Opinion: Fight, Win, Hope and a New Day
When I was in Philadelphia in April, filming a video for SNY, a little boy in a Phillies jersey approached the camera and with a small voice, wide eyes and a big heart, enthusiastically said, “The Phillies lost last night, but they’re gonna win today.”
He smiled, believing what he said, and walked away.
I miss being that innocent and positive, especially when it comes to the way I watch baseball.
Now that I work so close to the game, it 
is very hard not to get caught up in the business of MLB. It’s hard to ignore who did what, why they did it, who should pitch, who shouldn’t, how much is a player is being paid, who can be traded, whose job is on the line, who should be fired, and who should be traded, demoted and promoted.
In the end, baseball is sustained by hope and the idea that tomorrow is a brand new day. And so, though it isn’t easy, I try my hardest to be that little boy.
In the end, despite any creative ways I may feel the team can improve, I want Willie Randolph, Carlos Delgado, Aaron Heilman, Carlos Beltran, and every one else on this team’s roster, to rise up, fight to the finish and have the last laugh.
In fact, in some ways, seeing this team two games under .500 – with it’s back against the wall – clicks with me more as a fan, because I have always been one to embrace the underdog.
I want the Mets to push through this adversity and win, which would be dramatic, compelling and a lot of fun to watch, because, to me, that – not firings, trades and money – is what baseball has always been about.
