As if the World Series wasn’t enough of a kick in my nuts the Mets are deciding they’ll pick up where they left off for the off season. Is it possible that Omar has suffered an off season ending injury? Has a rash of hamstring injuries made it’s way through the scouting department? Or are the Mets exactly what I don’t want them to be?
I was thinking about it last night and it struck me. Do you know what the Mets are without the few moments of glory in their franchises history? It pains me to say it, but they’re the New York Clippers. Think about it. They share a major city with a powerhouse of a franchise. They offer you minor glimpses of hope. And just when you are about to believe, the owner decides to go cheap on you.
The most frustrating part about this team is that they are closer to being good than most want to realize. There are enough guys coming back from injury that will automatically improve their roster from the end of last year. But it still is not enough, especially when the Phillies and Braves continue to improve. This Mets team is still in dire need of at least one power bat and another starter. When I say starter I mean someone other than Joel Pineiro. When I say power bat I mean someone other than Alex Cora. This is just in case the Wilpons do check this site for advice, which would explain why this organization is in the position they are in.
I’m not saying that they should go out and sign every free agent and make every trade, but the fact that they seem to be asleep when they should be most active is very telling. It tells you that they can’t really make any trades because no one wants the garbage they have in their farm system. It also tells you that they are unwilling to overpay to get free agents to come here because there is really no other way to get a free agent to come to this mess.
So the Mets will bottom pick and hope that someone cheap will pan out. And when it doesn’t, they’ll complain that they were hamstrung by a budget, just like 99% of the rest of baseball. Only their budget is bigger than almost everyone’s, but it’s their brains that seem strained. Zing!
Categorized in Baseball, New York Mets and Sports
Tags: Alex Cora, Atlanta Braves, Joel Pineiro, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Omar Minaya, Philedelphia Phillies, Wilpons
I sure hate the bye week in the NFL. I’m sure the players appreciate a little time to get healthy, but what the hell am I supposed to do on a fall Sunday with the wife and child out? Let’s just say there was a lot of fantasy scoreboard watching going on in my living room. Not a lot of pants wearing.
So here’s what I have to look forward to: 8 Jet games left. I’m not sure how I feel about the remaining schedule. There are some sneaky games left, including next weeks match up with the Jags. From my point of view there is only one way to fix this season (outside of running the table and winning a Super Bowl, which I would sign for right now). Having already lost twice to the Dolphins and another bad home loss to the Bills (which I was at, but thanks to a Jim Beam comma don’t remember much other than waking up and wondering where I was and why it was a game at all) there must be some divisional pride found from deep down inside. Here’s how you wash the Ted Ginn, Jr. taste from your mouth: Beat the Patriots! Again!
Looking ahead? Absolutely. I’m not playing, so it really shouldn’t matter. Obviously it would be nice to start the post bye season with a win. In fact, it has to happen. It’s no cake walk, but if this team is any good, they should beat Jacksonville. That’s the tone setter for the rest of the year. Then carry whatever momentum that creates into New England the following week and beat the Patriots! Again!
A lot of us have forgotten that the Jets did play some good football earlier in the year. And the beat the Patriots. Granted, Brady was still getting his legs back and they were without Wes Welker. But a win is a win. And they won.
Did they talk a little too much? Yes. Did they put too much stock into a week 2 game? It’s the Jets. What else do we have to look forward to? I struggle to not be cynical and a typical Jet fan when it comes to this stuff. Some people have a problem with the Jets cocky attitude. I don’t because when you’re trying to erase a life time of heartbreak, you need to have an attitude about it.
It’s easy to say “same old Jets”. I’m susceptible to it as much as any of us. But I want it to stop right now! No more hiding behind a franchise being cursed. It doesn’t make rooting for them any easier. I don’t take any pleasure in thinking the other shoe is going to drop any second. I’m a Mets fan for Christs’ sake, too. I can only take so much!
But let’s try and look at it with a little perspective for a second. Starting this season with a rookie QB and coach, if someone asked me if I would take 4-4 going into the bye I would have told them to shut the fuck up and stop asking me stupid questions. Having said that, 4-4 is not the end of a season. Especially if both the rookie QB and coach learned from the mistakes they made in the first half of the season and can correct them going forward. Rex, coach the whole team. You are not a defensive coordinator anymore. Act like it! Sanchez, I don’t care if you eat hot dogs on the sideline. I care what you do on the field. Treat the ball with a little respect, hand it off to one of the best rushing games in the league and convert a few big 3rd downs. Worry about being great next year. Just don’t suck anymore this year and I’ll forget about the 5 interceptions against the Bills that I don’t really remember to begin with (see Jim Beam above).
A good way to make me forget about the bad divisional losses is by getting a good divisional road win. Don’t talk about wanting to embarrass them. Don’t talk about kissing anyones rings. Don’t listen to how the team you beat earlier this year isn’t the same anymore. Go in and hit the pretty boy in the mouth. Beat the Patriots! Again!
