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2013
Where Is This Crazy Train Headed?
An article by 
On family vacations when I was younger, — be it at Disneyworld, Washington D.C., or Busch Gardens — my family would always argue where to go first, how much time we would have to do this or that, etc. The debates would end with my dad, declaring “I have a plan.”, and that would settle the bickering. The way he said it made it sound as if he had spent hours online researching the best hot-spots; tirelessly coming up with a well thought out and detailed itinerary for our various excursions.
We took a trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia; I was about seven years old at the time. It was on that trip that my illusion of “the plan” was shattered. As we perused through the horse manure-covered dirt roads, it became obvious quite quickly that there was no plan. My dad was insistent that he had a plan of which historical buildings to visit and when, however in actuality, the master plan was completely improvised. In his defense the day was very enjoyable and we all had a great time. However, today “the plan” is a running joke in my immediate family; a joke my dad doesn’t exactly appreciate.
What makes me cringe, is hearing the Mets and Sandy Alderson talking about this master “plan”. The “plan” that convinced David Wright to commit to this organization for possibly the remainder of his baseball life. The plan that apparently involves being the only franchise in the sport not to sign a major-league free agent. The plan that the fanbase is expected to trust in, yet knows absolutely nothing about or if it even truly exists.
Maybe there is an actual plan in place to make this team a contender in the near future; or perhaps, — similar to what my father did on family trips to settle unrest — this illustrious plan is just an attempt to extinguish the outrage of the fans. Maybe, in reality, there is little to no plan actually in place outside of cutting payroll, building the farm, and sign AAAA players to fill the holes; more often than not unsuccessfully.
To what to degree of a plan there actually is remains a mystery to those not running the organization or named David Wright, but one aspect of this supposed plan is this: the Mets are indeed punting in 2013, and that is a fact no matter how many times Sandy Alderson says otherwise.
We can only hope that this “plan” that is being forced on the fans is legitimate, and that the front office is not just flying by the seat of their pants, randomly walking through the manure down a dirt road trying to figure out where in the world to go moving forward.
About the Author: Clayton Collier
Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall's modern active rock radio station. You can contact Clayton by following him on Twitter: @Clayton_Collier or E-mailing him at MaybeNextYearMets@yahoo.com
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Texas Rangers are looking for a 1B/DH. Send Duda to Texas, Texas sends Craig Gentry to the Diamondbacks & the DB send Kubel to the Mets.
Better do it fast before Texas gets Berkman.
Kubel as a Met? Please no.
Is there something wrong w/Kubel, I dont know every “in & out” about him, just that he has good numbers. Where is he weak?
He’s weak against LHPs, Not the same guy on the road (I.E. hits .158 at Citi Field), and he likes to disappear in the 2nd half….
Wait a minute, is that why you want him?
Yeah, him & Wright can disappear together….
I know you’re not serious when you mention him hitting .158 at Citifield as a negative against him or any other hitter who has 6-9 at bats at any particular park, thats ignorant. He hit .253 AVG. 30 HR 90 RBI. He did it SOMEWHERE. They didnt just “give him” those stats.
Yes, he did….in a place like Arizona. You know who else put up those numbers in his first year in Arizona? Kelly Johnson. He hit what, .284 with 26 HRs? Hasn’t come remotely close to hitting in the .280s since.
Soooooo, the only home fields that he can play at and hit well is Minnesota & Arizona, right? Well then hes been pretty lucky to only play his home games in those two parks.(that was sarcasm). So in that same vein it wouldnt make sense for any team to trade for Justin Upton either because his numbers are inflated from playing in Arizona.(more sarcasm)
I dont have anything to gain from the Mets making a trade for Kubel, I just suggested it because Arizona wants to move him & hes a good fielder with very good offensive numbers OVER an 8 year period, hes a proven veteran without baggage. Heres his #’s since 2007:
2007 – .273/ 13 /65
2008 – .272/ 20 /78
2009 – .300/ 28 /103
2010 – .250/ 21 /92
2011 – .273/ 12 /58
2012 – .253/ 30 /90
.253 AVG. 30 HR 90 RBI, above average fielder with an average arm, he made $7.5M in 2012
Joe, he can HELP the team, why would the mets want him???
Haha, good point.
Kubel is generally a LF and I’m curious where you’re getting “above average fielder” I’d call him average at best.
