February started out with so much hope. As the players arrived in Port St. Lucie there were so many positive vibes. And fans picked up on it and became excited. The adage, hope springs eternal, was never more true. Now, three weeks later, everything has changed. It’s a nightmare and we are not waking up.
The bad luck from last year is continuing with no end in sight. The winter of discontent has been extended indefinitely. More injuries, new illnesses, comical PR gaffes with story lines changing hourly.
What will happen next? How about some really juicy gossip. We can use a good wife swapping story. Or a player coming out of the closet. Maybe a rumor of a sexual assault. A DUI arrest always is popular in the press.
Now I’m dreaming good things. Citifield will be sold out and rocking on Monday April 5th as Johan Santana faces off against the Marlin’s Josh Johnson. We don’t need all of Maine, Pelfrey, and Perez to pitch well. Two out of three ain’t bad. Reyes and Beltran will be back before the end of April. Right? How do you like this lineup? Reyes, Castillo, Beltran, Bay, Wright, Murphy, Francoeur, Barajas. That’s damn good. The bullpen will figure itself out, even if by committee. Ike Davis, Fernando Martinez, and Jerry Mejia will flourish in the minors and by July maybe even called up to the majors.
Wayne G, a Mets Merized reader had a comment soon after the latest Jose Reyes news broke, that I thought was apropos. He said “this is NO time to be the voice of reason”. How true. No more unbridled enthusiasm. Maybe even the time to jump ship. And the season hasn’t even started. A sell out on opening day but still 80 more home games after that. The Wilpons and Minaya have been assailed all winter long. Ripping them has become boring.
I don’t know what to believe. I can’t take it anymore. Spring training is killing me.
Let the season begin.
this is the type of blog i dont care for.
agreed!! Sometimes this site gets off on the downside instead of giving an uplift to the reader’s. This writer should jump ship if he feel’s loke it. I’m a die hard Met’s fan!!!!!
He’s being a realist. I don’t understand why people have to delude themselves. I remember in 07 and 08 Metsblog kept on plugging that there’s still a chance, they weren’t mathematically eliminated! Well, true, but if you saw what I saw on the field, you knew that the team had nothing in the tank and that there was no way they were winning through to the postseason. Optimism is one thing, delusion is another.
Realist, Please…
You and the other so called “Die Hard” Met fans who spend more time trashing the team then supporting it, are the reason why playing in NY is so crappy.
You see a few spring training appearance and a little bad news and all of a sudden the 2011 b.s. comes out. Well take your pity party opinions somewhere else.
Clearly you think you have the credentials and baseball knowledge to run this franchise perfectly.
Typical “when the tough gets going, I’ll root for the Yankees” mentality that makes me, and all other truely devoted fans sick. I can’t wait for the Mets to prove all you “so called” Baseball officinado’s wrong by performing well above everyones piss poor expectations. When the Mets do make the Playoffs (AND I SAID “DO” MAKE THE PLAYOFFS) this season, then you’ll be the one looking like ass, when you suddenly hop onboard the Lets Go Mets Bandwagon, and how you always knew they were going to be good.
It’s easy to hop on the negative side and criticize every move and pretend to be a baseball wizard. It take deep devotion to stick by your team and never loose faith, or give up on them; which is exactly what you have done.
So for all the diehards who will never give up, and who are always optimistic,
I SAY TO HELL WITH YOU!!!
LETS GO METS!!!!!
Well said
very well said
This is a nightmare? lol What would you say when something really bad happened? There is nothing the Mets,Jose or anybody could have done about this situation. This was the best outcome. Jose had a problem it was taken care of he will be back playing b4 you know it.
Every1 seems to forget that it’s march 12. It is still a long time b4 opening day.
Seriously!
Wayne, Reyes will probably miss the first two or three weeks. That is not a nightmare. Injuries happen they are part of the game. Every team has injuries. I would understand being upset if it was 2 or 3 months but it’s only a few weeks. Every1 is overeacting. Reyes will be fine.
Vinny B – I was agreeing that I think people are hitting the panic button prematurely – I agree with you and those with taking the positive road on this. I’m SICK of the doom and gloom and jumping off the ledge before the season even starts.
Wayne,I am also tired of reading about nightmares or the next disater the Mets will have.
Sorry I misread your comment.
No problem – its a very rare thing to NOT read negative and the Mets, same stories rehashed over and over and over.
rremy I agree with you on this. Its getting boring listening to EVERYONE rip the Mets from top to bottom.It now qualifies as excessive whining and/or fun for some here in NYC.From the papers to WFAN all you hear is negativity spouting like a broken sewer and its infectious.Its killing my buzz for this team as everyone is acting as though the Seventh Seal has been broken.If any Met fan wants to take the ever easy player mercenary road there is another NY ball club they could follow.Maybe some of our so called fans could do us a favor and go root for the other guys and clear some space.I understand the frustration as we all have and continue to live thru it but it just seems like sport now to snipe at the team.
