But have no fear!
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mets-...rlander-report
Because why should Uncle Stevie spend his $$$ on the senior member of the team, the last link to the 2015 World Series, a hero who grew up as a Met, when you can throw $40,000,000+ at an aging has-been-to-be? A guy who sat out 2020 and 2021?
This will totally work! Look what a help Max was this year!! Totally didn't get injured in September and blow his last two starts under pressure! I'm sure Verlander is just what we need!!
It's like signing Mo Vaughn one year and saying "Yeah, aging AL All-Stars totally never flop as Mets!" and rushing out to grab Roberto Alomar while letting Edgardo Alfonzo walk.
Except the 2002 Mets made the Vaughn/Alomar mistakes simultaneously, and Fonzie (who actually had a nice 2002) didn't leave until the next year. (When the Mets brought in Tom Glavine, another aging ace who worked
so well…). So they were just doubly-stupid, not refusing to learn from their previous mistake, as Eppler has.
Can't wait for the Mets to throw $$$$ at Chris Sale in 2024! Bound to solve everything!
Anyhow, adieu, Jake. Enjoy overpaid irrelevancy in the MetroPlex; whichever Seager is on that team can fill you in.
