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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5090362, member: 289"] (From The Athletic) [ATTACH]241633[/ATTACH] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]The Mets are Mets-ing again[/B][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]There is futility, and then there is the Mets’ existence. That may sound overly simplistic and harsh, but any Mets fan will tell you the same. The fruitlessness — no matter what the team tries — keeps happening over and over again. Yesterday’s [URL='https://links.e1.nytimes.com/a/click?_t=1d75fd3a730a463c8648bd84293b832a&_m=cd5a3374495d4683a2462d99f6797d36&_e=GGFwdUrMPpgxFioKKEXUQYb0SQ3oy-Nb5p0353tUOcNrp1jowLiDCTg_IxYWujT5EEovX45F6HldMVYsn_N9o5HkUqGlfxtB8vSCYonKNHaIetM0Vq9qjTdwLkaYd4YhrTcglrGRLjASlvBxc3Ilv8c3JGKSr1OlYzj9kM3SCL-uBvGiKhT6V37ZbfMMdqci1BTgd_7k96xayhYgE-L-yjDasiJjRYyPD4Qcyf1qlb1468ZQfQIwVYUNvWK7w9Kojsi8qsz-hH589EFTHrZWi7ksqMTBuDV4uGvWqbpYTBfMp5tUeSaOh6rLjYQd08Te-dBqpJCxtz55_rb2XUF0QDzLG2v_n1ZpXbuiBaPW2as%3D']extremely Mets incident[/URL] — which saw reliever Jorge López get ejected, throw his glove into the crowd, say afterward he was the “worst teammate” on the “worst team in the whole —ing MLB” before getting demoted — is another entry in the misery database. It was also further exposed the bigger problems in the “new” era of Mets baseball: [LIST] [*][B]Over the last two years, the Mets and new owner Steve Cohen have seemingly done what you’re supposed to do: invest money in star players.[/B] Cohen has done it more than any other MLB owner, spending hundreds of millions to capitalize on a championship window. [*][B]The window might have been a mirage.[/B] A magical 2022 season produced a 101-60 record and … an opening-round loss to the Padres. But hey, things were trending upward, right? [*][B]Bzzt. Wrong.[/B] Injuries cursed last season, which ended with a 75-87 record. This year is much of the same: the Mets are currently 23-33, 5.5 games out of a wild-card spot. No matter [URL='https://links.e1.nytimes.com/a/click?_t=1d75fd3a730a463c8648bd84293b832a&_m=cd5a3374495d4683a2462d99f6797d36&_e=GGFwdUrMPpgxFioKKEXUQYb0SQ3oy-Nb5p0353tUOcOs3XkHPhWBDFtHkgzZnmoNZvc4bqRZ25qEUCusp5DbJa5udHMxxH0CPBIri0z0lVtSoQ0WVnAHlA6EIEZvcxAw25PnTIuL33THj47jHVEWxf65IYyHr9KjcUAjk_CNU-IBuR_WRgVgYklp24RsLgj4kDGW80ApUJ29DRUGBAeXD9rV1vfibD04fPtC_tYbQxZbYziIwdvfDIDSG0B48zkvWXDgE6vf8U9r6AZFIWGYJW58GdHLUIt7jVt8_TuBoFrBaoqyhYlHkclozphLImTnQfCD44mXnJM8jLu13t7xQRp3iLOxmqsgvsgwTzWSs5Y%3D']what new boss David Stearns says[/URL], contending this year looks unlikely. [*][B]What’s worse: [/B]the Mets have the highest payroll in baseball this year ($307.8 million) for the oldest roster in baseball (average age 30.6). They also led MLB in payroll last year ($343 million). [/LIST] There is a glimmer of hope, both for Mets fans and baseball fans at large: new ace Kodai Senga should make his debut at some point this summer, though [URL='https://links.e1.nytimes.com/a/click?_t=1d75fd3a730a463c8648bd84293b832a&_m=cd5a3374495d4683a2462d99f6797d36&_e=GGFwdUrMPpgxFioKKEXUQYb0SQ3oy-Nb5p0353tUOcPXLPSsdZhoycb217R_i-Dd_sBLfwCol99GjG_xXVe5OzIuXv780EueKyUrgA7fwIeoywqEA0Sxp-scE6Ji683Zdew0zAPWS7JqjaU3xY1y4p1rFbpjIQkTvGAAQRH6e0m9ORlqSY8EiRvtRkj3Tg83WvMc-NdtPk4rZ9F-BlbXkbA2fMmR0sdDY-nB3pjUSAc47FVrx9AodoQXk3tX3FwQfwjTxEwHP8PA_FxAdEIZ3lZW4V9j9GqYlv7YtbLYvKXIsikGblYKTx-QiVk1z1grwX8C2KJTPLf6XYzfWWUUm5lUuVSqeTWeCD3d1sVpGx0UJr6v77BI-93OiT6UlDWo']his cryptic comments about his ongoing rehab[/URL] are cause for concern. Nothing can be normal with this team. Go Mets?[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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