"For Mets, Financial Restraints Are Off and Pressure Is On", says NYT

[welch]

"Monday, then, was the beginning of a new era. Alderson essentially announced that the Mets, now freed of a number of burdensome contracts, could spend again. Jeff Wilpon, the Mets’ chief operating officer, said the whole organization now felt pressure to win. As a result, expectations will adjust accordingly, including those that will be placed on Collins."

Full story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/sports/baseball/for-mets-financial-restraints-are-off-and-pressure-is-on.html?src=recg


 

[imref]

"Monday, then, was the beginning of a new era. Alderson essentially announced that the Mets, now freed of a number of burdensome contracts, could spend again. Jeff Wilpon, the Mets’ chief operating officer, said the whole organization now felt pressure to win. As a result, expectations will adjust accordingly, including those that will be placed on Collins."

Full story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/sports/baseball/for-mets-financial-restraints-are-off-and-pressure-is-on.html?src=recg
 

Cano should look good in orange and blue.

[PowerBoater69]

This year the Dodgers started spending big and made the playoffs, the Braves recovered from their off year, and now the Mets are about to try to drag themselves out of the cellar, it's almost like 2012 was our year to win it all against some beatable teams.  Too bad we took ourselves out of the race.

[imref]

Marlins will be better too. 

[TigerFan]

It's not bad enough a mets thread was started but people ares cared of them AND the fish?  Geesh gonna be a long winter around here. 

[Vega]

Watch them shoot themselves in the feet with another Jason Bay equivalent.

[HalfSmokes]

Does this mean Wilpon has a new secret investment strategy? 

[imref]

It's not bad enough a mets thread was started but people ares cared of them AND the fish?  Geesh gonna be a long winter around here. 

not scared, just saying that our division should be better next year.

[PowerBoater69]

not scared, just saying that our division should be better next year.

Hard for it to be much worse, a terrible division this year, put the Nats in the AL East and they would have been a .500 team.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Often teams play up--or down--to the level of the opposition.  A stronger division would be a good thing IMO. 

[Mr Clean]

No Harvey next year---Jared Diamond tweets he has opted for surgery.

[CALSGR8]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/mets-ace-matt-harvey-to-have-ligament-surgery-on-right-elbow-miss-2014-season/2013/10/04/40089d8e-2d38-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html

[Slateman]

Yea they ain't going anywhere next season. Harvey should have got the surgery right away. Now he'll he on an innings limit for all of 2015.