I Love the Mets...

I love the Mets...but right now they're making me angry. The Mets are playing so terribly even Rickey is silenced. I mean this has overstepped the line of being ridiculous. This HAS to stop.

This series in Philadelphia could have been a glorious march to the division title. Instead it was a demoralizing nightmare. It seems puzzling how the Mets have maintained first place all season but that doesn't matter anymore. How they approach being in first starting tomorrow will mean everything.

Hats off to David Wright for trying to be a one-man wrecking ball. He has tried to carry this team and pick them up in every way possible lately and it hasn't gone unnoticed. If there ever was a time for Wright to show his ability to be a leader, he picked the right time.

The Willie Randolph era is one that is characterized by gut feelings, terrible bullpen management, and luck. Willie's luck with his gut may be running out. Has he managed this bullpen ineffectively throughout the year? In my opinion, yes, but you can agree to disagree. A large theme of the Randolph era is turning the page. Remember those books in school where you could have a million different endings depending on what page you turn to? I bet Willie loved those books. In all seriousness though, the Mets need to take a page from the Phillies' book. They need to play with some intensity, some grit, and some fire. The Mets do not play like a team hungry for a pennant. If they keep up this kind of play, we may all be flipping through the pages, wishing we had picked a different ending.

It's not getting any easier as the Mets travel to Atlanta. The dread running through Mets fans is circa 1999. Some may not sleep tonight at the thought of Turner Field. But despite all the negativity and angst we are feeling as Mets fans, it is important to remember we are just that. Mets fans. We can take this and if you're a real fan, you have to support you team. If you're a Mets fan you don't take off your hat or your jersey. Instead "ya gotta believe," because if there ever was a Mets pledge of allegiance that is it. Don't throw in the towel...your team needs you now. Take heed to the words of Paulie. Have some faith everyone!

So despite five disgusting games...yes...I still love the Mets.