NY Mets: Sad Realizations from a West Coast Road Trip

As the Mets continue to slide on the Left Coast, David Marine is slowly coming to some depressing conclusions about his team.

by David Marine (Senior Writer)

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June 08, 2008

MLB, NL East, New York Mets, Editorial
  1. I hate West Coast road trips, and so do the Mets.
  2. Every Mets Lifer knows that Pedro Feliciano should only pitch to left-handed batters, but Willie Randolph doesn't.
  3. Carlos Delgado can hit in San Diego, but can't hit anywhere else.
  4. David Wright is struggling.
  5. Adrian Gonzalez has 17 home runs on June 8, but Carlos Beltran won't have 17 home runs on September 8.
  6. I found myself coveting Brian Giles because he has a .414 OBP and no one on the Mets is even close to that.
  7. Fernando Tatis needs to follow in the footsteps of Nelson Figueroa.
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  8. Pedro Martinez WAS a Hall of Fame pitcher, but is no longer.
  9. Oliver Perez needs a psychiatrist.
  10. The Mets will never have a run like one the Phillies are on.
  11. Willie Randolph is the only person that doesn't know about Billy Wagner's horrible track record when he pitches in the eighth (anyone remember his performance against the Phillies last September?).
  12. This team will finish the season two games over .500.
  13. While the Mets can't beat the worst teams in the West, the Phillies are sweeping the Braves in Mylanta.
  14. The Mets don't have an All Star player this year.
  15. This team is playing tired and it doesn't get easier against the Diamondbacks with Micah Owings, Brandon Webb, and Dan Haren pitching.
  16. The Mets left 20+ runners on base against the Padres.
  17. 90% of the times a Mets batter gets a 3-0 count, the count ends up going to 3-2.
  18. A two-out hit with runners in scoring position is as rare as a $2 gallon of gas.
  19. I learned more about Keith Hernandez's childhood this week than I ever thought I would.
  20. And the worst realization is the Phillies are hands down the best team in the NL.

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  1. reply to comment by john
    5 months ago

    So True, So True!! So sad!!

  2. reply to comment by Eric
    5 months ago

    Yes very true. The Phillies will win this division. I watch them every day here in Philadelphia. The easiest way to describe them? Think of the complete opposite of the Mets. A buch of hard playing,never gve up bunch of YOUNG guys with lots to prove. They have energy and confidence.

    The Mets are just not a good team. They do not have the talent they did in 2006. But Omar Minaya still thinks they do. The Mets are nothing but a bunch of names, not players. On paper this lineup looks like it could be dangerous, but when no one can drive any runs in or get on base, they look like a bunch of fairies. Its embarassing.

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