YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE THE DIAMONDBACKS ANNOUNCED THE SIGNING OF F/A CODY ROSS; METS ARE REPORTEDLY INVESTIGATING NEARLY EVERY PITCHING OPTION THE PRESS CAN UINCIOVER, FROM LIRIANO(OFF MKT TO BUCS) TO PAVANO DESPITE NOT REALLY NEEDING ONE IF THEY CHOOSE TO GAMBLE ON WHEELER AS A ROOKIE STARTING 4/1 INSTEAD OF 8/1 OR WHENEVER. ALDERSON IS STILL ON ECORD PROCLAIMING HIS CONCESSION LAST SEPT THAT “THIS CLUB NEEDS MORE VETERAN MLB PERFORMERS” AS WELL AS HIS “WHAT OUTFIELD?” QUIP FOR LAUGHS COMMENCING THE WINTER MEETINGS. ALSO WE’VE HEARD LITTLE ABOUT DIAMONDBACKS MATKETING OF UPTON TO WHOMEVER WILL LISTEN AFTER TYHEY SUPPOSEDLY OFFERED TO DEAL HIM STRAIGHT UP FOR TEXAS’ SS PROSPECT.

TAKING ALL IOF THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, I CAN’T HELP BUT SUPPOSE THERE IS A PLAN AFOOT, BET KEVIN TOWERS, AZ GM, & ALDERSON AS TO AN AGREEMENT SENDING WHEELER TO AZ FOR UPTON. CERTAINLY FROM AN ALDERSON POINT OF VIEW IT WOUILD CONSTITUTE A BUYINGWHEELER LOW PAYING OSTENSIBLY A HOBBLED BELTRAN & SELLING HIGH RECEIVING AN ENTERING PRIME AGE 27, JUSTIN UPTON.
THERE IS CERTAINLY, IN MYSELF AN INCLINATION TO THINK IT WOYULD HAVE TO TAKE MUCH MORTE THAN AN UNPROVEN ACE PROSPECT; BUT THEN I CONSIDER HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE A STUD PITCHER IS THAN AN EXCELLENT SS PROSPECT. WHO KNOWS? I SURELY DON’T, IT’S JUST PERHAPS WISHFUL THIBNKIBNG; BUT IT’S DEFINITELY AN INKLING I HAVE OF WHAT MAY BE AFOOT AS STARS SEEM TO BE ALIGNING, OTHERWISE THERE SEEMS TO BE ZERO SENSE OF ANY URGENCY ON BEHALF OF ALDERSON TO SHORE UP WHAT HE’S ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS A LAUGHINGSTOCK PIOTENTIAL SITUATION. SURELY, A HARVARD GRADUATE HAS MORE OF A SENSE OF NY PRESS VENOM THAN TO TOTALLY IGNORE SUCH A PROBLEMATIC ISSUE WHILE WHISTLING IN THE DARK.

BTW, FOR THE RECORD, I’VE MADE THIS UP IN MY OWN HEAD, HAVE READ NONE OF IT RUMORED ANYWHERE BE IT A VALID PRESS SOURCE OR BLOG SITE.

On Sandy, I can’t say I endorse everything the man has done or that I fully trust him yet but I do like the fact that he is very secrative with the media as far as giving away exactly what he’s doing. He’s very “Old School” in what he shares and I appreciate that.. Many of these modern GM’s feel that TV face time is a job requirement (see Steve Phillips) but Sandy almost views the media as a necessary evil. The sarcasm is just his style. I’m a long time NY Football Giants’ fan and there was no bigger gruff sarcastic A**hole than Parcells. He is now totally loved. The only person that was perhaps a bigger A**hole with the fans and media was George Young (If he was alive today he may have been diagnosed with Aspargers). SA appears to be (for me at least) from that same old school.

Good DOG Lap up everything Sandy gives you…

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—Last year, super agent Scott Boras said the cash-strapped Mets and Dodgers were shopping in the “fruits and nuts” section of the supermarket during free agency. Asked yesterday about the Dodgers’ shopping potential — under a new, wealthy ownership group that includes Magic Johnson — Boras said: “I think they bought the store.”

Boras was then asked in what aisle the Mets are shopping.

“I think the Mets, maybe the best you can say, they might be in the freezer section,” Boras said. “But there’s a lot of good, long-standing products they can acquire.”

Boras’ comment was relayed to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson by The Post.

“Freezer burn is something I’m familiar with,” Alderson said.
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Hardy Har Har Alderson another smug unfunny smarta_s remark. Everyone is aware how cheap the Mets have become….Small market teams are outspending us…NYC is the biggest baseball market in the world. Boras said it right when he initially called the Mets thrifty. No one wants these Bozo’s to sign some big ginormous free agent to a $100M deal.

Any Mets fan looking for Sandy to improve this team this year or next is California Dreaming.

Most teams are thinking Playoffs or Bust…while the Mets are Prospects or Bust.

Spot okay with no lousy Free Agents.

“Woof Woof woof woof woof woof woof, woof woof woof woof woof.”

The General Manager has little effect on me, no matter who it is.

“Woof woof Woof!”

Let’s go Mets

Ross (home) – 13 HRs, 25 2Bs
Ross (away) – 9 HRs, 9 2Bs

Multiyear free agent deals under Alderson DJ CarASSco and Frank FrancSUCKo.