Freak Out Time and Some Random Insight
Today, I bring you a number of reasons to be shaking in your boots.
On Monday we got the devastating news about Duaner Sanchez. The man who carried our bullpen through the first 4 months of last season will be at least out for "at least four months" according to Omar Minaya.
Like Pedro, Sanchez is hopeful to return in August. Translation: we'll be lucky if either of these guys pitch a game for us all season.
Without Duaner for four months and THG Mota suspended for the first 50 games of the season, the Mets bullpen goes from a plus to a question mark. This will only result in a much heavier dependence on a starting rotation that really only has 2 pitchers penciled in.
To put it nicely, we are kind of fucked.
The plus side is that the Mets will have the best lineup in baseball this year. We'll be able to outscore teams enough that we won't have to worry about close games in the 7th and 8th innings.
But don't be shocked come June if the Mets are in a dog fight in the NL East and we are 8-10 blown saves by the bullpen deep.
That didn't happen last season, at least not too often.
A lot to be worried about. But I am a worrier. Stick with Happy Will and everything will not be lost.
Here's a random thought that really bothers me.
Why the hell is that movie with Ralph Fiennes called the Constant Gardener? When I hear that title I just assume it's a movie about someone who is constantly working in their garden. Can't say that excites me.
In Fight Club, we watch a movie about a fight club (makes sense) and in Wayne's World, we watch a movie about a show called Waynes World (also makes sense). But no, no, no. The Constant Gardener turns out to be a movie "exposing politcal corruption in Africa." How bout a title like "The Corruptor" or " An Inconvenient Truth About Politics in Africa"?
Either titls probably would have been enough to get me to check out the flick. Apparently it is a great movie, too. But due to the arrogance of whoever gave it such a dumb name, I will never see this movie.
Call that the Constant Promise.
VCD,
Sip
(Pics courtest of endscore.com, extremevideostore.com)
posted by Sippy Momo at 12:40 PM
3 Comments:
Before the Sanchez injury, you were bullish on the Mets, but his being hurt means that the Mets are now in trouble? Forgive me for being the most anti-bullpen guy around, but there isn't a team in baseball that is guaranteed to have a great bullpen this season and the Mets have enough options that I'm sure the Mets will work something out.
Fortunately for us, there also isn't a team in baseball that has the lineup we have or the fun handshakes.
I'll pour some out for Duaner, but this injury couldn't bother me less.
Sippy (+ AFOMG), I will be in attendance at Opening day. Please look me up - mysummerfamily@gmail.com
Every team goes through pitching injuries. So which would you rather be left with: Aaron Heilman pitching the 8th inning, or Carl Pavano pitching Opening Day?
Translation: the grass is always greener in Queens.
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