How about a little fan poll to get the ball rolling today? Ok, which of the following best describes the 2008 Mets Home Opener? A. a total disappointmentB. a nightmare on Roosevelt AveC. an embarrassment beyond beliefD. a belated April Fool’s jokeE. all of the aboveIf you said E, you win – unlike the Mets. Like many others, I had to work...
Read MoreI sit here thinking I felt this way last September and, for some reason, I can’t do anything but watch in disgust. Am I worried? No. Absolutely not. Are there people who are about to be suicidal? Absolutely. I don’t blame them either. My mother and father said something that’ll stick with me for the whole season. It may not mean a whole lot to you guys, but it means...
Read MoreUnless the Mets fortunes change dramatically in the next few weeks, the answer to that question is a resounding no. Willie will NOT last past Memorial Day. Mets fans who are still disenchanted from 2007 have already begun calling for his head after barely a week into the season.One reader says, “Why shouldn’t we believe what we see with our eyes. Nothing has changed… not the...
Read MoreLuis Castillo has been replaced in the 4th inning of todays game by Damion Easley.Apparently the right knee that was supposedly taken care of in the off season is just as creaky and as weak as ever. Castillo complained of soreness after running to catch a foul pop-up in the first inning and tried to play through the pain.Luis Castillo is batting .182 on the young season with an RBI. He was...
Read MoreConsistency, the mark of a true champion.. Winning teams throughout the history of sports more often than not are found to be models of consistency. The timely base hit, homerun or RBI, even clutch play from a quarterback as time expires to lead their teams to victory, snatching it from the jaws of defeat. I myself have always like things in my life to remain consistent. For example, if I...
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