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2011
Forget Your Agendas And Just Root For Your Team
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I read a lot of blogs and stories about just how bad and awful this Met team is to the point of suggesting it should be blown up so we can start over. I’m left to wonder has anyone seen the team play lately?
It seems that after the first two weeks in April, when we had a 4-11 record and a .363 W%, that so many fans simply gave up on the team and the season as a lost cause.
Extremism soon ensued… Blow it up - Trade them all – We can’t afford these losers - We won’t win till Wilpon goes. Then you have the ever present – If we had just gotten player X for some fantasy package of our best three players, or if we had only spent XXXXXX millions of dollars on Player X or Y, we would be in the division lead right now.
Blah Blah Blah. All great conversation for those first two weeks in April I guess…
Since that abysmal 4-11 start, we have gone 25-20 – a .555 winning percentage. This was due in part to a .583 WP in the second two weeks of April, a .519 WP in May, and a .667 WP so far in the first week of June.
But recent events are not going to disuade you are they? These last six weeks are simply a mirage and it’s the first two in April that are the REAL DEAL.
There is no way in hell this team can be as good as it has been in the last six weeks because It doesn’t fit in with anyone’s agenda here!
Since April 15th the team has a .555 winning percentage, but we have to ignore that fact so that you can push your agenda, stand on your soapboxes and blow wind everyday!
Yoda likes to warn us that “hate is the pathway to the darkside”. Well, there are are certainly a lot of SITH Lords in the Mets blogosphere and the media these days!
Our farm sucks because it’s Omar’s.
Our team sucks because it is owned by the Wilpons.
Our GM sucks because he didn’t bring a 200 Mil payroll with him.
And in general… The TEAM sucks because of what they did the first two weeks in April!
Is it SANE to judge an entire franchise and draw conclusions based on the first two weeks of the season – or in other words only 12 games out of a 162 season?
Is it rational to ignore the six weeks that followed?
Is it SANE to dismiss a farm system that has produced several players that have helped the Mets to a .667 winning percentage clip since Wright or Davis went down to injuries?
The Kool Aid phrase gets thrown around rather freely, but the truth is most of the Kool Aid drinking was done in those first two weeks where so many of you made up your minds that the season was doomed - and I guess recent events have not sobered any of you up yet.
And while you were under the spell of that two week Kool Aid drinking binge you all built your 2011 Season soapbox and are sticking to it and standing pat on it regardless of the facts and recent events.
Why are so many of you trying so hard to downplay the last six weeks of good baseball by our team, and trying so hard to convince the rest of us that the Mets are so terrible? Is it because it doesn’t fit your Agenda?
What is it with all these agendas?
Jose Reyes being worth Carl Crawford money doesn’t fit the “Moneyball Agenda”. Save all that money under the guise of spending it later on a team that is ready to win… a time that never comes for other like- minded agendas such as in Oakland.
Paying Reyes Crawford money doesn’t fit with the “Lets Get Rid Of Wilpon Agenda”, Reyes needs to go so Wilpon is forced to lose more money in ticket sales and ultimately forced to sell. Trading Reyes will be the vehicle that gets them there! We can’t win with Reyes anyway, so why pay him… And yet we ARE winning at that .555 clip now aren’t we?
Dillon Gee undefeated, Ike Davis hitting Bombs, Daniel Murphy raking, and Justin Turner driving in runs in droves does not fit into the “OMAR SUCKS” agenda… We need to shed every star for minor leaguers to make the “Build From Within and Draft” agenda people happy. They refuse to admit that our players are doing great things or there will be no need to implement their “Build From Within and Draft” agenda.
Keeping Reyes, Wright, Davis, Murphy, Niese, Gee, and Pelfrey is not good because it doesn’t fit into some Mets fans idea of a CORE because it all didn’t miraculously appear in one season and wasn’t built by one single GM or philosophy. You hear this from the Moneyball and Sabermetric crowds. They are the worst offenders. They are the “We Must Start From Scratch” agenda or also known as the “Lets Show The World The Right Way To Build A Team” agenda.
