Today, being a Mets fan feels good. Wagner gave his teammates a much needed public bashing on Thursday, and Willie called a 'closed door' meeting Friday night in Yankee Stadium. Then, the Mets proceded to beat the shit out of the helpless Yankees in two games and Jerry Manuel stepped up like Willie would never do, and got himself tossed.Did anyone notice how fired up David Wright was Sunday? He was fist-pumping on the Yankee logo after he scored a run and smacked his assistant coach on the ass after getting ejected. Yeah, it was awesome. Even Reyes and Delgado got hits in both games.
Here's the deal though. I don't know what is going to happen next with the Mets. If the Mets are actually a good baseball team, this is when they should go on a tear. They should use whatever momentum they now have, beat Tom Glavine into retirement tomorrow and take three of four in Atlanta. Then the Metsies cruise to the division title by slamming the crap out of everyone's mediocre pitching staff in the East. Then, finally, after they clinch in early September, we can all talk about how Wagner 'lit the fire' and the 'closed door meeting turned the season around', and use all those other meaningless baseball cliches to describe the season. It would be perfect.
However, if this is still the same overrated Mets team they've had since last season, tomorrow they'll let Glavine shut them out, maybe split the doubleheader, and win one of four in Atlanta. Beltran and Reyes will go back to sleep and everything will be right back where it started on Thursday afternoon.
*Moises Alou's ejection last Wednesday was the Mets' first ejection of the season. Manuel's was the second. Willie where are you? Oh, he's in the dugout, preferring to make that 'sad little kid' face that he does so well.
*Oriole Magic. If you don't think this is funny, you don't like baseball.
i have been saying this for some time now (all of Randolph's time as Mets manager), that he needs to get ejected and fired up occasionally. Then when he keeps his cool-calm-collected self, it will actually mean something. It has gradually become a weakness. And now without LoDuca to get mad and ejected, there really hasn't been anyone to step up. I'm glad Wright was fist pumping because i was beginning to think he was a pushover. I also like when Reyes does less smiling and more of the fired up look and hard hand shake celebrations. We'll see if this yankie crushing results in a winning streak.
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ReplyDeleteWell, they let Glavine off the hook in the first inning. Then the Metsies let him embarrass them the rest of the day. If they can't beat Jorge Campillo tonight, they're back to square one. Could be the same old Metsies.
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