The Mets have lack of depth...

I TOLD YOU! HAHA! I've been saying this for years. You can sign all the old fucks you want to sign, but when it comes down to it, you have no one to bargain with. Apparently Billy Wagner is smoking the strong stuff because he talks about Aaron Heilman like he's the second coming of Christ. The Mets apparently made a pitch for Orioles Ace Erik Bedard only to be shot down. The deal? Aaron Heilman, Carlos Gomez and Philip Humber. They're reluctant to trade Mike Pelfrey and Kevin Mulvey. Okay, fine. I don't know about you but I think having Philip Humber on your team is a much better thing that having Mike Pelfrey. Mike Pelfrey is the second coming (yes, there's that phrase again) of Anthony Young. Go ahead, look at his wikipedia. Anthony Young lost 27 straight games in which he had a decision. 27! He was a Met and he was awful. He's my favorite Met of all time and you know why? Because he sucked! The Mets shouldn't be good. They're named for the Metropolitans (or something) and with a name like that, they should never win a World Series again. Unless of course we change their name to the Queensboro Armadillo's (it has a ring to it, no?) and change their uniform color to, instead of orange and blue, to maroon and puke green.

Bottom line folks, is that the Mets are trying to make a push for a starting pitcher. And they've got no leverage to do this with. They're starting at the top, and they're going to come away with nothing in the long run. My thought? Erik Milton is a free agent, sign him to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring training, also, you've got Josh Fogg who is a free agent...and was just in the World Series! Carlos Silva too! Jesus Christ, who would think that the Mets would immediately go after guys like Dan Haren and Erik Bedard when they could just throw money at these guys.

What you really need to think about is who's going to pull up the tail end of this shitty rotation you're building around a (maybe he's healthy/maybe not) Pedro Martinez. You've got John Maine who was so hot some games that you thought CY Young and so cold the next that you though Anthony Young (sorry, it just fit so well). And the 40-year-old phenom Orlando Hernandez "El Duque" should just be called El Douche. Him and his stupid windup. And Oliver Perez, I forgot about my least favorite Met of all time. Oliver Perez is so overrated it makes me look like a Pulitzer Prize winner. Everyone praises him as a 15-game winner. Which I guess he is...but take into account the ten games he lost! He's reliable to win you 15 games, but uh...what about the 10 he guarantees go the way side? So, how many Starters is that Maine (1), El Douche (2), Perez (3), and Pedro (4). So, if you're happy with that starting rotation without a fifth then you're not only someone who's been stricken with Down syndrome, but you're a God damned moron.

You can't be happy with a rotation like that. I'd cringe at the thought of having El Douche follow Maine, or Maine follow Perez. Don't forget, that you've got Jorge Sosa, Mike Pelfrey, and Phil Humber...who all did well for you in 2007...right?

And don't get me wrong, I'm a Braves fan and I know we have pitching staff problems, but the Braves deal with those problems in house (mostly save for Tom Glavine...we all knew that was coming) by calling up guys like Jo Jo Reyes, and Jeff Bennett and leaving a guy like Chuck James in the rotation despite him not being very good. I'm hoping for an outstanding baseball season, but the way things are going...with the A's pretty much willing to give away people...I'm starting to worry.