Could be worse

by Travis G on Sep 29, 2008 2:05 AM EDT Comment 5 comments

We could be Met fans. What a disastrous ending to their season and their stadium. In a way, it was better we were eliminated from the playoffs when we played the last Stadium game. We could celebrate and enjoy Yankee Stadium without the anxiety of worrying about the actual outcome of the game.

If you're unaware, the Mets came into the day tied with Milwaukee for the wildcard. The Brewers won behind a complete game from CC Sabathia (damn you Ned Yost and Dale Sveum), beating the Cubs 3-1. The Mets were tied with the Marlins through seven, but their atrocious bullpen allowed back-to-back homers and Florida took a 4-2 lead. The Mets had to win to stay alive but couldn't tack on any runs and missed the playoffs on the last day of the season for the second straight year.

On top of that, they 'celebrated' Shea Stadium following the game with festivities that paled to those at Yankee Stadium last week. 1) They tore off the game counter to reveal the CitiField logo, and Met fans, on top of the crushing loss, were given another reminder of the awful corporate name and logo that will adorn their new park; 2) the former Mets that attended dressed like they would for any other day, wearing slacks, jeans, various caps and sneakers, only with a Met jersey pulled down over it; 3) all the players were supposed to step on home plate before leaving - can you guess who the one guy who didn't was? Ole Yogi. But it could've been one of three things: he either didn't want to (unlikely), didn't understand the concept (possible), or tried to but missed (likely). Even when he's a Met, he's still a Yankee.

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It could be worse.

Except the Mets aren’t paying well over $200 million a year to miss the playoffs. They aren’t locked in to Robinson “the Relaxation Sensation” Cano for another few years at big money. They haven’t watched their prized prospects fall like candlepins in an earthquake.

The Mets have one real playoff contender in their division. The Yankees have 2-3 (depending on Toronto’s strength). Going forward, I expect more success for the Mets than the Yankees.

by 0157H7 on Sep 29, 2008 2:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you think

you can convince me or anyone else here that we should feel worse as Yankee fans? no chance. did you actually see what happened at Shea yesterday (game AND ceremony)?

if you expect more success from the Mets than the Yankees, then you would obviously have to feel the same about basically every team in baseball, bc the Yanks put the best team out there on a consistent basis every single year. sometimes they get hurt or dont play to the back of their cards, but they’re almost always the most talented team (which usually translates to best).

be very careful what you say – you’re in a glass house.

by Travis G on Sep 29, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're going to call out

Robinson Cano with a straight-face when you root for a team with Jose “I could give a sh*t” Reyes? talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

the reason why the Mets haven’t watched “their prized prospects fall like candlepins in an earthquake” is because they’ve traded all those prospects away. Minaya has completely extinguished their farm system and while they do have youngsters like Pelfrey, Reyes, and Wright, they also are saddled with guys in the twilight on their careers: Delgado (maybe as big of a fluke as Mussina), Alou, Pedro, Wagner, etc. they clearly had the best team in the NL in ‘06 and blew it. you could make the argument that they did last year (Rockies?) as well. though they’re not as good on paper as the Cubs, they certainly could’ve contended this year as well.

it’s hard to expect success from the Mets when they continue to screw up golden opportunities to be successful.

by Clutch like Leyritz on Sep 30, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It could be worse

Mets are celebrating or a disappointing day!

The METS, for as long as I have followed baseball, have tried to compete with the Yanks on the field and off but they just seem to screw it up. Some of the former Mets weren’t even smiling or seemed happy to be there. Dressed like they were only seeing the games as if they didnt know they would be displayed as ’Amazin’s.
Did the Mets inform them of the occasion and that they would be hearded out of the bullpen? Or where they expecting to be pitching in the 8th and 9th innings for Manuel’s depleted bullpen?

by HYPER SNIPER NY on Sep 29, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs