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Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

Posted on: May 22, 2008 11:12 am
 

The following comments are in response to recent events surrounding the New York Mets and my frustration over the team. Sorry guys I have to Vent a little!

Mike Pelfrey SUCKS. I don’t give a golden goddamn about his “stuff.” When you follow up a gem of a game by throwing batting practice to the Atlanta Braves, you suck and don’t deserve to continue starting on a team that’s supposed to compete.

Pelfrey needs Mapquest and a guide donkey to find the strike zone, and when he actually does, it’s with flat, lifeless fastballs that quickly find their way out of the park. Mets management — how many times do you have to get hit on the head before you realize it hurts? Mike Pelfrey is a middle reliever at best. Stop starting him, or prepare for weekly depression.

Moises Alou SUCKS. I watched a ton of replay last night, and other than a stiff breeze blowing in from right, I have no idea what caused his calf to cramp up….again. I’ve seen corpses with more resilience. It would take a three-part House M.D. to figure out how one man can be so lame. Can we please just end this morbid science experiment and admit that Alou’s body is one bump away from paralysis and his own charity telethon?

Aaron Heilman SUCKS. He doesn’t care. Neither should we. He wants to start games, but can’t seem to finish an inning. Management is now “shopping” Heilman to anyone who will listen, which is roughly equivalent to shopping long-term life insurance to the Kennedys. Though I called for fans to continue to support him, I now realize it’s a lost cause. Heilman possesses all the spirit of All-Bran, and with twice the crappy results. He’s the Chuck Knoblauch of middle relief, and it’s time for him to leave.

Endy Chavez SUCKS. I hate to say this, because we used to love the little guy. But he can barely carry that bat now, much less swing it. Watching him hit reminds me of that one kid on every little league team that plays because the league requires it. Because his bat has become so weak, his fielding has atrophied as well. Endy went from an exciting option to a last resort — a resort the Mets continue to visit because Moises Alou sucks worse.

Willie Randolph SUCKS. How do I say you suck, without you alleging that I’m a racist? You have all the enthusiasm of a death row inmate, and a less hopeful outlook. Just days after saying that you want to keep all team business internal, you go and make a flaming a$$ of yourself by calling out broadcasters. It’s hypocritical and embarrassing. If you can’t manage this team to a .675 winning percentage, then you obviously don’t know what you’re doing. Congratulations on making this job seem harder than it is, and also for making Joe Torre look like a genius by comparison. Also, congrats on your inevitable return to the Yankees organization. I’m starting to wonder if that’s where you wanted to be all along.

Omar Minaya SUCKS. You rode into town like a champion, then proceeded to coast along on the merits of a handful of good transactions. We turned the other way when you signed crap players, simply because their names ended in “-ez”. We pretended that the Pedro signing was still a good move, three years after his last meaningful Mets start. Hell, we even tried to support the idea that El Dookie and Alookie had plenty to give despite the fact that their combined age equals a good credit score. But we can’t support you anymore. You’ve developed a community college team for an Ivy League price tag, and have absolutely nothing to show for it but years of bad debts. Yeah, we got Johan, but something tells me he’s wishing he went elsewhere. It’s time to boogie and leave some other poor souls to clean up this mess.

I bet you’re thinking I’m going to say the Mets suck. But I won’t.

And I can’t.

This team still has the ability to rule this division, despite all of the dead weight listed above. However, after watching this team lose three in a row to the Braves, showing zero signs of ability in the process, they’re getting awfully f–k!ng close.

