As the Mets break camp today, there are five potential MVP candidates on the roster ( Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Delgado and Santana). At the least this should be a very exciting year and the should be in contention throughout the season. For Mets fans there is something special about this team.....I'm not sure the origin; whether it's from the original NY Giants/Dodgers fan base or being an expansion team but somehow unlike other large market teams Mets fans are obsessed with building from within. In many fans eyes every prospect is a potential all-star and every veteran role player who's signed is an over the hill bum. Lets face it every team who has played in NY has lived in the shadow of the Yankees and has had that chip on their shoulder to do it different then what has affectionately come to be called the evil empire. But more importantly to the Mets fans is that they had their most success, early on with two World Series appearances with mostly homegrown players....
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PLAYERS:
David Wright,
Jose Reyes,
Nick Evans,
Angel Pagan,
Marlon Anderson,
Carlos Muniz,
Fernando Martinez,
John Maine,
Oliver Perez,
Ramon Castro,
Pedro Feliciano,
Ryan Church
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