420 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/bas...9040.xml&coll=1 Baseball Musings for Wednesday Wednesday, March 01, 2006 On paper, the Mets are the clear favorites to win the National League. Wait. Did you hear that? That was the sound of every Mets fan in the world simultaneously going, "Sssssshhhh!" No Mets fan wants to hear that the Mets are favored to do anything. The natural state of the Mets fan is misery and pessimism. The history of the Mets franchise is one of crushing mediocrity and disappointment punctuated by occasional, surprising success. Even their greatest team was supposed to follow the glory of 1986 with more glory and ... didn't. So, when somebody says the additions of Carlos Delgado and Billy Wagner to an already promising roster in a weak division make the Mets the favorites, the Mets fan thinks: Jim Fregosi, Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Terry Pendleton, Mike Scioscia, Orel Hershiser, Juan Samuel, Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Kenny Rogers, Armando Benitez, Luis Sojo, Mo Vaughn, Roberto Alomar ... We don't want to say the Mets' expectations are too high, because they're not. They do look very good. And being favored in the National League is like being favored to win a beauty pageant in which all of the other contestants are wild boars. But history tells Mets fans to fear expectations like these. When you're a Mets fan, you have to see it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/bas...9040.xml&coll=1Baseball Musings for Wednesday Wednesday, March 01, 2006 On paper, the Mets are the clear favorites to win the National League. Wait. Did you hear that? That was the sound of every Mets fan in the world simultaneously going, "Sssssshhhh!" No Mets fan wants to hear that the Mets are favored to do anything. The natural state of the Mets fan is misery and pessimism. The history of the Mets franchise is one of crushing mediocrity and disappointment punctuated by occasional, surprising success. Even their greatest team was supposed to follow the glory of 1986 with more glory and ... didn't. So, when somebody says the additions of Carlos Delgado and Billy Wagner to an already promising roster in a weak division make the Mets the favorites, the Mets fan thinks: Jim Fregosi, Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Terry Pendleton, Mike Scioscia, Orel Hershiser, Juan Samuel, Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Kenny Rogers, Armando Benitez, Luis Sojo, Mo Vaughn, Roberto Alomar ... We don't want to say the Mets' expectations are too high, because they're not. They do look very good. And being favored in the National League is like being favored to win a beauty pageant in which all of the other contestants are wild boars. But history tells Mets fans to fear expectations like these. When you're a Mets fan, you have to see it first. well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jeans Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Weak division? When was the last time every team in the division went over .500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Weak division? When was the last time every team in the division went over .500? Was thinking the same thing. If we win the division this year, we have earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I am a Mets fan but I have heard this before and then they play horrible while the Braves play four rookies and still win the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockey1225 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 mmm..paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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