AA2OP: How to Enjoy the Next Two Years

This won't merit enough words to be a FanPost, but I do want to generate some discussion. The Reyes ordeal has shown just how brutally bleak the Mets' financial outlook truly is. Until the Bay and Santana contracts are off the books and David Wright is dealt with one way or another, the Mets have zero financial flexibility and therefore no chance to compete in 2012 or 2013. Let's assume for the purposes of this discussion that the Bay/Santana contracts are untradeable. I want to bring in players who are fun, players I can rally around that are either former Mets, past their prime, what have you. Since we can't win, we should still be able to have some fun. What players do you want the Mets to bring in that would make the team, in Sandy's words, "fun to watch?" Endy Chavez is my first thought...any others come to mind?

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Not watching baseball comes to mind

by anonymous on Dec 6, 2011 3:26 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Or at the very least

not giving Wilpon my money.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
2012 Amazin' Avenue Offseason Plan: 2nd place

by Ogre39666 on Dec 6, 2011 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

This

I am going to watch the games on SNY. Beyond that, any Wilpon revenue stream is being boycotted.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "

– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf

by Terry_is_God on Dec 6, 2011 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

I might unsubscribe from SNY if there aren't any cancellation fees and I can just lose the one channel.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
2012 Amazin' Avenue Offseason Plan: 2nd place

by Ogre39666 on Dec 6, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

Really???

There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only BLUE WALLS.

The 2012 Mets: Fortune cookie says come back in 2015

by Syler on Dec 6, 2011 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Subsribing to SNY is giving the Wilpons my money.

Giving the Wilpons more money means that they will stay around longer.
The Wilpons staying around longer means that they can continue to run the franchise into the ground longer.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
2012 Amazin' Avenue Offseason Plan: 2nd place

by Ogre39666 on Dec 6, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Sign Aaron Heilman, Carlos Delgado, and Billy Wagner

Jose Valentin too

by nerfan on Dec 6, 2011 3:49 PM EST reply actions

I'll have two out of four, please

"F***ing shocker." -Billy Wagner

by nymgb44 on Dec 6, 2011 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

I bet Billy Wagner would still be pretty awesome.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.

by Steve Schreiber on Dec 6, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

If you need to dig around to find reasons to enjoy the season

while resigning yourself to futility before the first pitch is thrown, I’m not sure you’re in the right hobby.

"Amazing strength, amazing power - he can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball."
-Casey Stengel on Lucas Duda

by piazza62 on Dec 6, 2011 3:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

How could you not resign yourself to futility with this team?

If EVERYTHING goes right for the Mets, they still probably wouldn’t make the playoffs. I mean, come on.

"F***ing shocker." -Billy Wagner

by nymgb44 on Dec 6, 2011 5:23 PM EST up reply actions

Because they haven't started the season yet

Things happen.

"Amazing strength, amazing power - he can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball."
-Casey Stengel on Lucas Duda

by piazza62 on Dec 6, 2011 5:40 PM EST up reply actions

Not things that defy all astronomical probability

"F***ing shocker." -Billy Wagner

by nymgb44 on Dec 6, 2011 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

Were we both watching the same baseball season this year? They certainly do.

"Amazing strength, amazing power - he can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball."
-Casey Stengel on Lucas Duda

by piazza62 on Dec 6, 2011 7:12 PM EST up reply actions

Wow, well played there

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "

– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf

by Terry_is_God on Dec 6, 2011 7:18 PM EST up reply actions

Can I haz Alex Ochoa and Bernard Gilkey pleeze?

by SFloridaMetsFan on Dec 6, 2011 4:07 PM EST reply actions

Tom Seaver only needs to more wins to reach 200 with the franchise

by ZZPops on Dec 6, 2011 4:17 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Clone R.A. Dickey.

Ralph Kiner: You've gotta change the script, I don't like the script.
Gary Cohen: What's wrong with the script?
Ralph Kiner: Well the script should be the Mets win every day.

by StorkFan on Dec 6, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

That was part of my AAOP last year

The idea was not well received.

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Dec 6, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions

Just assign the Dickey we already have to the closer roll

Except for the games that he starts, of course. And he should start every fourth game.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "

– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf

by Terry_is_God on Dec 6, 2011 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

while it sucks, it is not the end of the world

I mean I will still cheer just as hard for the Mets. I will not wish bad luck on Reyes but I can not cheer for the Fish either.

The state of sports is that very few players stay with a franchise. I truly hope to see Wright here forever, but realize that may not be either. regardless I will cheer for the Mets and whoever comes to the team

Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all

by Rickfansince76 on Dec 6, 2011 7:40 PM EST reply actions