Yanks shot themselves in the foot last off-season, now their cutting off their leg. Stanton screwed up a few times over the years, but who hasn't? They were wrong to let him go, I think he was the last bit of leadership left in the team, which was the yanks problem last year: no leadership..
Jeter could and will be a great leader, but he's too young, still.
Bernie, Rivera, Posada, Wells? nope, none of them are leaders. Stanton was a spokesman for the players union, and one of the longest standing yankees on the team, aside from some of the ones I mentioned above. Losing him was a big mistake.
I'm happy the mets picked him up, because he doesn't have to adjust his lifestyle too much. He's still in NY, and as far as winning? he's a horse, he always was, and he'll do his job the way he always had, he's got nothing to prove. And who knows? maybe the Mets have a shot this year, um, once they get a left-infield...
But best of luck to Mike Stanton. I'll be the first to say that what the yanks did to him was wrong, they should have at least given him time to consider the new contract, he probably would have taken it... oh, well...
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This message was edited by JerryTaker on 12-17-02 @ 12:04 PM