But again I think if you get Kubel then you’re moving Duda back to RF. Are you comfortable with that? You may be…
Duda to Texas, Baxter/Cowhill to RF, Kubel in left. 30 HR & 90 RBI would be huge in our line-up
Oh ok… sorry that makes a little less sense now
So are you basically throwing Duda away? I mean I’m not saying you should or shouldn’t but are you saying Duda can’t go 30/90? If not then why does Texas want him?
I just don’t see how that improves the outfield at all. Seems like a lateral movement in talent and just makes them older.
I like Duda & Im sure he can go 30/90, but hes INEPT in the outfield. I dont think 30 years old is really making them that much older. Kubel isnt coming over as a franchise player, just a 2-3 year stop-gap until the finances or prospects make our situation more manageable.
I guess my point is I do not see the difference between Kubel and Duda enough to make me want to do that… why add salary and age for similar performance? At least Duda has offensive upside. Kubel is on the downslope and the more I look at his defensive #’s the less I like.
He has a .985 lifetime fielding %. Thats above average.
No Joe – it’s not. Fielding % is only relevant if you get to the ball. Determining fielding ability based on stats is still a very tricky thing to do
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/2159/if-thome-plays-kubel-has-to-move
“Or does this mean the Twins are ready to 1) give up on Delmon Young, and 2) take the hit on Kubel’s defense in left field?
Actually, might not be a hit at all. For a young player who runs decently enough, Young is almost startlingly inept in left field. Kubel’s probably even worse, but his bat more than makes up for that. ”
Kubel is not above average defensively. He gets replaced late in games for defensive reasons too. He’s not above average, sorry.
He has to be a better fielder than Duda.
Mike Stantons fielding % = .979
exactly. Here let me make it simple to show how fielding % is not the best sign of how good a fielder is
Two SS’s
One finished his career with a .982% and the other with a .978%. Your way says Mike Bordick was a better SS than Ozzie Smith.
Your way would also suggest Johnny Damon was better in CF than Andruw Jones was.
You can only gain or lose % points if you get to the ball.
I agree fielding percentage is a flawed metric. Defense is very difficult to track statistically – for instance, it can’t judge how many runs a right fielder saves per year because they have a cannon for an arm and no runners advance from first base to third on base hits because they are afraid to run. One right fielder may have X number of assists, and you would percieve them to be a better fielder than another right fielder with less assists – but the reason they have less assists is because they have a better arm and less players take a chance running.
And yet Stanton is the better fielder despite the fielding %.
Stanton managed to get about 70% of outfield assists in only THREE seasons (26 assists), compared to Kubel’s 8 seasons in the league (37 assists).
Why don’t the Rangers try Mike Ott at 1B /DH? If not, then trade D. Murphy to TX for Ott.
There must be another D. Murphy in the Mets organization that I am aware of because if you are referring to Daniel Murphy, I doubt Texas is going to trade Olt for him.
1) No way Texas does that
2) Olt makes no sense unless you want to subsequently swap Olt in another deal, like for say, Giancarlo Stanton?
Well guys, IF it made sense to trade Duda for…Kubel, then why not Daniel Murphy for Ott? 1) Hasn’t Ott been estimated by scouts to be able to play the OF? 2) Murph is a good MLB hitter, who can play 3 IF positions and in the AL might indeed have value as a LH DH.
If i’m wrong, i’m just desperate to get some OF help for us!
I dont think Arizona is going to jump at getting Duda back for Kubel either.
Do you look at possible trades from the other team’s perspective? There needs to be incentive for them to make the deal. If not, lets trade Kirk for McCutchen and be surprised when Pittsburgh does not jump at the deal.
Arizona doesnt have a spot for Kubel, they have gone public w/that & this is his last year on contract so they’re not going to keep him & let him walk at the end of the year w/o getting something in return. Their end of the trade would be Gentry, which is a good, young 4th outfieder with perhaps an upside in development over the next couple of years for a paltry contract.
I ache to have Stanton also, but, in terms of the future of the team–given what he’d be able to do for us in ’13–given the mother load we’d have to give up to get him, and given the pending arrival of a boatload of top prospects in ’14 / ’15, i would prefer to NOT give up the ghost to get him.
Chicago, let me ask you this: Do you recall Paul DePodesta’s comments after the Mets traded R.A. Dickey?
