Nothin' Amazin' Goin' On

Just as they have done in the past, the NY Mets have begun the second half of the season with pure letdowns. They were over achievers prior to the All-Star break, actually making believers out of most people, leading us to think that they could sustain the winning and keep up with the rest of the pack until wild card time. Ironically, this is the first season for MLB to have (2) wild card teams from each league (American/National). So it looked as if the Mets could actually cling on to one of those spots. It would be horrible to spoil such "amazin" feats that have occurred already during the first half of the season: Johan Santana's "no-hitter", RA Dickey's magical start (12 wins, league lead in K's, numerous one-hitters and the consecutive scoreless inning streak). David Wright keeping his average at the top of the heap (.390 and then finally leveling out at .360) and the team as a whole clawing and fighting in almost every game, winning from behind or bouncing back from being swept by dishing out their own sweep. BUT, as all Mets fans have come to understand, this is all an illusion. It doesn't matter who the skipper is (Terry Collins should have been named Manager of the first half) because the Mets are predisposed to collapse after the All-Star break. There is no clear time as to when they will collapse, right after it (like this year so far) or in September. All that we know, is that the Mets will somehow figure out a way to lose games, give up leads, drop pop flies, blow saves and trickle down to the bottom of the division by the time the season comes to an end. It's very disappointing to know that your favorite baseball team will eventually break down, it's also depressing because when they screw with your emotions early in the season and then kick you to the curb, you go into a black hole waiting for the next local team you love to begin their respective season. As a fan, you shouldn't have to be wishing for another sport to begin, you should be basking in the glory of the current season, cheering for your team to try and fight to win. The Mets however don't give you that chance after July. It could just be that Carlos Beltran is the culprit and he is an example of signing a deal with devil, in exchange he would have a long and wealthy career as long as he watched a called third strike eek past his knees in the 2006 NLCS. Who knows?? Unfortunately, I am writing this blog today in response to the ongoing state of the Mets. They desperately need bullpen help, Jason Bay is the biggest bust since Mo Vaughn, they need starting pitching, Valdespin should be in the line up, they need a bigger bat to protect Wright, the owners  needed to stay away from Madoff and they need to stop thinking that the veterans will bail them out, they won't. The DC Nationals showed that if you invest in youth, it will come back ten fold. The Mets can't really do that since they are in the NYC market, to have seasons like the Nats have had prior to this year would surely run the Mets out of dodge and would prompt a "for sale" sign to be posted outside Citi Field.

So rest assure Mets fans out there, the Jets and Giants begin pre-season in about a month, the Olympics will be on TV this next week and the Knicks and Rangers start back up again in October.