Relax...
I got a text from my favorite rapper, co-lead singer of Team Facelift, the Fat Jew about half way through the Mets game on Wednesday.
It read:
"The Mets look worse than Tom Hanks in the last half hour of Philadelphia."
Not the most appropriate way of putting it, but it sure did get the point across.
I told my cousin not to panic when he told me was panicking, this afternoon. I told the same thing to his future wife and Jersey Shore legend "Friend Lisa" at about the same time.
He asked me how the ultimate Mets pessimist could be so optimistic. I told him, as I always like to claim, that I was being realistic.
Half of you counted the Yankees out on the 1st of June with over 100 games to play. Half of you are probably freaking out now that "the bullpen is done," "The lineup won't bounce back," etc. etc. etc.
From my stand point, there is one thing to worry about and that is the starting rotation. The reason: we were worried about it before the season.
Is Oliver Perez this good?
Has John Maine lost the magic that he had in the first six weeks of the season?
Can El Duque pitch like an ace, when he was run out of Arizona last year?
Jorge Sosa???
If the Mets can't pitch, they are screwed. But otherwise, stop worrying.
This is baseball. This is not football or the NCAA tournament. The season is the longest marathon in sports, not the shortest sprint.
Remember when David Wright was 0-for-April? He looks ok now, right?
All you are going to do is drive yourself nuts. If you take any sign of weakness as a full blown chink in the armor, then you will go mad.
The fact is, the Mets are the best team in the National League East. As badly as they have played over the last 2 weeks, they remain in first place.
I write this piece because I want Happy Will to step back from the edge. I write it because the Yankees are now 5.5 games out of the playoffs and 8.5 back of Boston and right now, playing the best baseball in the game.
I write it because the Phillies are right back in the thick of things after everyone thought they were out in April.
This is a game of ups and downs. Last year was not normal for anyone, especially the Mets. No team stays hot for 162 games. It's not realistic.
So watch every game, soak in the season and appreciate the beauty of baseball. But, calm yourselves. This is not the time to sweat.
VCD,
Sip
(Pics courtesy of msn.com, peglegnyc.com)
It read:"The Mets look worse than Tom Hanks in the last half hour of Philadelphia."
Not the most appropriate way of putting it, but it sure did get the point across.
I told my cousin not to panic when he told me was panicking, this afternoon. I told the same thing to his future wife and Jersey Shore legend "Friend Lisa" at about the same time.
He asked me how the ultimate Mets pessimist could be so optimistic. I told him, as I always like to claim, that I was being realistic.
Half of you counted the Yankees out on the 1st of June with over 100 games to play. Half of you are probably freaking out now that "the bullpen is done," "The lineup won't bounce back," etc. etc. etc.
From my stand point, there is one thing to worry about and that is the starting rotation. The reason: we were worried about it before the season.
Is Oliver Perez this good?
Has John Maine lost the magic that he had in the first six weeks of the season?
Can El Duque pitch like an ace, when he was run out of Arizona last year?
Jorge Sosa???If the Mets can't pitch, they are screwed. But otherwise, stop worrying.
This is baseball. This is not football or the NCAA tournament. The season is the longest marathon in sports, not the shortest sprint.
Remember when David Wright was 0-for-April? He looks ok now, right?
All you are going to do is drive yourself nuts. If you take any sign of weakness as a full blown chink in the armor, then you will go mad.
The fact is, the Mets are the best team in the National League East. As badly as they have played over the last 2 weeks, they remain in first place.
I write this piece because I want Happy Will to step back from the edge. I write it because the Yankees are now 5.5 games out of the playoffs and 8.5 back of Boston and right now, playing the best baseball in the game.
I write it because the Phillies are right back in the thick of things after everyone thought they were out in April.
This is a game of ups and downs. Last year was not normal for anyone, especially the Mets. No team stays hot for 162 games. It's not realistic.
So watch every game, soak in the season and appreciate the beauty of baseball. But, calm yourselves. This is not the time to sweat.
VCD,
Sip
(Pics courtesy of msn.com, peglegnyc.com)
posted by Sippy Momo at 2:15 AM
2 Comments:
People, each team in the east can sweep a series versus any other squad in the NL East (except for the Nats)without a fluke occurring.
Great point about the longest marathon in sports ...because it is.
With both Maine and Ollie , going into the season, we woulda been happy with a sub 4.25 ERA and a .550 winning percentage.
As long as the Reyes and Wright dont hang out with Duaner's cabbie things will round into shape.
OF will be fine in 2 weeks(Green will be back in shape, Lastings should be back, Alou maybe,Im pretty certain the way Endy went down homeslice wont be back til after the all star break).
Rough patch is here and in full effect. Lets get Gotay some ABs, rest Valentin and Easley's knees and pray Pedro is back and healthy by August 1st..no rush..
3.5 games back now.......
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