Categorized in Football, Jim Beam, NFL and New York Jets
Tags: Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jim Beam, Mark Sanchez, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, Rex Ryan, Super Bowl, Ted Ginn Jr, Tom Brady, Wes Welker
Pretty sure all the rain proves that God is a frustrated Mets fan, too.
The World Series is scheduled to start tonight and it’s a Mets fan worse nightmare. I have no doubt in my mind that every Met fan ever used up all of their baseball wishes the night the ball went through Buckners’ legs. You would have to convince me otherwise.
But that’s cool. Maybe it will rain for the next few weeks and they’ll just call off this years series. That’s the only way this will not suck. It reminds me of the Giants Patriots Super Bowl a few years back. As a Jet fan, there was nothing good that could come out of it. Either the cheaters win and complete an undefeated season or the Giants come in and take care of what the rest of the league could not do all year. It was a great game, but it still was like a 4 hour kick in the groin.
So, what to do with this series? I can not watch, which is entirely possible. I can secretly root for injuries, which I will not do because that’s not my style. I can definitely not look at facebook during the game and watch the irrational status update mood swings of Yankee fans from pitch to pitch. I’ve had just enough of that.
What I’ll probably do what any other rational Met fan would do. Be in extreme denial! Big night in sports tonight! Islanders vs. Rangers!!! Time to start disliking another faction of stupid fans. Go ‘ders!
Categorized in Baseball, Football, Met Hats, NHL, New York Jets, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Sports
Tags: Bill Buckner, Cheating, Facebook, God, Kicks in the Groin, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Islanders, New York Jets, New York Mets, New York Rangers, Super Bowl, World Series
Hello people. A few thoughts on what has been going on with me.
Last night sucked a whole lot. Not only did the Jets lose, my awful cable decides to lose it’s picture in the beginning of the 4th quarter. I couldn’t even see how they were blowing an in division road win. I had to listen. Thanks for the blindfold, Time Warner. I hate you!
Needless to say that some poor Indian woman had to deal with a very unpleasant customer who did not want to hear about the great deal she could give me on some new channels. To top it all off, my wonderful 8 month old daughter decided that she would articulate how I was feeling with some gut wrenching shrieks throughout the second half. She had an encore at around 5:30 am. Not cool. Not after that game.
Here’s the problem with being cocky. It really sucks when you are getting your ass handed to you. It’s still early in the season, but that changes very quickly in the NFL. Gotta right the ship and win these next few games. Buffalo, Oakland, Miami (at home) are all games that should be won. Win them. I’m an excellent motivational speaker. Anyone hiring?
Special thanks to Billy Wagner for the 2 minor leaguers we’ll never see thanks to him hanging out in Boston for the last month or so instead of Queens. Good looking out, Wags!
Categorized in ESPN, Football, Met Hats, NFL, New York Jets and New York Mets
Tags: Billy Wagner, Boston, Buffalo, India, Miami, Monday Night Football, New York Jets, NFL, Oakland, Queens, Rex Ryan, Time Warner Cable
Begrudgingly, Throwing Junk would like to send a luke warm congratulations to Derek Jeter for tying Lou Gehrig as the Yankee all time hits leader. Here’s a question: what took you so long, DJ? Wait, I’m coming off bitter. Let me rephrase that. Screw you, Jeter! OK, OK, one more time. Eh, congrats I guess. That’s the best I’m gonna do, folks. Sorry.
In all seriousness, I was quite surprised that no Yankee has ever had 3,000 hits. That’s a tad shocking, no? With all the players they have bought over the years I would have thought they would have once shopped in the 3,000 hits aisle. Learn something new every day I suppose.
If I’m sounding like a sour Mets fan there’s a reason for that. I am one. That’s alright. I have made a decision and I’m sticking with it. I have always rooted for the, how shall I put this, less successful New York teams unless you count the Islanders (who have won 4 Stanley Cups to the Rangers 1 in my lifetime. sorry it’s true). Is it frustrating? Sure. But there’s also a part of me that wants it that way. If and when one of the teams I do root for wins, I will feel that much better about it. I will know that I stuck it out for the long haul and I did not jump ship to root for the easy team to root for. You see, it takes no guts to root for the Yankees. I’ve always felt it was like rooting for McDonald’s to sell hamburgers. If you spend double of what everyone else is spending, you should win. Where’s the satisfaction in that?
Wait, I got off track here. I was supposed to be congratulating Jeets for passing Gehrig in hits. I guess that makes old Louie the second luckiest guy in the world now. Oh well. Derek doesn’t need me to be happy for him. He’s living a dream and enjoying every minute of it, as he should. Jeter reminds me of Justin Timberlake in that I really don’t want to like him, but I do have to admit that they’re pretty good at what they do. So there. Are you happy now? Congrats, Derek. Keep living the dream and I’ll keep secretly hoping that you eventually catch VD.
Categorized in Baseball, Fast Food, New York Mets, Sports and Uncategorized
Tags: Derek Jeter, Justin Timberlake, Lou Gehrig, McDonald's, New York, New York Islanders, New York Mets, New York Rangers, New York Yankees, Stanley Cup
