eMailbag: It’s In Their Hands
The following e-mail exchange occurred earlier today between two Mets fans, James Flippin and his father, John.
…james was kind enough to forward to me…
Mr. Flippin wrote…
“As I told Sue, who was also lamenting the recent performance of the mercurial Metropolitans, ‘It’s in their hands now.’ I (We) sometimes get so close to it that we almost feel like it’s up to us. It’s their team, their challenge, their careers, their test, their opportunity. But, you’re absolutely right. They get our frustration, our anger, our joy, our hopes…and our belief and trust…until the last out and we either win or lose. That’s it. That’s a fan. Let’s go Mets!”
His son, James, replied…
“As discouraged as I am lately, as difficult as it is to do, like Tug said, “Ya Gotta Believe!”
…i mean, seriously, i watch baseball to have fun…i watch baseball to experience emotions i typically don’t get to feel in my every-day, ordinary life…and giving up is not fun…so why bother to watch at all then…
…today, though, as usual, like so many other seasons before this, i am forced to look in to the blue-and-orange abyss that is being a fan and consider what to do…and, of course, my actions are never in doubt, since, for me, there is only one option, which is to surrender my doubts and fears to the team and simply scream, ‘Ya Gotta Believe.’…
