Mr. Mets Fan Club

By Tom Keenan

The Hall of Famer with a giant head,

A true blue heart with orange thread.

A smile meant to bring laughter and joy,

Of this, enouge just cannot be said.

Mr. Met brought on a smile for my little boy, Who looked up in wonder at this living toy.

His smile would last for hours to come,

Asleep he would fall to hapiness cloy.

Traditionalist against him beat the drum, With nothing to say outside their glum.

They just haven’t opened their eyes to see, The integral part of the team he’s become.

Born forth his image came in 1963. In ‘64, Shea Stadium became his place to be.

Mr. Met paved the way for all the rest: Even before the green Phanatic of Philly.

For years he was gone, perhaps on a quest, But when he came back the kids were blessed.

He was missed for all those years at Shea So happy he is here, the children would attest.

For he is there to bring joy and play, He brings smiles and awe even in disarray.

Thank you, Mr. Met for all that you do, And, I hope, you are always here to stay.

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- Special thanks to Tom Keenan for sharing his words with us, check out his blog Standing At Third: http://www.standingatthird.com

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This season is over.  The Mets should do whatever they can to be sure they are competitive next year.  They shoud also stop going after aged stars, i.e. Delgado and Castillo.

Beyond that, I understand the Mets are lowering prices.  What about those of us who bought tickets in advance at full price?

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You don’t want to hear my thoughts on Martinez pitching for the Phills… But there is a bigger than injuries reason that the Mets are 11 games out of first place and the Phills have been #1 most of the season… I’m not saying that Martinez is our answer, but neither is Omar.. When upper management gives up on the team half way through the season it is hard to watch the players on the field going through the motions.. I’m glad I didn’t buy season tickets…

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We will need a new catcher next year, Adam LaRoche at 1B, Orlando Hudson or Chone Figgins at 2B, Reyes and Wright at SS and 3B, an outfield of Francouer, Beltran, and a big power hitting LF. Jason Bay, Carl Crawford, or Matt Holliday. And, yes, we will need to go after a bonafide #2 pitcher. Delgado, Wagner, Schnieder, Sheffield, Tatis, Cora, they all need to go. I would keep Pagan for the bench. I would trade Murphy & Evans. They dont have the power or speed to be sucessful at Citi Field.  We need to rebuild the team for Citi Field.

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Submited by Patrick:

No the Mets do not need to wholesale rebuild.   With Delgado, Wagner and Schnieder money coming off the books, I’d suggest the Mets look to move Carlos Beltran this offseason assuming he is proven healthy.  Look to add Matt Holliday and the likes of Carl Crawford, go after another top flight starter to pair with Santana and see if Orlando Hudson is still interested.

A starting eight of Murphy, Hudson, Reyes, Wright, Francouer, Crawford, Holliday, Santos/other is not half bad.

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Submitted by @digitalspit:

Mets should look to get both younger and patch things up. They should patch up the lineup through free agency and keep the farm as is. Don’t deplete it. Sign a RBI guy to play LF or 1B. Keep Murphy at 1B if you shows something the rest of this season. They also need to sign a #2 or #3 pitcher while still working with Maine and Ollie.

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