But in every case there is still that pesky little .667 Win Pct in June that was preceded by a .519 Win Pct in May. And it looms just a bit taller than everyone’s soapbox!
It just kills some Mets fans that the success of the last six weeks has been accomplished with that farm system that apparently sucks so bad, or without Wright and Davis or Santana to lead the way, or WITH players that we’ve never won anything with like Jose Reyes who has to be traded. How sad and pathetic.
Well go ahead and keep walking down the paths of your agendas… You’re all like lemmings, never deviating from disaster all due to a couple of bad weeks in April to start the season.
Well here is a Newsflash my pessimistic friends… IT ISN”T about how you START a season, IT IS about how you FINISH IT!
This team is not done this season – there’s plenty of season left. Neither does it have a destiny one way or the other. It is good enough to compete if they all stay healthy and continue what they have done so far. It is also not bad enough to wipe a slate clean and most definitely not a team you need to blow up and start over.
The bottom line is if we can win at this clip without a true ACE, and without two thirds of the heart of our order and with the talented Kids we have on our farm then this team is ANYTHING but in trouble!
So instead of focusing on your agendas and pontificating from your soapboxes, why not just enjoy the season and show some appreciation for the fight and effort that this team has shown us.
Try focusing on what this team is doing and stop dwelling on what we should do if the worst happens.
Philly currently has a .333 Win Pct in June. If that continues for another week it will be worse than our two awful weeks in April. I don’t suppose they will be blowing up their team because of it or Putting Howard, Utley and Rollins on the trade block at the deadline for minor league fodder, do you?
Is that because they already fit your agenda or merely because they are NOT the Mets?
One has to wonder!
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Good one. Always root for them, not against GM’s, Managers or even players. Rather see them do well and give them a chance (Emaus, Jacobs, GMJR)
haa… please, i don’t care how optimistic you are, there’s always that one player on your team you don’t like, want or care for.. jason bay is this year PWLTH (player we love to hate)
Alex,
I always start optimistic and why not everyone starts year out with no wins and no losses. I do root for Bay, but you do get to a point where it get hard to. Do you start the year rooting against guys on the team?
yes!!!!! oliver perez and luis castillo
If they are in a Mets uniform, Mets fans should root for them.
not if they stinking up the joint.. were you rooting for bay after he struck out with men on 2nd and 3rd and NO OUTS!!????
please bro, i know you wanna be optimistic and all, and i get that, i want us to win, i want all the players to succeed, but is hard to do when some players just plain suck and/or don’t put the effort or just don’t care…
Its one thing to express anger with the result, but you can’t chastise a guy for just standing in the box
ahhhh.. i see.. so you root for bay, castillo, perez, heilman, everyday? knowing they someway somehow underperform, struggle mightly, suck, super suck?
please man, we love the team i get it, but to be excited to see bay at a big spot right now is a stretch..
i like MMO, but i don’t root for JesseP to write a good article, most of his articles are shi*** in my opinion..
I root for the uniform. Yes, I wanted Castillo and Perez to succeed when they were on the team. I know Bay isn’t hitting at all right now, but I’m not going to take pleasure in his failures like so many seem to do. It’s one thing to expect a good result, its another to crucify a guy every chance you get.
I’m not going to hate a player just because the Post or some talking head like Francesa tell me to.
donal,
i don’t think nobody takes pleasure, but at what point do you say enough is enough and start boooing the sh** out of this guy? i mean, of course we ALL as mets fans want him to succed, but is getting ugly with him..
I agree about jessep but disagree about everything else. If a player doesn’t try, outwardly don’t care, says or does things detrimental to the team then those are the players you boo but then again you wont have the opportunity because management would or should suspend or get rid of those players.
