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Old 01-06-2023, 03:54 PM   #1860
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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift View Post
That is a weirdly pro-ownership spin on the situation. Reading through stuff it looks to me like the Mets swooped in and inked him to a long term deal pending a physical, the physical came back looking not great, and the Mets are trying to back out or sweeten the pot on their side. It’s not exactly out of the ordinary, especially considering the Mets were only able to sweep in in the first place because the Giants did the exact same thing. At worse it makes the Mets front office seem capricious, which… they are capricious.
At least they're capricious while spending money.

It was a lot more embarassing whenever the Wilpons shopped in the aisle with dented cans, bruised fruit, and legless shortstops, and proclaimed they had won the offseason for $27.50 ......
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