2010 New York Metropolitans

Interesting. Then again, my QB is a big fan of Broadway shows.

 

From what I've read, Fred wanted Sandy and Jeff wanted Byrnes. I think if Fred truly loves this team, he needs to be more of a presence. I feel like it's been forever since I've seen him give an interview until the day he fired Omar and Jerry. It's been all Jeffy prior to that. He's like Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) in Gladiator.

 

So the Mets hired Sandy Alderson to be the new GM a few days ago and yesterday announced that JP Ricciardi will be his assistant.

I think we're moving in the right direction. This is instant credibility.

That being said, I think we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. We have a plan in place and instead of a "win now" mentality that seems to plague most New York teams, we will have a plan in place, or so it seems. Hopefully we won't add expensive mediocre free agents acting as a band-aid and actually address the problems facing the team.

Sandy has already said that we have a limited budget so we can kiss thoughts of adding Cliff Lee goodbye. I am totally fine with rebuilding and am willing to wait. Patience is one thing us Met fans have. Stupidity and embarassing decisions that plagued the previous regime is something I couldn't tolerate.

Let's hope that we're in good hands.

 

And our new manager is..........Terry Collins!

So the search is over. We've got a new GM, new assistants to the GM and a new manager. A lot of Met fans, at least on MetsBlog, wanted Wally for the job. In fact, a lot of fans are still bitching that Wally didn't get the job. Honestly, who cares? I think baseball managers are vastly overrated anyways.

I'm not exactly thrilled that he's our new manager, but that's only because I barely know anything about him. Once the boys get on the field and start playing, then I'll start judging. Until then, congratulations.

 

Yeah, I love MetsBlog for all the info but most of those fans are just ridiculous. I can't comment because for some reason I'm still not allowed no matter how many I try to get through, but I think I'm better off than interacting with some of these idiots. Yeah, you know more than 3 front office guys who all were GMs at one point or another. Of course you know what's best for this team, right?

 

The more I read about him, the more excited I'm getting.

Sandy was brought in here for a reason. Based on his reputation, I think the man knows what he's doing. He brought in Ricciardi and DePodesta to help him and I have no doubt that we are in a much better position than we were just a few short months ago. This is our Donnie Walsh. Let the man do what he was brought here to do.

For Met fans to be so upset without Collins having a chance to prove himself is beyond ridiculous. We got rid of Omar. We got rid of Jerry. There's an actual plan in place. Lets give it a chance before throwing a hissy fit.

And why the fascination with Wally Backman? Do they just want a face that they know? Do they think that his Wild Boys persona from his Mets days will translate well with his players? The man has no managing experience. I'm not saying that Collins' stint with the Angels makes him that much better but I don't see why Wally was considered head and shoulders above every other candidate. To me, it's ridiculous.

I don't expect immediate results but I do expect this team to not be a laughing stock anymore. I have more painful memories from the past 4 seasons with the back-to-back collapses, 2am firing, Tony Bernazard's Hulk impression, PR disasters and assault on old people than I have with any losing season that preceded 2007-2010. And I truly believe that as long as Sandy's around, we won't be dealing with any more of that stupid bullshit.

Here's to a brighter future because it sure as hell can't get any darker.

Let's go Mets.