What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
While this is not a shock at all, the timing seems poor. Better to sneak this out there in November.
TicketNews.com (reliable?) says the NYY’s will raise tickers 4% in 2010.
I’m wondering if this is a made up story to get people to visit their ticket website…so no link from me, you’ll need to google yourself.
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Darren O’Day is now on Texas. That’s him on the left.
They didn’t have a jersey for him, but they found a Gabbard one laying around (Gabbard’s in the minors)…so here ya go! Read more here.
As bad as that is, it’s still better than being Jason Tyner who was traded for….nothing!
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One thing that occurs to me, is that folks like Steve Somers (who I suspect has not been to the Promenade) think Mets fans are complaining about not being able to see a ball in the corner. Yeah it’s stupid that I can’t see the left fielder from my seat, but that’s not even what I’m complaining about.
Take a look at the picture. It’s Promenade 533 Row 1. How can this person possibly enjoy the game?
That should be a $5 “limited view” seat in 2010, and deeply discounted if this fan decides to renew.
I’ve already decided that since I “lucked out” that my sears are not obstructed I’m not going to play roulette and try to move closer to home in 2010. Isn’t that nuts.
We welcome your obstructed view photos at [email protected]
Thanks to those who have sent me pics/links/comments etcetera that I haven’t gotten to yet. I’ll catch up over the weekend. This site has really taken off and I’m really appreciative of you guys.
Section Six Blog is talking about a petition. I’ll write more about that over the weekend, but in the meantime check it out.
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The trendy Mets topic of the day is “the Mets core.”
This is where everyone rolls out the theory that Reyes/Wright/Beltran/Delgado are never going to win together.
Concurrently, all of Metsdom agrees that the Mets need pitching.
You have to give to get, right? You can’t say “we’ll give the Giants Omir Santos and ‘prospects’ for Lincecum” excpet on WFAN at 3 in the morning.
You want something, then you have to give something.
So let’s say we want to make a big move.
I think franchise-wise it’s best if Wright and Reyes have 15 year runs in Flushing. The team has never had a superstar go end to end. Even Seaver only played 11 years as a Met.
So that leaves Delgado and Beltran.
Delgado turns 37 this year, and if you trade for him he isn’t signed for 2010. You can just grab him in the offseason if you want him, and first base isn’t that hard a position to fill.
That leaves Carlos Beltran.
Carlos Beltran, a center fielder, 31 years old, and “only” making $18.5 million through and including 2011. One problem, a full no trade clause.
So, now we’re only left with horrible options. If you want to make the blockbuster, it’s Wright or Reyes. If it’s me, and I had to move one, I keep Wright.
The other choice is to sit on you hands and hope the pitching magically gets better.
Take a look at this list of 2010 free agents …under the assumption that a team is never going to let a stud go unless it’s a walk year. Is there someone on this list you’d move Jose Reyes for? Cliff Lee is your best bet.
These seasons can get away from you fast.
Do you want to trade Jose Reyes for Cliff Lee? If not, it might be a long year.
(Is this a stupid post and stupid idea? Yeah, it is. That’s why I walked you through it. The core ain’t going nowhere.)
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Neil Best of Newsday reports closed captioning is coming to SNY. See, sometimes complaining works!
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