• What if the Mets signed Alex Rodriguez? Inside the big 2000 decision

    What if the Mets signed Alex Rodriguez? Inside the big 2000 decision

    First in a series of New York sports what-ifs? The Mets had just played their most significant games in 14 years when general manager Steve Phillips faced a potential addition problem that didn’t equate. It was weeks after the historic Subway World Series between the Mets and Yankees in 2000, and the biggest free agent …