tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post2820769536169406725..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Can Captain Kirk and the Mets beam up a playoff spot?Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-1637514766830612362015-07-13T20:42:29.591-04:002015-07-13T20:42:29.591-04:00The 1969 Mets had an owner willing to spend money,...The 1969 Mets had an owner willing to spend money, Joan Payson; a general manager who was willing to spend her money, Johnny Murphy; a field manager who had a proven record as a calm leader of men in the game, Gil Hodges; and two pitchers who would have exposed any recent Met pitcher (including Matt Harvey and R.A. Dickey) as not a true ace, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. (I'm not counting Nolan Ryan, since no one yet knew what he could do under the right circumstances.)<br /><br />What do the 2015 Mets have? The same thing the 2015 Yankees have: A weak division and the possibility of two wild card berths. But with other teams having the money to make a deadline deal, and the Mets not, if these Mets made the playoffs, now that would be a "miracle."Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.com