StlElevation said:i think the point of offering pedro and sammy contracts and trade offer in sammy's case is to get fans in the seats by getting star power on the field every day and every 5th day knowing you've got a legit chance to win every 5th game.
that said, in two years, maybe even next year, both these guys won't be anything really, maybe pedro will have something left because he really wasnt as bad as his era this year, he got shelled in september, but sosa wont have much left at all.
still, it would be money poorly spent unless the mets somehow miraculously compete and get into the playoffs next year, which i dont see happening. but the only logic i can see behind this is to get more butts in the seats. the average met fan would be elated to have sammy sosa and pedro martinez on their team.
but ya see that's the same old crap from the mets... the mets and the knicks are so alike it's scary. put a few names on the court, make a run at the playoffs, get knocked out early and never put up a legit shot at a championship. it's spooky.
if the mets brought in sexson, sosa and pedro... in that shity ass division they're in, they might actually make the playoffs... but unless david wright becomes an absolute stud and jose reyes can go 2 innings without getting hurt, they have no legit shot at winning the title. isn't that why they're supposed to be playing? to win it all? ponderous... f'ing ponderous.
and 5 days after the fact... i'm still in complete denial over the fact that the muts brought felix the cat heredia over from the spankees... perhaps felix can hang out with pedro's midget.
shoot me now...