It`s the same old
Same old situation
It`s the same old
Same old ball and chain
~ Motley Crew ~
This has become the theme song for the Mets every July 31st. A truck load of promises and a train load of nothing.
The quotes are the same; the only thing that changes is the date:
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“We were just not able to find the right fit.” Money is “not a factor at all.” “You have to be careful in giving blue-chip prospects...”
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I'm not saying the Mets had to make a block-buster deal, but sometimes you have to take a chance. The Mets are more than one player away, but to stand pat is not acceptable. I agree with the refusal to move a Davis or Niese - I believe these young men will be the future of the Mets. But every year Minaya goes around with saying there will be moves at the trade deadline...and comes away with nothing. You have to give up something to get something. You will not always be able to get a Santana or Hernandez for a bag of balls. That is the exception, not the rule.
I was glad to see he is willing to part with Perez and Castillo, but their contracts are still prohibitive. I still hold true to what I said in an earlier post: I believe Ollie will be released by September 1.
Jon Heyman had a Tweet about Perez a few days ago which had me rolling:
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"I hear the Ducks were intersted but things broke down over the contract..."
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Omar Minaya is simply the pawn in all this. This stems from Mets ownership who continue to blow smoke up you-know-where. They take a small market mentality into a big market city. That is why the failures keep rising.
If Omar had "full autonomy" like was announced in the fall of 2004, I have full confidence more moves would have been made not only this year, but in the previous five years.
There are rumors that the Mets might be able to land someone like a Brett Myers via a waiver deadline deal. Don't count on it: the Astros are in negotiations for a contract extension with Myers, and I don't think he would ever clear waivers.
Source: Andy McCullough Star Ledger
I was glad to see he is willing to part with Perez and Castillo, but their contracts are still prohibitive. I still hold true to what I said in an earlier post: I believe Ollie will be released by September 1.
Jon Heyman had a Tweet about Perez a few days ago which had me rolling:
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"I hear the Ducks were intersted but things broke down over the contract..."
____________________________________________________
Omar Minaya is simply the pawn in all this. This stems from Mets ownership who continue to blow smoke up you-know-where. They take a small market mentality into a big market city. That is why the failures keep rising.
If Omar had "full autonomy" like was announced in the fall of 2004, I have full confidence more moves would have been made not only this year, but in the previous five years.
There are rumors that the Mets might be able to land someone like a Brett Myers via a waiver deadline deal. Don't count on it: the Astros are in negotiations for a contract extension with Myers, and I don't think he would ever clear waivers.
It`s the same old
Same old situation
It`s the same old
Same old ball and chain
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