On the Plus Side...
I can't remember the last time the Mets were this unbearable.
I remember earlier this year when the Mets completed the "shutout sweep" of the Phillies, some commentator (Will Leitch I think) noted how awful it would have been to be a Phillies fan those three games. Not only was the team losing, but because they never scored, their fans didn't have a single reason to cheer for 27 straight innings.
That's kind of what this recent run by the Mets has been like, only rather than lasting three games, we're past 10 now. They simply don't score, not in any meaningful amount anyway.
Ever since making the "best midseason acquisition possible" by activating Carlos Beltran from the disabled list, the offense has looked dreadful. You can't draw some sort of cause and effect between Beltran's return and the offensive woes, because the team was struggling going into the All Star Break, too.
But I wonder if there isn't an added bit of pressure on the team now that Beltran is back and all of a sudden they're "supposed" to win. All season long they were beating expectations. Now the expectations have been raised, and they look completely awful.
But for all the unbearableness of the Mets' recent slide, I submit to you that there are three positives about our current situation.
One, the pitching continues to be really, really good. All things being equal, if the Mets were going to go into a prolonged slump, I would be more concerned if it were on account of the pitching, rather than the hitting. I still believe the hitting will come around.
Two, if the team slides far enough out of contention, you have to hope that management will adopt a "first, do no harm" approach to the trade deadline.
I've said all year that 2010 is a "set 'em up" type season for 2011; a 2005 redux, if you will. We've seen our farm system produce promising talent this year; I'd hate to see us trade any of it away for a "savior" like Ted Lilly. Ted Lilly isn't a savior, folks, and there isn't another one out there now that Cliff Lee is in Texas.
Does none of that console you? Well there's always No. 3 on our list... if nothing else, at least the games are on the West Coast and most of us have the pleasure of sleeping through the pain.
Have nice weekends, everyone.
- A.F.O.M.G.
I remember earlier this year when the Mets completed the "shutout sweep" of the Phillies, some commentator (Will Leitch I think) noted how awful it would have been to be a Phillies fan those three games. Not only was the team losing, but because they never scored, their fans didn't have a single reason to cheer for 27 straight innings.
That's kind of what this recent run by the Mets has been like, only rather than lasting three games, we're past 10 now. They simply don't score, not in any meaningful amount anyway.
Ever since making the "best midseason acquisition possible" by activating Carlos Beltran from the disabled list, the offense has looked dreadful. You can't draw some sort of cause and effect between Beltran's return and the offensive woes, because the team was struggling going into the All Star Break, too.
But I wonder if there isn't an added bit of pressure on the team now that Beltran is back and all of a sudden they're "supposed" to win. All season long they were beating expectations. Now the expectations have been raised, and they look completely awful.
But for all the unbearableness of the Mets' recent slide, I submit to you that there are three positives about our current situation.
One, the pitching continues to be really, really good. All things being equal, if the Mets were going to go into a prolonged slump, I would be more concerned if it were on account of the pitching, rather than the hitting. I still believe the hitting will come around.
Two, if the team slides far enough out of contention, you have to hope that management will adopt a "first, do no harm" approach to the trade deadline.
Does none of that console you? Well there's always No. 3 on our list... if nothing else, at least the games are on the West Coast and most of us have the pleasure of sleeping through the pain.
Have nice weekends, everyone.
- A.F.O.M.G.
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