Just tuned in to WFAN and heard Francessa say the Mets are looking for pitching, mainly A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. Apparently he spoke with Minaya and was relaying the info.
C.C. Sabathia is out of their price range.
They're not looking for Orlando Hudson. They're sticking with Brian Schneider at catcher.
The Mets believe Murphy can be a Pedroia/Youkalis type of gritty player.
I think Burnett would be a great addition to the pantheon of failed Mets free agents. Good luck with that aging line-up. Glad I burned my Mets cap after Kenny Rogers was brought in out of the bullpen by the idiot Valentine back in '98.
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Christ.
I've always found it interesting that there is a broken symmetry between Yankees and Mets fans. Not to overgeneralize or anything, but Yankees fans are more likely to support the Mets when not in direct confrontation, while Mets fans hate the Yankees.
If anything, when the Yankees are not in contention, I want the other NY team to do well. I generally would always want to see the Yanks vs. the Mets in the world series (and, of course, have the Yanks win).
I never want to see the Sox in the ALCS, even if losing to the Yanks. I think in a World Series of the Red Sox vs. the Mets, (again not to overgeneralize) every single Yankee fan would root for the Mets. [Granted, you could probably put any NL team in that position versus the Red Sox, and the Yankee fans would oppose the Red Sox.]
I am not saying all Mets fans should support the Yankees … I just find it “curious” how the Yanks seem to be more rivals to the Mets than the Mets are to the Yanks.
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