Mets Off-Season Thread

[Feva]

If the Mets win tomorrow's game... that'll make them 9-1 on their 10 game road trip.  That's huge going into a 6 game homestand against the O's and the Reds.


Starts with Trachsel vs. Lidle though...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The Mets might as well just finish off the sweep.  Lidle sucks anyway, so it should be easy.

[DH]

It's well underway. 4-0 Mets Mid 1. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Almost worse than skins fans.  Almost.

[DH]

Uh no.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Uh yes.  The Mets always try to go out and buy themselves a team.  This year, it's actually working for a change.

skins = Mets

[rjs246]

skins = Mets

That point could be argued, at least. Comparing Mets fans to Skins fans is laughable. Skins fans are the biggest joke in all of professional sports.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

True, but Mets fans still COMPARE.  skins fans are just always a little "ahead" of the pack.

[DH]

Minaya is a genious compared to Snyder. For that matter Minaya is better than McIlvaine, Duquette or any of the other losers who have run this team since Frank Cashen left.

In other words, get used to this.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It could be worse.  It could be the Braves winning.

But still... rooting for both the Eagles and Mets should ban you from life.

[BigEd76]

division champs, F'ers 

Magic #:  88

[Feva]

Uh yes.  The Mets always try to go out and buy themselves a team.  This year, it's actually working for a change.

skins = Mets

2006 MLB Team Payrolls

Based Upon 2006 Season as of April 7, 2006

Rank Team Total Payroll 
1 New York Yankees $194,663,079
2 Boston Red Sox $120,099,824
3 Los Angeles Angels $103,472,000
4 Chicago White Sox $102,750,667
5 New York Mets $101,084,963
6 Los Angeles Dodgers $98,447,187
7 Chicago Cubs $94,424,499
8 Houston Astros $92,551,503
9 Atlanta Braves $90,156,876
10 San Francisco Giants $90,056,419
11 St. Louis Cardinals $88,891,371
12 Philadelphia Phillies $88,273,333
13 Seattle Mariners $87,959,833
14 Detroit Tigers $82,612,866
15 Baltimore Orioles $72,585,582
16 Toronto Blue Jays $71,915,000
17 San Diego Padres $69,896,141
18 Texas Rangers $68,228,662
19 Minnesota Twins $63,396,006
20 Washington Nationals $63,143,000
21 Oakland Athletics $62,243,079
22 Cincinnati Reds $60,909,519
23 Arizona Diamondbacks $59,684,226
24 Milwaukee Brewers $57,568,333
25 Cleveland Indians $56,031,500
26 Kansas City Royals $47,294,000
27 Pittsburgh Pirates $46,717,750
28 Colorado Rockies $41,233,000
29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays $35,417,967
30 Florida Marlins $14,998,500

Buy themselves a team?  Not even $13 mil difference, dog.

[Rome]

skins = Mets

That point could be argued, at least. Comparing Mets fans to Skins fans is laughable. Skins fans are the biggest joke in all of professional sports.

If anyone was honestly comparing Feva & Die-Hard to Skins fans instead of merely busting their stones, you might have a point.

I will agree, however, that Skins fans are a joke.

[Rome]

BTW: The fact that the Phillies have the 12th largest payroll in baseball is a joke especially considering their stadium is just over two years old and the team is located in the fifth largest market in the country.

Also - @ Feva... that $13M equates to two quality starting pitchers.  If the Phillies had two quality starters going every fifth day and not the gutter bums they routinely trot out there, they'd have a very good team instead of merely a mediocre one.

[Feva]

Also - @ Feva... that $13M equates to two quality starting pitchers.  If the Phillies had two quality starters going every fifth day and not the gutter bums they routinely trot out there, they'd have a very good team instead of merely a mediocre one.

I feel ya... but being that #14 has the best record in baseball (although not by percentage)... says that it's not how much you spend, but who you spend it on.  The main difference in comparing Minaya to someone like 'ol Danny Boy.