Do you ever wonder what guys like Johan Santana think after suffering through two straight non-playoff years? Last year the Mets collapsed in September for the second straight year, and the Twins were a one-game playoff away from reaching the postseason. This year the Twins are battling the Tigers for the AL Central crown while the Mets have been out of the race since July. I know Johan likes the bright lights, but let’s face it, dude came here to win, and he may never win a ring in a Mets uniform.
Do you ever wonder that even if the Mets make the postseason in 2010, it will be the first time they have done so since 2006? Think about that for a minute. All that talent and all that payroll, and the clock just keeps ticking since Carlos Beltran watched that hook from Adam Wainwright go past him.
Do you ever wonder that if Daniel Murphy does not hit a home run in the final 10 games and if David Wright or Gary Sheffield do not hit more than one, we will likely have the lowest high of 11 for a single season? It could happen. No, it really could happen.
Do you ever wonder if for all the crap we’ve had to endure since 2006, that the baseball gods could do us a solid and throw a no-hitter our way? And I mean for us, not against us.
Do you ever wonder when the last time the Mets had a solid #2 starter was? Even the 2006 team had this rotation, give or take for injuries: Tom Glavine, Steve Trachsel, John Maine, El Duque, Ollie P and Pedro Martinez. A decent rotation, but not a true #2 or even #1 at that point in their careers.
Do you ever wonder if Mike Pelfrey would be a much different pitcher in, say, Kansas City?
Do you ever wonder that if the Yankees lose in the first round this year, that many baseball pundits will forget what a horrible season the Mets just had? (hey, we can only hope).
Mike Pelfrey would never pitch in KC. Because his ERA would be around 8.50 if he pitched in the American League. Thus he would be unemployed. Unless of course Minaya was the GM. Then we’d here quotes like
“We’ll I thought that cutter he threw in the 3rd inning looked pretty good”
and
“he did generate 2 swing and misses”
Mikey J, you make a great point about Pelf pitching in a place like K.C.. Its my feeling that Pelf is not a “New York Type Guy”. He wouldn’t be the first one, and he wouldn’t be the last.
Just one to add to your list, if I may:
“Do you ever wonder what type of dirt Omar has on the Wilpons to still have a job after three straight horrible Septembers?”
At this point I would say it has to better than your average “dirt”….must be some kind of video…
I certianly wonder about what Johan is thinking. He comes here, pitches through thick and thin and is rewarded with having one of the lowest run support averages in the leauge. Nice. He falls victim to the injurty bug, just like all the others and is out of the running for a well-deserved Cy-Young. He must be thinking “how can I get out of this contact.”