An example of of this is Oliver Perez. When he didn’t take the opportunity to get better by going to the minors when the team asked, he ruined it for me. That was selfish and prevented the team from playing at full capacity. He and his agent knew that they could force the Mets to keep him because he had a ridiculous salary and they would not entertain the thought of releasing him and having some other team get him on the cheap, fix him and make it really hurt.
Luis Castillo is different and should not be mentioned in the same breath. He tried, cared, played hurt most of the time but the constant criticism took a toll on him and I felt that it started when he signed the 4 yr deal. I liked him then as probably a 2 yr stop gap but when he got 4, a lot of people soured on him. The end came in that Yankee game when he dropped the pop-up.
Bay looks like he is trying too hard sort of like what Wright is doing also but Wright can handle it better.
I can understand fans being upset because they pay for their ticket but it is counter productive. Home field advantage is called that because players are happier and excited to play for the people who know and love them the best. A happy player plays better.
Would you do your job better if people were always criticizing every move you made. He knows that he gets paid a lot of money. Why would he purposely not play to his potential. He is trying, Leave him alone. Yes it’s disappointing but that’s for the coaching staff to figure out what can we get out of him or do with him. Lets Go Mets!!!
how did I come up in this again? chino: you’re still around? That’s a shame…
And when he comes up to the plate do you hope he screws up and costs us the game because you want it as proof your right about him?
I mean you think David Wright sucks too.
Jason bay may not have done anything lately but we have played above .500 since he returned to the lineup. Coincidence? Maybe.
So the question remains…
Do you root for Bay and Wright because love the Mets or do you root againt the mets so you can hate Bay and Wright?
???? what????
i don’t hate wright, i just think he’s overrated by mets fans and is unclutch
So WHO do you root for?
the mets, jose reyes, carlos beltran, santana… turner, davis.. krod..
Wright is clutch. Check the stats on ESPN.COM. They have the splits. You must be listening to Francesa. He’s the one that stirs up the fans. If you like the Mets you probably should not like anything he says.
By the way for the list of favorite players that you posted. KROD should not be there in my opinion. If you think Wright is not clutch wow KROD really hurts.
Wright is not a clutch hitter, it’s as simple as that. Without looking at stupid numbers that don’t tell you when and where things happen and what types of situations they are…..give me your memories of all of Wright’s great, memorable Mets moments.
Go ahead give me all the great moments he’s provided Mets fans since 2004.
Wright’s legacy is that of a guy who is SMALL in BIG spots. Smart baseball people already know that
Who are the smart baseball people you speak of. I thought so.
Those stats are there on ESPN look it up. I’m not lying but I like how his stats are downplayed by the statement, ” Give me memories of Wright great moments” sounds familiar. It’s funny that’s what the fatso on the radio says when you show him facts.
Also in order to have memorable moments you have to win in the playoff. They haven’t had that opportunity lately but who has so many memorable moments? It’s not like everyone else has so many of these moments. Off the top of your head who can you name in the entire MLB. Wright has his fair share trust me. He’s not one of the most popular Mets for no reason and by the way all runs contribute to the wins no matter when they come.
This is the best post I’ve ever read on this sight!!!!!
I DON’T EVER RECALL MEETING ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY ROOTED FOR PEOPLE DRESSED IN SUITS, BE IT OWNERS OR EXECS. ME, I’M PROUKLD TO ROOT FOR THE FRONT & THE BACKS OF BLUE,ORANGE,BLACK & WHITE “DIRTY” UNIFORMS!
