And we could have got Derek Lowe for the same contract that was given to Oliver Perez....

I do have my doubts about the Wilpons and that they may be too obsessed with the Brooklyn Dodgers instead of the Mets. At the same time it seems whoever the Mets get they do poorly though whenever the Yanks get anybody they flourish - there cases that go against this but that's what I've noticed for the most part.

Once case and point: Billy Wagner couldn't handle NY, but he goes to Atlanta and was an All-Star or would have been but was injured, right? Remember Roberto Alomar Jr and Carlos Baerga(?) - both horrible. I think one of the biggest problems for the Mets is they tend to get players past their prime: Kevin Appier, Alomar Jr, Baerga, Mo Vaughn, Orel Hershiser, Shawn Estes, etc. Even Pedro and Santana were passed their prime when the Mets got them - though they were still very good.