2008 New York Mets

yosi1

Well, its about time these got their own thread for this year. I figured it would be appropriate to start the thread off with a resounding "The Mets got Santana!!"

Also, this thread is in tribute to Metsfan a.k.a Metsy. Hopefully one day you will be unbanned and rejoin us.

Hopefully with Santana in their rotation the Mets can get back into the playoffs and win it all!

josevolution

yeah i agree it is a great day for the metsfan from here i hope he get's back but at least he is smiling over this trade ,good for the mets ...

jimed14

congrats Mets fans ... nice pickup.

If Ollie Perez and Maine can continue to progress and Petey can be the Pedro of old (or 80% of it), that staff is going to be tough on the NL.

Well, that's assuming you'll get Santana inked for a long term deal and the deal holds up.

rhinomagic

LET'S GO METS!

Last year is LAST year. This is the new-and-improved, Luis-at-2B, healthy Carlos y Carlos, D-Wright slammin', flame-throwing pitchers, and some-guys-named-Schneider-and-Church 2008 New York Mets!

I can't wait to watch Jose Reyes get back on his game, see Moises Alou finish out his career, and find Guillermo Mota nowhere within 50 miles of Queens. Seeing Santana in a Mets' uni is going to be so exciting, as is the proper return of Petey to the five-man rotation. And by the way, True Mets = Blue Mets.

Willie Randolph, Rick Peterson, Omar Minaya and the rest of the staff can get the job done. The bench is strong and the bullpen has gotten better. This is the year to say goodbye to Shea Stadium but hello to happier days.

Suit up Mr. Met and slap that big goofy grin on him because once again, Mets Fans, it's time to get excited about our team and look forward. Spring Training is almost here and the Mets are the talk of the town for lots of good reasons. Here's hoping it stays that way for the entire year.

In short, I Believe.

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yosi1

Wow, I'm still just so excited for this. And to think we didn't even have to give up Pelfrey or Martinez.

I cannot wait to take the division back from the Phillies.

Also, I hope that the Mets resign OP. I think the guy can definitely consistently win 15 games. He's a very solid starter and I hope we can keep him the rotation a few more years.

orig_long red

i won't be convinced until he is signed.

NYbenben

its gonna be a fun year this year... Cant wait!

BinFrog

2008 is looking good. Santana on board and an unchanged starting line-up. It's hard to bring high-priced talent on like that and not give up anything immediate. Sure, they got rid of 4 of their top 7 prospects...but look at the Celtics right now who essentially did the same thing. Hard to argue with results.

rhinomagic

long red wrote:

i won't be convinced until he is signed.

I'm confident a deal will be done before 5 pm on Friday.

Didn't Torii Hunter say late last year that Johan would like to go to the Mets? It looks promising, but--like you--the official word would go a long towards making me feel even better about '08.

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Fighting Hellfish

long red wrote:

i won't be convinced until he is signed.

I agree. I said when this broke that it wouldn't surprise me at all if they can't come to terms. i can see Johan sticking to 7/140 and Fred Coupon not moving off 5/110. I doubt Johan would sign for less than Zito, either in AAV or overall $

smg9779

Great, now there's two teams in NY that are obviously trying to buy a championship. Do these two words mean anything to New Yorkers?: "Home Grown"

snipes824

i really think ryan church is going to be better for us than people think. .275/18/70 wouldn't surprise me coming out of the 7 hole. with above average D, too.

yosi1

smg9779 wrote:

Great, now there's two teams in NY that are obviously trying to buy a championship. Do these two words mean anything to New Yorkers?: "Home Grown"

How do the words Jose Reyes and David Wright sound to you?

You know, cause Barry Bonds was so home grown...

I can't believe I'm defending the Yankees, but if you were paying attention, the Yankees didn't trade for Santana cause they like their homegrown young arms.

Fighting Hellfish

smg9779 wrote:

Great, now there's two teams in NY that are obviously trying to buy a championship. Do these two words mean anything to New Yorkers?: "Home Grown"

Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano, Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy

Should I go on?

Fighting Hellfish

Jon Heyman of SI says Santana wants $170 mil for 7 years (Incl 2008). The Mets are offering $142 mil.

rhinomagic

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

Jon Heyman of SI says Santana wants $170 mil for 7 years (Incl 2008). The Mets are offering $142 mil.

He's also reporting that insiders are very optimistic this deal gets done by 5 pm.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/01/31/santana.negotiations/index.html

I expect the announcement of an agreement this afternoon.

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rhinomagic

yosi wrote:

You know, cause Barry Bonds was so home grown...

Don't forget that great product of the Giants' farm system Barry Zito.

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orig_long red

rhinomagic wrote:

He's also reporting that insiders are very optimistic this deal gets done by 5 pm.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/01/31/santana.negotiations/index.html

I expect the announcement of an agreement this afternoon.

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if this deal falls through because of money, I'm going to take those raised ticket prices and shove them up Wilpon's ass.

yosi1

rhinomagic wrote:

Don't forget that great product of the Giants' farm system Barry Zito.

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Whoops my bad.

yosi1

long red wrote:

if this deal falls through because of money, I'm going to take those raised ticket prices and shove them up Wilpon's ass.

If this deal falls through because of money I will have a hard time supporting this team if they aren't winning. And I have been a hardcore Mets fan all my life.

jamminpearls

yosi wrote:

If this deal falls through because of money I will have a hard time supporting this team if they aren't winning. And I have been a hardcore Mets fan all my life.

fall through please.