Note: What a Difference a Week Makes
With yesterday’s win against the Giants, the Mets have now won three 
consecutive series, during which they are 7–3.
David Wright, talking to reporters, talking to reporters yesterday:
“We’re going out there with a different attitude than we did a couple weeks ago. We’re getting that swagger back, that confidence back. We’re playing complete baseball games now, all facets. We’ve got a nice momentum. But you can’t be satisfied playing well for a week and a half. You have to continue it, use this momentum…We’ve played pretty…but we can’t be satisfied with playing well for a week.”
Willie Randolph, on the same topic, following the game, said:
“For me, it’s only been a matter of time. I believe in my guys, and we knew we were going to play better than we have. We talked about it, and now we’re starting to play with more consistency. That’s the team we’re going to be…We’ve got to keep doing that…We want to push away from .500, and continue to play good baseball.”
…as i said about reyes in an earlier post, it’s all about confidence…from what i understand, the players were feeling the pressure from the fans, from the media and, most importantly, from ownership who had been reportedly putting pressure on their manager, and so on…what’s worse, the team was playing tight and trying to do too much…culture divides, clubhouse issues, etc., were never a problem…in fact, camaraderie has always been strong…they just didn’t believe in themselves, and were fearing the worst…
…however, a speech from willie, a team meeting, a come-from-behind win, some excitement, a road trip, etc., and suddenly – just like that – the team believes in itself again, feels confident, feels in control of the pressure, and they’re winning…
…this game is so complicated, and yet so simple…
