Post Game Thoughts: Mets 9, Phillies 3
Hey everyone, A Friend of Mr. Glass' here. Sip will be at you with a full update tomorrow, but in the meantime I wanted to pass along a thought or two about the Mets' 9-3 win over the Phillies tonight.
Earlier today I wrote about the uncomfortable feeling of confidence that you, me, and every other Mets fan out there is experiencing.
How confident am I in this Mets team? Tonight, when the game was halted in the 4th inning with the Mets up 7-2, I wasn't devastated. If the game had been called, I wouldn't have been distraught.
No, the feeling that predominated in my mind over the course of that hour-long rain delay was that if the game had been called, oh well, we would get them tomorrow.
It speaks volumes about this team and how it's playing right now. If the 7-2 lead against our nearest divisional opponent had been washed away, I'd have been every bit as confident going into the game tomorrow.
It makes me think of an exchange between Howie Rose and Keith Hernandez late in the game. Around the 8th inning or so, Howie mentioned how important it was for Mets fans to just enjoy this run we're on right now. To just soak it all in and enjoy the ride. He's right -- you've gotta enjoy runs like this because they don't happen every month. Hell, they don't happen every season.
But as good as Howie's point was, I appreciated Keith's even more. Immediately after Howie finished his point, Keith said that if he were a Mets fan, he would be excited about what's happened the past week, but more than that he would be excited about where the club is gonna go from here.
Not worried that we're living on borrowed time. Not concerned about when we finally come back down to earth. Excited. Excited about what the season holds.
I'm excited.
I'm excited for next week. I'm excited for next month. And I'm excited for our next game -- let's go for the sweep. Let's GO!!!!!!
(And just for the record, I'll take it that the game tonight wasn't rained out. 8.5 up. 18 games over .500. Best winning percentage in baseball. What else can you ask for after 2.5 months?)
- A.F.O.M.G.
Earlier today I wrote about the uncomfortable feeling of confidence that you, me, and every other Mets fan out there is experiencing.
How confident am I in this Mets team? Tonight, when the game was halted in the 4th inning with the Mets up 7-2, I wasn't devastated. If the game had been called, I wouldn't have been distraught.
No, the feeling that predominated in my mind over the course of that hour-long rain delay was that if the game had been called, oh well, we would get them tomorrow.
It speaks volumes about this team and how it's playing right now. If the 7-2 lead against our nearest divisional opponent had been washed away, I'd have been every bit as confident going into the game tomorrow.
It makes me think of an exchange between Howie Rose and Keith Hernandez late in the game. Around the 8th inning or so, Howie mentioned how important it was for Mets fans to just enjoy this run we're on right now. To just soak it all in and enjoy the ride. He's right -- you've gotta enjoy runs like this because they don't happen every month. Hell, they don't happen every season.
But as good as Howie's point was, I appreciated Keith's even more. Immediately after Howie finished his point, Keith said that if he were a Mets fan, he would be excited about what's happened the past week, but more than that he would be excited about where the club is gonna go from here.
Not worried that we're living on borrowed time. Not concerned about when we finally come back down to earth. Excited. Excited about what the season holds.
I'm excited.
I'm excited for next week. I'm excited for next month. And I'm excited for our next game -- let's go for the sweep. Let's GO!!!!!!
(And just for the record, I'll take it that the game tonight wasn't rained out. 8.5 up. 18 games over .500. Best winning percentage in baseball. What else can you ask for after 2.5 months?)
- A.F.O.M.G.
posted by A Friend of Mr. Glass' at 11:25 PM
2 Comments:
im sooo very glad, i have not seen Mr. Pelfrey this year.
Way to go Omar!
quietly, there is a 'if u play well u play' edict on willie's squad. I love it. Fuk the amount of zeros on ya check...get an inch, take a mile!
cliches alllll day!
Can I just say how much I love having Howie Rose back in the commentary seat? He's a true Mets fan with a great combination of enthusiasm, respect and plain old happiness for the team. Even though in profile he looks like a muppet, he's really great. I always look forward to hearing him say "Put it in the book." Go Mets!
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