I wish this were a joke but it isn't. I think that the Mets should eat the proposed increases until they can put a playoff team on the field again. I'd have to do some checking but it also seems to me that the Mets payroll may actually be lower next season with the departure of Glavine and Lo Duca and no major corresponding trades or signings.

NO CHOKE! METS RAISE TIX PRICES NO CHOKE! METS RAISE TIX PRICES - Despite one of the great collapses in baseball history this past season, the Mets yesterday said they will raise ticket prices about 20 percent for next season, reflecting their high payroll and upcoming move to a new ballpark. [NY Post]