“This offseason alone, we’ve been asked about at least a dozen players in our farm system who haven’t been mentioned in any of the various top 10 lists. So we definitely feel like we have the depth to make a trade if the right player were out there, whether it’s right now or a year from now.”
Makes me think, well, if that’s truly the case, who’s to say that the Mets couldn’t fleece Miami for Stanton without gutting so much of the farm that’s supposedly coming through the next 2-3 years? Also, I’m not giving up so much unless I’m getting so much back that will help much sooner than later. I’d look for another OF, relief, and a certain impact starter if I’m going all in for Stanton.
Not sure Loria is going to open himself up to being fleeced again considering the viewpoint of the trade with Toronto. In S. Florida, along with nationally, he was flogged for that deal. Stanton is the last big league asset (other than one starter I believe) and he comes cheap. To give him away would certainly show Loria isnt playing with a full deck. I think he is going to be on guard with Stanton and clean out a farm system for him. Sadly, I just dont see the Mets in position to do that at this point.
You make good points, Task. Trades are done when both teams think they’re getting ‘value’ in the transaction. And Loria has got to be on alert that he isn’t the laughing stock of baseba;;; twice in 1 Offseason.
Yes Hitman, i think the Mets’ Farm is better than advertised and if the kids continue to develop, our Farm will be loaded with valuable trade chips as these guys get to AA & AAA.
Terrible article… Once again you are looking past DW and his ego. again, the plan presented to DW was $138 million dollars!!! the conditions? simple, defer some of that money, get paid $20 million per for 5 years straight so that way your deal towards the last year of career doesn’t look horrendous… THAT was the plan, who really cares what was said to him, we all know money talks and bullsh*t walks, he got PAID!!!!!!!!!!!!! all that BS about him wanting to play for a winner went out the window as soon as he saw dollar sign in front of him, he got paid here like NOONE was gonna pay him, this team sucks and it will for a while, but he’ll be feeding his ego breaking a few more met records and getting paid, will he win anything with the mets? I doubt that, i sincerely doubt that because he hasn’t shown me or anyone who knows about baseball otherwise, he’s not a clutch player and folds under pressure, but at least he got paid, which is what he wanted from the get go, in a sport where, we’ve seen you DON’T have to win a WS ring to cement your legacy or to be a HOF.
Alex, you are missing the point. You took a very small aspect of a larger point and used it to criticize the entire post.
Wright’s signing was just one of many references we have heard to “the plan” this winter.
I kept it real.. If you didn’t like the criticism clayton, then i suggest you become more tough, because in journalism which is what you’re into right? you’re gonna have people who will tell you in your face that your article suck, so become tolerant about that, i was being mild. My point about your article is that you try to pin this on SA only and use the whole DW to somehow albeit your argument, DW is to blame as much as Sa if anything because none of the conversation about the direction of the team were made public, who knows, maybe part of the deal was that, don’t defend him and paint him to be a saint because he’s not, when he was hitting 325+ on his way to 25-30 and 100-120 RBI it was all about winning and not the money, once his number were dropping like flyes it changed from “not about the money, but being a met” then the season ended and it became about the money.
Clayton – keep up the good work, remember, just because someone says your article sucks doesn’t make it true.
And yet you are replying to me…. go figure.
I’m not offended, now entering my 3rd year at MMO, I’ve experienced plenty of criticism. I’m simply questioning the validity of your argument.
You are RIGHT, sir! Here’s my take on how the contract negotiations went from David’s perspective.,
1) Sandy comes to Va. to lay out his ideas for the future.
2) David tells Sandy he’s in, and he’ll have his agents start negotiations when Sandy gets back to NYC.
3) Agents negotiate, get what they feel is the best offer, go to David and see what else he wants.
4) Repeat step 3 until David approves deal.
5) David signs, goes for a beer with everybody involved to celebrate.
Point being David probably wasn’t in the room when negotiations were done, he just signed the contract.
He got paid, and he deserved to get paid. If you don’t negotiate the best contract you can, you work your whole career for league minimum. There are only 30 third basemen in MLB, and a few more in the minors, that can do what is required to play at that level. David is in the top 5 of those people, probably in the top two or 3. Again, he deserved to get paid.
Alex68, yours is not an accurate accounting of David Wright who has been stating for years he wants to be a Met for life. While you’re busy blasting Clayton Collier for inaccuracy, you’re essentially doing same, and actually, well beyond, letting your anger toward the Mets or whomever, spill over into tirade against David Wright – an over-the-top tirade – that just doesn’t align with the person David is.
