Hansen to the Mets

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JackofVirginia

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 Gary Cohen announced that Craig Hansen, previously drafted by the Red Sox, was signed by the Mets. They certainly need alot more help which is not forthcoming. After listening to Alderson's interview on SNY, Met fans have to be discouraged. Alderson was responsible for their sad bullpen and should have acted earlier in getting help. Afterall, who can forget the great signing of Carrasco. Don't be surprised to see the Mets in last place. Since the Wilpons don't want to spend money then screw them, don't go to Citi Field. :angry: 
 
 Gary Cohen announced that Hanson, previously drafted by the Red Sox, was signed by the Mets. They certainly need alot more help which is not forthcoming. After listening to Alderson's interview on SNY, Met fans have to be discouraged. Alderson was responsible for their sad bullpen and should have acted earlier in getting help. Afterall, who can forget the great signing of Carrasco. Don't be surprised to see the Mets in last place. Since the Wilpons don't want to spend money then screw them, don't go to Citi Field. :angry:
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If the Mets improve it will be because of their farm system. As a lifelong Met fan (sufferer) that was plainly evident when they hired Alderson. As for Citi Field, I go, have a good time win or lose, and will continue to suffer with the occasional success sprinkled in. We can't all root for the Yankees.
 
What most Mets fans possess that is admirable is an unwavering loyalty to the team. While it seems it would be easy to simply switch allegiances to a team with a $250 million payroll and an unlimited budget to acquire any player(s) that they put on their radar. However, as most of you already know, for long term Met's fans, it's simply not in our DNA to jump ship and root for a perennial winner. It's not necessarily a positive or negative thing, it just is. Even with ownership that seems indifferent with winning and spends only what is necessary to be profitable, even with ownership whose loyalty lies with a team that departed Brooklyn 55 years ago, Met fans just sit and suffer.
 
What most Mets fans possess that is admirable is an unwavering loyalty to the team. While it seems it would be easy to simply switch allegiances to a team with a $250 million payroll and an unlimited budget to acquire any player(s) that they put on their radar. However, as most of you already know, for long term Met's fans, it's simply not in our DNA to jump ship and root for a perennial winner. It's not necessarily a positive or negative thing, it just is. Even with ownership that seems indifferent with winning and spends only what is necessary to be profitable, even with ownership whose loyalty lies with a team that departed Brooklyn 55 years ago, Met fans just sit and suffer.
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Loyalty is Cubs fans who haven't won in how many years who are arguably the worst team in the majors in arguably the crappiest (yet great ambiance) stadium in the majors averaging more fans than the Mets this year.

Loyalty sure doesn't show in the attendance figures when the team is down.

Just saying ;)
 
 The Cubs teams have not been nearly as loaded with stars as the Mets teams of the past 10 years though. In my opinion it's much worse to have an all star team and collapse every year than to have an ok team miss the playoffs every year like the Cubs.
 
I am not jumping ship just disgusted to know that the Wilpons won't spend money to improve the team, especially claiming that it's not due to the Madoff incident. Bullsh....! 
 
 The Cubs teams have not been nearly as loaded with stars as the Mets teams of the past 10 years though. In my opinion it's much worse to have an all star team and collapse every year than to have an ok team miss the playoffs every year like the Cubs.
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What loaded teams are you speaking about? 2006 arguably was the best Met's team, which came within a fair of the World Series. 2007's team lost an 8 game lead in September, and 2009 just missed the playoffs. Before and after the teams were pretty bad.

If you ask me, the demise was because Minaya gutted the middle relief corps that was phenomenal in 2006 (Heath Bell, Bradford, Darren Oliver, etc) and replaced them with cheaper, less talented players for 2007.

Not that a $120 million payroll (circa 2008) shouldn't get you a very good team, but the Wilpons never seem to have a burning desire to win.
 
 You know what, though? I absolutely love that there's a GM in place that understands that this Mets team has wildly overachieved. They're in a bad, bad spot talent-wise, and it's going to take a few years of smart drafting and NOT trading those draftees away for "win-now" floatsam to make this team a perennial contender. I love this squad, losing and all; but I grew up with the loser Mets of the 70s and 80s, so I have patience.
 
The Mets should have gone out of their way to bring in a legit closer once Fransisco went down,if they brought the right person the team plays better and attendance increase for the stretch run as they would have battled for the last two statrts.

Sandy also should have brought Harvey up earlier once Gee was done, recyling Batista for one more spot start was a complete waste of time.
 
The Met's have already taken that dive off the deep end this year gents. It's better that way for all of you, so you won't get your hopes up to only have them dashed yet again.

Time to warm up for another Yankees World Series win.
 
They should have traded Dickey much like they did Beltran last year. Mets aren't going anywhere. Maybe no takers or Sandy held out for a Wheeler type prospect.  
 
They should have traded Dickey much like they did Beltran last year. Mets aren't going anywhere. Maybe no takers or Sandy held out for a Wheeler type prospect.  
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????

Dickey is in a knuckleballer's prime. He's signed through next year. And he has a very reasonable contract.

He's a proven No. 1 or 2 starter. What's the point in trading him for an unproven prospect?
 
They should have traded Dickey much like they did Beltran last year. Mets aren't going anywhere. Maybe no takers or Sandy held out for a Wheeler type prospect.  
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????

Dickey is in a knuckleballer's prime. He's signed through next year. And he has a very reasonable contract.

He's a proven No. 1 or 2 starter. What's the point in trading him for an unproven prospect?
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  That's all the reason to trade him at his pinnacle. There is no way he keeps this up unless they didn't get a good deal because teams were wise that this smoke and mirrors.
 
I look at it this way, I didn't expect the Mets to be very competitive past May so the fact that their collapse came after the All-star break is a plus.
 
Just when they started sucking me in they then started to suck. well at least I have the olympics now and then football coming and then sju hoops 
 
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