Getting Ahead of Not Getting Ahead of Ourselves

They've trained us plenty at this point, but that doesn't stop a fan from getting excited after one game. It's the reason why we get excited on Opening Day. It's the reason why fans start posting standings with the Mets in 1st place at a 7-3 record, something I cannot stand, as cautiously excited as we all can be.

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I've given them props for responding well to adversity before. They've come off of miserable road trips and played with life at home after looking so lifeless prior. They understood there was a lot of heat, at least in the press, on their manager after they played so atrociously for 5 straight games, and a good portion of this season since starting off so strong. It is certainly better than losing their 6th straight, and they needed an insurance run provided by the combo of a Carlos Gomez walk and a Dominic Smith single to more securely lead themselves back to the win column. This is all well and good. Even the worst teams, however, tend to win 70 games.

Everyone wants to point to Brodie Van Wagenen only going so far to state the security of Mickey Callaway's job. There is no reason, however, for BVW to state unequivocally that Mickey's job is safe. Mickey could take a shit on Jeff Wilpon's desk tomorrow, something I can only assume is a fireable offense, though you never know with this shit show of an organization. There could always be a fireable offense that pops up, so it isn't exactly surprising that this kind of lawyer-like language is used.

Good for Wilmer Font for serviceably pitching 4 innings, who's fault it is not that he's having to start every fifth day for this team. Good for Amed Rosario and Pete Alonso and Todd Frazier and Carlos Gomez and Dominic Smith for their RBIs. Good for Gagnon, who collected the dubbya, good for Zamora, good for Gsellman and good for Diaz (notice who's "Familiar" name I passed over?)

Until we see more consistency from this team, however, there is no reason to get ahead of ourselves. Hell, until they secure a playoff berth, there is no reason to get ahead of ourselves. Until this team wins the World Series, there is no reason to get ahead of ourselves. I will always be frustrated over the fact that the Wilpons keep proving us all right; that the organization will never have sustained success year to year as long as they are owners. I thought it in 2015 and I desperately wanted them to prove me wrong. They reverted to the mean, however. And I'll always be sad about that.

I'll also be sad that Yoenis Cespedes will most likely never play another inning for the New York Mets after breaking his ankle...falling into a hole on his ranch?

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

KEEP. ON. PUSHIN'.

LET'S. GO. METS.

Go Font Yourself

What else is there to say? I'm not going to kid myself stating that the Mets lost last night because I wasn't wearing the Mr. Met T-shirt. They lost because of the old cliché, "Momentum is only as good as your next day's starter."

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While Jason Vargas, currently on the IL, has been better since I wrote about how they needed to move on from him, it all goes back to what I said then. The Wilpons can hold meetings all the want trying to swing the tides, but how can they be taken seriously when they run a pitcher out there, no offense to Wilmer Font, they literally traded for just because they needed an extra bullpen body? It is so many  adjectives that go through the mind as to how the Wilpons run this team.

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN INTO THE FACT THE OFFENSE COULD HAVE DONE THEMSELVES A FAVOR WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION, TOO! Patrick Corbin is a great pitcher, no doubt, but seriously.

We're going off the rails on a crazy train. And I'm not even going to use that song here.

Quick turnaround with a day game after night game. Seriously, Mets. Just...seriously, come. ON.

WIN. THIS. SERIES.

LET'S. GO. METS.