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Wow, the feeding frenzy has officially started. Just imagine what the press would be doing if the Mets did what they probably should be doing - an all out, unabashed rebuilding project. Actually, I may be way off here, but maybe the press/fans would give the team a pass if the Mets were up front, gutted the team, slashed some prices, and made a bona fide effort to build toward 2006.

I know you and I would be on board with that, Norm. I would much rather the Mets spend $30 million and know they won't be competitive than get my hopes up with the likes of the current $80 million crap factory that still doesn't compete. It's at the point now that the future isn't even looking as bright as it did a month-or-so ago. Who knows when/if Reyes will be at full strength, Kazmir is alleged to be fragile, Justin Huber and Mike Jacobs are both hitting poorly through the first month of the season. David Wright is laying waste to AA pitching, so we have that to look forward to.

I think I have to agree with Norm. The $80 payroll is a blind anyway -- Vaughn, Piazza, Leiter, Glavine, and Floyd make $54.5 this year. Vaughn's career is over and the other four ain't goin' nowhere.

This means the Mets are really spending about $25 million on twenty other players, half of which are grizzled veterans past their prime. I say release 'em and bring up Brazell, Diaz, Jacobs, and Ring -- even if they're not ready.

I would rather the Mets lose with youth than experience. Experience is something that can easily be gained, youth is something that can only be lost. And youth is so much more fun to watch.

That article makes me sick to my stomach.

Rocca topped himself with this beauty, only two days later:

http://tinyurl.com/yt599

Among other things (including the dig at Piazza in the title, saying that witnessing greatness at Shea is a "rarity"), he claims that everyone should blindingly worship Bonds because everyone has access to steroids, and Bonds was better than everyone else to begin with. Also that (pre sinus infection) the Mets need to challenge Bonds no matter what the game situation, and then get back to the fantasy that they have a chance at the playoffs after the three game series. In other words, forget baseball and competition- let's just see a one-man show; and if necessary, hand the Giants three wins.

I have so much to say about the stupidity of the article, but it's nothing the rest of you won't already think of when reading it.

Bottom line: Apparently you can get away with saying *anything* these days as long as you couch it in commentary about how bad you think the Mets and Fred Wilpon are.