The Alderson-Collins Era

Alas, the Mets have a new GM and Manager. Only now, we wait around to see if it was mgmt is what they need to utilize a very talented team. I'm an optimistic Mets fan, knowing very well that by September, I can expect anything to happen whether it be a familiar collapse or an injury that ruins any chance of the post-season. Yes, I'm optimistic that the Mets can pull off an unbelievable win streak and somehow get to the World Series, but I cannot give up on them ever. Even to the last day of the season, I still pride myself in the orange and blue NY emblem. I hope that the Mets can give us fans a reason to care about them. I want this GM and manager to prove to all of baseball that anything is possible and the Mets is the team that will surprise everyone next season. I'm sick and tired of hearing all those other teams fans and anything they have to say about my team.

Alderson and Collins are two individuals that I have never heard of before the search for Mets managers. It's kind of mind-boggling to even start judging their managerial skills before they actually do the job. So I have nothing to critique, but only to say that they're gonna be in it for the long haul. I hope that this is the start of a new era and that the team builds close knit relationships that allows them to perform as a team.

I want to forget the past 4 seasons. This is the year that things turn around. =)

Frenchy May Go To The World Series

Exhale, Mets fans! There is one more game for the Texas Rangers to play in order to get to the World Series. Wow! Texas bats are HOT. They have more than 5 runs per game, this series, thus far. If they win tomorrow, that is it. I, as a New Yorker and a Mets fan do not have to endure that obnoxiousness that comes from anything Yankee. I remember that moment I bought the Jeff Francoeur bobblehead. It was my last Mets game of the year and I was looking for his bobblehead at the team store...and knowing that it was on sale, I had a feeling that he was gonna get traded. All the way in the back of the store, I found it. There were only a few left and none were on display out front. It didn't matter. Frenchy may not have been a star player on the team...but he was a positive force in the clubhouse. As they said, he was a leader. Every time he came up to bat, I'd laugh because he has these wide opened eyes that gets wider when he prepares himself to hit. I'd laugh every time he came up to the plate. When word got out that he was going to the Texas Rangers, I was like, "aww." I looked at the standings and saw that Texas was on the top of their division. The thought that Jeff Francoeur was going to the playoffs had registered in my mind. Then I proceeded to think that he'd go on to win the World Series. Of course, he would have nothing to do with helping the team get to where they are now, one game away from the WS. He was stuck with the non-contending freefalling Mets. But that didn't matter, Jeff contributed to the team, more defensively than offensively for the Mets and now, he's on a team that has never been to the WS before. I am OK with the fact that the Texas Rangers would go to the WS cuz that means no parade, no taunts from coworkers, and just another year of baseball. However, if the Phils were to advance instead of the Giants, I'd be worried. But to see Texas play, I realize that they can produce a lot of runs...If the Giants and Rangers were to compete for the title, I'd relax, sit back and relax, cuz then it'd be a good year. I think I've officially jinxed Yankee Stadium, given the fact that the Boston Megabus passed by twice, to and from NYC/Boston. Cuz it resulted in two losses in a row. :) Anyway, that's baseball for you!

The Mets Need To Fix Something, But I'm Not Sure What.

Sure enough, the young guys are proving themselves this month and if August was erased, I think the Mets could have made the postseason! Every year since 2007, I've watch my Mets and I'd think it's one reason why they flop...overconfidence before September...and now, August was the flop month. They had a decent first half, but everything fell apart from Beltran's return. I'm still struggling to figure out why my team disappoints...and to think that Frenchy has a chance to win the WS, well that's just too funny. I liked Frenchy and boy, he wanted out, he got it. I'm not sure if Texas would be WS champs, but if they do become the champs, I'd be thinking, Frenchy got lucky! I wonder what Wright and Reyes are thinking...they have been on the team for like 6 years and they had a great 2006...but something about the Wright-Reyes combo changed...they used to be the stars of the team and they were my faves back then. But as they grew older, they probably got too confident. Don't get me wrong, but Wright gets his homers and hits and stellar seasons, but for me it's like I see him striking out a lot and he doesn't pull through when the team needs him to. He has these dry hit spells and I don't see his spark as much anymore. Reyes continues to run like the wind, and it's like only when he gets on base, the others follow suit. The team can't depend on just him to get on base, and steal some bases...he's essential in our lineup, but I'd like to see others back him up, or run as fast as him. The young guys often have surprises for us fans and I don't expect a whole lot out of them, but when they do get those crucial game winning hits, it makes me feel better. I want the offseason to be here already, though I will miss watching my Mets games after work...But I'll have my Jets to watch. Anyway, back to the subject...The Mets lack consistency throughout the team. I would like to see a team dynamic and a group effort next season and I hope that at least they can make it to the postseason to provide us fans with hope, cuz it's tough to be one game away from the WS and lose that game...and then not ever return to the postseason for the fourth year. It sucks and I hope that I see a great team next year.
-Ange

