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Amazin69 · 07-13-2024, 05:31 PM

Jim Duquette taking fan questions on the pregame, and explaining why the Mets haven't won a World Series since 1986, due to brain-dead GMs like himself!

(Not that Duquette puts it that way, but JFC, you utter moron!)

Duquette reveals that after 2003, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. wanted to join the Mets as a free agent and the teams had agreed on the contract terms…but Duquette got a bad medical report and chickened out.

(Vlad, who was coming off of consecutive seasons of over 1.000 OPS and was a Gold Glove RF with a cannon arm, went to Anaheim, won the 2004 AL MVP, and the .894 OPS he "slumped" to in 2008 was the worst of his first five years in Cali, the only year he didn't make the All-Star team. By 2008, the Mets were playing Ryan Church in RF, and had managed only one post-season berth [SWING THE ****ING BAT, CARLOS!!!] in five years of contention.)

Jim also tells us that he regrets the Scott Kazmir for Victor "Rick Peterson says he can fix him in 10 minutes!" Zambrano disaster, but not because it was wrong to trade away your #1 draft pick and top pitching prospect, who despite several major injuries and effectively retiring at age 32, would go on to make 3 All-Star teams, win 108 games in his career, lead the AL in Strikeouts once, and make 2 World Series starts.

No, it wasn't trading Kazmir at the ripe old age of 20 to try and chase a Wild-Card when you were 49-52, and on a 5-11 skid, and had ZERO chance to catch the Braves that was the problem, nope! It was that they didn't make the right deal, they should have called more teams!

FFS. Compared to this idiot, Omar Minaya looks like a freaking genius.

PS-energized by the additions of Zambrano, Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger (from Pittsburgh for Ty Wigginton and a pre-Canadian Steroids Jose Bautista), the 2004 Mets zoomed to a 22-39 stretch run, finishing at 71-91. Great trade, Jimmy!

PPS-Dear David "Wild Turkey" Stearns, here's a trade for you. Brett Baty and a B-list pitching prospect (Nate Lavender or Joander Suarez or whatever) to the Rockies for Ryan McMahon. McMahon is 29 and has three more years on his deal ($12, 16, and 16 million) and will probably be a drain on the team the last season, but he should be useful for a couple of years. Put Vientos in RF (if you want to throw Gamel or DJ into the trade, feel free) and when Pete walks in the off-season, you can move him to 1B.

(If by some miracle, Scott Boras does NOT get revenge on the Mets and Pete stays, great. Vientos can stay in RF for a few years.)

You're welcome.

07-13-2024, 05:31 PM	#2654
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,985 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Jim Duquette taking fan questions on the pregame, and explaining why the Mets haven't won a World Series since 1986, due to brain-dead GMs like himself! (Not that Duquette puts it that way, but JFC, you utter moron!) Duquette reveals that after 2003, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. wanted to join the Mets as a free agent and the teams had agreed on the contract terms…but Duquette got a bad medical report and chickened out. (Vlad, who was coming off of consecutive seasons of over 1.000 OPS and was a Gold Glove RF with a cannon arm, went to Anaheim, won the 2004 AL MVP, and the .894 OPS he "slumped" to in 2008 was the worst of his first five years in Cali, the only year he didn't make the All-Star team. By 2008, the Mets were playing Ryan Church in RF, and had managed only one post-season berth [SWING THE ING BAT, CARLOS!!!] in five years of contention.) Jim also tells us that he regrets the Scott Kazmir for Victor "Rick Peterson says he can fix him in 10 minutes!" Zambrano disaster, but not because it was wrong to trade away your #1 draft pick and top pitching prospect, who despite several major injuries and effectively retiring at age 32, would go on to make 3 All-Star teams, win 108 games in his career, lead the AL in Strikeouts once, and make 2 World Series starts. No, it wasn't trading Kazmir at the ripe old age of 20 to try and chase a Wild-Card when you were 49-52, and on a 5-11 skid, and had ZERO chance to catch the Braves that was the problem, nope! It was that they didn't make the right deal, they should have called more teams! FFS. Compared to this idiot, Omar Minaya looks like a freaking genius. PS-energized by the additions of Zambrano, Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger (from Pittsburgh for Ty Wigginton and a pre-Canadian Steroids Jose Bautista), the 2004 Mets zoomed to a 22-39 stretch run, finishing at 71-91. Great trade, Jimmy! PPS-Dear David "Wild Turkey" Stearns, here's a trade for you. Brett Baty and a B-list pitching prospect (Nate Lavender or Joander Suarez or whatever) to the Rockies for Ryan McMahon. McMahon is 29 and has three more years on his deal ($12, 16, and 16 million) and will probably be a drain on the team the last season, but he should be useful for a couple of years. Put Vientos in RF (if you want to throw Gamel or DJ into the trade, feel free) and when Pete walks in the off-season, you can move him to 1B. (If by some miracle, Scott Boras does NOT get revenge on the Mets and Pete stays, great. Vientos can stay in RF for a few years.) You're welcome. Last edited by Amazin69; 07-13-2024 at 09:35 PM.