Since the Mets completed their miraculous choke on Sunday, I’ve barely been able to even THINK about baseball let alone write a post on it. But, after watching the Rockies come from behind in the 13th and Beckett throw a gem tonight, I have renewed interest. This is October, after all.

But I’m having a hard time trying to pinpoint where the Mets fit in all of this- obviously it’s not playing on the field, as they’re all sitting at home playing XBox right now (Glavine is probably having a good laugh with Smoltz right now on the 16th somewhere in Georgia). It was only a year ago that this team was embarking on an exciting post-season run that left us all heartbroken. This year, they left us devastated.

Sure, we can bemoan the bullpen, or the pitching staff for killing the bullpen, or Willie for killing the bullpen, or Omar for building this crappy bullpen and pitching staff- but it’s all for naught. At the end of the day it’s actually really simple.

This team had no heart. And really, that’s much worse.

It all makes so much sense now, doesn’t it? Reyes popping the ball up 3 times a game, silly mental mistakes, bad baserunning, even worse pitch selection. I felt bad when I thought these guys were just playing bad- but finding out that they were just “bored” infuriates me. Finding out that the closest thing to extra batting practice that Reyes might have done was a game of whack-a-mole at some boardwalk in Jersey really pisses me off. Is this what we invested all of our time and money in? That’s embarrassing at best and almost downright cruel.

You know, I was a little worried about this back in August when no one on the team really seemed to give a shit that their lead was dwindling fast. What was wrong with them then is what was also what was wrong with them back in June, and it really came back to bite them in the ass at the end of the season.

I’m sure some of you might be saying “but Chris, the offense was scoring runs at the end of the season- it’s not their fault. All the blame belongs in the bullpen!”

Bullshit.

This division should have been put away in August. And it would have been if the guys on the team cared enough to really try night in and night out. How many times did you see these guys down 2-3 runs late in games and go out with a whimper? How many times did you see them sit on 4 run leads only to have the bullpen slowly give it away, but then the offense never picked back up? I know I saw way more of that in 2007 than I did in 2006, and that’s why the 2007 team will always be a bunch of losers to me.

One final note- did anyone else expect to see Glavine rip off his Mets jersey to reveal a bright white Atlanta Braves jersey after he left in the 1st inning on Sunday? I’m kind of glad his tired arm will be gone next year, although he did bring a little class to the organization (besides those post-game comments on Sunday- you fucked up Tommy, admit it!!).

If the Phillies manage to win the World Series, I may go find the edge of a cliff.

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