As you can already tell this is a blog dedicated to the New York Mets. The Metropolitans. The Amazin's. Metsies if you will. There are a handful of other names for my team. Both good and bad. We'll only focus on the positive of course. Well, at least most of the time.
Before I go any further I just wanted to address all my readers, if any, that yes I know there are many other sports blogs out there. Some focus on baseball as a whole and then others zero-in on specific teams. I'll let you know that 99.9% of the time you'll be reading about the Mets. The other .1% will probably be about a random story going on in the world of baseball. Honestly, I cannot tell you what will make my blog stand out from all the rest. I just hope you enjoy reading what I write.
So, the Mets. The Mets. The Mets. The Mets. I don't even know where to begin. Actually, yes I do. At this exact moment in time, they are currently standing at .475. Three games under the .500 mark and are only 3.5 games back in their division. Only sixth in the entire National League East. No big deal right? Well, tonight, is the final game in their three game set in Chi-town against the Chicago Cubs played at none other than the historic Wrigley Field. At this time, I would like to point out that the team, that is the Cubs are 22-34 in wins and losses. That's .393. Eleven (ELEVEN!) games back in their division, NL Central. That is LAST PLACE in Major League Baseball. What does this have to do with the Mets you ask? Nothing much...except they've lost the last two games to the Cubs. They have lost the series. To the Cubs. Just a little disclaimer: I am in no way saying that the Chicago Cubs are incapable of winning games at this point but both defense and offense have been lacking for the Cubbies since the beginning of the season. But, they've been able to throw in some wins in their losing mix. The same could probably be said of the Mets as they have also had a pretty jagged start this season as well which began since Opening Day and the ugly blown save against the Washington Nationals which then looked like a season that would be looming with perpetual losses. Nothing new here. But, with constant changes by the organization, they seemed to have somewhat cleaned up their act. A few (just a few) winning streaks here and there but when they lose, they lose. It's almost an art. Fast forward to now, the first two games in the series are ones that, let's be real, the Mets should have won. But, games plagued with fumbled balls, one or two bouts of bad base running, a handful of missed opportunities to score runs and the absolute kryptonite of this ball club, leaving runners in scoring position stranded on the bases. I do not have enough fingers to count how many times this has happened so far in this season. As of now I have no predictions for tonight's game. Like they do once in a while, the Mets just might surprise me with a win. Just hopefully they won't get swept by the Cubs. I can't think of anything worse than that. Other than losing a previous series in May to the Diamondbacks, another struggling club this season. The first two games made me want to rip my eyes out...just saying.
All I can say is that it would be an absolute miracle and a very long time time coming to us all if and when (trying to throw in a some hopefulness) the Mets are back on top whether its Division Champs, League Champions or even another World Series victory! Heck! Just make it to the post season! A wild card would sit just fine with me, for now. Then, we can work our way up from there.
Like any other dedicated Mets fan, no matter the agony that this team puts us through, I guess we'll always be there, even if we don't want to be. Nothing like a Mets fan.
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