Well, are you surprised?
As I like to tweet, “Search your feelings, you know it to be true.”
The clues have been there for a year and many of you chose to ignore it.
Sandy told you what the payroll was.
I worked the math for you several times.
If Jose ever said, “I want to be on the Mets forever” it never registered in my brain. I can find the DW version of that in two seconds.
Your final memory of Jose Reyes? Him not taking the field for the second inning. He didn’t even let you get your goodbye. Took the money and ran.
Sandy never made an offer. Jose never called.
I feel really bad for those of you who haven’t gone through this. Your youth now gone forever to Miami. Your favorite player will come to Queens a few times a year and eventually become your ex-favorite player.
The Mets will get killed on this.
Matt Cerrone from MetsBlog, who is a few years younger than me, nails the emotion. This is his June 15th, 1977:
That is the probably the smart approach. It doesn’t matter, though, because I’m just not happy about it. Right now, I don’t really care about what’s most prudent, and what helps this team long-term, or what will get them to increase revenue and be more consistent down the road. Maybe when Spring Training comes, when I’m full of hope, sunshine and optimism, I can be more measured about this and know it’s for the best. Maybe. However, right now, all I can think about is how the Marlins just ran off with my favorite player … and that sucks.
Sorry gang. But this was coming, and you had to know deep down.
Feel badly for you and all Mets fans. Your loss is understandable.
I have been a Met fan since I was 12 and I will be 60 in May. I feel very bad but this is business. It was a pure money thing for Mr Reyes. He never stated that he wanted to continue to be a Met. He said nothing at all. That should have told us something silent is golden. All we can do as Met fans is to move on. As we have in the past. But I think that the Marlins will be very sorry. I know that Jose will be so very sorry. Once he played in the greatest city in the world. Now he is playing for the fishes. Somthing no amount of can change the fact that he stepped down.
It’s only June 15th as far as the fans emotions may be concerned. In the bigger picture though it is very different. With Seaver he was THE face of the franchise, had won a World Series and been in another, and had won multiple awards. Most importantly though Seaver wanted to stay with the Mets and was forcibly traded away by management.
Meanwhile Jose never led the team to the WS, never won an award (the batting title is an achievement, not an award), was never the singular face of the franchise (I’d say Wright is moreso). And most importantly in this case, Reyes never stated he wanted to stay a Met and he was the one who actively sought to leave.
Seaver was upset leaving…Jose is dancing to the bank.
Trade away your best player and then RAISE SPRING TRAINING TICKET PRICES…Nice!
I will be at the Mets Holiday (Clearance) sale nthis Saturday. Does anybody need a cheap #7 jersey of the clearance rack for about 3 bucks!
Well we should be out of it by the second week of Spring Training, if we play well!
The good news is there will be plenty of good seats available in Shea2.
Makes you want to run out and get a season ticket plan, doesn’t it?
Pay-day, Pay-day, Pay-day, Pay-day…
How much money does one person need? If Jose cared about NY or this fan base he’d still be here. A, B, C Ya!
If Jose ever said, “I want to be on the Mets forever” it never
registered in my brain. I can find the DW version of that in two
seconds.
>Right there, RIGHT THERE should prove to Mets fans who DW is. Not knocking Reyes, but it’s time to realize who DW is in this franchise.<
I can’t fault Jose either. I’ll write Marlins Police for $170,000 never mind the extra zero.
OT, but were you able to get your jersey customized?
Giving it a second shot. Will post if it arrives
Look, I don’t mean to come off insensitive here, I realize he was extremly popular with alot of people. I also have finally come to the realization that I am now part of what would be called the “old guard” fan base. But this is no June 15th 1977 I assure you. He left on his own, he wasn’t traded. He was offered a deal and went elsewhere. Plus I don’t care how exciting or dynamic he is, he sure is NO Tom Seaver! So if your upset he left thats fine, I understand that, but don’t compare this to that awful day because it doesn’t compare. We all knew he was going more than likely he wasn’t traded away from you in the middle of the night, and I certainly don’t remember anyone refering to Reyes as the franchise so feel bad for a while then remember his last day in a Met uniform when you went to see him play and win the batting title and he bunted and left the game effectivly giving all of you who were only there to support him the bird.
Well said.