But wait, there’s more. How many times do you recall the legendary huckster imploring you not to touch your dial before you sign on to another wonderous gimmick that will change your life?

It’s almost as if Ron co-authored the Carlos Correa story with Rod Serling. You couldn’t make this stuff up, no matter how many episodes of H. R Puffinstuff you watched.

The Giants seemingly skittish handling of the Correa signing doesn’t appear as stupid as first reported by the media. That doesn’t mean Giants fans shouldn’t be hacked off. Word on the street has the Mets equally as doubtful about Correa’s health. However, they may be stuck with the deal they agreed to.

It’s almost given that teams signing players to 7-10-year contracts concede the final three years. They have to sign the players to contracts of a certain length in order to secure their services-because someone else will snatch them up. The thinking is that they will earn the money in those first years and will bring a championship with them.

Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that a championship is forthcoming. More importantly, there’s no guarantee that the player will live up to the contract in those first few years. Players get injured, they break down physically, or do things that preclude them from playing.

Mike Trout, the game’s best player, is worth every cent he is paid by the Angels (of somewhere in southern California). However, he has only played in 155 of the team’s last 324 games. Think of how many more games the lowly Angels could have won had he played in 100 more games.

When the Angels signed him to his $300+million, multi-year deal, nobody forecast the injuries that would slow him down. Nobody signs a ballplayer discounting what might happen-even if there is history indicating long-term is not the best plan.

Three-time, minor league player of the year, Byron Buxton was given a 7-year, $100 million contract extension and has only played in 100+ games, once in his ML career. In case you weren’t paying attention, the Twins haven’t won a world series in his lifetime-let alone during his Twins career. The Twins last won in ’91 and he was born in ’93.

Whether the health concerns re: Correa are warranted, ML teams believe they are. His agent, Scott Boras is an excellent advocate for his clients, but his mere say-so on this one is questionable and there are always lunkheads like the Mets Cohen.

From what I have read and heard, the Mets and Team Correa will get past this minor speed bump. I’ll wait until to October to book a seat at the Mets victory parade though.

Correa has already won his World Series with the 2017 Astros but isn’t getting offered money based on past performance. When teams are flashing this kind of money, the past and future often blur.

Cue the Twilight Zone music.