Opinion: I’m Excited for Baseball
I am surprised by the high-level of near-certain doom being expressed by some Mets fans.
I understand the skepticism and the criticism, no question. I feel the same way. But, I’m sensing a whole other level of doom-and-gloom in my inbox and comments section, and I hear it on talk radio and from fans on the street… and, that I don’t get. I’m not predicting the Mets will win the World Series this season by any means, but I’m certainly not going to say they can’t.
I mean, how do I know the Phillies or Braves are not doomed to be injured like the Mets were in 2009. Or, how do I know the Mets will not make a significant, helpful mid-season trade. Or, perhaps this is the season Mike Pelfrey puts it together, in the same year Jose Reyes hits 25 triples and steals 80 bases. Again, I’m not saying all of this will happen, I’m not even sure it can happen, but I can’t say it won’t happen… at least not yet.
The thing is, baseball is such a long season, with so many twists and turns, and that’s what makes it so great: so long as there is one out remaining, anything can happen… and there are still at least 1,400 innings to be played.
I mean, had someone told me in February 2006 that, in eight months, Pirates LHP Oliver Perez would be starting Game 7 of the NLCS for the Mets, I’m not sure I would have believed them. And that’s the point, I don’t know, definitively, what the 2010 Mets will or will not accomplish.
