Fallen facade

Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Chris

title updated 2/17/08 at 10:15am on the advice of carm

Last August I thought I’d be sad to see the last pieces of Shea Stadium hit the ground. A part of me thought that watching my favorite baseball team in some other stadium just wouldn’t be the same without that old rusty bowl - it wasn’t much, but it was ours. Then I saw video of it:

No tears, no sadness…nothing, really. Probably a culmination of the beatings that I’ve taken by that same favorite team over the last couple of years. I’ve been disappointed by them before of course - ‘91-’96 was pretty bad, as was ‘02-’04. A spattering of playoff appearances, the ‘99 NLCS and the ‘00 World Series are basically all I have to hang my hat on. I guess that’s why the last few years have been so tough - 177 wins but not a single playoff game. Brutal. And Shea Stadium has been home to it all.

So I guess I’m a bit soured on the whole thing and I want to start fresh. I want Citi Field to be a place of renewal and a place where the Mets play the kind of baseball that I think they’re capable of playing. I want to believe that using a pretty box will somehow turn a mediocre present into a great one.

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Byebye Steamboat

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Chris

As anyone who might be reading this probably already knows, Willie Randolph was fired yesterday under some interesting circumstances. Jon Stewart gives his recap of the events and provides a secret recording of the actual firing:

The Mets may have needed a change, but no matter what you thought of his managerial style and decisions Willie deserved better than this. Here’s hoping he gets another opportunity somewhere else fairly soon.

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Introducing the 2008 NL Cy Young

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Chris

While the formalities of a contract extension and physical make the trade not quite official, the Twins agreed to trade Johan Santana to the Mets for 4 prospects (none of them named Fernando Martinez). As a Mets fan I’m thrilled at the idea of throwing a rotation of Pedro, Santana, Ollie, Maine, and El-Duque/Pelfrey out there this season at the NL. Now the most important question: will Johan prevent the Mets from committing 4 errors a game in September? That remains to be seen…

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