Question: What do you Want?
What’s amazing to me is that if the Mets win this afternoon, they will have gone 3–3 on a West Coast road trip against the two hottest teams in the National League, all while being three games over .500 and an inch from first place all with roughly 80 percent of the season left to be played.
Meanwhile, if you peak in on my e-mail’s inbox, talk with fans on the street, listen to talk radio or read the 
newspaper, you’d think – without looking at the standings – you’d think this team was 10–30.
There appears to be a a huge disconnect between what is happening on the field, in the stands and in the division.
In spite of reality, I feel restless – even though I know I shouldn’t. Even though I know there is plenty of baseball left to be played, I can’t help but feel frustrated, and disheartened, and edgy. I just can’t shake it. I wish this was not the case, but it is.
From what I can tell, the problem is that I’m just not having a whole lot of fun watching this team – and, for me, that’s what matters most.
To much criticism, I have written many times in the past that my goal is to have fun watching baseball. Wins are preferred, obviously, but ‘fun’ is a requirement.
In 2006, if the Mets were down by a run or two, I kept watching because – even if they lost – I knew it would be an entertaining finish. This is not the case right now.
I’m curious, at the very least, what do you want from this team?
It’s a simple question with a a complicated answer.
Do you want this team to win a ring, is that the only acceptable result? Do you want them to at least make the playoffs? Do you want them to at least play fun, exciting baseball, even if they lose. Do you want them to show more emotion? Do you want them to care as much you and I do? Do you want a new manager, a new GM, maybe some younger players – even if it could mean not making the playoffs?
What is it that you want, besides a better-than-.500 team, who is one game out of first place with roughly 80 percent of the season yet to be played.
“Again, speaking as a fan, at the very least, what do you want from this team?”
…put your response in the comments section below, or feel free to send me an e-mail…
