“We got this”
But they were sellers and planned on tanking. The Mets were buyers intending to win the division. I thought it was foolish then with Jake’s status so uncertain and their failure to get another top starter. I didn’t think we would be this bad though.
I'm not even sure I can call what they did at the deadline as buying. Another year of my least favorite move where they just sit somewhere in the middle of buying and selling
Fair point, although the Cubs were arguably a WC team based on preseason predictions.
I don’t know where the analytics would place us as against expectations, but at this point in the season I would think no one has done less with more than we have, especially when you consider our payroll.
Yeah I'm on the other end, I'm embarrassed to be a Mets fan after seeing the response to this. I hope they hand Baez a $200M extension tonight and saw screw you to every fan who's booing him and Lindor
Brilliant.
Even though I'd already been living in Pgh for five years by 2007, it was the prima donna attitudes of the '06-'07 Mets, and their September collapses that finally turned me away from the Mets and into a Pirates fan. If you're gonna lose, lose with young guys on pre-arb salaries and get a better draft position. No place worse in MLB than in the middle.
Exactly.
Yeah unfortunately Baez is gone after this, which really sucks. He was the perfect player for this team, but no chance he's coming back after Sandy's comments yesterday even once Sandy is gone. They've really butchered this whole situation
I guess this pic says it better than anything I can write:
Fair enough, I think you're dead wrong about him just like you are about deGrom but we'll see. His numbers since June point much more to it being an adjustment period than him not being able to handle New York. I don't see any of the concerns you talk about with him if I'm being completely honest, I think you're really reaching. But I also think this whole thumbs down thing is being completely blown out of proportion so don't expect you to agreeI guess this pic says it better than anything I can write:
I don't hate him, I just don't think he's cut out to play in New York. I said before the season, after I read about his reaction to the big contract, that I was concerned that his mindset seemed to be that had already made it and really had nothing else to work for. He seemed to have a positive attitude at least and I like his defense, but he's obviously used to being coddled and his decision to join his buddy Baez in flipping off the fans confirmed my fears about him.
He might want to see how a class act handled it:
Crybaby Mets could learn from how Derek Jeter handled boos from Yankees fans
Derek Jeter seemed to understand why Yankees fans booed him when he didn't play well. The Mets? Not so much.www.nj.com
deGrom? I love him. My only concern is whether he can pitch like he was pitching and stay healthy; or if he can adjust to lower velocity again if not. I don’t think we have enough data to know that and I wouldn’t mind seeing more this season irrespective of the fact that we are all but mathematically eliminated right now.
You've seemed to suggest multiple times the Mets shouldn't sign him and should let him walk. Maybe just heat of the moment and you don't actually believe that, so if that's the case I apologize
No, I only suggested that I would want more data on his physical status before handing him the largest pitcher contract in history.
I think as soon as he starts hitting and the Mets are winning next year everyone forgets about this and moves on. People killed Beltran his first year here and the majority loved him by the end because of how great he was. I see a lot of similarities between them, from the frustrating bunts all the way down to not being able to handle the boos
