May
3
2012

From Left Field: The Worst Is Out Of The Way

An article by Jim Mancari

After the Mets dropped three games to lowly Houston Astros, one thing appears clear: It can’t get any worse than that.

Did you happen to see the Astros lineup the last three days? Jed Lowrie and Matt Downs are looked at as major offensive weapons. How did this team pull of a sweep?

Well, at least we can look at it this way: The Mets got their lowest point out of the way this season. Granted the team was on the road and had just played a tough three-game series in Colorado, but to get swept by a team that is projected to lose well over 100 games is embarrassing.

The three-game sweep brings the Mets down to earth a little bit. Had they been able to sweep or take two out of three, it would have crowned off a terrific opening month. As it stands, the first month was still exciting to watch, and we have a lot to look forward to.

It’s too early to start scoreboard watching (or is it?!?!), but the Mets are currently in third place at 13-12, just 2.5 games behind the Washington Nationals.

If you asked me at the beginning of the season if that would be the case, I would have been ecstatic. But after being swept by the Astros after coming into the series at 13-9, the feeling is bittersweet.

Let’s not panic fellow Mets fans. Yes, these past three days were tough to swallow, but we seem to be in a good overall place coming back for a homestand. Take two out of three from a tough Arizona Diamondbacks team, and we’re right back on track.

So the low point of this season (hopefully) is behind us. I’m glad we got it out of the way early.

About the Author: Jim Mancari

Jim Mancari hails from Massapequa, N.Y. He recently earned a Master's degree in Journalism at Hofstra University. He is a devout Mets fan and takes pride in his team, despite their lack of success over the last few years. Like all Mets fans, Jim has plenty of hope. He also writes as the sports reporter for the Brooklyn Tablet newspaper and the senior editor of metroBASEBALL Magazine. Click my name to view my personal website.

7 Comments + Add Comment

Metsie May 3, 2012 at 11:29 pm

LOL some predicted we would lose 100 games too!
I never thought they would be THAT bad but being swept by Houston is not a good way to avoid it!
jerseymet May 4, 2012 at 12:39 am

Oh how we 50 year olds have both chosen a low budget path.
sixxis May 4, 2012 at 6:12 am

Are you serious? you make it sound like the mets are a powerhouse team and they should have beaten down this team. they are exactly at the same level if not lower than the astros and i for one, am not surprised they got swept.
Amazin May 4, 2012 at 6:41 am

Think fans of other teams are in awe of the Met lineup. Your condecending attitude of the other team players is probably the exact attitude Collins gave to his guys and it showed. They played listless ball, against a hungry bunch oif guys who may not be stars, but they all hustled as they try to prove they belong. A team with all unknowns except for Wright is noi different than a team with a bunch of no names other than Carlos Lee. And you really are the joke when you try to make fun of a team that just wiped your team out of town.
Angelo May 4, 2012 at 7:03 am

i think you are right here JIM with every single word. Sure we should be at 15-10, but who the hell says we dont get the series against dbacks at home ? We even sweept harder teams …… this year already ….. We should remember that at the BEST , we will have a above .500 year and can maybe see at the end if we can manage a little rally for the 2nd Wild Card . But through the year we will (and that would be wonderful besides all ups and downs ) maybe 2-3 games over .500 and maybe at its worth 3or 4 games under .500 some point in the season. We have to fight, and the good thing is, on a good run, this team can beat anyone in a 3game series, no doubt. LETS GO METS
- Angelo May 4, 2012 at 7:05 am
  
  a great season for the 2012 mets ……
  
  staying between 3 games under , 3games over all year, get your respect and the 3rd place in this NL East.
Alex68 May 4, 2012 at 9:39 am

, but to get swept by a team that is projected to lose well over 100 games is embarrassing”

Wait, didn’t we sweep atlanta as well? shouldn’t they have said the same thing since many predicted US to lose 100 games as well? I know it may not mean much, but the mets are -30 in RUN DIFF, which is the 2nd worst in baseball, we can’t run, We can’t pitch, we get on base but don’t drive the runners in, our bullpen is shaky at best, you sound as if we somehow are world beaters.. I am not surprise at all we got swept, i know we have a winning record, but in part is because we play most our games at home.. Giving a bit of an advantage over other teams early in the season…

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