If they brought in someone new under these same guidelines not a whole lot can change. A new GM to complain about would at least freshen things up a bit.

The way he was pitching they couldn’t keep putting him out there, however releasing him wasn’t the only other option. They should have skipped a start or two and let him get things straight. This would have saved some money and maybe gotten him back on track for a few more turns. Then when Santana and Perez went out he would still be here.

I have no problem with the release though, he was awful to watch. At least with Parnell there is a chance something better can happen.

I don’t hear much complaining about Smoltz or Penny being released in cost saving measure by the Red Sox, and they have holes in a rotation that actually matters… When a pitcher is accumulating bonuses for pitching terribly it makes sense to cut your losses, right?

If I remember correctly they took Parnell and Stokes because they outpitched the competition, not by default. None of the lefties working out was unfortunate, but if Putz had stayed healthy the need for a second loogy would have been lessened.

The big problem was trading for a guy with a known suspect elbow and PLANNING around him staying healthy all year.

You are right. There is always something wrong with this team. I actually think the problem is management. I don’t think this team has ever been in “rebuild” mode. If a team is going to “rebuild”, then you get rid of everyone on the team. Everyone and start over. This is what the Marlins do every so many years, and guess what, they have had success.

The mets fill one whole at a time. This is why they are competitive but not good enough to win it all. Frankly, I am sick of the same crap every year. Everyone said when the mets got Santana, that we were WS bound. The mets have not even made the playoffs with the guy. So is he worth the 20 mil? Maybe, but without a solid team around him, the mets are wasting valuable dollars.

And I am sorry, but the way this Wagner thing went down, IMO, was just horrible. Why would the mets not take the draft picks? Instead they get a guy that maybe will be good, but think about it, will the mets actually give this guy a shot? I don’t think so.

by far his biggest moves have been free agent signings (or in the case of johan a trade + signing) that have fallen into his lap when the big dogs decided they weren’t interested. pedro, beltran, johan all would have never wound up here if NYY or BOS was interested.

any one of the “ONE MILLION GMS” could have done the job he’s done with this team

and if we trade our all-star 26yo shortstop for less than value to save $9M i will absolutely and irrevocably turn my back on this organization

and i doubt i’m alone