The New York Mets, long the red-headed step child from Flushing is doing what none could have ever imagined in 2012; win ball games with a star-less roster. Several games have been played with a complete nine man roster of home grown talent that, except for David Wright, make less money than what they are still paying Bobby Bonilla. These kids have shown a mettle that their cross-town big brothers have lacked. The youngsters are making baseball fun again, while the Yankees look boring, clueless and altogether lost while waiting for their bats to liven up the Bronx. At 24-20 and in fourth place in the NL East, the Mets can not claim to be smothering their opponents with flawless baseball, but they remain a fresh breath of air in a long season that is hard to keep watching.
Wright, the Mets only proven star is tearing the cover off the ball batting over .400, while David Murphy has become the constant two-out hitting machine that has become the norm in this short season. There are names like Baxter, Nieuwenhuis, Tejada and Johnson that are making a major league impact for a lineup that would be hard-pressed to win a minor league championship. Yet these individuals, with a solid starting rotation and bullpen, have made for an interesting start towards the all-star break. The one individual in the lineup that they sorely miss is the big bat of--no I'm not going to say Jason Bay--Ike Davis. While many can most likely say that they expected nothing of Bay, and yes, I am one of them, we all expected Davis to have a solid year.
That has not been the case as Ike has been dismal at the plate batting just around the .160 range with not enough power to make the fans look the other way. Ike may need a break down in AAA for a bit in order to find that stroke that was prevalent at the beginning of 2011 before injury closed his season. The Mets, however, seem to stay on track by taking control of the later innings and converting on two-out, two-strike pitches better than anyone in the majors. For now, as fans, we are enjoying this season for what it is; hope that a second wild card is in our cards. The Mets, if nothing else, have taught us once again that money does not always buy happiness--the Yankees will attest to this. As a fan, it is in my blood to follow this dismal franchise with the only motto I can ever live by--You Gotta Believe!!
Wright, the Mets only proven star is tearing the cover off the ball batting over .400, while David Murphy has become the constant two-out hitting machine that has become the norm in this short season. There are names like Baxter, Nieuwenhuis, Tejada and Johnson that are making a major league impact for a lineup that would be hard-pressed to win a minor league championship. Yet these individuals, with a solid starting rotation and bullpen, have made for an interesting start towards the all-star break. The one individual in the lineup that they sorely miss is the big bat of--no I'm not going to say Jason Bay--Ike Davis. While many can most likely say that they expected nothing of Bay, and yes, I am one of them, we all expected Davis to have a solid year.
That has not been the case as Ike has been dismal at the plate batting just around the .160 range with not enough power to make the fans look the other way. Ike may need a break down in AAA for a bit in order to find that stroke that was prevalent at the beginning of 2011 before injury closed his season. The Mets, however, seem to stay on track by taking control of the later innings and converting on two-out, two-strike pitches better than anyone in the majors. For now, as fans, we are enjoying this season for what it is; hope that a second wild card is in our cards. The Mets, if nothing else, have taught us once again that money does not always buy happiness--the Yankees will attest to this. As a fan, it is in my blood to follow this dismal franchise with the only motto I can ever live by--You Gotta Believe!!
Nice job..
ReplyDeleteThank you, it has been quite some time that I can be proud of the way the Mets are at least putting an effort on the field
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