David Wright was a Mets fan long before he was even drafted by them. He is intrinsically attached to the team and to claim that it’s all about the money, is just ludicrous. Your tirade is about you throwing your junk onto David, and then lambasting his character to make it fit your narrative and need.
As for Clayton Collier’s article, I agree it stinks. But your anger is spilling over, there too, in a way that doesn’t mesh with the situation. It seems to me you’re angry in general, and on the hunt for scapegoats to pounce.
For all his rantings and anger, misguided or not, Alex is correct about one thing with Wright…he took the money…plain and simple. Notice how he got the richest contract in Met history; $500K more than Santana, not $500K less. Would $1M have made a difference in his life? Not in the least. But he wanted to be the highest paid Met ever. So to say that it was anything other than the money for Wright is incorrect.
Wright made a smart move. He might have gotten more money on the FA market. However, that would require playing out his contract without injury or a bad year. Miscalculate on that end and he would cost himself tens of millions. He wasnt about to do that. Wright took the $138M guaranteed. PERIOD.
Wright doesn’t strike me as one who lies and instead a person who cares about integrity. What ever the plan is I dont know, but if Wright said he discussed and liked what he heard, who are you to dispute that?
So just because e strikes YOU as a person who is honest and doesn’t lie we should all concur with you in your assesment of him? I am DISPUTING what he SAID PUBLICALLY when he said it’s not about the money, it’s about winning, yet he buttrape a cash strap franchise for $138 million knowing they had no chance of winning for years to come.. please…
Alex…whose idea do you think it was to extend Wright?
I’m thinking that was all on the Wilpons. They just about said so right after the season ended.
I think if SA had his way, Wright would have been traded and Dickey would have been extended.
Of course it was the Wilpons. Try convincing him of that. Alderson’s preference would have been to trade him for a nice haul and give Flores his shot around May or June.
Or at least he would have been shopped to see his value. There is no guarantee Alderson would have swung a trade but he would have at least looked at what Wright’s value was. The fact that he did not tells me it was all Wilpon’s deal. Remember, Jeff called Wright the Mets future Ambassador replacing Seaver. To me, that says it all. The check writers made the decision and that was it.
I’m afraid you are a lost cause. You’re hate for Wright blinds you.
BTW I thought the Mets best move would have been to trade Wright and go full on rebuild mode.
Saying you would sacrifice money for winning…then signing with the mets for 138 mill…completely kills his integrity to me…
There are about 25-28 teams in baseball with a better chance of WINNING now and in the future than the Mets.
And I’ve heard David’s favorite team growing up was actually the Orioles, not a shocker since he grew up in the DMV area ( DC/Maryland/Virgina ) and his favorite player was actually not HoJo, but Cal Ripken Jr.
The whole o they were my favorite team when i was a kid line is absolute BS and means nothing when Wright’s agents and lawyers are trying to get as much commission as possible.
What Wright ( and his agents ) had was a morbid fear of a poor 2013, not a big love for the Mets, not a big love for winning a WS ring.
interesting when u consider how Wright would’ve been the ONLY 3B on the market for the next few years,
Of Mice and Men
Its heading to a forgetful season in 2013.
Another one???? Under this FO we’ve had back to back of those, yet another is looming large!!
Let’s just Hope IKE BENJAMIN DAVIS carries this team on his back
There’s a plan but it’s probably a fluid one – or more like a moving target.
When you don’t know from year to year what kind of financial position the team will be in, it’s probably a little difficult to stick to anything definite.
We’re reading this morning the Wilpons refinanced SNY’s debt, took on more/longer debt but freed up some 160 MIL. How much of that 160 MIL can/will be invested in this team in the immediate future is anyone’s guess.
The only plan that we know for sure is that the Mets front office is working hard to ensure that the Wilpons keep the team. That is the primary objective, the end game, and ultimate goal…no matter the cost. As for winning, or building a sustainable winner…I don’t see any plan for that.