FORGIVE ME; BUT AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO ACTUALLY VIDVIDLY REMEMBERS THE 1989-2004 METS? LIKE OUR PRESENT CROP, THEY WERE GENERALLY CONSTRUCTED OUT OF “GOOD ENOUGH” MATERIALS. LIETER, BENITEZ,FRANCO,ALFONZO, HAMPTON, REED, ORDONEZ WERE GOOD ENOUGH. VAUGHN APPIER, BONILLA, COLEMAN WRE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE “COOD ENOUGH”; BUT WEREN’T. IF YOU EXAMINE THE COMBINED ROSTERS FROM 1989 – 2005 YOU’LL DISCOVER A PLETHORA OF “GOOD ENOUGHS” WITH ONE LONE OUTSTANDING EXCEPTION, WHO CERTAINLY WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUDED, PIAZZA, THAT ABERRATION ADDITION WAS FOUGHT AGAINST BY PRESENT OWNERSHIP. HE WAS JUST TOO OUTSTANDING TO BE TOLERATED BECAUSE IN CLOSE COMPARISON, GOOD ENOUGHS BECAME MORE NOTICABLE FOR WHAT THEY REALLY WERE, “DISAPPOINTMENTS IN THE MAKING”. FOR ALL HIS INVESTMENT FAULTS, FRED HAS CONSISTANTLY MAINTAINED HIS PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR SHADOWS OVER SPOTLIGHTS. HAVING SUFFEREED THE INDIGNATIONS FROM HIS COUNTERYCLUB CROWD FOR THE SUPPOSEDLY “CONDONED” PAGE 6 PROCLIVITIES OF HIS 86ers; FRED HAS SOUGHT A RETURN TO HIS SHADOW KINGDOM OF “MEANINGFUL OVER WINNING”.
TO HIS CHAGRIN, A FAST TALKING DREAMER, OMAR, CONVINCED HIM THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN EMBARASSING HEADLINES IN WINNING MORE THAN LOSING. UNFORTUNATELY THE QUICK TALKER WAS DISEMBOWELED BY THE COURT JESTER IN A SUIT, JEFF, AS THE INVESTMENT $$$ REVERTERD BACK TO GOOD ENOUGH,, AS 1 STELLAR SP WAS, “GOOD ENOUGH” MORE? NO, NOT REALLY,
can anyone other than me picture this scenerio transpiring regularly in the Sterling offices in Flushing…
AS JEFF CASTIGATES, “LOOK AT YOUR RICHES U TALKED MY FATHER INTO, OMAR. HE GAVE U THE HIGHEST PRICED CF’ER(18M), LHSP(25M), 1B(16M) AND U WANT MORE? FOR WHAT? KIDS WHO MAY OR MAY NOT EVER SEE A MLB FIELD WITHOUT PAYING ADMISSION? HOW MANY MORE MILLIONS? WE’VE SPENT MORE THAN ENOUGH WITH NOTHING BUT GREIF FROM U, THE PRESS, THE FANS NOW EVEN THIS SOB PICARD.
END OF ACT 1, OMAR EXITS STAGE LEFT(OUT)
LADIES & GENTLEMEN, I IS MY SAD DUTY TO WELCOME YOU TO THE “OLD-TIMERS DECADE” WHERE THE 2000s WILL LOOK & FEEL JUST LIKE THE 1990s WITH EINHORN IN THE PART OF DOUBLEDAY ONLY WITH NO LINES OF DIALOGUE
FORGIVE ME FOR THE CAPSLOCK AS WELL AS ANY TANGENTS TO NOWHERE AS IN KEEPING WITH THE WILPON VISION OF TOMORROW. I FELT THIS POST, IF NOT INCITEFUL & LIFE-ALTERING WAS JUST PLAIN G O O D E N O U G H!!!
WRIGHT,TURNER,MURPHY,TEJADA,PRIDIE,THOLE,BAY,PELFREY,BEATO,IZZY,PARNELL,PAULINO,PAGAN aka “THE 2011 GOOD ENOUGHS”
Huh, speaking of agendas…
And what agenda would that be Donal?
“You hear this from the Moneyball and Sabermetric crowds. They are the worst offenders. ”
You tell me, with your labeling and sorting
I slammed everyone in that article…
But it has been the guys who think Moneyball should be used that are the ones most in favor of selling off reyes and all the other good players we have.
because MONEY is more valuable to them than Wins.
