It Sucks to Be a Met Fan

In an off season where teams like the Yankees and Red Sox are throwing money around like Pac Man Jones in a Vegas strip club, the Mets have spent none and given us Terry Collins, Boof Bonzer, and Ronny Paulino.  That is not exactly a murderers row.  Additionally, Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez are still on the team, and we have no clue when Johan Santana will pitch again.  Should I also bring up K-Rod? 

I know ticket prices were reduced, but not low enough to get fans excited about any of those acquisitions.  Why would anyone go to Citi Field?  They can give away tickets and people still will not go.  We see the Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies spend money and put all star teams on the field.  As they shop at Tiffany's, the Mets decided to go to the Thrift Shop.  This is New York and they need to show the fans something to excite them; giving them a reason to go to the ball park.    

They have a new general manager in Sandy Alderson, and he has come out openly and said the team can not spend money because of all their bad contracts.  He has also hinted even when these bad contracts come off the books, it is not guaranteed they will put the money back in the team.  My question is,  why should any Met fan have hope?  What are they doing ?  Are the Mets now following the "Moneyball" philosophy?    All I know is the Oakland A's never won a World Series and do not play in New York City, charging high prices for tickets and running their own television network.  The franchise truly just does not get it.