Jose Reyes Taking His Talents To South Beach

Jose Reyes agreed to sign with the Miami Marlins for six years, $106 million.

He chased the money.

I don't blame the Mets ownership. I don't blame Sandy Alderson. At the end of the day, Reyes had complete control over the situation. If he really wanted to stay in New York, he would have. Instead, he went where the money is. That's baseball.

The Mets never made an offer to Reyes. They had to have known early on that they had no chance of re-signing Reyes. I have no problem with the team for not making an offer. Why waste anybody's time, and why bother making an offer that will be guaranteed to be rejected.

I know Mets fans are depressed, but get over it. It's not the end of the world. Life will go on. Remember, the Mets have won nothing, NOTHING, with Reyes during his nine years here.

Also, I don't know about you, but I'll be glad that I'll no longer have to hold my breath every time Reyes runs around the bases wondering if his hamstring is going to explode.

While Mets fans are quick to hand over the World Series trophy to the Marlins on this deal alone, take a step back and remember that they've won nothing yet. In fact, they're already losers with those new uniforms.

Mets And Marlins: Round Two

May 17, 2011

7:10 PM ET

Citi Field

TV: SNY

RADIO: WFAN 660

NEW YORK METS

Starting Pitcher: Jon Niese (2-4, 5.03 ERA)

After hitting a pinch-hit triple in last night's game, Niese heads to the mound to take on the Marlins. In his last start, he went 6.1 innings, and allowed five runs on seven hits. Lifetime against the Marlins, he is 1-4 with a 5.67 ERA.

FLORIDA MARLINS

Starting Pitcher: Ricky Nolasco (3-0, 3.02 ERA)

In his last outing, Nolasco went 6.1 innings and struck out six, but got a no-decision. Nolasco has a 36-19 record on the road with a 4.17 ERA. Against the Mets, he is 5-6 with a 5.26 ERA.

METS LINEUP

Reyes-SS, Thole-C, Beltran-RF, Bay-LF, Murphy-1B, Turner-3B, Pridie-CF, Tejada-2B, Niese-LHP