The Team. The Time. Your 2006 Nl East Champion, New York Mets!

Ok, so a tad premature, but can you blame me?

Anyway, here's part 2 of our Mets discussion.

 

My buddy informed me that he got picked for playoff tickets. If all goes right, I'm going to game 1 of the 2006 NLDS.

 

Did I jinx it?

 

I have a 2000 Wild Card hat for some reason. I think they made us wear it at the Mets Clubhouse Shop after they won it and I ended up just taking it.

But yes, it's official. First time since 88, we are the NL East Champions.

 

Wow. Thread surprisingly slow today.

Anyway, the division is ours as everyone knows. 5th time in our history and first since 1988. It's nice to know that Lo Duca and Delgado are gonna see the postseason for the first time. Also kinda hard to believe that they're going to be seeing it only for the first time. Also rewarding for the guys who have been here the longest. Trachsel has been here since 2001 and has been underappreciated in my opinion. He deserves this. The controvesial signing of Glavine is finally showing its rewards. Cliff Floyd, the guy who said there was no light at the end of the tunnel a few years back has seen it and it's shining bright, even if his performance this season has been a significant drop. He knows he hasn't been peforming and he's greatful to be here. He's class.

The great thing about this club is chemistry. Just watching them celebrate last night, you could see it so well. Everyone jumping up and down together and hugging it out. I dunno, maybe I'm a little bit biased since I'm a Met fan, but it just looks like they enjoy each other more than any other team. You see the two kids that are the future of the Mets, who probably couldn't be any more different from each other in Wright and Reyes, yet they seem like the closest of friends. You see Valentin who says he hasn't had this much fun playing in the Majors in his entire career. You have Wagner bear-hugging Fred Wilpon for bringing him over. Lo Duca being the leader he is and enjoying the moment, knowing he's gonna see October. Same with Delgado, a guy who said no to us last season and now will see October as well. And how ********in cool was it to see Duaner Sanchez there in the dugout, cheering the team on and taking part in the celebrations also?

We still have a couple weeks left before the real season begins. I don't care if we got swept by one of the worst in the NL. I don't care if we can't hit left-handed pitching. I don't care if the AL is supposedly that much stronger. But this team has something special in them and I can't wait to see it in action.

 

D-Train hit 2 homers against the Mets last night. Perez pitched a pretty good game though. He seems to be taking form, which is a positive sign. Pedro gets the start tonight. Let's see how he rebounds from his near-breakdown last week.

I also wanna bitch slap Charlie Manuel, the equipment manager and guy who picks the uniforms. Pinstripes with the blue/black hats? You bust out the pins for the first time in what seems like forever and match them with the blue/black? Unbelievable. They should just get rid of the black altogether. No more black anything on the Mets unis. Make like the KC Royals and starting next season, the Reds and ditch any hint of black. I bet they don't wear the blue hats in the playoffs either.

Also, a bunch of people I know, including myself were chosen for a second drawing of the NLDS. I tried to get game 2 but was unsuccessful. I guess game 1 is good enough.

 

Geez Louise. I know September was never a good month for us but damn, talk about a beating.

 

Ok. Now it's time to start worrying. The team has lost 4 straight and 7 of their last 8. We're getting our heads kicked in. If it was crappy starting pitching, that's one thing, but the team ain't hittin a lick. I know we clinched and we'll finish with the best record in the NL, but if we go into the playoffs like this, we can expect a nice early exit and talk about what a failure this season was.

Pedro was absolutely dreadful. I don't think he should start if he's not healthy. I don't what experience brings; if you suck, you suck. Right now, he sucks. Willie's gonna have a lot of tough decisions to make and right now, I'm concerned. That being said, I know these guys will be ready for the playoffs.

 

Aww, thanks so much. Just worry about making the playoffs first, otherwise you'd look silly making such statements about "lend you an National League Champion shirt in a few weeks." just you did with "Leave it to Mets fans to blow their loads in April. What a pathetic bunch. 2nd in their own city, and by September, 3rd in the NL East. Keep it up, clowns. This will make for good reading in a few months."

We wouldn't want to look silly again, would we?


As for Pedro, I don't think any Met fan is completely surprised by this. We knew what we were getting and that was a fragile pitcher who had to rely more on guile than power. We saw what he could do last season and the beginning of this season. Right now he's terrible. Come October though, who knows? There is one certainty at this point; we're in the playoffs and you're not. Not much your solid rotation is gonna do unless you make it first.