Going, Going... Gone!
The Recap: Mets lose 2 of 3 to the Marlins, Injuries and Apathy Signal End of the Season
After a 6-5 series opening comeback win, the Mets fell short in a 5-4 loss, then got embarrassed again last night losing 11-4 and also possibly losing Jose Reyes for the season. The Mets medical staff says it's just a "mild condition", like Hurricane Katrina was just a mild hurricane.
THE GOOD: Looks like the injury bug is hitting this team again, and now that the team is under .500, 10 games out of first, 7 1/2 out of the wild card (with 6 teams to overtake) with only 35 games left to play, Mets fans can finally get any notion of the postseason out of their minds and start enjoying the games for what they are - entertainment away from the daily grind of life.
Carlos Beltran may be on his last legs with the team. David Wright may not be a clutch hitter the team needs to build around. Jose Reyes may not play again. Jason Bay is most likely out for the season. Jon Niese may see his innings cut short in anticipation of next year. We've seen the last of KRod for this year and maybe further. Jeff Francoeur probably won't be back next year. And Rod Barajas is gone to the Dodgers.
Let's just use this time to see what the kids can do and hope the Wilponzi's realize that MAJOR changes need to happen for this team to succeed. The season's gone competitively, but that doesn't mean we can't watch this team for 35 more games with absolutely no expectations of anything good happening. Then, if Carlos Beltran does step it up, or Johan or RA pitch a no-hitter or they somehow do run off a 10-game winning streak with smoke and mirrors, we'll all be pleasantly surprised. See how we just turned negatives into positives?
THE BAD: From a top to bottom perspective, everything's bad with this team. When you go to a game, mention a player's name and the response from the crowd around you consistently is "Dump Him", it's bad. But, as we mentioned above, we've turned all the negatives into positives so there's nothing to worry about anymore, no matter how badly this team plays or what a total disgrace the automatic out batting order is, or how over his head the manager is, or how clueless the GM is, or ... whoops sorry about that - old habits die hard: we're into positive, I forgot.
THE UGLY: Ruben Tejada is now 1-for-41. You would think if you just closed your eyes, swung, and hoped the ball would hit your bat you'd still be hitting better than that. But he's young, so we'll have to give him a break - especially since there's really nothing to play for anymore. This, however, we can't condone: how Oliver Perez actually wants to come back next year and pitch for the Mets. Is this guy for real? U-G-L-Y!!!
After a 6-5 series opening comeback win, the Mets fell short in a 5-4 loss, then got embarrassed again last night losing 11-4 and also possibly losing Jose Reyes for the season. The Mets medical staff says it's just a "mild condition", like Hurricane Katrina was just a mild hurricane.
THE GOOD: Looks like the injury bug is hitting this team again, and now that the team is under .500, 10 games out of first, 7 1/2 out of the wild card (with 6 teams to overtake) with only 35 games left to play, Mets fans can finally get any notion of the postseason out of their minds and start enjoying the games for what they are - entertainment away from the daily grind of life.Carlos Beltran may be on his last legs with the team. David Wright may not be a clutch hitter the team needs to build around. Jose Reyes may not play again. Jason Bay is most likely out for the season. Jon Niese may see his innings cut short in anticipation of next year. We've seen the last of KRod for this year and maybe further. Jeff Francoeur probably won't be back next year. And Rod Barajas is gone to the Dodgers.
Let's just use this time to see what the kids can do and hope the Wilponzi's realize that MAJOR changes need to happen for this team to succeed. The season's gone competitively, but that doesn't mean we can't watch this team for 35 more games with absolutely no expectations of anything good happening. Then, if Carlos Beltran does step it up, or Johan or RA pitch a no-hitter or they somehow do run off a 10-game winning streak with smoke and mirrors, we'll all be pleasantly surprised. See how we just turned negatives into positives?
THE BAD: From a top to bottom perspective, everything's bad with this team. When you go to a game, mention a player's name and the response from the crowd around you consistently is "Dump Him", it's bad. But, as we mentioned above, we've turned all the negatives into positives so there's nothing to worry about anymore, no matter how badly this team plays or what a total disgrace the automatic out batting order is, or how over his head the manager is, or how clueless the GM is, or ... whoops sorry about that - old habits die hard: we're into positive, I forgot.
THE UGLY: Ruben Tejada is now 1-for-41. You would think if you just closed your eyes, swung, and hoped the ball would hit your bat you'd still be hitting better than that. But he's young, so we'll have to give him a break - especially since there's really nothing to play for anymore. This, however, we can't condone: how Oliver Perez actually wants to come back next year and pitch for the Mets. Is this guy for real? U-G-L-Y!!!
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 2:39 PM
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