Jose went out and took the batting crown raising his value considerably.

Sandy is a bit of a dope and he’s playing the Dickey situation all wrong.

The fans are already ticked off at Mets management for gutting the ball club and replacing performers with cheap average players. The two good things about the season were Dickey and Wright. They signed Wright – now appease the fans and sign Dickey. But no – Sandy’s got to screw that up.

Dickey is a real solid performer and a good teammate. He understands the ‘big picture’ probably better than anyone on the team. He’s good for the Mets.

Tell you what Sandy – according to reports you and Dickey are about 6 million apart. Split the difference – give him eight million instead of five for ’13 and keep it at ten and ten for the following two years. Done and done.

But those are two different issues. Talking about player performance.

Also, a lot of people are taking his statements, twisting them, and running with them to fit their narratives.

Something to be said about building up your pitching muscles all your life as opposed to playing a position and then taking up pitchng in the MLB…

Also Wakefield never won a Cy Young has he?
Throwing 80 MPH is not more taxing than 70 MPH….
It’s the 90Plus guys you all drool over that have arm issues and they are the ones who have given you your Age Phobia because once they drop below 90MPH they can’t get anyone out unlike a Knuckleballer!

Is it our only hope because the MLB limits what we can do?
Or is it because we are stubborn and refuse to use all possibilities at our disposal?

If you had an infection in your arm that could grow to kill you if not treated and deny yourself the shot that could cure it, that doesn’t make amputating the arm which is the only alternative (hope) left is a smart move or one you should consider doing.

I get it that people are worried about 4 years from now….
Dickey doesn’t stop you from competing 4 years from now and neither does Wright!

Hell they aren’t even stopping us from competing now!
What is stopping us is our refusal or unwillingness to keep the good players and replace the bad with better MUCH better.
And this treading water by placing bandaids on open wounds or trading one good limb in a veiled attempt to replace a bad one wlll not only make NOW a losing season in 4 years we will be in the same exact place!

The only thing anyone should be worried about is putting the best team on the field THIS year. That doesn’t mean you have to win a Playoff or go to the World Series but if you put the best team out this year you can build on it next year!

I can’t say any of the names mentioned in Dickey trades are going to make us better than if we kept Dickey.
And if you can get two good guys for Dickey you can get ONE of them for less!

And thats where this team is failing miserably!
Instead of everyone looking for the EASY, LAZY way of getting good players which is the path most inexperienced kids prefer to take, It’s time for some good old fashioned rolling up of the sleeves, Making deals for prospects we can’t find a place for to get prospects we CAN find a place for, Sign Mid Level players instead of scrap heap cast offs…
Start to build a team by keeping the best we have and replacing the WORST we have as opposed to this Whack a Mole Fantasy league simple minded thinking.

Would you trade a Porsche for Two Kias who MIGHT be able to go 200+MPH if you work on them a bit?

Keep the good and replace the bad!
And stop limiting ourselves in ways no other team limits itself because it only hurts us and doesn’t help us!
We are pretty much handcuffing our hands behind our back, no one else is forcing us to work this way!

And while some will say the Wilpons are the ones holding Sandy back truth is he got a windfall by deferring Bay and a Discount from Wright and yet he STILL refuses to spend it to get what he needs…

Plus Dickey throws harder than Wakefield (and other kballers) while picking up the pitch late. Do not forget he was a traditional pitcher until 2005.

These are all reasons to pause, a fact validated by the other 29 GMs in baseball. Nobody was jumping at the opportunity to give the Mets a ton for a reigning CY winner.

There are two other ways in which the Mets could have had better outfielders other than having to trade away their Cy Young Award winner or an other strong arm. One was not trading away and not trying to re-sign the two veterans they had in the first place.

The second was spending money on a free agent deemed a good investment.

As I have thought all along SA is here to make Mets franchise, Wilpons also, more stable financially so that MLB does not have to be making emergency loans because of their stupidity in the real estate mkt plus allowing friendship to rule over business savy with Madoff.

The read I get is that SA doesn’t care what RA wants and he is set on a plan, either the one he fed David or an internal one with ownership to make them as stable as possible before ever handing out another contract.

RA has become what Doc was for awhile, a reason to come to the park and watch a master at his craft, a knuckle baller who could control an un-controllable pitch while making for an interesting game for fans and team.

I know there is still time left before ST but SA’s track record does not bode well for fans and this team AND as stated before Terry Collins will be left holding the bag at season end.

Lets Go RA!

“For all of you screaming about why don’t they pay him the bucks he is asking for, consider this! Dickey signs for another 2 years past 2013 for upwards of 30 million and all of a sudden loses the magic with his knuckleball. What would you say then? Admit it folks.”

But by that logic, what if Wheeler can’t get better command of his pitches and becomes a bust as well? Or that Harvey was a flash in the pan? Or that Nimmo is not the player of the future. What would one say then, as well?

All I mean is that one can’t look at players in terms of what if when it comes to the hypothetical for that is the risk every team has to take every year with every player, whether it be in terms of basing the future on or in economics. That is different than asking the same question about an injured player, one giving indications of being on the decline, etc.

Not all Met fans. I agree 100%.

Yes, the economic situation is better then it was but it still is a year away from being able to be active in the free agent market. After the season ended the main issues in order were the resigning of David Wright and R. A. Dickey. Did the Mets cheap out on David’s deal? No but the main differences between his deal and any deal with R.A,.Dickey is age and past performance.

R.A. Dickey has been nothing short of a breath of fresh air for this team, it’s fans and baseball itself. His performance has been wonderful and there is no reason that he won’t perform well for another couple of years. Realistically, that does not mean that he will win 20 games again or lead the league in ERA….INNINGS….or STRIKEOUTS.

Is Dickey asking too much or are the Mets looking to low ball him? Let’s face facts people!

We as fans are still complaining about paying off Bonilla and others that cripple the finances so I suggest that we remember that overpaying now cause problems later on. There is no doubt that I want Dickey resigned but I do understand the idea that there is still risk involved because of his age etc.

For all of you screaming about why don’t they pay him the bucks he is asking for, consider this! Dickey signs for another 2 years past 2013 for upwards of 30 million and all of a sudden loses the magic with his knuckleball. What would you say then? Admit it folks.

I suggest that we wait and see what happens in the next few weeks. The team has to know that allowing him to go unsigned before the season starts reduces their chances of ever resigning him as a free agent. Teams are not going to trade off a can’t miss prospect unless they are desperate and at this point no one has shown that inclination.

I think there’s a lot of merit to Davidoff’s post today questioning Dickey’s awful timing for spouting off. Complaining about $25 million contracts at a Xmas party for kids who’s lives have been turned upside down by Hurricane Sandy is real, as he puts it, “chutzpah”. I happen to agree. I’m starting to wonder if Dickey’s ego has got the better of his judgement and if I’m the Mets front office I’m wondering the same thing.

I’m jealous of the Dodger fan base too. Ever notice what their ticket prices are?

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7145121/los-angeles-dodgers-slashing-season-ticket-prices-2012