There Jose was. Pouting to Solano as they did their own type of walking off the field. Reyes' "replacement," if you will, had just made the same kind of contact he has been making all year. Only this time, it was on the brink of bravado. Hairston only needed to trot home as the ball headed for the left-center gapper. The kid we got playing shortstop is gonna be THAT kind of player.
Who out there truly cares that Jose Reyes is no longer a New York Met? I see nothing but awesome things in the future for both this fine young gentleman that is Ruben Tejada and The New York Mets.
We might have lost an awful lot this 2nd half (and a good amount of 2nd halves for that matter) but there are certainly winning players on this team, at least in the making. The evaluation continues. But a conclusion should be made that we ain't gettin' rid of THIS GUY. A week and a half, folks. 4 games left at home. I'll take in 2 of those. Soak it all up. It'll be real gone real soon.
The Zeal of the Zealot opened last night and I was lucky to not have a baseball game to monitor. I will try as hard as I can to avoid the At Bat, but my phone will certainly be on standby. The game starts around the same time as the performance. I want wins, regardless of the possible turnover of players this offseason. Let's mess with the Brew Crew's chances. Let's get back to some solid baseball. Only 19 games to go. Enjoy it as much as you can, folks. I'm off to the 2nd performance. Here's the Random Song of the Day.
With all the Verse around me In the show put on by Fools I had the inclination To break all the sound prose rules. I might not follow each and Every scheme the Gypsy says But I think most of you care as much As you care about Ollie Perez. We're not here to go over the rules of the Iambic Pentameter We're here to speak of our own Mets The team we hold so dear. What is it that makes every weakness Be exploited all at once? That's what we've seen in this 2nd half That's led us to all fuss. Four wins at home It doesn't make sense Track records normally show You play winning baseball here at home Aim for .500 on the road. Is it the energy that Davey says Is like a freakin' morgue? Could it be that the lack of fans Has players feeling sore?
How could it be An over-achieving team Could fall so fast? Why can't there be a middle ground Instead of trying to avoid being last?
Some say certain players aren't tough enough And while that might be true It's not as black and white As fans and media have in their view. There are several different factors Some we certainly cannot see We may think they're crystal clear to us But there's no way they can be. I wish I had the answers We all wish that we did Some of us wish the Wilpons Would let more of us make bids. To some it is as simple as them Giving up their pride and joy They see a father and his son Playing with the team like a toy.
But if they can recover I say more power to them I'd love for the Redemption Song To include the Wilpon's Gems. But who knows how the story will go We didn't see this coming We thought after the fantastic start They'd still be in the running. But they did what they tend to have done Way too often over 50 years It certainly makes it easy For the next rhyme to include "tears." But one day it will turn around I know it's hard to believe Even when the mantra of this franchise Has been to keep "believe" up our sleeve. I haven't been to a game in weeks The one with Collin McHugh I'm trying to go next Tuesday Eve As they come home to bid us Adieu.
Regardless how this season has gone I will certainly be upset No matter how fed up you all get Say it with me now...
