Who The *%#@ Is Sullivan?

Maybe I'm a bad writer, or a crappy fan, but I'm running out of things to say about the New York Mets. This season doesn't hold much promise for the post season, but at the same time, they're playing well enough that you can't completely and confidently count them out yet. The front office didn't make any moves by the deadline which to me says, they're not thinking about this year anymore and they'll wait till the off season to see where their current team stands before making moves. And I think I'm OK with that.

I apologize for the title of this post, but this was a text message I sent to my father today. He so kindly responded by telling me that Sullivan has been around for about a week and he believes they brought him up from the minors. Now I haven't been watching religiously lately, because I think I'll have a heart attack if I do, but I've been watching enough that you'd think I would have heard about this. And if not during a game, I watch Sports Center every night and morning, so surely I would have heard about this then right?

Nope. So I decided to look him up. After four seasons in Colorado, Cory Sullivan joined the Mets organization and until Fernando Nieve went on the disabled list, he was playing in Buffalo on the Mets Triple-A team. In his 11 games with Mets he's batting .267. I know I was mocking him before, but now I'm slightly surprised I hadn't heard of him. He's not an all-star but he seems to be solid enough.

As much as I love the Mets and am glad they haven't rolled over, even though it seems like a lost cause, there is a part of me that wishes they would. For the past few seasons, they've strung us along, played with our hearts and then blown it. As much as it seems like it's over, part of me still thinks they're going to make a run and get close (at least to the Wild Card). Maybe that's the crazy fan in me that can't give up, but I honestly think it's a possibility.

Am I crazy? Probably. But at least I now know who the *%@# Sullivan is.