Ah spring training. A magical place where all championships seem attainable, every player is in the best shape of their lives and left-handed pitchers earning a skillion dollars despite not having thrown a pitch in like eight years are closely examined with every bullpen session.
It's been a long, tough winter for Mets fans, what with Jose Reyes running away to join Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, the biggest acquisitions being a bunch of bullpen guys, and Jeff and Fred doing their best to run this whole thing into the ground, but there are a number of stories emerging from Port St. Lucie that suggest that this whole situation isn't as dire as it looks and that the Mets could actually surprise this season. Let's take a look!
Ok, so there's not a lot to suggest that this year will be much different from recent ones. The prognosticators seem to be split into two factions, one spewing doom and gloom about the drastic payroll cutbacks, David Wright's looming option status for the 2013 season, Santana's glass elbow and Reyes' departure. Others are saying that with a full year from Ike Davis, a boost to Wright and Jason Bay's production after management went from All Star to Pro for them, and R.A. Dickey being both emotionally and physically invigorated after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the Mets might be better than people think.
I like the bullpen help, since Terry Collins seemed to sap his relief staff for a week during every Mike Pelfrey start, and getting top line starters on the open market are almost impossible, but I'm really hoping that Wheeler, Harvey and Mejia eventually live up to their expectations and come into their own as a dominant staff so we can stop worrying about whether or not Dillon Gee or Niese (Nose) are the answer.
Speaking of Niese, is there no end to Carlos Beltran's benevolence? First he is used to obtain Wheeler, and then he immediately ensures that no Mets fan will ever second guess the deal by reverting back to 2005 form. Now he's going to pay for a nose job for some second-rate pitcher on a team he probably hated. He is truly a scholar and a gentleman.
One more note on Ike Davis. There are a number of people giving him sleeper status, saying that this year could be one of those where he makes huge strides, all that kinds of stuff. While that would be super STOP IT EVERYONE.
Let me just say that I could not be more into that abomination in Miami. I have got to see what that looks like MLB: The Show.
ReplyDeleteAlso, sorry bro, the Mets stink.
I think that there is nothing wrong with getting a nose job especially if you really need it.
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