Gloomy Day in the Bronx Not Near the Gloom Over Mets
The Mets and Yankees were rained out of their first meeting in the 2008 Subway Series. While it was a dreadful in New York all day, life within the Mets stayed negative even without a game.
The media was swarming in the clubhouse, there was a team meeting and the "Willie on the hot seat" rumors were at an all time high. It was a weird day, and if you're a Mets fan, it was a day you didn't necessarily want to go through.
I'll start with the team meeting, which I'll quickly push aside. I've seen this same song and dance from the Mets. They did this two or three times last season, and it basically did nothing. After Billy Wagner's comments yesterday, maybe there is a rift in the clubhouse, but who cares? I don't need all 25 guys to be one big, happy family. I expect them to walk out onto that field ready to play hard as a team. So therefore, the team meetings are whatever to me, and truthfully, someone needs to step up and lead this team on the field.
Next, the media circus. Obviously with the Subway Series it's a big deal, but I felt today it was more of a trial from the media. Is there a problem in the clubhouse? Is Willie losing the players? Is Willie's job in danger? Can this be turned around? Question after question, to almost everyone. For the most part, they handled it well. I'm kinda caught between a rock and a hard place with the media coverage. Mainly because I'm studying to begin a career in that very profession, but at the same time I'm a fan, and sometimes I think it's way over done. But man, there is nothing good to talk about with this group today, therefore it was tough to take it all in as a fan.
And then of course Willie Randolph. He was getting
the most questions today. His appearance on Mike and the Mad Dog was a good one. You could tell he was a bit annoyed, and in a way I was glad to hear it. He clearly has taken some offense to the criticism and to the booing, but he seems to realize it's gonna come. But Willie's right, and I brought it up in my post yesterday, he has indeed done some very good things with this team since coming here (i.e. Willie Ball) and he shouldn't be questioned on the fact that he's giving his best to this team. Now should he be fired? I don't know. I don't wanna say yes, because I can't necessarily say he's failed yet. But I can't say no way. I still have a window for Willie Randolph managing this team, and as long as he's my manager, I have to trust that he will bring us to where we want to see our team.
Honestly, it was a brutally exhausting day as a Mets fan. So much negativity swarming this team and it's hard to avoid it. By mid-afternoon I had to turn my radio off, step away from the internet and just go about my day until the game- which maybe being rained out was a good thing. I hope that come tomorrow morning we can all breathe and enjoy a baseball game.
The Mets will be sending Johan Santana to the hill, only now to be taking on Andy Pettite. I'll be checking in sometime before the game, so until then.
The media was swarming in the clubhouse, there was a team meeting and the "Willie on the hot seat" rumors were at an all time high. It was a weird day, and if you're a Mets fan, it was a day you didn't necessarily want to go through.
I'll start with the team meeting, which I'll quickly push aside. I've seen this same song and dance from the Mets. They did this two or three times last season, and it basically did nothing. After Billy Wagner's comments yesterday, maybe there is a rift in the clubhouse, but who cares? I don't need all 25 guys to be one big, happy family. I expect them to walk out onto that field ready to play hard as a team. So therefore, the team meetings are whatever to me, and truthfully, someone needs to step up and lead this team on the field.
Next, the media circus. Obviously with the Subway Series it's a big deal, but I felt today it was more of a trial from the media. Is there a problem in the clubhouse? Is Willie losing the players? Is Willie's job in danger? Can this be turned around? Question after question, to almost everyone. For the most part, they handled it well. I'm kinda caught between a rock and a hard place with the media coverage. Mainly because I'm studying to begin a career in that very profession, but at the same time I'm a fan, and sometimes I think it's way over done. But man, there is nothing good to talk about with this group today, therefore it was tough to take it all in as a fan.
And then of course Willie Randolph. He was getting
the most questions today. His appearance on Mike and the Mad Dog was a good one. You could tell he was a bit annoyed, and in a way I was glad to hear it. He clearly has taken some offense to the criticism and to the booing, but he seems to realize it's gonna come. But Willie's right, and I brought it up in my post yesterday, he has indeed done some very good things with this team since coming here (i.e. Willie Ball) and he shouldn't be questioned on the fact that he's giving his best to this team. Now should he be fired? I don't know. I don't wanna say yes, because I can't necessarily say he's failed yet. But I can't say no way. I still have a window for Willie Randolph managing this team, and as long as he's my manager, I have to trust that he will bring us to where we want to see our team.Honestly, it was a brutally exhausting day as a Mets fan. So much negativity swarming this team and it's hard to avoid it. By mid-afternoon I had to turn my radio off, step away from the internet and just go about my day until the game- which maybe being rained out was a good thing. I hope that come tomorrow morning we can all breathe and enjoy a baseball game.
The Mets will be sending Johan Santana to the hill, only now to be taking on Andy Pettite. I'll be checking in sometime before the game, so until then.
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