They trade Milledge because, as was speculated, of his attitude. Yet they resign Marlon Anderson, who had an inexcusable and costly blowup at the end of last season. Not to mention he plays even worse defense than Gotay and is getting up there in age.

Now they release Gotay, when all he did was bust his butt and played very well for us when they finally gave him a shot last season. So how do they reward a guy who they should be holding up on a pedestal as an example to other middling prospects of what happens if you work hard and take advantage of your opportunity? They put him on waivers.

Our bench, as constituted, stinks: Cassanova, Easley, Anderson, Chavez, and Tatis. That is just miserable. There is no one there with any upside or athleticism (save for Endy on the latter). Sure, Tatis and Anderson give you "versatility" but that's using a literal definition of the word. Yeah, they literally give you versatility, but do they play any of these positions adequately? I don't think so.

I would have even been fine with Clark. At least he's been in the bigs the last few years and can play the OF. Are we really going to be subjected to Tatis in LF?

And I love the hypocrisy. gotay; dump him because he hasn't showed he can hit lefties, but church, keep him becauase he needs a chance to prove he can hit lefties… I guess Tatis needed to be rewarded for getting here late.

Rant all you want, ghost, but if you have a better idea that can actually happen I'd like to hear your words of wisdom.

They need a 2nd RH bat that can play several positions. Tatis appears to be the only solution they have.

NYC, the Mets and the Yankees are not like Houston Astros.

Go to a place like Pittsburgh or Milwaukee as comparison. It is night and day. Things are more laid back in all aspects of life, including sports. Hence, it is fair to say that compared to most towns, NYers are not nearly as patient about anything including sports.

The argument about Gotay is not that he's gonna be an allstar, its that a guy, who when he had a chance far exceeded expectations, showed life and excitement, and is being thrown away for a guy who hasn't done it for nine years. Its just so Omar. He can't handle a kid of any sort.

But I don't think there is any doubt that because of the large payrolls, the general expectation for winning is much larger than it is in smaller markets, as it should be. So you can understand why the GMs of all teams including the Red Sox, Yankees, as well as the Mets, sometimes make bonehead moves with veterans and free agents.

The pressure not only comes from the fans, but from the media and most importantly the owners too. No matter how much Cashman may want to stick with Hughes and Kennedy in the rotation, if they struggle and Hankie loses patience with them, they may end up back in the minors before too long.

Not one of those players can you say wow. Glad we got em.

We can say that about Santana, Delgado, Paulie, etc in recent years.

And before anyone roasts me on Delgado, when we got him he was a very good high impact player who gave us legit pop in the middle of the lineup.

He was injured last year and with the exception of the expectations had a year that for almost every other player ( power wise ) you would say good year.

"Well, you guys want to WIN NOW!"

I've seen a lot of support for Gotay on this forum, and a ton of support for Milledge. And even though I defended Ryan Church to the death (because I do think he will be a good player), I can't say I wouldn't have rather seen Milledge given RF this year. I know a lot of others feel the same.

I also know a lot of people who wish Omar would have kept Bannister last year (and said so way before Bannister put in the season he did).

Mets fans aren't dumb. They saw what happened to the Yanks when they started making ridiculous FA signings. Plus, the Yanks are breaking in 3 young arms this year. Why isn't anyone saying "Whoa, Yanks better be careful, the fans will not be patient with these young kids?"

There was a time when we were not very good when the fans would live with young players with promise. That was when Jose and David came up.

Yeah, the same way the FCC listens to the freaks who were scarred for life by Nipplegate. Not exactly the smart way to go. In my experience, people on the radio do not reflect the general feeling of fans. Also, NY fans are supposed to be all intelligent, why don't they know the best way to build a team is from within?

Soriano wasn't that bad at 2B. If he was that bad the Yanks would have put him in the OF themselves or Texas would have. And the only point of comparison was athleticism. Of course Gotay doesn't hit like Soriano.

This is my entire point about the Mets and young players. Unless they arrive sans flaws, they just give up on them.