I’ve always listened to the old adage that if I have nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. That is why I have buried my head in the sand for the last few months. With this being said, I was finally able to stomach thinking about the Mets tonight, after the Giants debacle tonight reminded me that I am a Mets fan. I put on my Shea Goodbye DVD and sure enough here I am on the pundit once again.

I figured for any of you still out there, I’d put up my feelings about the things that have happened since we saw the SF Giants clinch the Series title.

I feel that Alderson could be a good move and as many people said of the time of his hiring that he was the best available man for the job and there really wasn’t a sure fire choice out there. He has won before but was that due to him or the performance enhancers being passed around the Oakland locker room. It will be very interesting to see the small town money ball philosophy brought to New York. He is old school, has discipline and seems dedicated to turning around the image that the Mets currently have, which is well, losers, choke artists, babies, soft and spoiled. After writing that, it makes me feel that if he can at least change that atmosphere, a pretty big job will be taken care of. As I said, all in all it should be a good move, do I think Alderson will lead us to a title? Probably not, but he should at least clean up the mess that the previous administration left.
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Well I wish I could say that was fun, but I can’t. What a completely abysmal season that was and I for one couldn’t be happier that it’s over.

At least now we can finally take the medicine most of us knew was coming. Finally pay the price for horrible franchise management and start to hopefully move forward. It’s not gonna get fun again quickly. We will take plenty more lumps. But at least we can work to restoring the hope to the franchise.

Talking to my boy Eddie we both agree that the difference between this year and all other disappointing years of the past was the lack of hope. Over and over the Wilpons said Omar would be back and “blah blah blah.” This took even the faintest hope from Mets fans. Why invest out time and our hearts into a team that is so obviously flawed in so many ways, especially when we have no confidence in ownership and management to do the right thing to rectify the situation. [Read more...]

I’m back from my hiatus for the summer which felt like I visited most of the United States. I spent my summer mostly in New York and Tampa, but also made some stops in Kansas City, St. Louis and Minnesota. What can I come back and say about the Mets but I told you so. This team is stuck in the mud with its current management. It has been a long year and really a very long four years since game seven of the 2006 NLCS.

Instead of complaining and focusing on the negatives (which I plan on doing sometime in the near future), I ask are you still here? The Mets are seven games back of the Wild Card as we get closer to September. Crazier things have happened and can the Mets get hot in time to get back in this thing. I, for one think this team is dead but after watching tonight’s game, seeing timely hitting, an offense who comes back and a walk-off hit, I cannot totally throw in the towel. The excitement of the team following a win shows me that these guys still believe, so why not me too (at least for now.)

From attending games at Citi this summer, listening to WFAN and watching SNY, along with my friends opinions I find few people who seem to have any confidence. So I’m asking you are you still watching and hoping for a YA GOTTA BELIEVE miracle to make those ever so elusive playoffs.