On this, the 50th anniversary of the Mets, I am sure they’ll have a better record than their founding fathers, but not have much better odds of success.
The ultimate success is defined by winning the World Series, followed by reaching the playoffs, winning your division, then finishing over .500. Realistically, a lot of things have to break right for the Mets to have a winning season.
But, with all that seemingly out of their reach, what would define a successful season?
I’m narrowing it down to a handful of things:
Some resolution, either way, to the Mets’ financial struggles. There’s such a negative feeling permeating this franchise because of the unknown ramifications of the Ponzi scandal. Even a court decision will go through the appeals process, so it won’t happen this summer. But, a little movement one way or another could tell us what direction the franchise is heading. Even if the news is bad, that’s better than not knowing and speculating.
A healthy and productive David Wr...
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David Wright,
Johan Santana,
Jason Bay,
Sandy Alderson,
Carlos Beltran,
Jonathon Niese,
Ike Davis,
Lucas Duda,
Josh Thole,
Daniel Murphy,
Bobby Parnell
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