Gwreck

Rangers won the bidding for Darvish and now have 30 days to work out a deal.

Maybe, but moving from field reporter to being one of the full-time radio [crossout:372m0kk8]guys[/crossout:372m0kk8] broadcasters is definitely a promotion.

Ceetar wrote: He's not a Mets fan Yes, he is. See the part about how Gary Cohen was his childhood idol. I think Burkhardt would be a fantastic choice to partner with Howie.

That's infuriating.

Edgy DC wrote: As a journalist, he's in many ways what Minaya insinuated about Adam Rubin. Really? I thought it was pretty clear that Megdal's book about "running for GM" was satire.

Edgy DC wrote: I think Megdal's desire to bring down the Wilpons is clear I don't think that's clear whatsoever, at least not from the example you cited.

Edgy DC wrote: Losing Reyes is disappointing. But I'm so far past it at this point that I'm looking to lap it. Every day brings us closer to stabilizing the franchise from the triple-storm effects of the Madoff scandal, the economy, and the over-investments in over-valued asseets that took place before those whammies. How many days (and losing seasons) does it take until we get there? Without Reyes (or any other premium talent acquisitions), I'll set the over-under at 3.5 losing seasons. I have no need to move past the disappointment of losing Reyes at this point because there's been no incentive to do so at this point. I have plenty of faith in Alderson's ability to rebuild our player development/analysis system but that's all I've got right now if I don't want to buy premium-price tickets for a 4th or 5th place team.

Edgy DC wrote: I think the Mets' awesomeness will come faster than you think. Fill in the blank. The Mets will next make the playoffs in _______.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Who is the Cardinals' 1B now? Fielder is available. If the Cardinals had the $$ for Albert available, they could just as easily sign Fielder.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: This is worse, for them, than losing Reyes is for us. By a LOT. I'm going to guess that the 2 WS Championships in 5 years will dull the pain

Frayed Knot wrote: They especially seem to be playing fast and loose with the length of these deals. - wanting to lock up the 32 y/o Pujols for a full decade even as the Cardinals say that the reports of their 10/220 offer aren't close to accurate in money or in yearss Not wrong on this one, I guess. BTW, I missed the part about how nobody other than the Mets would give Reyes more than 4 guaranteed years. Do you remember where that came from?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: And if they lost $70M last year, then why shouldn't they lose another $70M or so in 2012? Not paying Castillo, Perez and Gary Matthews Jr. will save about $20M? Your point holds though -- they can expect attendance/revenues to keep going down.

I don't agree. They may be spending on multiple players, but the Reyes contract itself, while generous, was not a "drunken sailor" offer. He's not getting $20M/year AAV. He's not getting a 7 or 8 year deal, etc.

Wow. He really is the last one left. I know Lunchbucket has posited his theory about the last game at Shea being the major turning point and I wasn't always sure I agreed, but his point gets stronger with each passing day here.

This is idiotic. We don't want to trade Wright but we'll trade Davis? Seriously? If truly worried about defense, flip them position-wise. Duda at first and Ike in right field. Yes, I am 100% serious. The Mets are not going to be competitive in 2012, so we may as well try an experiment or two.

For all the talk about his health, Reyes did average 158.25 games over a 4 year stretch from 2005-2008. Yes, he will be 29 next June but most players don't start a decline in skills or health that early. It is plausible -- if not likely -- that Reyes' health would allow him to average 135-145 games a year for the first 4 years of the deal (up to to the season in which he turns 32 mid-year). I see him getting to 750, +/- 25 games, with "average" luck.

Didn't he also start that triple play the same game as the inside-the-parker in Washington?

I think my favorite is the leadoff homer (against Chris Carpenter) in the first inning of game 6 of the NLCS at Shea in 2006.

You heard me. Time to be brutally honest here: the Mets have no realistic chance of competing for division titles and/or wild cards in the next two seasons. Nor is there a reasonable expectation of having the necessary funds to re-sign David after he reaches free agency at the end of the 2013 season, nor will the Wilpons be forced out as owners. Come 2014 or 2015, yes, I do think we can be competitive again. I may not like the decision to jettison Reyes but I am willing to show some faith in Sandy and have him rebuild our farm system. Jim Bowden (now an ESPN columnist) suggests that Wright could be traded to the Angels for a package of Peter Bourjos and Hank Conger: New Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto will be busy this week. He is targeting starting pitcher C.J. Wilson and closer Ryan Madson, the two best hurlers in their respective markets. He also might be in the market for a third baseman, and the Mets match up well with the Angels. With Reyes leaving the Mets, it only makes sense for Mets GM Sandy Alderson to trade David Wright now and begin the rebuilding mode in earnest. The Mets might be able to get a package of Peter Bourjos and Hank Conger for Wright. Wright would solve the Angels� nagging third-base problem, and they could insert prospect Mike Trout in center field. I'd do it. Bourjos and Conger each have less than two years of ML service time so it's going to be a long while until free agency for both. They also happen to play positions (CF and C) that we could really use some competent players in so as to not be a total embarrassment. Murphy moves to third base.

seawolf17 wrote: He is dead to me now. The problem is the Mets, not Reyes. Tell us honestly that it's going to be a 3-5 year rebuilding process and price the tickets accordingly. But each year, telling us that "they're not punting anything" and pricing the tickets like the Red Sox and Yankees is offensive. If I can buy a ticket for $35 in the lower seating bowl, I'm not going to be so picky about these things. The product they put on the field and the price they charge is totally incongruous.

They have now changed their story to reflect that the Marlins and Reyes are "nearing" an agreement. Whatever.

MLB Network is referencing Ken Rosenthal that Reyes signed a 6 year deal with Miami.

The August 26 game against the Braves needs to be re-mentioned as [crossout:3rm48o77]a[/crossout:3rm48o77] THE highlight of an otherwise extremely crappy summer for the Mets. Best game score of the year.

Larkin Trammell Raines McGwire Palmeiro Martinez

Frayed Knot wrote: Bud seems to believe that the most games possible against teams whose outcomes don't affect yours is optimal. You're making stuff up again. He clearly doesn't, or else he would have suggested a totally balanced schedule in which a team plays the other 29 the same number of times.