But I also slammed the Omar and Wilpon Haters who want to do the same thing simply because the players are identified with them.
My point really was this.
Most people seem to say that a team with a .555 winning percentage since April 15th sucks.
Is that because the .555 winning percentage sucks or because they formed their opinion of it in the first two weeks and April and refuse to budge from that opinion because their pride and agenda might get hurt if the did?
The point of this article was to have people look at what we have been saying since July 14th and seeing if what they are sayiong actually still applies to a .555 Win Pct team!
Too many people here are so interested in keeping things they said on April 14th to be correct and valid, they are not looking at what is currently happening and taking it into account.
Everyone here is judging a book by the first half of the first chapter and now will not budge from that judgement/opinion/review and plod on with their doomsday scenario because they committed to it and now refuse to admit maybe they were hasty in their judgement.
All because they don’t want to admit to the folks they argue with everyday that they may be wrong about how bad this team is!
The Agenda is set and many will not budge from it out of personal pride.
What Win Pct is needed to do that? .660+ in june isn’t enough? What does it have to be before some of you decide you know I may be wrong about blowing this team up, Maybe I’m wrong about the Farm, Maybe this team is just an Ace or two away?
a 1.0 Win Pct?
The post is about stubborness and the Chicken Little principle.
Everyone is saying the Sky is falling but yet we have been playing winning baseball ever since those two horrible weeks in April.
You the king of Sample size, which is more reliable to judge them on?
The first two weeks in April or the 6 weeks of .555 baseball that followed?
Is it sane to blow up a .555 team?
Is it sane to blow up a .555 team?
no.. but it will happen.. get used to that idea
Why should I?
Why should it happen?
Will the Phillies do the same when their win PCT gets to .555?
haven’t you notice WE ARE NOT THE PHILLIES??
our stadium doesn’t sell out, theirs do
our owners are broke, theirs shell out $
our SP is garbage, theirs is really good
our players are not clutch, theirs are
our team hasnt made the playoffs since 2006, they HAVEN’T MISSED the playoffs since…
get it together!!!
“haven’t you notice WE ARE NOT THE PHILLIES??”
Yes, our team doesn’t dress like cotton candy vendors
“our stadium doesn’t sell out, theirs do”
Yes, winning attracts a lot of front runner to buy tickets.
“our owners are broke, theirs shell out $”
$140 million payroll. Our owners had no problem shelling out money, that’s part of the problem
“our SP is garbage, theirs is really good”
Actually, our SP over all has been pretty decent.
“our players are not clutch, theirs are”
Not at all. Ours are great in the clutch, especially David Wright. Theirs are so awful, that they lose their gritz rating.
“our team hasnt made the playoffs since 2006, they HAVEN’T MISSED the playoffs since…
get it together!!!”
Yes, thank you, we know that. They won because they kept their heads and didn’t blow up the entire franchise to satisfy Mike Francesa.
But, guess what, the Phillies have a descent coming soon. They are old, have heavy contracts and you can already see some important players declining.
Wow Donal! You actually impressed me there!
DEAD SPOT ON!
Not at all. Ours are great in the clutch, especially David Wri”
i stopped reading after that because i know u were coming with nonsense
Facts, guy, I’m bringing facts. You only have a perception crafted by guys who make money off trashing the Mets. They will keep saying things like “Murphy’s still standing on 3rd”
Look at the facts. Look at the numbers. Late and close, Wright is only slightly under his career over all average.
Constantly repeating silly things like “David Wright isn’t clutch. He folds in big spots” etc doesn’t make those statements right. It makes you a person who says silly things.
Two thumbs up for both of you guys (Metsie and Donal).
I can’t say the same about Alex68 and yes Jessup you too. And yes I’m still around. I let you speak your peace last time because you make no sense. What happened to your Reyes rant? Have changed your mind yet Francesa? I mean Jessup.
