Mets Alone in the Bay "Stakes"

December 19, 2009 By LibertyBoy 723 Comments

Mets would do anything for a New Year’s Eve date.

John Harper can’t think of anyone but the Mets to even come close and are probably bidding against themselves with their 4-year offer.  Now that Seattle is solidifying it’s fan-appeal rating (FAR) by taking a pass on the dangerously quiet, blatantly professional, and improperly local kid Bay, Harper seems to be right – it’s no one but the Mets and probably was never anyone but the Mets.  The Sox went a little cheaper in the outfield.  The Yanks have their new outfielder in Curtis Granderson.  The Cardinals and Orioles are skirmishing over Matt Holliday.  And a whole host of mid- to lower-tier outfielders have been traded or signed in a flurry.

So how would Jose Reyes (suddenly a slim, quick, and wiry leadoff hitter again), Luis Castillo, David Wright (no WBC!), Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoeur (Santa Claus should be back in ‘10, no?), and company pan out?  Regardless of what the payroll would look like, that lineup instantly becomes a winner in any stadium.  Jose heads into his $11M 2011 team option, Castillo heads into “twilight” free agency, and Beltran will be in his year-before-walk-year year – meanwhile Wright looks to get back on his horse and Bay will want to make some friends.  They would still need help in the rotation but the fans would come to the park for the lineup alone.

BallHype: hype it up!
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Comments

  1. Wait till New Year’s Eve Jeff for the money to come flooding through the door on the heels of the R A Dickey signing and re-upping Alex Cora for 2 more years.

    Leviathan December 22, 2009 at 6:52 pm

  2. Meanwhile, across the Tri-Boro Bridge, the Yankees reload.

    Leviathan December 22, 2009 at 6:53 pm

  3. Damon+Matsui+Melky – Granderson+Johnson = What the Yankees need from a LF+ above average defense

    Jrz December 22, 2009 at 6:55 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 6:58 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm

  6. Gardner is not the answer to that equation, when you lay it out like that J.

    Leviathan December 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm

  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpFE_1yzr7w

    Jrz December 22, 2009 at 7:12 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 7:13 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 7:21 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 7:39 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 7:56 pm

  12. An all time favorite.
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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:01 pm

  13. NEW THREAD!!!!

    libertyboynyc December 22, 2009 at 8:07 pm

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    Jrz December 22, 2009 at 8:11 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:19 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:20 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:22 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:24 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:40 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:45 pm

  21. Ha ha, I was here.

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 8:51 pm

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    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 9:00 pm

  23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbPUzhWeeI

    spiritofstlouis December 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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