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Don't get me wrong.....I'm not advocating  that we drop the Fielder chase, but there is more than one way to skin a cat.
From '69-'73, the Mets had 5 straight winning seasons, went to two World Series, and won one of those.
In a 12 team league, they finished 9th, 9th, 8th, 9th and 11th in runs scores. The first and last of those were WS years.  They also finished 2nd, 1st, 1st, 5th, and 2nd in runs allowed.
Maybe a poor example, maybe not.  But not acquiring Fielder does not mean the M's can't compete and win, nor does it mean they have chucked in the towel.
There are other players that could be acquired that would help skin this cat.    Perhaps the acquisitions would take some creativity, but they exist out there.
What would Ethier in CF and Smith in LF vs. RHP do for this team?  It would mean that you would field a lineup potentially better than the Angels. 
Given the predictably productive nature of the M's staff, might that not be a winning/challenging/play-off team. 
Stuff like that exists.  Fielder is much more pretty, but let's not hang our head if we don't get the shiney bauble that we want.
Even though I quite like the young guys we have, if we completely stand pat now, that would be a waving of the white flag.  Then feel free to do all the "woe is me" that you want.
Interesting times.
moe