Daily Rant: 2/2/11

With all of the recent success achieved by most of the NY area sports teams, more then ever comes severe scrutiny of the Mets. Consecutive losing seasons and a 5+ year absence from the playoffs have left their brand new stadium empty and their fans questioning every decision made concerning the team. The Mets losing ways have become normalcy and more of a joke then anything. It's also been very difficult for them to keep up with the changing trends of Major League Baseball when the Mets are paying out bloated  contracts to injured or old or retired players. The ownership is also dealing with the fallout from the Bernie Madoff ponzie scandal, which has in turn made the team cash poor. There aren't many deals out there for the Mets to make that will have an impact on their next two seasons, because without any room on payroll and with a depleted farm system, the front office is handcuffed when it comes to free agency or trades. They don't have a lot of young talent currently on their roster, they don't have much of a pitching staff, they have holes in their outfield and infield and their coaching staff is inexperienced. Couple all of that with having to play in a very competitive National League East, with arguably one of the best teams in all of baseball (Philadelphia), it's hard to say when the Mets will be significant again. For this team to get past all of the negativity, changes in the culture surrounding how they conduct themselves is a MUST. Fans have had enough and are fed up with the mediocrity. If this new GM, Sandy Alderson, doesn't make any headway concerning the Mets' future success, then the team really is a lost cause. This is a delicate situation , the owners, the Wilpon family, are searching for investors to help ease the financial burden and eventually that could mean another NY franchise moving west....