The Wackness
From very early on, it just felt like a game the Mets needed to win. A game they needed to win just to prove to themselves they could win a game like that every once in a while; that every once in a while they could show a little fight and come through with a win.
In the end though they lost, and all they proved is that they're a bunch of pretenders. A team that can make you believe one moment, only to rip your heart out the next.
Let's be honest with each other: this Mets team just isn't good enough. Good teams win games like last night's, and when they lose them, it doesn't even get you that down because you know the next night they'll come out and show you how good they are all over again.
This Mets team isn't going to do that. They'll come out today, and sure, they might win. But their wins don't prove anything. They never string enough of them together to leave any kind of impression.
Even if, as Gary and Keith were wont to point out last night, Delgado's coming around or if Heilman's been throwing the ball better, none of it's made a bit of difference. Wright's killing the ball? Doesn't matter. No one player, not even a collection of them, can play well enough to elevate this team; there simply isn't enough talent to go around.
It sounds like just last night's loss talking. It's not. Last night is a microcosm of the Mets season. Enough positives to fool you; enough negatives to remind you why they're a sub-.500 team (I'm not calling them a .500 team anymore. They haven't been at .500 since June 6; that doesn't count on July 3).
Pelfrey goes tonight. Will he win? Will he lose? It doesn't matter, not in the short run. In the short run none of it matters because this team doesn't have the pieces. It's not bad luck, and it's not injuries. It's just a poorly constructed team.
It's the truth that's been staring us in the face all season. Forget what you thought when the Mets traded for Johan. Forget what the experts said heading into the year. All that matters is the way we've played; and the way we've played, we deserve to be exactly where we are.
- A.F.O.M.G.
In the end though they lost, and all they proved is that they're a bunch of pretenders. A team that can make you believe one moment, only to rip your heart out the next.
Let's be honest with each other: this Mets team just isn't good enough. Good teams win games like last night's, and when they lose them, it doesn't even get you that down because you know the next night they'll come out and show you how good they are all over again.This Mets team isn't going to do that. They'll come out today, and sure, they might win. But their wins don't prove anything. They never string enough of them together to leave any kind of impression.
Even if, as Gary and Keith were wont to point out last night, Delgado's coming around or if Heilman's been throwing the ball better, none of it's made a bit of difference. Wright's killing the ball? Doesn't matter. No one player, not even a collection of them, can play well enough to elevate this team; there simply isn't enough talent to go around.
It sounds like just last night's loss talking. It's not. Last night is a microcosm of the Mets season. Enough positives to fool you; enough negatives to remind you why they're a sub-.500 team (I'm not calling them a .500 team anymore. They haven't been at .500 since June 6; that doesn't count on July 3).
Pelfrey goes tonight. Will he win? Will he lose? It doesn't matter, not in the short run. In the short run none of it matters because this team doesn't have the pieces. It's not bad luck, and it's not injuries. It's just a poorly constructed team.
It's the truth that's been staring us in the face all season. Forget what you thought when the Mets traded for Johan. Forget what the experts said heading into the year. All that matters is the way we've played; and the way we've played, we deserve to be exactly where we are.
- A.F.O.M.G.
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