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Would it be worth losing VMart if the Yankees lose out on Lee? http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/texas-rangers-could-make-offseason-splash-for-cliff-lee-victor-martinez-111210

Screw him. Trade for Beltran.

Here's the Mets dilemma with Beltran and certain of their other stars. I have heard a few different estimates regarding the number of tickets they need to sell to stay afloat, One figure that seems reliable is the threshold of 7,000 fewer per game ticket sales. If average attendance falls by more than 7,000, the word is that the owners will be kaput (a technical, legal financial term). They expect to lose fans, so they desperately need to pare payroll to match the decrease in revenue. Right now they are engaged in a big push to sign up the season ticket holders before December. They are offering a very attractive package of no cost perks for the fans if they commit in November. The package includes meet and greets with players and coaches, on field batting practice and other good stuff. About the only thing they are not offering is for the fans to manage the games. After November, they should be in a good position to project revenue loss. With regard to selling off parts, they need to have a very good handle on how much additional revenue loss will result. If they dump a couple of stars and ticket sales go down an additional 5,000 per game, that would not make sense. If they are going to dump Beltran, they'll need to trim almost all of his salary for the move to make sense. They have no interest in getting anything other than window dressing-type talent in return. If the deal makes no financial sense, they'll look for a real prospect at the trading deadline. The Sox have the dough. They should take $15 million of his salary and send the Mets a ball boy. Alderson would drive Beltran to the airport.

Will our hitters have more success against Lee if the Yankees overpay for him? After we dropped the second nuke on Japan, I don't think any of the Japanese thought; "the Americans really screwed themselves. The overpaid for that second bomb by a lot". I don't understand why people are wishing for a long expensive contract with the Yankees. It's not as if it would cripple the Yanks even if he died the day after signing the contract, and our guys would still have to face Lee and Sabathia about 8 times a year for several years. They are going to face Lee, not the Yankees ROE.

His pay will hold up much better in Texas because they have no state income tax. That's his real concern.

The Mets are motivated by money at this time. If no other team will pony up $17.5 million, than offer less. A prospect would be superflous. He'll go to whichever team takes the most of his salary. There's no need to add a real prospect.

Manny has been a better hitter than Dunn every year of Dunn's career except 2010 when Manny was injured, but I guess that 2010 is all that matters. For my money for one season as a DH, I'll still take Manny. He can't hit 10 mile bombs, but he will not strike out 200 times either. Also, you could probably get Manny for about $6 million for 1 season plus some incentives. Dunn is a multi -year deal for much more.

The Mets are in financial distress. If the Sox don't take his salary, they'll find another team that will if they can.

It's a 1 year deal. If we take his salary, the mets will take any warm body, maybe even a couple of cold ones.

Replacing VMart and Beltre with Werth and Dunn is a step down IMO. I am hoping that the FO wants to improve upon the 2010 team.

Is Crisp a free agent. If so, this move probably means that he will not be returning to the A's.

I'd rather they overpay for javy Vazquez. The Yankees overpaying for Cliff Lee brings me no joy, none, zero, zip, nada.

I am going to a funeral wake now. Catch you later. I'll bet the stiff likes my lineup.

I'll still pick Manny to send to bat instead of Dunn. Maybe I'll chose Dunn after manny is dead for a year and decomposed. My lineup also had VMart vs. Olivo/Buck and Crawford vs. Werth. I was just asking if it would be a fun lineup. It would be more fun than any lineup with Olivo. Jeesuz! I get it. Draw a line in the sand whenever a700 posts. You are no fun.:thumbdown

Manny and Adam Dunn in the same sentence. Your credibility is going in the crapper. Plus my lineup had VMart vs. Olivo/Buck and Crawford vs. Werth. I was just asking if it would be a fun lineup. It would be more fun than any lineup with Olivo. Jeesuz! I get it. Draw a line in the sand whenever a700 posts.

Accepting it and moving on is one thing. Being happy about it is another thing. People on death row eventually accept their fate, but I doubt any of them will be happy if the prison power goes out and the electric bill goes through the roof as a result of them getting fried.

I was asking about their offense, not their D. It will never happen because the FO would never touch Manny. But you can't bring yourself to admit it. Lol.! And Adam Dunn is Keith Hernandez and Don Mattingly rolled into one. Well, he does weigh more than their combined weight. Lol!