Jack Curry agress with Omar that the Mets have a lot of talent.
The Mets (23-26) have perhaps more talent than any team in the National League East, but they are six and a half games behind the first-place Marlins. Minaya said that the Mets, whose payroll is almost $140 million, had "championship talent," but that there was a difference between championship talent and a championship team.This is what boggles me. What is the definition of talent that these two are using and how do they measure it? The Mets are NOT that talented. They're expensive, but not that good.
Obviously a sportswriter's opinion is not that important. The GM's, however, is crucial. And the Mets' GM has confused the 'big name' with big talent. On paper the Mets clearly have the best team - if this were 2005. But, it's not. Omar doesn't seem to be paying much attention. Many big name players are NOT as good now as they were a few years ago. The Mets lead the league in this category. Omar's still thinking like it's the late 90s.
Omar's invested the Wilpons' millions on the wrong things. He bought yesterday's designer labels when he should have invested in finding tomorrow's hot items. The Mets have been going the wrong way since Beltran struck out and that's mostly on Omar.
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