The mess that is the Mets

Im sure most of you already know about this J.J. Putz business that has made its way out into the media recently. In case you are not aware, check out the story on Metsblog.com. Here are the quotes from Putz,

“When the trade went down last year, I never really had a physical with the Mets,”.... “I had the bone spur (in the right elbow). It was discovered the previous year in Seattle, and it never got checked out by any other doctors until I got to spring training.”....“I knew that I wasn’t right. I wasn’t healthy. The toughest part was having to face the media and tell them that you feel fine, even though you know there’s something wrong and they don’t want you telling them that you’re banged up.”

If this information is true then something needs to be done. The league needs to get involved and investigate how the players are being handled. It no longer bogles my mind that no players want to come here. As we all know, players talk. What player would want to come to the Mets, a team that is clearly number two in town, and risk being treated like a horse. I know if i was a player, my health would be my first priority. If a player isn't healthy they can't play, and if they can't play they can't make money, and if they can't make money they can't support their families. It's simple logic and it amazes me that this organization continues to make STUPID decisions time after time. Something needs to be done to fix the image of this organization, and it needs to be done fast. It seems that something new happens every week that makes me think less and less of ownership and the front office.

Ill end by saying this. I am a fan of the players and the name on the front of the jerseys, so i can not help but root for this team through all the ups and downs, but i have lost a lot of respect for the Wilpons and for Omar over the last two seasons.