I'm not one to give up easy, I usually hold out hope until it seems completely hopeless, but I'm starting to think it's time to think about next year. Surprisingly, I'm not all that bitter about it. A number of sports reporters (thank you Peter Gammons)picked the Mets to go all the way at the beginning of the season, and had they stayed healthy, maybe it would have happened. But with all of their injuries and bone-head plays, that doesn't seem to be in the cards anymore.
I know the season is just half over, but they're nine games out and I don't think they can come out of it. So at this point I think it's time to start thinking about next year, and I think Oman Minaya has to take into consideration the impact this season's injuries could have. Is it time to really shake things up and trade one of their stars? Or do they try to add some solid "supporters" like they tried this year?
Minaya made a ton of changes to the bullpen and I'm not sure how much better it is. No doubt we have a solid closer, but is the rest of the bullpen really an improvement over last year? I know earlier in the season they saved some games and got out of some tough spots, but they seemed to sink.
How about the manager, Jerry Manuel? Maybe it's just me, but I didn't have that much of an issue with Willy Randolph. How can you really tell when it's the manager or the team just isn't that good? I also don't like the way they got rid of Randolph, but that's a different story. Manuel makes a lot of moves I don't agree with. But then again, how much of that is him and how much is Minaya? Does Manuel really have control over his team or does he differ to a higher power?
I'm honestly not all that sure what they need to do to be a contender next year, because I thought they did a good job of that this season and look where they are. SO am I speaking prematurely? Is there still a chance? Or do we just bow our heads and wait till next year?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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The Mets are finished for this year. They have too many key injuries out for too long. Had the Phillies not slumped in June, the Mets would be five more games back at least.
ReplyDeleteAs a fan, I don't know how you deal with that mess. The only hope is to look forward to next year, but is there anything to look forward to? The organization can't trade any of its stars because well, they don't carry as much value on the disabled list, and they are the pieces the Mets need if they have any hopes of winning. The way to fix it in the off-season is to sign some free agents and pray they don't get hurt either.
As a Phillies fan, I actually feel sad for the Mets. OK, maybe I wouldn't go that far, but it really is a shame that the Mets went out and improved things they so desperately needed just to get attacked by a swarm of injury bugs.