTIVITY SUCH AS THE2013 ALLSTAR ACTIVITIES, HOMERUN DERBY, ALLSTAR GAME, ALL CONCERTS INCL BENEFITS FOR SANDY AS WILPONS SHOULD BE BLED DRY TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES IN UTILITIES & EVENT INSURANCE. THEY SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN ANY OPORTUNITY TO RECAPTURE COSTS/EXPENSES UNTIL THEY EITHER AGREE TO SELL THE TEAM ala McCOURT’S DODGERS OR REPLACRE CARETAKER ALDERSON WITH A MORE AGGRESSIVE MINDED TALENT EVALUATOR LIKE DiPODESTA
“We’re not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it. We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it.”
Sounds like Alderson is calling the shots on spending, not Wilpon. Same excuse as the last two offseasons, bad free agent market. Unfortunately the other teams in the division dont see it that way. This is just an Alderson thing.
‘We’re Not Going To Spend Money Just Because We Now Have It’
This is one comment I think he’s been saying since day one. Not that we had any money to spend since day one…..
I really, really dislike this ahole.
This guy is a fcking moron yes cause by january they’re won’t be any more free agents that’s when you will spend money please spare us the torture alderson you don’t play the waiting game anymore you go out and sign players anybody is a upgrade get grady sizmore we don’t care just do something so far we have had the worst off season in history
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Lmao ….
Hehehehehehehe…………So very true!
uh, us Mets fans are not going to buy tickets, just because we can afford them….
Thank you brother. AMEN and AMEN!
DW What’s up?
SA Not payroll
DW I deferred money so you could improve the team
SA I never promised to improve the team
DW Then give me my deferred money and trade me
SA Your under contract and
SA We’re Not Going To Spend Money Just Because We Now Have It
Sandy Alderson is a FUC*ING LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you at least try to act decent?
Ok, sandy alderson is a ____________ LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what did he lie about? just out of curiosity.
what did he lie about?! well lets see back in august/ early septemeber he said publically this team was going to look entirely different opening day. that there my friend is a lie because now he says its going to be the same team as the end of the season
As fans we will say the same thing. We’re not gonna spend money (at citifield) just because we have it. Put a decent product on the field u pathetic excuse for a gm!
This doesn’t bode well for the rest of the offseason. It’s a clear signal that all is exactly how we feared. The only difference is that now Alderson is holding tens of millions but is opting not to spend any of it. When was the last time a New York team had a payroll near $80 million?
THANK GOD FOR TOM BRADY AND THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, AND LEBRON JAMES AND THE MIAMI HEAT…
Don’t forget Eli Manning and Big Blue.
Omar Minaya is the reason Alderson isnt spending any money. If Omars bad contracts didnt handcuff Sandy he would be signing players to improve the team now, but no he has to clean up Omars mess…He has NO MONEY TO SPEND………………………
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Remember when that was the excuse from Sandy lovers…..
Idiots no one wants this Bozo to spend money just for the sake of spending money…They want him to spend the money wisely to improve the freak’n team….He said they would be drastic changes in the Outfield when he was on with Francessa originally at the end of last season. What is so Drastic Baxter replacing Torress? Den Dekker the strikeout king? Lagares ? WHAT???
Screw this dope Alderson like Ive always said hes a lying lawyer ,”Anything he says I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Imagine if he is Bud Selig’s replacement as commissioner o_O The NHL would surpass the MLB in just a matter of months….Alderson the Penny Pincher…no wonder the Wilpons love him he takes all the hits for what they both want to do and that is pocket money.
They will never be on par with the Rays for one reason the rays have GREAT talent evaluators while the Mets have a Nerd who comes up with draft formulas from computers. Not to mention they dont sign there draft picks….
They have no money nor any decent talent in the upper minors to trade.he doesn’t have a choice but spinning it every which way he can till the Allstate game revenue shows up.
The owners and G.M. of this team, do not care about the fans. They should be forced to sell it in best interest of baseball.
We’re not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it. We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it.”
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We’re not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it. We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it.”
Again, the question must be asked – is this the guy who not only built those great Oakland clubs BUT ALSO ALLOWED IT TO BE THE HIGHEST PAYROLL IN THE MAJORS BACK IN 1991, BEING NEARLY TEN PERCENT MORE THAN THE SECOND HIGHEST BOSTON?
Or is the guy that two years later began destroying that same franchise, dropping the Oakland payroll to the tenth highest followed the next season down further to 13th, which, coincidentally, co-incided with drops in the standings as well? And, as we all know, he was not ordered to cut back payroll until after the 1995 season.
Good news. Now that Wright is signed, looks like we’ll have a lock on fourth place!
great sandy,wait until january,by that time all that will be left over is the pile of dogshit free agents that you want to shove down our throats,get this idiot out of NEW YORK PLEASE!
OH WAIT MAYBE YOU NEED A LITTLE MOTIVATION YOU LIAR/JERK/,MORON ETC/ try singing this song sandy,IF I CAN MAKE IT THERE ILL MAKE IT ANYWHERE ITS UP TO YOU NEW YORK NEW YORK! I think i have finally lost my mind,GO HOME SANDY THIS IS THE BIG TIME,THIS IS NEW YORK CITY MAKE IT OR GET OUT OF TOWN!
the only game that will be sold out this year is the All-Star game
Oh come on, we all know that The Mets are a small market team. Their home is Flushing, their fan base is limited to Queens and they have no TV or radio coverage. 15 to 20 fans attend per game. Oh, if they only played in a moajor market like St. Louis.
Seriously, in NY if you put a good team on the field you make money. Maybe Sandy spent too much time in Oakland (and I live in the bay area).
The 2013 Mets–Come see the other team pitch around Wright for 162 games! Plenty of seats available!
Sure they are going to spend in January when no FA are available.
The four tops said it better than Sandy and the Wilpons do – It´s the same old song
It’s just the same lips service he has been spouting. We just have to let this train ride till they change motormen.
So let me get this straight….they freed up money with Bay’s contract but they aren’t going to spend it? Then what was the point? Am I missing something? Wouldn’t it make sense to just pay him up front to get the money owed off the books so it doesn’t affect the years in the future?
POOF goes the Wilpon Excuse everyone had been clinging to….
By this time next year if this guy is still here the CORE is going to have a run and be forced to print a new batch of Membership cards!
we are sick of the losing , will u please spend some money and compete like a large market team again. go get Josh Hamilton !!!