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My Mets are so done they're using the lines from the grill as their pinstripes.Remember April? Back then, this Mets team was supposed to be the one that fans would look back on and say, "Remember that '09 club? Johan, Cy Young Award. Reyes, MVP. Wright, a Gold Glove and the solid gold leader of the team. Gary Sheffield came in and hit his 500th homer in April and then Carlos Delgado did the same in September, like Hall of Fame bookends. Even Billy Wagner, expected to be gone for the entire year, came back in August to solidify the bullpen with the best late-inning one-two punch the game had seen in a decade. That was the final ingredient that perfected the recipe. New York Mets, World Champs of 2009."
But no. Not even close. The Mets haven't had a meaningful game since before the All-Star break. Every single one of their so-called "core players" went on the disabled list: Reyes, Wright, Delgado, Beltran, Santana. Add to them Brian Schneider and Angel Pagan, John Maine and Oliver Perez. (Don't get me started about Perez!) Hell, even Alex Cora was lost for the season!
Abysmal. Thank God for the Washington Nationals.
Back in March, I had meant to do my annual season predictions. I had expected the Mets to come in second behind the Phillies, win the wild card, and advance to the World Series. But I didn't write it. There just wasn't enough time. I'm glad. It's bad enough that I'll admit that I thought this was going to be a good team. What's worse, Omar Minaya was signed to a three-year contract extension that hasn't even begun yet. This team is bad. The mechanic hasn't proven he can be fully trusted after several years under the hood. What's a fan to do?
2 comments:
At least they've finally thrown in the towel. NOw, if they'd only drop Minaya
Alas, that won't happen. His contract extension has even STARTED yet. Given the losses that the Wilpons suffered due to Madoff, they seem unlikely to simply throw the millions they owe him in the garbage while paying for another GM. No, we're stuck with Omar for at least another year+ ... I think of it like Willie Randolph. He earned his stripes by getting into the NLCS in '06, which saved him after the September '07 debacle. But when he started off '08 at around .500, his days were numbered. Minaya had better address the Mets shortcomings, which are legion, in the off-season, but I think he's in for all of 2010. If 12 months from now they still look like crap, then I think both Minaya and Manuel will be gone. The Wilpons will have recouped some $$$ and they can claim to have given both Minaya and Manuel more than enough time to right the capsized ship.
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