MVP, MVP, MVP!!
chino: Remind me again which Reyes rant you’re speaking of?
“But it has been the guys who think Moneyball should be used that are the ones most in favor of selling off reyes and all the other good players we have.”
How so? Who said that? The only thing I’ve heard remotely like that is not thinking a Crawford/Werth type contract is a good idea. Because there are concerns that the Mets wouldn’t be able to meet a demand of a big contract if that’s what Reyes wants. And before you go off on the last point, I said if, neither I nor anyone here has the first clue as to what Reyes’ priorities are.
“because MONEY is more valuable to them than Wins.”
Ya, no agenda what so ever. If you have to lie to back up your point, your point is weak.
“Most people seem to say that a team with a .555 winning percentage since April 15th sucks.
Is that because the .555 winning percentage sucks or because they formed their opinion of it in the first two weeks and April and refuse to budge from that opinion because their pride and agenda might get hurt if the did?”
Why ignore what happened for 25% of the season so far? That is like saying “before the 7th inning, the Mets are the best team in baseball”. Yes, they have played very well since their rough start, but you can’t discount the rough start. You also can’t discount who they’ve beaten or how they’ve lost.
I’m not saying the team sucks. I predicted 85 wins and I’m sticking to it (even though they are 1 game over the Pythagorean projection). But I am not nearly delusional enough to think this team is a playoff contender or 1 player away from being so.
“What does it have to be before some of you decide you know I may be wrong about blowing this team up, Maybe I’m wrong about the Farm, Maybe this team is just an Ace or two away?”
More than a few weeks with some journey men fill ins playing out of their minds.
And I never said blow the team up. I’d like to keep guys like Reyes and Wright here for a long time at mutually beneficial contracts. But, there is still a ton of work to do here.
Although, over all, yes, your premise is correct. Many people from all sorts of angles are more concerned with being right and putting down anyone who disagrees with them rather than dealing with the facts.
It does seem for certain parties, making sure their idea of “real baseball” is vindicated is somehow more important than a successful team.
But Donal (Sorry phone post here)
What is a bad idea about paying one of the best players in the MLB like one of the best players in the MLB?
What is more important here? Building a winning team or the Wilpons finances?
I’m not throwing all the philosophers here into the trick bag some of what they say is valid.
But most of what EVERYONE is saying is based on the first two weeks in the season. And if they didn’t happen the entire conversation would be very different right now. We would also probably be in the division lead if we had played more like May and June and the last two weeks in April in the first two weeks.
What does the sampling tell you about this team?
What is more correct? The two weeks or the 6 weeks?
And based on that is Jose reyes worth crawford money?
YOU BETCHA!
“What is a bad idea about paying one of the best players in the MLB like one of the best players in the MLB?”
While he’s one of the best players? Not a damn thing. But what happens when he starts to decline? You think he’ll be the Jose Reyes of today for all 7 years? You think this team is going to the playoffs right now to capitalize on the prime years we’d be paying so much for?
“But most of what EVERYONE is saying is based on the first two weeks in the season. And if they didn’t happen the entire conversation would be very different right now.”
But they did happen and presently, they make up a significant part of the season. The further we get from them, the less so.
“We would also probably be in the division lead if we had played more like May and June and the last two weeks in April in the first two weeks.”
You mean played like the team that dropped 6 out of 9 to the Yankees Cubs and Phillies before splitting a home series against the Pirates?
The Mets are streaky. they have their highs and lows.
“What does the sampling tell you about this team?”
That they are streaky as hell.
“What is more correct? The two weeks or the 6 weeks?”
I prefer the whole picture.
“And based on that is Jose reyes worth crawford money?”
How on earth do the 2 relate? Reyes’ contract has to be about moving forward. How is he going to fit in with the team for the length of whatever it is, not how has he done the last few weeks.
