Only it’s really him, the actual Mets GM firing tweet after snide tweet at the team that pays him, which makes it a thousand times funnier than satire ever could be.

He has five tweets total, two that could be considered snide tweets at the Mets, and one snide tweet at his dog. Maybe that's why the article quotes only one tweet to support this claim.

Granted, it's a good one. But this article uses that one tweet as an excuse to bash the Wilpons. So read the tweet in the excerpt above, and you're all caught up.

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Maybe Alderson should have tweeted that he's driving down to FL because the Mets have started charging bag fees.

It only takes one tweet like that to be noteworthy. That blows Cashman right out of the water in terms of entertainment value. I saw it retweeted by someone yesterday and never gave even a thought to the possibility it was a real account.

It's fantastic, regardless of Alderson's intent.

Although yes, "snide tweet after snide tweet" is a little much, even if accurate given that there are two of them.

The Mets have revoked Sandy Alderson's clubhouse credentials.

I think it suggests that Alderson is a bit out of touch with how dire the situation is for many Mets fans.

For a team that has struggled a little but in reality is fine, this would be a hilarious move by a GM.

Does Alderson really think this describes the Mets?

Don't miss this tweet:

Prepping for trip. Bought 4 like-new tires at chop shop across from Citi. He threw in free wiper fluid. Better than the Wheeler deal!

To quote John Bender from "The Breakfast Club": What a funny guy!
There are sunny days ahead, Met fans. Days when we can shake our heads and say "remember when the Wilpons ran us into the ground and Bud Selig hired us a comic genius GM? Wasn' t that horrible?"

I think it suggests that Alderson is a bit out of touch with how dire the situation is for many Mets fans.

Perhaps, but it does suggest a coping mechanism that might be a lot more healthy for us than anger. It is, after all, at least possible that this is even more frustrating for Sandy Alderson than it is for us. We want the Mets to compete and win; it's his job to do everything he can to see that they do. He is, I'm willing to wager, a pretty damned competitive person, and he's now tasked to try and compete with absolutely no realistic chance to win in any sort of a reasonable time frame. Maybe (even likely) he took this on knowing what was in store, knowing at least generally if not exactly how bad the finances were and what it would mean for his room to maneuver -- but that doesn't make actually working with it any less difficult.

So if Alderson can deal with it with humor amid the ruins, I'm going to try that as well. Not that I won't continue to bellow at the disaster the Wilpons have brought on the franchise. I'll keep cheering on Picard and hoping for the biggest verdict imaginable, followed by an even bigger win on appeal to make it even fatter. But it can't hurt to also laugh at them, too. Ridicule should be part of the response to the ridiculous.

You know how sometimes a team that isn't very good will just have an inexplicable run where they are winning and competitive well into the summer? I really hope that happens for the Mets, because I do feel bad for their fans.

You know how sometimes a team that isn't very good will just have an inexplicable run where they are winning and competitive well into the summer? I really hope that happens for the Mets, because I do feel bad for their fans.

Not me. In 2 years they'll have new ownership and be back to having a huge payroll and challenging for the playoffs more often than not. These are character building years for them.

I can't believe this is real. I mean, I really, really, really cannot believe it. Has anyone confirmed from Alderson himself that it's his? I know it's been reported by the News, Yahoo, and WSJ and others but ... I mean, this is too much.

In one way Sandy Alderson's job is horrifically terrible; in another way it's the best. He can't spend any money, but he also can't be fired. I'm not sure at this point if the Wilpons can double park their car outside of the front door of the stadium with Bud's prior approval.

These are character building years for them.

I've been through 1977-83, where the Mets' best winning percentage was .420.

I've been through 1992-96, where only in strike-shorted years did the Mets even come close to .500, finishing last or next-to-last, with the most desultory teams you can imagine loathing to make it even worse (at least at the start of that run).

I suffered through 2007 and 2008. You want character building? Those collapses that would build character in Saddam Hussein.

I've battled enough to put a smile on Art Howe's face that would make you think the old guy is post-orgasmic. I've believed enough to satisfy Tug McGraw.

I'm not asking for any guarantees. I'm not asking for the team even to be a contender -- that's ludicrous. Frankly, I'm not even asking for the team to be competitive into the summer, as WJ suggested. We're going to suffer for this, for quite a while to come. Just get me to the point where it can, eventually, turn around, because of this headline:

Wilpons Announce Plan to Sell Mets as Part of Deal With Trustee, Restructuring of Debt

That's all. The on-field stuff can take care of itself, eventually, and it will be what it will be. Just give me that headline, or its equivalent, and I'll keep on with the character-building acceptance of losing.

We're driving to St. Lucie because our dog (Buddy) doesn’t like to fly. His complaint: Where I sit, no lights and no stews.

Could be worse. The dog could be owned by Mitt Romney.

I can't believe this is real. I mean, I really, really, really cannot believe it.

That was my response as well, especially with the Wheeler/wiper fluid joke.

I don't know if I should be grateful or upset that JP Ricciardi's time as GM happened before Twitter got big.

The New York Times had a piece last week about this with Alderson explaining why he has done this.

Alderson said he had been amused to see another innocuous factoid — his revelation that he would be driving to Florida for spring training — joked about, dissected and in some cases seriously analyzed by some on Twitter and on blogs as a reflection of the Mets’ finances.

So someone in his office suggested he create a Twitter account to respond, Alderson said, and he thought, “Why not?”

“We wanted to play off the absurdity of it,” Alderson said. “Everything we do is viewed through the prism of our perceived financial situation.”

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“There are always some that take life way too seriously,” Alderson said. “For those people, it might take longer for my message to get across.”

Plus, his comedy CD drops in two weeks, so it was a good way to generate buzz for it.

“We wanted to play off the absurdity of it,” Alderson said. “Everything we do is viewed through the prism of our perceived financial situation.”

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“There are always some that take life way too seriously,” Alderson said. “For those people, it might take longer for my message to get across.”

That is awesome. It's refreshing to hear something different.

You sure this isn't being done by #NotDanBeebe, erstwhile ersatz Big 12 commissioner?

Perhaps, but it does suggest a coping mechanism that might be a lot more healthy for us than anger. It is, after all, at least possible that this is even more frustrating for Sandy Alderson than it is for us.

After the Mets start writing me yearly checks for four million dollars, I might agree with you.

Twitter has a verification process for celebrities using it, and Sandy now has that blue checkmark icon on his account. So yes, it's real.

Plus, his comedy CD drops in two weeks, so it was a good way to generate buzz for it.

It can't be less funny than the Mostly Mets Podcast.