Baseball is STILL going on?

I've been neglecting the Mets for the past two weeks. It's pointless now and I'm hopeful that the offseason will look better. I absolutely do not want two teams to win, Yanks and Phils. Everyone else is fair game...So I leave you with this short post...

The 18 Runs Against Those Cubs

Ah, the last game of the 3 game series and the Mets pound the Cubs to a pulp, all for nothing. Without Wright in the lineup, the Mets did more than ok. I'm impressed that without an All-Star lineup, they can HIT! I don't know what is the problem this year, it's unexplainable. How can you explain this thrust of energy on a meaningless game? So now what? They're gonna revamp the lineup for next year, right now? And what happens if the All-Star players decide that they're not gonna be injured and they want to play? I don't know what it is, but perhaps the Mets should go with what they have and get rid of the older veteran players. This team is definitely rebuilding now and they need solid players. 4 years of meltdowns...I've had enough. I thought that the Wright and Reyes era was gonna bring the team to an amazing win streak into the postseason, but it's like there's no hunger anymore. It's great to have games like yesterday, that remind you of great times, but it will only happen once in a blue moon. It's laughable that the Mets can hit with two outs and still not have a grand slam when they have hit for 18 runs and 21 hits. I'd like to see them win these games for the remainder of the season. I don't care for the postseason anymore. I want them to end on a positive note. I want them to give us fans some hope in the offseason. I want this team to spoil a particular team's chance into the postseaon. I want them to realize that it's a privilege to play for NY and the fans. It's a big stage and they have to do better to win our hearts.
-Angela

The August Collapse of the Mets

From the start of the season to the All Star Break, I was optimistic about the Mets season. After all, it was only midway through the baseball season and the team had so many games to straighten out the flaws to avoid the September collapse curse. Low and behold, it happened earlier than expected. The return of Carlos Beltran was quite premature, in my opinion. I was there on the road, that Saturday to witness my Mets in San Francisco. They lost terribly that day, so bad that for the first time, I left a Mets game early. I didn't think that the entire road trip would turn out THAT bad. But it did. August rolls on in and through each game, I sat front and center to witness the collapse of a team that had all the talent in the world to be in contention of the postseason.But it's too late now. The last day of August. Not a Mets fan who is in their right mind, believe in the team anymore. Fans gave up after the road trip out west. But I still believed. Only to find it disappointing that the team cannot capitalize on ANYTHING. Whether it'd be bases loaded, a runner on third...the mere possibility of winning a game that was theirs to be won...only, Jerry pulls the starting pitcher out at the wrong time and puts in the wrong bullpen pitcher. Whatever the case may be, the season is LOST and my greatest concern is what are they gonna do about MGMT? The team has talent, but where is the passion and fire? Where is the consistency? Where's the motivation? The fans deserve a fighting team, not one that gives up so easily. I'm disappointed that it is the 4th consecutive year that the Mets cannot get their acts together. The team IS in shambles and I wonder deep in thought, what is the solution? Get rid of EVERYONE and start over? I'd like to BELIEVE but seeing the Braves play, I really feel like clapping my hands cuz they are RED hot and they're running away with the division title. I'm not gonna ever root for them, but just see how the team plays...they capitalize on errors we make and they hit grand slams! Not to mention, they do really well in the late innings. So what is it that the Mets are doing right now, that cannot be done just the same earlier this season? How do you really explain the second half collapse? Well my theory is Carlos Beltran. If he never returned to the lineup on the road, the team had something going. They were in second place. Well anyway, this season is pointless and I hope that the Rays win it ALL. That's all I have to say.

Peace Out!

-Angela