Will the Mets Ever Win the World Series Ever Again?
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Yes, every dog has its day.
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Let me be the first to put it in print :\n\nCongratulations to the NY Mets 2006 World Series Champions !!!!
667713
mets improved a whole lot, but the yankees always win in the longrun\n\nYankees rule!!!
433660
They absolutely deserved to be in the World Series last year.  They peaked at the just the right time, and they had better pitching than anyone else in the NL....and as we know, pitching wins championships.  They had 3 very quality starters, and (at the time) the hottest closer, and that combination carried them.  Not to mention, Berkman and Ensberg were tearing it up as well.  The only other deserving team would have been St Louis, but they're pitching wasn't 1/5 of Houston's.
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They can. The division isn't what it had been the past few years. It really all depends on the Braves. If the Braves make the right moves and their young players develop the right way then they always have a shot at overtaking the Mets. It really is a two horse race in that division though.
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although it's no guarantee, it looks like the mets have a great shot at winning the nl east in 2006.\n\nthe 2005 standings:\n\natlanta: 90-72\nphilly:  88-74\nmets:    83-79\nflorida: 83-79\nwash:    81-81\n\nnow, washington performed well above what was expected of them, as they gave up 30 more runs than they scored.  florida has traded all of their talent for prospects.  therefore, those 2 teams are likely not going to win the division.\n\natlanta lost their leadoff batter and sparkplug rafael furcal and replaced him with edgar renteria, who was great two years ago but does not provide the same offensive or defensive weapons that furcal does.  atlanta also got a monster year out of andruw jones, who likely will not repeat that performance.  also, the braves lost their closer, kyle farnsworth, to the yankees and will likely go with chris reitsma, who was good but not great last year in limited duty.  however, the young players on the braves roster such as jeff francoeur, adam laroche, and ryan langerhans should develop further.  also, a full season of former mvp chipper jones would be helpful.  that leaves the braves with a good chance to win 90 games again.  \n\nthe phillies traded jim thome to the white sox for aaron rowand, which improves their team even though i feel they should have gotten more for thome.  with a shot at first base for a full season, ryan howard should put up some incredible numbers.  chase utley, their 2nd baseman, should also leap to stardom this year.  however, the phillies other big star, bobby abreu, wants to be traded, and that most likely means that the phils will not get full value for him.  lastly, they lost their elite closer, billy wagner, to the mets.  tom gordon, though he's old, should be a serviceable replacement, but will not be as lights-out as wagner.  unless brett myers becomes consistent and shows he can be an ace, the phillies pitching staff is comprised basically of a #2 starter, 3 #3 starters and a #4.  many teams would be happy with that pitching staff, but it doesn't win the division for you.\n\nthat leaves the mets.  the mets record last year was worse than it should have been, as they scored many more runs than they gave up.  trading for carlos delgado to replace the worst 1b positional output in the majors will be a big boost.  signing wagner to close instead of the shaky braden looper will help a lot as well, as looper blew 8 of 36 save chances.  add in the continued development of david wright, who exploded at the end of last season, and jose reyes, as well as a bounceback year for center fielder carlos beltran, and the mets look very good up and down.  paul lo duca should provide similar numbers to last year's fading mike piazza, but should also stay healthy, as the mets backup, ramon castro, is solid and should play every fourth game or so.  the mike cameron-xavier nady trade made a lot of people say "huh?", but it's actually good for the mets, as victor diaz has proven himself worthy of a shot to play in right field every day.  if jae seo gets a chance to start for the full season and performs like he did at the end of last season, he will be a solid #2 pitcher.  problems could include the aging of tom glavine and steve trachsel, the inconsistency of kris benson, and the lack of bullpen depth.  i'm not convinced that uber-GM omar minaya won't get his team more help in the bullpen, with rumors abound that the mets wish to sign danys baez, the devil rays all-star closer, to set up for wagner.\n\nall in all, this mets team could win 100 games and take the nl east easily.
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They have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs as a WC team. The WS is going to be a tough place for them to get to, but it is possible. Remember the bad starts that they've had the last two years? They came back from those to reach the NLCS in '04 and then the WS in '05.\n\nThey have Clemens now, and will soon get Brandon Backe back into the rotation. Oswalt is pitching good, but getting little run support. Wandy Rodriguez has been amazing, and if he stays healthy this could be his break-out year. If Pettitte and the bullpen can find the groove they were in last year, look for the Astros in October.\n\nLike last year, this team is all about the pitching. The batting, although not as good as in '04, is doing much better than in '05. If Chris Burke stays hot, he might be the spark the lineup needs to catch fire. With Berkman and Ensberg healthy now, we might see more of that 19-9 type playing that they showed at the beginning of the season.
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It is what the Mets will win in 2006!
1111688
Mets are going down, Cards will be NL Champions and eventually WS champs just wait, you'll see...
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Can you say, World Series???
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I think they can win the world series But with Jeff Bagwell out they dont seem to have the continuity to hold it together long term and any starting staff minus Roger Clemens definitely has a challenge ahead of it.
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The New York Mess... er, the Mets.
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You ask because they will win for 3rd time the trophy?\n\nNothing. Trophy is now perpetual.
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i think so.\ni like the braves alittle\nbut right now the stink.\nafter 14 strait years with the\ndivision title, they are 14 1/2\ngames behind the Mets\nand in last place in their division.
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I'm a Yankee fan and several reasons that the Mets won't be going to the WS or even the playoffs for that matter.\n\n1.  The Mets need to win the NL East and that won't happen because the Chop Shop (Braves) have always been a second half time team and they will win their 15th straight AL East Divsion.  Plus your division is so freaking weak besides you and the Braves, you have the Phillies (WEEEAAAAAKKKKK!!!!) \n\n2.  Have you notice the NL Central well there are one team that have a great shot of getting that wild card spot (Cincy).  It depends that the Reds continue to play well (currently lost four straight now and against NL Central teams, not good).\n\n3.  The Big Brother NY team will get their 9th straight AL East division by beating the Enemy (Bosox) again.  The biggest problem for the Yanks is pitching (can you say Little Unit aka Randy Johnson).  Also, will their injured bats (Sheffield, Matsui- slim possiblity and Bubba Crosby) return in time for them to finish the regular season in order for them to make it to the first round of the playoffs.\n\nThese are your reasons and you will probably disagree to all of the facts.  You can disagree all you want but deep down I speak the truth and you should try to worry about the Braves taking your first place spot because they are deadly in the second half (wait and see, hee hee).
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We won the World Series in 1985 and we will win it again eventually.  We have some very very promising prospects right now.  We've had some of the best players in baseball the past 10 years but given the way baseball is set up we've never had the resources to keep them around.  i.e.  Dye, Damon, Beltran, etc.\n\n\nGood answer Georgie P., we small market teams have to stick together.  I was rooting for you guys to kill the Cardinals.
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Greetings from inside the Yahoo Brain in New York City!\nHope you're catching the live webcast at: http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\n\nAbsolutely.  And until those Soxies win 20 more World Series or so, the Yanks always will be.\n\n--J.