After much deliberation...I had to start this thread. Any other Mets fan out there? No comments from you Evil Empire folks (especially you Ryan :-)).

The last few years have been rough for us. You gotta believe this year is gonna turn out better...but with no major off-season pitching acquisitions...we'll see. Santana cannot do it by himself. Time for Perez to start paying dividends on that $ 36 million contract...seeing that he has two years left.

Go Mets!!
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How about Phillie fans? :-)

:-)
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Almost forgot them too Joel... :-) :-) :-)
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<<<<<<<<< grew up a Mets fan


Still root for them, but really, I'm fully ensconced in Red Sox Nation
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I will be rooting for the Mets to win the NL.
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Mac....a METS thread?!?....Like fishin' in a bathtub....this is TOO EASY....:-):-)
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I can't believe it took you three days to post in here Keith. :-) :-) :-)
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.hahaha.....really, I'm slipping!...too busy shoveling snow Mac!.....
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Better you than me brother!!! Pitchers and catchers reported today. :-)
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.....ahhhh yea...the smell is in the air!
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A banter thread not in the banter forum? Very tricky indeed Mets fans :-)
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Mets sign Rod Barajas to a one year deal. Another aging veteran. Haven't we learned our lesson?? At least it wasn't a multi-year deal. :-)
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I'm dying on the vine here with you kelmac. The good thing....no expectations this year. Should be fun.
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Phils ditched him a couple years ago....:-)
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See what I am talking about Keith??? Another aging veteran. :-) :-)
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The smell? You downwind of the Mets bullpen there, brother? :-)
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Alright Thomas...:-) :-)
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Mac......Thomas and I are just trying to keep this thread going....you know for pure "entertainment" sake....:-)
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Right on, Keith. Hey, Mac knows we love him . . . that's why we pick!

To be serious, I think that if Reyes, Wright, and Bey can produce the way they are capable of doing, and Beltran comes back quickly and positively too, the Metropolitans should have enough offense to compete at the plate. But whereas most teams worry about a reliable 4th or 5th starter, Mac's team has to worry about everyone but Santana . . . and with his injury last season, he's not a given either.

Sorry, my friend, but that's just the way I sees it. But still, :-)
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I wholeheartedly agree...Santana is fine (knock on wood). It is 2-5 that I am worried about. :-)
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