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Read: Mets Must Avoid May Daze

by Regis Courtemanche on May 14th, 2008 at 9:30 am

In an article for the Daily News, John Harper discusses how the Mets need to put last year behind them and prove their worth in an improving National League.

Harper writes:

“Be the team that fans want to believe these 2008 Mets can be – even if the National League landscape seems to be changing all around them.”

“We’re better than we’re playing right now,” Omar Minaya said yesterday when asked about the state of his team. “But we’re not the only good team that’s just a little over .500 right now.

…i for one am tired of looking in the rear view mirror, and continue to try looking ahead…the fact that people still write about last year irks me, but they have somewhat of a point…the mets need to play well to put this talk to rest once and for all…

…as for the rest of the league, it has certainly become harder for the team to distinguish themselves as the best of the rest, as the diamondbacks and others continue to improve…