Note: I Did Not Lose Faith
In a column about fan, media and team reaction to ‘the collapse,’ Neil Best writes the following today in Newsday…
“Matt Cerrone, who runs the popular MetsBlog.com, said his sense from readers was the same as he had himself.
“‘It was harder last year,’ he said. ‘This year, you saw it coming and almost could brace for it…The sense I’m getting is people just want to turn the page and get on with the hot stove. It’s like, ‘How are we going to fix this thing?’
“Last autumn, Cerrone believed the Mets would win the NLCS after Endy Chavez‘s catch. Three innings later, it was over. This time, he hadn’t believed for weeks. ‘It’s not a white-hot, intense anger like it was the day after Game 7 last year,’ he said. ‘This year, it’s been spaced out already.’”
…i am fairly certain i never specifically told neil that i lacked faith in this team…i mean, if you read this site, you know i could actually be accused of acting delusional, operating with blind faith throughout much of their demise…
…so, i can only assume this was a miscommunication on my part when speaking with neil, since my overt positivity on this site speaks for itself, for better or worse…and please note that i think neil does outstanding work in his columns and even better work at his blog, called Watchdog…i’m a big fan…but, i think you and i know i never lost faith, for better or worse…hell, in the final seconds of an interview i recently did, i blurted out a ‘ya gotta believe,’ on Friday, when talking to ESPN News…actually, i wish i lost faith, it would have cut down on all the hate mail i had been sent over the last two weeks of the season, which really messed with my head…
…anyway, that being said, i do believe we had ample time to prepare ourselves for this disaster…i mean, people who want willie fired are mostly the exact people who wanted him fired two months ago…people who expected this team to fail, watched it fail for weeks…people who hoped they would succeed, knew it was a matter of faith and hope…whereas last year, after that chavez catch, we all thought this team’s time had come…then, bam, pull the plug, carlos…we’re going home…
…in my opinion, based on e-mails and comments and reaction around me, compared to last season, we are far less stunned and angry this time around…and what was mostly shock and anger 12 months ago, is absolute frustration and fear today, which had been bubbling beneath the surface for weeks…