I cringe when Mets fans accept not only 2013 as another lost season, but even 2014 as maybe the time we are capable of going .500. Even mediocrity for us…is a pipe dream. Listen I love the potential of Niese, Harvey, and Wheeler. I like the young core of Ike, d’Arnaud, and Tejada. But seriously…you think the Nationals and Braves don’t like their talent and young core…and ability to spend going forward. We can hope for the demise of the Phillies all we want…but they’re not going anywhere either. And I’m telling you, as much as I hate Loria, he will make out awesomely when he moves Stanton. Stanton could command Profar-Olt-Perez from Texas, or Zunino-Walker-Hultzen from the Mariners, or any other top three prospects from a highly regarded system. I love the Mets young core and/or talent, but in a year…we might have the worse in the division.
Direction?? What direction. The Wilpons keep the team. The team keeps losing. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Okay, we’ve punted on ’13–no doubt about that with trading RA and NOT 1 MLB signing (although i do think SA thinks he can get somebody ‘cheap’ if he waits 2 weeks). But i fully believe that, combined with our current core of Ike, Niese, Gee, Tejada, Harvey, Edgin, Parnell, and the impending arrival of d’Anaud in ’13, along with the latent potential of Mejia, Familia, Flores, plus the ’14 / ’15 arrival (as players or trade bait) of Montero, Fulmer, Degrom, Nimmo, Tapia, Mateo, Robles, Ynoa, Lara, Cessa, Pill, Leahtersich, Koralek, Whitenton…others…+ $$$$’s to spend for ’14–we are on the cusp of exciting playoff baseball from ’15 – ’20.
i know, i know, the wheels could come off when dependent on so many prospect, but maybe, just maybe, there’s a tailwind coming for the Mets for the years ’15 – ’20.
We can like our core all we want, but it is not better than the Nationals or Braves. Our inability or unwillingness or disgust at even the idea of signing players, means that there’s not much talent coming in from the outside. Plus the Phillies will probably keep on spending to be relevant. The Marlins have a core they like just as much as we like ours…only most of baseball sides with the Marlins…especially after they move Stanton.
Like our core, it’s just a fourth place present day I hope doesn’t morph into a 5th place reality sooner or later.
The downside in our forecast is ’13 where a 5th place finish might become all too possible. After that, i think the sky will be clearing up.
Funny article. Now I had thought THE PLAN was cult like. Your suggesting it is Virginia road stuff.
As best as I can tell, “the plan” is to make Wright the experienced face of the franchise while the team hopes/expects Harvey, Wheeler, Niese, to becomes a young big 3 to rival Seaver, Koosman, and Gentry while d’Arnaud becomes the solution at catcher, Davis fulfills his potential at first base and Tejada at short and at least one of the younger outfielders makes an impact (Capt. Kirk or den Dekker, most likely). Then the Mets use their minor league “surplus” or their major league “extras” to deal to fill out the roster with possibly a mid-range free agent or two before 2014 and voila, 1969 all over again. You’ve still got a bunch of good pitching prospects that could either be dealt for hitting or eventually added to the roster in 2015 and beyond.
The chosen ones, Fred and Saul have been dishonest to “we the people” who they rely on to support this team. As for David Wright please. All David had to do is hear a few suggestions by Sandy make one or 2 of his own and collect almost $140 M, so please do not put any weight that he sees a plan. They would have traded him in a second if it wasn’t going to be a “PR” nightmare. The Wilpons/ Katz’s have no interest in making this team better at any cost. They are lining their pockets with loans, re-financing debt, small equity share owners contributions and most importantly our money. Regardless of what they say they are in it for 1 thing only and that is keeping as much $ as possible for themselves while jerking their fan base off with lies. I ask but one question, even if they decide to spend $ again, have they shown us that they can sign successful players that make a difference? The answer is of course no . The Wilpons and Katz’s are the owners of this team and they are liars. They couldn’t care less about us. This is how big business is run unless your name is Steinbrenner (George) who believed, losing was not an option. We are the fools who buy merchandise and season tickets rather than walking away from giving them a single dollar for anything whatsoever. The only way this will change is if we revolt against the ownership and hit them much harder in their wallet. This will not change unless we force them to see, by speaking out with “OUR” dollar and making it clear that they will not be getting a single one of them unless they stop playing us for fools. Once again using us for their gain while providing us with lies and smoke screens puts the blame solely on US. Stop allowing the “chosen ones” do this, by a fan based REVOLT. It’s the only way for these 2 to stop laughing all the way to their proverbial banks. I have met Fred, I havebroken bread with Fred. I also broadcast an inning in their TV booth, I’ve played shortstop at Shea stadium for a special event. I have been behind the scenes in both Fla and NY. He and his son are liars and are laughing at us right now in my opinion. I for one, who has been a Met fan since 1967 will not give these 2 bastards another $. Join me and make a difference.
