1. “El” returns today for another shot.
Frankly, he may not leave for the remainder of the season. We all know the
story here…Rule 5 loss to the Nats, returned, spot-on in the minors, spot-off
in Queens. Forget the bad outing and just consider what he has done this leave
at the combined AAA/AA level: 29-appearances, 3-1, 1.99, 40.2-IP, 43-K, 21-BB.
Yeah, the walks are high, but who gives a shit. The Mets are so desperate that
Dickey came out of the pen. Go do it, El.
2. I noticed fans, even writers, and
even me… fall into the trap of sounding negative sometimes, especially during a
losing streak like this time. A short reminder… the Mets do not
suck. More importantly, Mets ballplayers also do not suck. These are real human beings that have
feelings just like you and I and, more importantly, play this game at a level
that you and I have never experienced. Lucas Duda may
have trouble playing right field… Wilmer Flores may
be slow running the bases… and Jason Bay may
have never paid off as a Mets signing, but they, the rest of the team, and the
team, in general do not suck. Any questions?
3. Folks, going 1-8 since the all-star
break would have hurt a lot more if there were nine games left in the season
and you lost the wild card this way.
4. The Ryan
Dempster to Atlanta trade should shut any of the Mets pennant doors that
are still open. There is no way in hell New York can catch either Washington or
Atlanta, so let’s move on. I’ll write about this tomorrow in a separate post.
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