Feb
11
2012

Astonishing Tales: And The Mets Are Now The 2012 World Series Champs!

An article by Joe D

Thanks to our reader Hank Johnson who sent us the link this post by Joe Lucia of The Outside Corner, who calls himself a dreamer and articulates the Mets’ path to the World Series in 2012. You wanted optimism, right? It’s all part of a series he’s doing for all 30 teams – you see, Joe’s actually a Braves fan which makes this story all the more interesting….

Going into 2012, the New York Mets were projected as one of the worst teams in baseball, following the loss of free agent shortstop and last season’s mid-year trades of closer Francisco Rodriguez and right fielder Carlos Beltran. Hell has frozen over, because today, the New York Mets are your World Champions of baseball.

The Mets won the wild card in the National League, finishing second in the NL East behind the Phillies. The Mets got to where they were after every other team in the NL East collapsed, leading to New York sneaking in the back door and winning the wild card with 86 wins.

The major sparkplug for New York was center fielder Andres Torres, acquired in the offseason for New York’s incumbent center fielder, Angel Pagan. In 2010, Torres racked up 6.8 fWAR after providing amazing defense in center field along with a .822 OPS and 26 stolen bases. He fell off a bit in 2011, but came back to a good level this year, racking up 6.3 fWAR, stealing 31 bases and OPSing .817. His defense was once again spectacular, racking up a +15 in the cavernous Citi Field outfield.

Face of the franchise David Wright rebounded from an awful 2011 season to post an excellent 2012, OPSing .935 and regaining his lost power, homering 31 times on the year, his highest total since 2008. Another big contributor for the Mets was first baseman Ike Davis, returning from a 2011 season lost to injury. Davis blossomed into the player that many expected he could be after a good start to 2011, homering 33 times with an .891 OPS. Outfielder Jason Bay was another story, but his .807 OPS was a huge improvement over his .703 OPS from 2011.

You can read the rest of this fantastical tale here, but hey there’s nothing wrong with dreaming and with Spring Training just around the corner, posts like these are the perfect fix for your Mets addiction.

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

7 Comments + Add Comment

Rickeybobby February 11, 2012 at 9:24 am

..they are the mircale mets…
ninemoreouts February 11, 2012 at 9:54 am

Nothing wrong with dreaming, though the next few seasons will be especially difficult as every other team in the division has much greater depth.

I’m starting to feel a bit optimistic about the hitting, which could be pretty solid if they stay healthy. The odds are against the health thing panning out, which brings us back to the dreaming thing. Thanks for the link.
any February 11, 2012 at 10:18 am

It is a stretch, and it would qualify as miracle pert II, but it is possible. They should have enough hitting if it stays healthy for a change, so a couple of good breaks with the SP and they could stay on the fringe of the WC. If a few other teams cooperate and they snag one of the WC play in spots then it is a new season, cause once you are in the playoffs anything can happen.
srt February 11, 2012 at 10:37 am

Sign me up for this 2012 season!

I’ll be especially surprised if Parnell puts up those numbers.
Metsie February 11, 2012 at 11:36 am

You want an optimistic view of our season well oddly enough this guy made a point that truthfully is our only HOPE for this season, I personally don’t see how it could happen but I will entertain the optimists with it just this once….

He thinks all those teams might choke! It’s quite possible since the Division is much more competitive with each other now (Save us!)

We all know the NL East got a whole lot better this year and as a result the Division fight will be hotly contested as opposed to what it has been for the last decade and a half which is a Two team race! You probably won’t see the Phillies clinching close to Labor day or maintain a 10+ game lead if the rest of the teams in our division are as improved as people think.

Looking at our team as it is now, it seems unlikely we will be part of that contest BUT!

If by some miracle the Mets manage to play well against all our Division rivals and win most of those series’, The remaining teams are good enough to SPLIT the wins between themselves when they play each other leading to bringing down the records of all our Div rivals! If we can maintain a .550 or above Win% within the division while the rest of the division plays .500 against each other it would be enough to get into the game!
If we can manage to keep pace with the other rivals when we play the other Divs and find a way to win every series vs Division Rivals, we could slide into the Wildcard and maybe even take the division while the Nats, Atlanta and Florida beat each other over the head!

And if that actually happens….
Pigs would fly accross the stadium pulling the Division banner!
- Bob L February 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm
  
  Metsie, your last line is a classic! Thanks for it! Sure, this is dreaming and most very likely is the stuff if fantasy. BUT you have to play the games. Baseball is a wondrous game, integral to that wonder is that the Season’s playoff teams and winners very often defy the predictions of both talking heads and fans. So, indeed, ya just never you and you do “gotta believe”.
  ‘What if’ ALL the guys that had lost seasons to injuries or subpar years bounce back with productive years. And then IF Santana proves productive once again and Dickey, Niese continue to be solid, AND Pelf rebounds…well, who indeed does know?
  Just play ball…
  - Metsie February 11, 2012 at 3:42 pm
    
    Thats the thing Bob, and thanks for the props…
    
    I don’t particularly care if people have high hopes for this season nor do I have disdain for coming up with optimistic screnarios to talk about!
    
    My only problem with Optimism and Hope is when someone disagrees with the thought that they get accused of not being a fan or that they are insane for not drinking the same koolaid!
    
    Sure I want them to do well and I want Niese Pelfey Santana and Dickey to fight for the Cy Young,
    I want Davis and Duda to battle for the HR title!
    
    I just am not going to go out on a limb and say they will or that Sandy has put them in the best position to do so and win the title!
    
    It’s nice to dream!
    I dreamt I slept with three Victoria Sectrets models the other night but I didn’t go to a blog, say it was going to happen because I have FAITH in my dream and then call anyone crazy for disagreeing with my FAITH! LOL
    
    I have no problem hoping they do well this year…
    Just don’t think it’s anything close to reality!
    lol
    
    You at least made sure to note it was fantastical!

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	-
Phillies	35	37	.486	7.0
Nationals	34	36	.486	7.0
Mets	27	40	.403	12.5
Marlins	22	48	.314	19.0

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