Mailing It In
Hey team, hate to do it but I've gotta shortchange you all a bit tonight. Today's been a bit of a whirlwind going from store to store getting gear for my apartment then going over to B.O.A.F.O.M.G.'s place for a tick before dinner with family.
Today's unique because I've never spent so much money in one day. Really, I blew the old record completely out of the water. I feel great about the purchases, some of which are already in the apartment, others of which will arrive in the weeks ahead.
So there's no buyer's remorse there, but you know, any time you drop that kind of coin there's a moment where you say 'holy shit, did that just happen?' -- that's kind of where I am right now.
As for the New Guys, I'm still tossing the idea of blowing the team up and starting over around in my head. See, here's the trouble with that line of thinking: this Mets team is close. I grant that. We're an ace pitcher away from being a juggernaut.
But where is that ace going to come from? From Minnesota? Put yourself in their shoes -- if you could have Melky Cabrera/Phil Hughes, Jon Lester/Jacoby Ellsbury, or Carlos Gomez/Mike Pelfrey, is there any chance in hell you choose the Mets' package? I wouldn't.
All of which is to say I don't think Johan Santana is going to be our Opening Day starter. Without an ace pitcher, what kind of team are we? That's what we need to determine. Are we a team that's there, or a team that's close? If we're there, that's one thing; but being close and winning 88 games isn't enough.
It's hard. I mean, look at Mike Piazza's career. The guy was the franchise, and a hero to Mets fans. A public outcry would have followed any trade involving Piazza. In spite of it all, in retrospect, should we have traded him after 2001 when he still had value? Yes.
The question we need to ask ourselves is how our players add the most value to the club. Some of them it's by producing on the field. Others though would provide more value by being traded.
I want to be clear on this point: I don't believe necessarily that this Mets team needs to be blown up. I just want to believe that management has thoroughly assessed our team's strengths, its weaknesses, and its potential.
Maybe you do that and you determine we're a team that should make the playoffs. But maybe not. And then what do you do?
Hard questions.
- A.F.O.M.G.
Today's unique because I've never spent so much money in one day. Really, I blew the old record completely out of the water. I feel great about the purchases, some of which are already in the apartment, others of which will arrive in the weeks ahead.
So there's no buyer's remorse there, but you know, any time you drop that kind of coin there's a moment where you say 'holy shit, did that just happen?' -- that's kind of where I am right now.
As for the New Guys, I'm still tossing the idea of blowing the team up and starting over around in my head. See, here's the trouble with that line of thinking: this Mets team is close. I grant that. We're an ace pitcher away from being a juggernaut.
But where is that ace going to come from? From Minnesota? Put yourself in their shoes -- if you could have Melky Cabrera/Phil Hughes, Jon Lester/Jacoby Ellsbury, or Carlos Gomez/Mike Pelfrey, is there any chance in hell you choose the Mets' package? I wouldn't.All of which is to say I don't think Johan Santana is going to be our Opening Day starter. Without an ace pitcher, what kind of team are we? That's what we need to determine. Are we a team that's there, or a team that's close? If we're there, that's one thing; but being close and winning 88 games isn't enough.
It's hard. I mean, look at Mike Piazza's career. The guy was the franchise, and a hero to Mets fans. A public outcry would have followed any trade involving Piazza. In spite of it all, in retrospect, should we have traded him after 2001 when he still had value? Yes.
The question we need to ask ourselves is how our players add the most value to the club. Some of them it's by producing on the field. Others though would provide more value by being traded.
I want to be clear on this point: I don't believe necessarily that this Mets team needs to be blown up. I just want to believe that management has thoroughly assessed our team's strengths, its weaknesses, and its potential.
Maybe you do that and you determine we're a team that should make the playoffs. But maybe not. And then what do you do?
Hard questions.
- A.F.O.M.G.
posted by A Friend of Mr. Glass' at 10:53 PM
5 Comments:
Off-topic, but was flipping through AM stations on my drive yesterday and heard a Seton Hall basketball game being called by none other than Gary Cohen! I would listen to that man do play-by-play of housepainting. It made me happy.
Eh, I dunno. It's a long season. Injuries and trades happen and a team that's close could very well turn into a team that goes over the top. We can also limp into the playoffs, get hot for two weeks and go home with the prize.
This is not an OLD team. This is not a .500 team with some veterans that can net us prospects. This is an above average team with depth. As long as we don't flounder during the season, I say we go for it.
don't contribute to the ridiculous over-hyping of melky cabrera. he's a chump. i'd take gomez or ellsbury any day.
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Matt B -- definitely agree with you that Melky is overrated. In fairness though, he is more established at the major league level than Gomez is. And besides that, Phil Hughes is a better prospect than anybody the Mets have.
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