Is That Too Much To Ask ...
At this point in the season the NY Mets are 8-10, and what do we as fans have to show for it? Absolutely nothing.
Lately we have been hearing murmurs of talk along the lines of this team not having a go-to-guy in the clubhouse to rally the rest of the players when coaching becomes ineffective. My fellow Mets fans and I have been discussing this for the past few years already. It is old hat where we come from. What we have noticed is that when there is someone who becomes vocal in order to motivate a player, or the rest of the team, they are released during an opportune moment as not to bring about any suspicion. Be we know better.
If millions of dollars a year is not enough to motivate a player, then what the frak will it take to get them off their collective arses? They wanted a new stadium and a new manager, and they got both. So, what is going to be the excuse now? Oh, that's right, I forgot, "we are still trying to get used to the new ballpark". Well, shouldn't they have done that before the season started? How difficult would it have been to end spring training a bit early and bring them to the new ballpark to test it out? By the way, will this team use that excuse when they play an opponent that they have never faced before, or at an opponent's new ballpark? "Sorry we lost fans, but we are just not used to the ballpark." Give me a break.
Not being able to sweep the Washington Nationals this past weekend, and losing the third game on Sunday in the manner in which the team did, tells this fan that there is some serious problems on the horizon. Not only in this last series with the 'Nats, but since the beginning of play there has been no fight, no heart, and no aggressiveness. How many times was a player held up at second, let alone at third when sending them on would have put pressure on the other team and their pitcher? No stealing, no bunting, no sliding ... just take Beltran's straight up run into second yesterday. And the kicker: how many times does a player have to swing at the first pitch for an out when the pitcher just walked the last batter or so. It's the Stock Market that we want to be on the rise, NOT the RLISP (Runners Left In Scoring Position) stat.
The NY Mets have a new $400 million dollar ballpark in CitiField, and fans that are devoted and dedicated to the point of their own detriment. Some even willing to nearly mortgage the house. We are New Yorkers, we are avid sports fans, we are NY Mets fans, and all we want is a team to go out there and play ... play their hardest, play their damnedest, and if need be, play, no, earn the millions that they make. Is that too much to ask?
Lately we have been hearing murmurs of talk along the lines of this team not having a go-to-guy in the clubhouse to rally the rest of the players when coaching becomes ineffective. My fellow Mets fans and I have been discussing this for the past few years already. It is old hat where we come from. What we have noticed is that when there is someone who becomes vocal in order to motivate a player, or the rest of the team, they are released during an opportune moment as not to bring about any suspicion. Be we know better.
If millions of dollars a year is not enough to motivate a player, then what the frak will it take to get them off their collective arses? They wanted a new stadium and a new manager, and they got both. So, what is going to be the excuse now? Oh, that's right, I forgot, "we are still trying to get used to the new ballpark". Well, shouldn't they have done that before the season started? How difficult would it have been to end spring training a bit early and bring them to the new ballpark to test it out? By the way, will this team use that excuse when they play an opponent that they have never faced before, or at an opponent's new ballpark? "Sorry we lost fans, but we are just not used to the ballpark." Give me a break.
Not being able to sweep the Washington Nationals this past weekend, and losing the third game on Sunday in the manner in which the team did, tells this fan that there is some serious problems on the horizon. Not only in this last series with the 'Nats, but since the beginning of play there has been no fight, no heart, and no aggressiveness. How many times was a player held up at second, let alone at third when sending them on would have put pressure on the other team and their pitcher? No stealing, no bunting, no sliding ... just take Beltran's straight up run into second yesterday. And the kicker: how many times does a player have to swing at the first pitch for an out when the pitcher just walked the last batter or so. It's the Stock Market that we want to be on the rise, NOT the RLISP (Runners Left In Scoring Position) stat.
The NY Mets have a new $400 million dollar ballpark in CitiField, and fans that are devoted and dedicated to the point of their own detriment. Some even willing to nearly mortgage the house. We are New Yorkers, we are avid sports fans, we are NY Mets fans, and all we want is a team to go out there and play ... play their hardest, play their damnedest, and if need be, play, no, earn the millions that they make. Is that too much to ask?
posted by SHEAman @ 11:47 PM
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