The cranky outfielder's happiness seems to last about as long as a parking space on campus. The Mets, smartly, refused. He knew his team was on the verge of a world championship with the roster it has, and saw no reason to fuss with it just to add another big name. Come May, we will find out if the 76ers made the right move, and come October we may know how smart the Mets were. But my money is on New York to prove more successful than Philly.
Sports certainly are a business.
Just like in the world of buyers and sellers, stocks and shareholders, sometimes the most shrewd moves are the ones that are never made.