As Ant mentioned earlier, it appears the Mets are Buffalo bound. Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News is now also reporting that the Mets and Bisons appear ready to join forces. According to Harrington, while the Jays wanted in, the Bisons were concerned over their inability to field a team that could compete. The Mets on the other hand, were reportedly concerned with the management of the Syracuse Chiefs organization. Either way, we won’t get a real answer till next week.

I personally though we’d be Syracuse bound, but Buffalo is still a lot better than New Orleans in regards to closeness, and the International League is the better choice (sorry Pacific). While the Big Easy is a lot more fun and interesting to visit, its hard to argue with having the AAA team closer. Hey, when visiting them, we can always cross the border into Niagara Falls, Canada for some casinos and ‘Canadian ballet’. The interesting thing here, is with Buffalo making a move for the Mets, the Blue Jays can end up the real big loser. With both Cuse, Buffalo and Columbus off the table to them, the Jays would be the ones to end up aligned with the Zephyrs. Sure, the Bisons are about as far away from Queens as one can be and still be in New York, but its still an hour flight, and it’ll give Nick Evans a chance to see snow in April.