=Centerfield post_id=185368 time=1739731887 user_id=65]Some of the most extreme argued they'd rather have Rey over Jeter due to his superior defense. There were arguments over his .250-ish average and how badly that weighed down the team's offense. Looking back, Rey had a Mets career OPS of .596. He put up 0.9 WAR over 7 seasons with the Mets. Not much of a debate.
=metsmarathon post_id=185171 time=1739465076 user_id=83]so, it's certainly not an unreasonable proclamation. especially if you think, as i do, that pete is going to have a terrific year and exceed his projections.
Someone needs to appear from the weeds and tie this baby up again. I know OMG and the Grimace and dumbly dressed comics in the stands were a big part of 2024 but 'Hair Force Won' is just a much better cover and should go all the way!
Maybe he got some bad info, happens all the time. We all get bad info daily, hourly and minute by minute. Here's some, I heard Pete will be a Met sometime tomorrow. I know it, the American people know and hell the ghost of Bob Dole knows it.
It's still early, something may soon develop. Meanwhile, I remind everyone (who's interested) that tomorrow the Motorcycle Sports Australia swimsuit issue hits the stands. Top notch stuff, ten times better than anything SI ever published.