Note: Team Tightrope
By the way, nice job by David Lennon in Newsday, who recently took a comment from Jerry Manuel and created the term ‘Team Tightrope,’ as a way to describe the 2008 New York Mets.
This is a perfect name, David. Well done.
Seriously, what a year? Regardless of how it ends, it will no doubt end up being nothing short of entertainment. The next three weeks I will obsess over the ups and downs of winning and losing and the standings. So, I’d like to take a minute to acknowledge just how hectic and dramatic this season has been so far.
Think about it, there was ‘the Collapse,’ then the improbable Johan Santana trade, followed by an easy-going spring training, then Ryan Church suffered a concussion, the regular season started, Pedro Martinez got hurt, fans were called out for booing and blamed for the team’s failure, Willie Randolph entered the crosshairs, which put a constant pressure on the team, who were labeled lifeless, Carlos Delgado was hitting .220, Randolph was fired, Jerry Manuel was hired, every one exhaled, Ryan Church suffered another concussion, the Mets won 10 in a row, Billy Wagner got hurt, and John Maine got hurt, and the Mets took back first place, among a whole host of other storylines that were repeated over and over and over again…
…and there is still three weeks left to play.
For more, check out Brooklyn Met Fan, where Adam looks back at the Then and Now of this season.
