Covino and Rich

Like, a lot of managers talk about how front office folks are actually putting their input on lineups, roster moves, bullpen moves.

So if the manager doesn't even have...

full control and the players are playing like ass on the field the manager's sole job seems to be to fire him up and if they're 9 and 19 I I'm gonna say this and I need you to see if I'm just being a homer being that I'm a New York Mets fan if the Mets finish this season with like 60 70 something wins and they're way under 500

Couldn't you argue it's the biggest disgrace of a professional sports season in the history of sports based on payroll, based on expectations?

Has there ever been a team with a payroll like that in a major market that under-delivered that much?

Yeah, there have been teams that stalled in the playoffs.

But would it be the biggest letdown of a team in the history of sports?

In the history of sports, no question.

Think of another one.

You can't because of the payroll and the superstars that they got.

I would say the other one that comes up, and not necessarily because of the money, but because of the lineup, is when Karl Malone joined the Lakers thinking he was going to win a ring.

Oh, no doubt, but they made the playoffs and just lost to the Pistons.

They made the finals and lost to the Pistons, correct?

Dude, when teams like the Nationals and the Marlins are a handful of games better than you, and these are teams that have no resources compared to you, it's really embarrassing.

Professional baseball tickets for $6?

They're begging people to come because the fans are that frustrated with the team?

My daughter's cheerleading competition tickets were $11.

$11.

So put that in perspective.

Like you said before.