We are the “ones who have chosen” to let them continue doing this to us. It is our choice not theirs.
How can we join you, I’m all ears…
WOW! This is getting to the point of insanity! Can we please wait for at least spring training to start before we right off the season. This chicken little crap is CRAZY! So now, SA, the FO, the Wilpon’s, and DW are in on this grand conspiracy to make our fan experience miserable.
Please explain to me when it became mandatory for the FO to telegraph their every move or to run everything they do past their fan base?
On the DW, we are all entitled to our opinions of his play on the field or “clutchness” but to assassinate his character and say that his in on this diabolical plot or to even act like any of us know him is just wrong! This isnt just because i happen to like D Wright, I mean that about any athlete or celeb unless they go out of their way to insult fans like say, Bart Scott, Barry Bonds, or John Rocker.
I’m trying to be respectful here but when any of us claims they know what someone else is thinking (especially someone you don’t know) you really come off as an idiot.
^THIS^
It isnt a conspiracy unless there is a mention of the Mayans, Mafia and aliens in New Mexico.
Now it is a grand conspiracy.
I am still trying to figure out how people that think the owners only care about stuffing every last $ in their pockets also think they are purposely flipping the bird to the paying customers, and have no interest in winning games (the think that actually makes them more money).
Thanks for the sensible comments!
You are absolutely correct and while we both know that the team is not going to be playoff contenders quite yet…they can certainly move forward with the continued growth of our younger core players and the further growth of guys coming up to the team.
Unfortunately, too many commentators here want to beat to death the past. We are still stuck with the Wilpon’s. and that is not gonna change. They managed to keep the team by hiring Sandy Alderson and the things he has done helped them do just that. We may not like it but the Mets right now still can’t throw money around like they used to do.
The bitching and moaning on this site here is incredible! I would join in if it were all about the Wilpon’s having to sell the team. Their insanity was to be involved/the victim in the Madoff nonsense while having huge amounts of debt for Citi Field and the SNY network. The ballpark itself other than it’s being a comfortable place to sit was built more so as a shrine to the Brooklyn Dodgers. NOW THAT WAS INSANITY.
In the meantime, rebuilding a baseball team usually takes 3-5 years. It has been decided that they will not take the “quick fix method” which has failed them before.
Whether any of us like it or not…the plan is to have a young strong starting staff. The pieces are already here but not ready yet to complete the puzzle. Like it or not we have a shortstop, a first baseman and third baseman, a catcher and his backup. Our outfield is weak for sure as of now. with lots of if’s involved but it is clear that our brass will wait and see if any of our own young players can be a part of the future.
2013 is not a throw away season at all but just another step towards the future. Once the season starts we will have the games themselves to quench our thirst instead of being stuck with all the b.s that we unfortunately have to wade through here!
Who died and left you as the sole judge of what fans can like and dislike about this franchise?
We can talk about the arrogance of the owners all we want; Their arrogance is only outdone by your own.
Task,
What about the “We never landed on the moon” and of course, the one that drives me absolutely nuts (since many of us saw it with our own eyes and because of how despicable the the thought is) “The CIA = 9-11″. Not to mention the all of both Dan Brown’s or Oliver Stone’s work. Can you imagine the crazy conspiracy twist if Oliver Stone ever decided to make a movie based on a Dan Brown book?
Or if Stone bought into the Mets instead of Maher. Then you would have a terrific conspiracy.
As for 9-11 we all know that Jeff Wilpon was responsible for that.
And Johnson had Kennedy killed…Lance Johnson that is.
LOL Clayton….
Considering the lack of decisions and commitment to them I often wonder if someone with the CLARITY of Ozzy is actually in charge!
Sometimes I think Ozzy is less confused than the guys in our Front Office.
He’s certainly easier to understand.
Yeah but usually only once he starts screaming for Sharon! LOL
The only plan is for Sandy to report to Bud every so often and let him know that the Wilpons are not going bankrupt. It will be a long time before the Mets ownertship spends any money on this ballclub. Their very reason for existence now is just to maintain control over the franchise. The fans be damned….