The Rule 5 Draft put serious time constraints on the Mets contingent on Thursday. After selecting Brad Emaus and Pedro Beato and losing Elvin Ramirez, the Mets were left with only half a day to take in all of the sites Orlando had to offer. With the clock ticking the group decided to split up and visit the place they most wanted to see.
For Sandy Alderson, it was
Sea World. The Mets new GM took in all the sites and sounds of the world's premier marine adventure park. He was even able to get up close and personal with Seamore, one of the park's Sea Lions.
Paul DePodesta, on the other hand, had simpler tastes. For DePodesta, no trip to Orlando would be complete without a visit to the world's largest
Entertainment McDonalds & Playplace. The Mets assistant was able to try his hand at the over 100 state-of-the-art card swipe arcade games and satisfy his craving for a Big Mac all at the same time. "I want to have my birthday here.", DePodesta was heard telling a staff member.
While DePodesta was busy racking up points in the arcade, another Mets assistant had a more dangerous game on his mind. J.P. Ricciardi, the thrillseeker of the group, used his time to visit
Gatorland where he was able to wrestle a live alligator. Many of the park's employees were skeptical of Ricciardi's claims that he had developed an advanced mathematical formula that would allow him to defeat the gator, but they could not argue with the results as he was able to subdue the beast in record time.
The Mets representatives return home today, confident that, while they didn't make any big splashes at the Winter Meetings, they thoroughly justified the expense of sending them down there. "At the very least we've bonded as a group.", said Alderson.
Apparently the Mets GM wants some of his players to experience the city as well. "What I want to do is get some of the veteran leaders on the ballclub to join us down here when we come back next week for Paul's birthday at McDonalds."
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