I’ll calm down once they start winning again, but for now, I’ll say this: Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

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Posted on: May 22, 2008 1:16 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

lol lol lol i feel the same way... good post and yes its hard being a met fan... i just want to see any of my teams win a championship and i thought for sure this is the mets year. its tough for me because every sport my team sucks...aka mets,jets,knicks,rangers, and now the orangemen



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 1:34 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

 Mike Pelfrey SUCKS. I don’t give a golden goddamn about his “stuff.” When you follow up a gem of a game by throwing batting practice to the Atlanta Braves, you suck and don’t deserve to continue starting on a team that’s supposed to compete.Give Pelfrey a break. His game was ruined by Luis Castillo. Is it a good thing that he can't rebound from one bad play? No, of course it isn't, but it's not like the Braves are easy to pitch to. When Chipper, Tex, McCann, and Francoeur are all going, that lineup is just unfair.  Pelfrey needs some time in the minors to get straightened out, but at this point I don't know if his confidence can take that. The Mets may have ruined a true bluechip prospect by rushing him to the majors.



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 3:11 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

What you all said.  I'd add only one thing, and that to 14's last sentence.

AGAIN.



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 3:25 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

AGAIN.You'd think that with 2 teams in their own division that are really, really good at developing prospects(Braves and Marlins) the Mets would take a hint and start letting people develop on their own. At least they seem to be giving F-Mart enough time, but Omar still has time to call him up too early.



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 3:32 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

Not just being a METS fan, but a ny fan in anything (except NYG).  I hope that the NYG, don't catch this NY funk,  The METS, the YANKEES, the KNICKS, the ISLANDERS, the RANGERS had an good run this year,   the JETS. 
Its a sad sad sad time to be a NEW YORK sports fan,

However, look on the bright side, if it wasn't for us being in the bottom half, the top half wouldn't be possible. LOL.

I need a BEER, LOOK ITS BEER 30, CHEERS, GTG.....



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 4:05 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

He started 2-0 and hasnt won since....yeah he threw a gem against the Nats, but that is the Nats....we need him to pitch like that against everyone, yeah ok you will have your bad starts every once in a while, but against the better teams he needs to step it up....I believe he is now 0-3 against the Braves overall that includes being 0-2 this year and has an ERA over 10.00 with only 9.1 innings pitched...



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Posted on: May 22, 2008 4:14 pm

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

The Mets may have ruined a true bluechip prospect by rushing him to the majors.

The Mets did indeed rush him. He should have been in AA in 2007 for the full year and in AAA this year for the full season.

The only players that they didn't rush were Strawberry, Gooden, Wright and Reyes. And if F-MArt is in Shea this Sept. he'll be rushed as well.



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Posted on: May 23, 2008 9:50 am

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

understandable for the venting and i don't blame you, but you can look at the bright side; at least you're not a yankee fan!



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Posted on: May 23, 2008 9:55 am

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

I agree with everything you've said.  I've stood here defending Heilman and Willie till my voice has gone horse and I've turned blue in the face.  No more.  Heilman's history of good ERAs is no longer good enough.  Hes not turning it around this year.  Willie's chances to get this team up to par are running short - and with the negative light of the whole racism thing, I think his time is coming to a close - something I never thought possible until the end of the year.

I'm sick and tired of watching this team barely scratch out a couple runs with this offense.  I'm sick and tired of good pitching efforts going to waste - Even with 12 hits last night - only 2 earned runs for Johan.  I have the Saturday plan for Shea - and I still get mid week tickets here and there - and trust me - I won't miss a game if I can go - no matter how painful they become to watch - but the excitement of getting on that 7 is fading, and fading fast!

The only medicine for this sickness is the Mets to start winning - so please guys - write me a prescription!



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Posted on: May 23, 2008 9:59 am

Being a Mets fan in 2008 SUCKS.

understandable for the venting and i don't blame you, but you can look at the bright side; at least you're not a yankee fan!


I was at Yankee stadium last night - free tickets from my buddies client, its against my morals to pay for Yankee tickets - and they went out there - made the plays they had to, and got a solid pitching even from their young guy (Kennedy).  They kept it close and in the 9th got some exciting clutch hits.

I;m not saying the Yankees are the team to want to be this season - but you could tell - they never gave up or stopped playing - and watching the mets, I feel like thats what they do at times - and its painful.



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