People, let’s keep the focus on the regular season: in the absence of major injuries or bad blood among teammates, keep in mind that ST will foretell next to nothing about what starts in April and ends in September, right?
My purpose in posting this article was not to be an optimist, a pessimist or a realist. I’m exhausted, baffled, frustrated…, oh and delirious too. I want to stick my head out of the window and yell “I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE”.
To repeat as Wayne G. said, “this is NO time to be the voice of reason”.
Then go root for the Phillies
I can understand being exhausting, it is; but to me, the most exhausting thing is listening to all the neh-sayers pipe in on how Manaya should have called them up and followed their advice, as if they know whats what.
What’s exhausting is having to read the constant Negativity and bashing of one’s OWN team, on a day to day basis.
Granted, the METS are not 100%, nor are they stacked by any means, but to throw in the towel before the first game is even played is lunacy and disgusting. Quite frankly, the lack of faith some Mets fans show is revolting, and infuriating to say the least.
I come to this website to be uplifted and get psyched for the beginning of baseball. Right now every team is in first place, so why do I have to constantly read articles titled “Nightmare”, “Doomsday”, “Problems”. Why aren’t there any articles calming us down, saying not to lose faith, its just a little speed bump, etc., etc.
Quite frankly, the world has enough doom and gloom in it, with the stress of the job, relationship, life in general; it can take a toll on all of us.
But at the end of the day, I can smile because I know that when I get home from the shit-hole of a day I just had; you know what, I get to watch MY METS play, win or lose, I need that, you need that, hell, we all need that.
All this negativety or passive talk just craps all over the one thing most of us cherish and need to get through our days.
I’m not suggesting those out there who have these negative thoughts change how they feel or think; that is your right, but do the right thing and keep the negativity to yourselves.
A great Mets blog should only consist of encouraging and supportive thoughts, not pessimistic and derogatory thoughts.
We want to make people believe that miracles can happen, that a mediocre team can make the playoffs and can win a championship, and if it doesn’t happen this year, then there is always next year.
It starts with those who have a voice, and it is up to the writers to change the tone of the blog. Report the news, but present it from an optimistic side. If the realism suggests that the MEts won’t make the playoffs, than thats fine, but why focus on past moves, focus on what we can do to become better, not what we “should have done”.
Thats my peace, remember at the start of the ’69 season, we were still the worst team in the league and didn’t have a prayer. Obviously, you all know what can happen when a team comes together.
Keep the Faith (Lets Go Mets!!!)
you need to become a Yankee’s fan then……WIMP!!!
sorry this was posted to the wrond spot…LOL Sorry!!!!
You know what? We had one of the most positive posts of the week here on Wednesday by Brandyn Cooper and guess how many comments? NONE!
Best Wishes For Our Mets – http://metsmerizedonline.com/2010/03/best-wishes-for-our-mets.html
Actually 2 comments snuck in, but where was all the Mets love?
Also, just an FYI, Danny is usually getting called out for wearing rose colored glasses and this post is a departure from his usual optimistic posts.
But remember, this site is intended to reflect all Mets opinions and not just a certain side. You’ll find plenty of pessimism here mixed in with just as much optimism. And regardless of what you are it doesn’t mean we all don’t love the team equally and just as passionately.
Remember that Keith Hernandez was heading into the shower when that rally started in game six.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled Friday.
I think this guy steve has pretty big kahunas to try and tell somebody who he can and can’t root for. Next he’ll be telling people where to live. To the “die hards” or “optimists” or tea party types who think Omar is such a good GM that he is above criticism, I ask you: What kind of return are we going to get for the $20 million the Mets have spent this season for Ollie Perez , Luis Castillo and Alex Cora? And tell me this while your at it: wouldn’t it have been better to have spent it on Felipe Lopez or Orlando Hudson, and John Lackey or Garland and Pineiro?
I’m a die hard fan who just feels he’s been let down this off season. The injuries drag on from last season. There are some bright spots as well as some holes. I’ll be cheering them on. But I’m not expecting much for this year.
I agree with Joe D. It’s not about being optimistic,or pessimistic, it’s about being REALISTIC! and our pitching is beyond “shaky”. Do we all want our Mets to win? Hell Yea!!, but we are all entitled to our opinions. I also feel we’ve been let down; at least in the pitching department, and no one can tell me we didn’t see this comming. Knowing the facts…(that besides Johan; if healthy, we’ll be all wihsing on a star) is not going to make me any less of a Met fan, or root any less. I’ve been following this team through thick and many thins for 32 years and i’m not going to stop now. Reality is Reality! So lets pray for a miralcle, and plenty of RUNS scored, because were gonna need them to win.
LETS GO METS!!!
I think Every1 on here is being realistic but every1 has their own deffintion of what realistic is.
In my opinion a realistic expectation for the Mets will be for them to be a good team. They have been a good team for a couple of years now(not in 09 only because of injuries). In my opinion it would be unrealistic to think that they would suddenly turn into a bad team. I expect the Mets to compeat for the Wild card this year and give the Phillies a run fot their money. Unless Beltran and Reyes stay out longer than expected.