Look. when you boo, or scream out sarcastic comments toward Bay, etc., all you are doing is expressing your frustration as a fan, and you may be trying to get a laugh or rise out of fellow fans. But you must never think this will help the slumping, sucking player in any way. Would it motivate you if you were the one stinking up the joint?
I’m not gonna lie: when Bay steps into the box I just wanna die; I knew what the result would be in that RISP situation–another nasty Bay fart. Ugh!
Still, I don’t believe for a second Bay is stepping into the box hoping to suck. The man wants to achieve. As a fan, who could make an iota of difference in a stadium, I’d rather put a positive vibe out there.
I know we had a long discussion about booing last year, but the topic is worth re-visiting. Sure, I understand that each of us has the right to boo; it’s the traditional way of showing displeasure and frustration, but I am convinced it doesn’t do your team any good at all. They know thaey have let their teammates and all fans down, so I imagine that’s the worst form of punishment in and of itself.
You are so right, but I think it’s because we’ve all become jaded. We’ve suffered so much in the last 3-4 years in terms of not just losing, but how we lose. I’m talking about all the chokes and late inning collapses (like last night). Too many bad memories and not enough good ones; Glavine’s last start for us, the Castillo’s dropped popup, forgetting to touch third base, not sliding, there’s just too many to name or re-live. We look at other teams and wish we were more like them. Some of us want to spend like the Yankees who go to the post season every year for the last decade and a half. Some of us want to win like the Phillies who had their version of Reyes, Beltran and Wright, but added some of the best arms in the game and upgrade at different positions every offseason. Others still want to emulate the A’s or the Twins or the Braves who had a 14 year run in first place. I don’t think these are agendas more than just an apathy for the way our team operates and a longing for being like one or more of those other teams. We’ve endured so much that like in everything else in life we need someone to blame so we pick the owner or the GM or the manager or even a single player. It’s all born out of almost a decade of frustration.
Experience says alot. I would imagine the “older” generation is a little more patient.
I’m in an airport on the way to do the Miss USA broadcast so post will be via phone and scarce the next two weeks.
In answer to the GOOD ENOUGH and the concept of jaded I would use the word SPOILED.
In NY there is no grey area. YOU Are either the chapion or the worst team in baseball.
If Philly did what we propose they would not be where they are today. They didn’t trade Rollins or Howard because they wanted a big salary.
They didn’t panic after falling short a few times before they finally won. WS and blow it because they were juumed Good not good enough,
This team HAS a core, Wright Reyes Davis and Niese.
May add to it with Murphy Turner Gee Harvey Mejia and Havens. Will clear 20 mil even without trading Beltran and can save more trading HIM and maybe Bay if we pay some of it.
And if we “FANS” would decide to go see a team currently winning at a .600+ clip. They might make 20 mil instead of losing 70 and we could then pay Reyes and Beltrans replacement or get that ACE everyone whines about not having.
Most people are complaining based on April14th, Not what is happening now and that really was my point in writing that!
They have committed their soapbox to us sucking and admitting we don’t suck that bad screws up their agenda set on April 14th.
What do you mean you’re on your way to do Miss USA? I thought you were a guy all this time
LOL, What a guy can’t do Miss USA?
I’m am an engineer for the broadcast dude!
I´m starting to see the Visble Hand of Terry Collins making it´s presence felt in the Mets Clubhouse. Which is why I find it absurd to be tossing the towel at this juncture. Season´s far from over, no more “doom and gloom”. 6/10/11
LMFAO @ David Wright clutch. Late and clutch is meaningless. If you fail 7 out of ten times in “late and close” you’re costing your team wins. Wright is an abomination late in games. I think he has 2 walk off homers in his entire career. The man NEVER gets huge hits. That’s been his career in a nutshell and no IDIOTIC stathead GARBAGE is going to change what Wright is…a perennial CHOKE ARTIST.