I don't know if the Mets should've topped the contract Texas ended up paying. But the Mets dropped out of the bidding almost immediately. Who knows? If the Mets offfered A-Rod a fair market value contract early on, maybe Texas never submits an offer. A-Rod did everything but formally announce his preference to play for the Mets. Here's another good question: Do you think that in hindsight, the Mets should've traded Amos Otis for Joe Foy? Or do you think somebody should've drowned Hitler before he reached puberty? Can we have one thread on this forum that doesn't mention Hitler's pubic hair? I'll speak out -- I wanted to see A-Rod in a Mets uni. I can recall him sitting in the stands at Shea during the 2000 WS as a spectator and it was the biggest deal -- because it was like he was courting the Mets. That "24+1" was a lot of horse shit, ultimately, the Wilpons didn't want to pay for him and off he went to Texas.