{"id":1748,"date":"2011-12-07T18:20:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T18:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beta.mbtn.net\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2013-12-14T18:25:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T18:25:36","slug":"they-cut-our-legs-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/?p=1748","title":{"rendered":"They Cut Our Legs Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"7\"<\/a>Let there be no doubt this is a low moment in the history of a franchise with plenty of them to choose from, but you could see it coming. Because the Mets owners are morons who for way too long invested poorly on behalf of themselves and their fans, they can no longer afford to keep one of the best players they’d ever developed. I always thought the best chance of saving\u00a0Jose Reyes\u00a0from signing with another franchise was if a new owner pulled a hero act but the Wilpons couldn’t even get that right and so that’s where we are. Reyes leaves town as the best shortstop the franchise ever had, its most exciting player, and among its most accomplished overall. One can certainly make an argument that he won’t be worth what the Marlins are giving him but that’s beside the point when a formal offer was never presented because it was so unaffordable. Congratulations, Mets.<\/p>\n

All that said, I’m anxious as always to move on and Sandy Alderson yesterday began the process. He traded\u00a0Angel Pagan\u00a0to the Giants for an older counterpart,\u00a0Andres Torres,<\/strong>\u00a0and a nice looking reliever,\u00a0Ramon Ramirez.<\/strong>\u00a0Torres like Pagan had a good season in 2010 but struggled this year, and was well-liked by fans and teammates in San Francisco. He wore\u00a0No. 56\u00a0<\/strong>most recently with the Giants, reminding me of another veteran center fielder acquired as a short term leadoff man,Brian McRae. Ramirez, well-traveled himself, wore\u00a052<\/strong>\u00a0in Frisco last season.<\/p>\n

He’ll be joining a Mets bullpen that will also include new relievers\u00a0Jon Rauch<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Frank Francisco<\/strong>, both signed as free agents. Rauch is a shaggy giant whom\u00a0Keith Hernandez\u00a0once called a ‘Wookie.’ He’s hung around for years now despite only average results. Francisco has worn\u00a0No. 50<\/strong>\u00a0his entire career: Word was the Mets would “retire” that number for 2012’s 50th anniversary, so we’ll see what comes of that. Rauch wore\u00a051<\/strong>\u00a0early in his career and\u00a060<\/strong>\u00a0more recently with the Diamondbacks and Twins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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