Mets NOT Going After Sabathia

Despite what newspaper reports said, MLB.com is saying that the Mets will not be pursuing CC Sabathia.

A person familiar with the club's plans, finances and, in general, fiscal responsibility, said flatly the Mets would not pursue the most attractive pitcher in the 2008 class of free agents.

"It's a business," he said. "The Yankees are going after him. We're not."

But they will be trying to lore the likes of  Derek Lowe, Brian Fuentes or, if his price drops, Francisco Rodriguez.

"I'm not sure any club can make that kind of move two years in a row," the Mets source said.

Colleagues know Omar Minaya would love to be in the hunt for Sabathia. But he will be a spectator in this one.

Realism finally sets in for the Mets Fans............