Rocky Mountain High
I'm happy for the Rockies. I mean they've won their last like 100 games it seems, but overall, this postseason bugs me like it did last year. The Rockies - on paper anyway - aren't a better team than the Mets were this year - same as last year with the Cardinals.
The Mets could've been in the World Series two years in a row and instead have respectively came up lame in Game 7 of the NLCS and fell apart in September.
It bugs me especially when you consider the Phils and Braves will better themselves in the off-season. It's rare for the Mets to get to the postseason and have a free ride to the Series, but that's essentially what has happened for two years in a row and the Mets blew it.
Management has to know it, and I'm hoping they pick up Texas' Rudy to coach as a starting point. He supposedly has a lot of respect and brings a fire in him this franchise needs. Let's stop trying to emulate the Yankee way in terms of professionalism. Let's show some spark. Let's not sit in the dugout with a frown next year Willie - like Torre always does- lets show some fire. We need some mojo - Rudy will supply that - so will key free agent signings and smart trades. Let's not let another free ride pass us by.
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Rockies aren't better than the Mets? The Rockies had the greatest defensive year in the history of MLB. They play hard, hustle, and do what they have to do to get the job done. The Mets think that they were better than everybody else because of the sucess they had in '06.
"If you can make a habit of winning, then you don't have to turn it up a notch." -Carlos Delgado while he was on the Toronto Blue Jays.
That was the exact thing that was wrong with the '07 Mess sorry I mean Mets.
Posted by: Tyler | October 17, 2007 11:45 PM
And it's because of comments like that I sincerely hope the Mets DO NOT BRING BACK CARLOS DELGADO! This guy is supposed to be our clean up slugger, and can barely bat .250! Everyone tries to say Henderson is why Reyes was playing sloppy, I think it's hanging out with Delgado too much. He doesn't seem to care whether the Mets win or lose. But I guess he was so good, that he got bored. I say dump him, and Make Shawn green the First Baseman!!
Posted by: Tony | October 18, 2007 12:15 AM
Shawn Green is a free agent and he isn't coming back.
Posted by: Christian (MetsMan) | October 18, 2007 10:07 AM
drop delagado and call up sid bream
Posted by: david | October 18, 2007 1:45 PM
Just goes to show that sometimes we put too much weight on what does on paper instead of the field.
Ya gotta believe
Posted by: Kate | October 18, 2007 6:31 PM
This is why we play the games. Regardless how we are on paper, we don't play on paper; we play on the field. When we have a September like we did, and the Rockies had a September like they did; we deserve our fate as they deserve theirs. I wish this was the opposite but it happens. Such is life.
Posted by: Jim | October 19, 2007 11:03 PM