Mets talkback

Reality Check wrote:

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6? That's a ripoff Jerry. I don't know who the players are but it doesn't matter. If the Mets did that they would have no farm system left. All we here is talk that their prospects aren't as good as the Mets think they are, yet the same names keep coming up in trade talks so what does that tell you? They want the Mets to overpay for their stars. And to those who will tell me you have to give up something to get something, you are right. But these GM's want you to give up EVERYTHING and it seems if they wait long enough, some idiot's going to give them EVERYTHING, like the D'Backs.
Regarding Valverde, the reason he was traded for marginal players is because despite some of his numbers, he's only a marginal pitcher. I'm glad the Mets didn't go after him either. He's another hothead who loses it when things don't go his way and blew 7 saves and had 4 losses. Twice the amount the fans would accept as reasonable numbers. He's another Benitez as far as I'm concerned. When the going gets tough, he's nowhere to be found. He's a little crybaby on the mound, just like Zambrano of the Cubs. I can't stand players like that.

Met Mad Hatter wrote:

<quoted text>I said it before RC that these GMs should go around with a mask and a gun because they want to stick you up and rob you of as many prospects as they can. Their pennants should be skull and crossbones. I'm glad Omar hasn't capitulated.

Joe R wrote:

Whats the matter Shirley Q you upset your team is a bunch of cheaters?? I see your were giving your brother Pauley shots up the arse while he was spanking your behind..what a lovely family!! Now cheatin Clemens knows how it feels to get hit with a fastball in the head... Sorry to disappoint your Crankee fans but Piazza wasn't named....how did your curls come out at the jeter-gay-rod sleepover??
your pal Gayvid was right the yankees of the 90's won with heart, soul, and plenty of team CHEMISTRY..
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Reality Check wrote:

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Mostly everyone on this site has been rightfully ripping Omar but I am happy that he is not giving up what could be the future for one guy. This team as it stands now is nowhere close to winning a WS just by adding a Santana or a Haren. Not with the likes of Castillo, Church, Alou, and Schneider in the lineup everyday as I've stated previously. This is going to be a looooong season. Even if they were close, I'd rather sacrifice possibly one winning year to gamble on several down the road.

displaced Mets fan wrote:

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I agree RC. That's why I would rather give up a Beltran now for 3-4 young players including pitchers who are major league ready. I don't see us going very far this year either so what's the point of keeping an expensive contract where you can turn around and build for 2009 and many years to come. Of course trading Beltran would give fans the impression that they would give up on the season, but that's not how I would look at it. You add to the mix of Mulvey, Gomez, Martinez, Niese, Guerra, Pelfrey, Humber by adding more not less. That puts you in a position of strength. For once teams will be chasing us and not us chasing other teams. I mean my Gosh...6 players for a guy who plays every 5 days....imagine what would Beltran get back being an everyday player? He should bring back plenty. I think most fans would not shed a tear if Beltran left. Reyes and Wright would be a much bigger deal and that would create chaos.

Reality Check wrote:

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6? That's a ripoff Jerry. I don't know who the players are but it doesn't matter. If the Mets did that they would have no farm system left. All we here is talk that their prospects aren't as good as the Mets think they are, yet the same names keep coming up in trade talks so what does that tell you? They want the Mets to overpay for their stars. And to those who will tell me you have to give up something to get something, you are right. But these GM's want you to give up EVERYTHING and it seems if they wait long enough, some idiot's going to give them EVERYTHING, like the D'Backs.
Regarding Valverde, the reason he was traded for marginal players is because despite some of his numbers, he's only a marginal pitcher. I'm glad the Mets didn't go after him either. He's another hothead who loses it when things don't go his way and blew 7 saves and had 4 losses. Twice the amount the fans would accept as reasonable numbers. He's another Benitez as far as I'm concerned. When the going gets tough, he's nowhere to be found. He's a little crybaby on the mound, just like Zambrano of the Cubs. I can't stand players like that.

the don wrote:

<quoted text> Clemens claims he didn't do very hard to believe, Bonds also claims he didn't do it! With the salaries being paid today hard to believe everybody isn't doing it (yankee, met, all MLB). Before any kind of cleanup of baseball begins the one most responsible for this mess records,championships, Bud Selig the commissioner, should be banned from baseball forever he allowed the dollar to run the game or should I say the business of BB and all of us fans went alongt with it! Bonds chasing HR records, McGuire & Sosa HR race. Now whats next???

Met Mad Hatter wrote:

Lyle Alzado's Epitaph.
Alzado, Lyle Martin b. 1949. d. 1992.
Football player. He played for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns and the LA Raiders. Lyle, a true defensive standout for the Broncos, was the first Yankton College (South Dakota) player ever drafted by the NFL and was a two-time all conference pick. From those humble beginnings, his combination of quickness and strength, provided Lyle with the pass-rushing skills to start with the Broncos in 1971.
His 4.75 40-yard dash time, coupled with his tremendous strength - Lyle once had 27 wins as an amateur boxer - ranked Lyle as one of pro football's top pass rushers. His status as a premier defensive lineman was also enhanced by his versatility - he played both end and tackle in the front four with All-pro status. Lyle Alzado was 42 when he died of brain cancer. An American football SuperBowl hero with the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1984, Alzado owned a restaurant in West Hollywood and had embarked on a career as a movie actor when he died in 1992 after going public. "I started taking anabolic steroids in 1969 and never stopped," he admitted during his pain-racked final days. "It was addicting, mentally addicting. Now I'm sick, and I'm scared. Ninety per cent of the athletes I know are on the stuff. We're not born to be 300lbs or jump 30ft. But all the time I was taking steroids, I knew they were making me play better. I became very violent on the field and off it. I did things only crazy people do. Once a guy sideswiped my car and I beat the hell out of him. Now look at me. My hair's gone, I wobble when I walk and have to hold on to someone for support, and I have trouble remembering things. My last wish? That no one else ever dies this way."
Riverview Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Cause of Death: Brain cancer brought on by excessive steroid use.
He died at 43 years old.

Met Mad Hatter wrote:

The last sentence should read "Omar hasn't capitulated YET"!!!!!!!

Curley LoDucca wrote:

Hooray! Hooray! MELT fans! The franchise finally gained a little press today! Yes! After committing the Biggest Choke in Baseball History in 2007, the MELTS after signing! NO ONE! Have raised 2008 Ticket prices by 20%.........WOW! What will a Bronze game cost this year? They should all be Bronze games, considering that the MELTS are the playing in each game! 20% more to see that crap team in that eyesore stadium! Fred Coupon as well as Omar Manure are absolute laughingstocks!

Jerry wrote:

In 2004, after being the ONLY team to blow a 3-0 playoff lead in MLB history, the Yankees raised their ticket prices for the next season. The Yankees have since raised ticket prices twice again.
Even after the Met price increase yeaterday, a ticket to a Yankee game will still be $50 more than the highest-priced Met ticket.
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tom wrote:

One good thig about the mets is they don't need steroids to vreak their new MLB record choke.
They probably weren't on steroids when they set the worst season record in MLB history.
Be happy met fans. Those records will last forever.