SLACKISH REACTION: So this upset people…
Keep in mind I wrote “I think will spend $10M-$15M more.” Perhaps it will be more. But history – esp in yrs where NYM do not think contending is sure thing – suggests to me that lower is more likely than higher But this is more stay tuned, off-season not done, but signs not good https://t.co/dspkNpdSGf
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 20, 2017
…and that even shocked me, the Most Positive Mets Fan on Twitter. Let me illustrate what $10M buys…
Let me know if any of those combinations excite you.
Anyway, the Mets decided that with everyone out of their minds it was the right time to announce they had extended Sandy Alderson’s contract, because what better time to give the guy fans want to build the team more money than the day in which we find out they have no money….
…but of course they do have money to build an arena for the Islanders. SMH.
You may have forgotten the Mets had A.J. Ramos, I know I did, but today we learn they may trade him to fix the SECOND BASE HOLE LOLOLOLOLOLOL. If only the Mets had someone who could play second base lolololololol.
Oh goodie, Thor has a new workout routine!
You may recall how excited the MSM was to report he had put on 17 pounds of muscle last year. Pitchers aren’t meant to be bulky. Let’s hope this goes better than last time Thorsy.
NOT LINKING: As predicted, one of the 52 writers for the Amazing Apple Insiderized Mets BLOG Report discovered the Winter Classic.
Speaking of hockey, Rangers suck but….