The Mets Police

Remember the time the Mets didn’t trade Pete Alonso who would have brought a LOT back and didn’t sign Freddie Freeman to play first base?   Seems like Freddie is a big Steve Cohen fan!

“I love what he’s doing,” Freeman told the New York Post. “He wants to win. He’s telling the fans, ‘I’m in this with you guys.’ He’s a fan of baseball, and he’s a fan of his team.”

“Why would you be upset? The guy wants to win,” he added. “Spend away. Why not? He’s telling his fans, ‘I’m with you.’ It’s excited the fan base to have an owner that wants to win as much as they do.”

It’s a shame Steve didn’t pick up the phone and sign Freddie when he had the chance.

Freddie had a WAR of 5.9 last year

Pete had a WAR of 4.4

You win that extra game and a half and you’re not losing to the Padres in the first round Steve.

And if you Pete fans want to argue my point here, you’re admitting that WAR is complete nonsense, so feel encouraged!

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In other news, the new pitch clock is awesome.  If anything, it’s too long.  Can we cut it down to 8 seconds?  And eliminate mound visits? And have pitching changes handled the way we do pinch hitters – managers don’t walk out and take the bat from the batter while another batter strolls in.  And come in warm. You don’t get 8 practice swings.  Be ready to play when you enter the game.

Hey I hope you didn’t sign any players to thirteen year deals that you’ll regret come 2030.  The beginning of the end has arrived!

In a statement to Sports Business Journal, the company said “AT&T SportsNet is not immune to the well-known challenges that the entire RSN industry is facing. We will continue to engage in private conversations with our partners as we seek to identify reasonable and constructive solutions.”

The Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Marinersare set to be the four teams most affected by the announcement since the March 31 deadline comes before the 2023 MLB season (via Yahoo)

Former Mets manager Carlos Beltran said, “Today’s not about the Astros.  Today is about the Mets.”

You may remember that…

Beltran was hired by the Mets on Nov. 1, 2019, to replace Mickey Callaway as manager. But the team announced Beltran’s departure the following Jan. 16 without him managing a game.

Beltran’s departure was announced three days after he was the only Astros player mentioned by name in Major League Baseball’s report that concluded that Houston broke rules by using electronics to steal signs en route to the 2017 World Series title. (via Yahoo)

“I felt like that was a moment that needed to happen and I moved on,” Beltran said.

 

How’s that for an SEO friendly title?  Well…

Now that you have this info, I will remind you that watching more than the 1st inning of a Spring Training game is insane.  Once the SP leaves the game, you’re watching Guys In Mets Uniforms vs. the other team’s B-squad (Spring Training road rosters have become garbage.)

Sure get your little taste of baseball for 10 minutes this weekend, but it will quickly remind you that baseball is boring and too many teams make the playoffs now so there’s no reason to watch baseball until about September 20th.

And as for RADIO?  Radio is dead to me.  Blame the WOR Era for their wah-wah signal and the MLB App for ignoring me about LOUD COMMERCIALS for several years.  I broke the habit and never went back.  Try it, you won’t miss it!

Regan, who was 82 at the time, claims in the suit that the team’s former general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, said he would not return because he was “too old.” (via the NY Post)

Sounds to me like this is one of those “make it go away” issues that rich guys use their lunch money on.  Have the LLC write the check Steve and throw darts at your Jeff Wilpon poster.