Mets fans, prepare to roll your eyes.
After years of seeing short-term plans fail to pan out, a changing of the guard at GM and the launching of a smart plan to shed baggage and contracts and try to align the Mets for a more solid long term footing, culminating in good trades of both Francisco Rodriguez (saved money) and Carlos Beltran (landed a top pitching prospect), Filip Bondy whips this out in this morning’s Daily News:
The Mets’ third straight loss would be of little importance, except the Braves have dropped two in a row and six of 10. There was a small, real chance for the Mets to make a serious wild-card move, if Alderson hadn’t exiled both K-Rod and Carlos Beltran.
I’m convinced that guys like Bondy write their columns via some macro that is activated by pressing the “Ctrl” + “contrary jerk” keys. If the trades hadn’t happened, those same keys would have pinched off a “…while Alderson continues to fiddle while Rome burns …” opus.
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- dohpey28 - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:05 AM
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Bondy is a hack who has no idea what he’s talking about, except when he’s covering some weird event like the ladie’s hopscotch championships or something of the ilk.
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- sdelmonte - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:05 AM
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Eyes rolling now.
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- purnellmeagrejr - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:08 AM
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controversy? what controversy? maybe between the two sportswriters – a jealous and backbiting lot.
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- Old Gator - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:47 AM
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You left out “of nacherl-borned miscreants.”
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- catsmeat - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:10 AM
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To this day, my eyes still gloss over the first “i” in Bondy’s name. I still insist his name is “Flip.”
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- gammagammahey - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:11 AM
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In the poll accompanying the article, 68% of respondents selected “The change was necessary for the long-term health of the franchise.” I’d say that’s a small sign that most Mets fans are on board with Alderson’s plans.
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- mox19380 - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:34 AM
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fair or not I think that no matter what the Mets do there is going to be a segment of the population that will rip each and every move that the Wilpons and Alderson make until the team starts winning
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- Old Gator - Aug 2, 2011 at 9:48 AM
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“One should not expect too much of justice in this world.”
-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain
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- bigleagues - Aug 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM
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EXACTLY
