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	<title>Comments on: The Mets Need More Than Matt Holliday</title>
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		<title>By: SidelineObserver</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As much as I hate to keep beating the dead horse of the Mets &quot;Going Cheap&quot; it looks like that is shaping up to be the case for *another* offseason.

Omar is devastated that Wolf signed a three year deal for roughly $30 million dollars.That means he&#039;s going to have to pony up for Joel Pinero.The Mets won&#039;t sign a guy like John Lackey or Jason Marquis because they are still deluding themselves into thinking that Maine and Pelfry are going to be quality starters.Those two are the Pulsipher and Isringhausen for the 21st century.We won&#039;t even mention the disaster that is Ollie Perez.

Besides, as long as Omar is the GM the Mets will continue to be a Hispanic employment co-op, so get ready for Joel Pinero.

Jason Bay? He won&#039;t be coming.He&#039;ll stay in Boston for what the Mets were supposedly offering.

Holliday? Boras will get him a payday somewhere, but it won&#039;t be in Flushing.

Are there any backup catchers Omar hasn&#039;t signed? I love Chris Coste saying &quot;He&#039;ll always consider himself a Phillie&quot;.Fantastic, why&#039;d you take the Mets money then? Douche nozzle.

They are &quot;looking at bringing Delgado back&quot;? Really? Then Wright will never get the chance to grow into the leader they&#039;ve touted him as since day one.

Can we admit we screwed up trying to convert Murphy into every position but his natural position,3rd base? He was never going to get a shot at third with Wright ahead of him, why was he never packaged to get another quality starter? Ahh well...

Listen Met fans, it&#039;s going to be a long cold winter.You know it as well as I do.

As long as we have an owner pining away for his boyhood team, the New York Giants we aren&#039;t going to get anywhere.

As long as we have a GM who is in love with the idea of bringing in washed up retreads or third tier free agents we aren&#039;t going anywhere.

Yeah, it&#039;s going to be a long cold winter as the Yankees solidify their team and Freddy Coupon and Omar &quot;You know what I&#039;m sayin&#039;?&quot; Minaya holding the course and doing nothing to repair the credibility gap from last year.

One thing before I draw this long winded diatribe to a close, have they hired professionals with a background in sports medicine to retool the medical staff?

Reyes is out all year with a &quot;Pulled&quot; hammy which turns into a tear in the off season? Really? Do you have access to an MRI machine? Do you have access to real doctors?

Although this is the same bunch that ruined Church by jetting him to Colorado and San Francisco after getting cold cocked by a knee to the forehead in Atlanta.I mean come on, there are no neurologists in Atlanta? Or Colorado or San Francisco for that matter?!

I&#039;m sorry, I needed to vent.All I see is a redux of last season staring us in the face.

I don&#039;t want to hear apologies,you&#039;ve got your revenue streams from the ballpark concessions, your own network,marketing, the new stadium the taxpayers basically paid for.Go spend a few bucks.

Put some talent out there, not this cobbled together patchwork of retreads!

I&#039;m tired of this shit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As much as I hate to keep beating the dead horse of the Mets &#8220;Going Cheap&#8221; it looks like that is shaping up to be the case for *another* offseason.</p>
<p>Omar is devastated that Wolf signed a three year deal for roughly $30 million dollars.That means he&#8217;s going to have to pony up for Joel Pinero.The Mets won&#8217;t sign a guy like John Lackey or Jason Marquis because they are still deluding themselves into thinking that Maine and Pelfry are going to be quality starters.Those two are the Pulsipher and Isringhausen for the 21st century.We won&#8217;t even mention the disaster that is Ollie Perez.</p>
<p>Besides, as long as Omar is the GM the Mets will continue to be a Hispanic employment co-op, so get ready for Joel Pinero.</p>
<p>Jason Bay? He won&#8217;t be coming.He&#8217;ll stay in Boston for what the Mets were supposedly offering.</p>
<p>Holliday? Boras will get him a payday somewhere, but it won&#8217;t be in Flushing.</p>
<p>Are there any backup catchers Omar hasn&#8217;t signed? I love Chris Coste saying &#8220;He&#8217;ll always consider himself a Phillie&#8221;.Fantastic, why&#8217;d you take the Mets money then? Douche nozzle.</p>
<p>They are &#8220;looking at bringing Delgado back&#8221;? Really? Then Wright will never get the chance to grow into the leader they&#8217;ve touted him as since day one.</p>
<p>Can we admit we screwed up trying to convert Murphy into every position but his natural position,3rd base? He was never going to get a shot at third with Wright ahead of him, why was he never packaged to get another quality starter? Ahh well&#8230;</p>
<p>Listen Met fans, it&#8217;s going to be a long cold winter.You know it as well as I do.</p>
<p>As long as we have an owner pining away for his boyhood team, the New York Giants we aren&#8217;t going to get anywhere.</p>
<p>As long as we have a GM who is in love with the idea of bringing in washed up retreads or third tier free agents we aren&#8217;t going anywhere.</p>
<p>Yeah, it&#8217;s going to be a long cold winter as the Yankees solidify their team and Freddy Coupon and Omar &#8220;You know what I&#8217;m sayin&#8217;?&#8221; Minaya holding the course and doing nothing to repair the credibility gap from last year.</p>
<p>One thing before I draw this long winded diatribe to a close, have they hired professionals with a background in sports medicine to retool the medical staff?</p>
<p>Reyes is out all year with a &#8220;Pulled&#8221; hammy which turns into a tear in the off season? Really? Do you have access to an MRI machine? Do you have access to real doctors?</p>
<p>Although this is the same bunch that ruined Church by jetting him to Colorado and San Francisco after getting cold cocked by a knee to the forehead in Atlanta.I mean come on, there are no neurologists in Atlanta? Or Colorado or San Francisco for that matter?!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sorry, I needed to vent.All I see is a redux of last season staring us in the face.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t want to hear apologies,you&#8217;ve got your revenue streams from the ballpark concessions, your own network,marketing, the new stadium the taxpayers basically paid for.Go spend a few bucks.</p>
<p>Put some talent out there, not this cobbled together patchwork of retreads!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m tired of this shit.</p>
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