It's been too long since I really let how I feel come out. But now that the New York Mets have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, which they have all but been out of since mid-July, now seems appropriate.
I hadn't been too bad for the last month. I knew they were dead. I knew they couldn't hit, let alone score. And they play so anemically at home, it boggles the mind. But these last two games have absolutely set me off. They lose the first game of this three-game set at home to Philadelphia. That's one thing, Cliff Lee is a great pitcher, I can understand that. But Game 2. Rookie phenom Matt Harvey pitches a phenomenal game. Seven innings, two hits, leaves the game with the lead. In his last innings, he got Chase Utley to ground out before fanning Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz. That would be the last inning Harvey would pitch this season. And the Mets lead 3-2 going into the 9th. It could have been larger had Andres Torres not bounced into a double play with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th. But Josh Edgin retires the first two in the top of the 9th. Up comes Utley. Following an eight-pitch at bat, Utley walks. Hello Howard. This guy had been injured half the season. He has barely hit a lefty all year long. Second pitch...BOOM. Slams one off the second deck of the right field stands. 3-2. Sd with a runner on first in the bottom of the 9th, the great David Wright grounds out. Ball game over.
And then last night. The only saving grace for me was I did not listen to or watch one second of this utter abomination. Mets starter Jeremy freaking Hefner does not record a single out. He allows six runs and Collin McHugh comes in and allows two more. 8-0 in the top of the first. I'm seeing this it a tthe gym while running on the treadmill and I'm screaming my head off at the TV! And just to rub it in, the Phillies add seven more in the top of the 9th. Including Josh Edgin surrendering a grand slam to guess who...Howard again. 16-1 final. The Mets are swept for the fourth time in their last five home series.
And I have to hear Hefner crying after the game about how embarrassed he was and how sorry he was. I'm sure he's a swell dude. I'm a compassionate guy, but I am out of any sympathy for this franchise and these incompetent players who have long ago quit on themselves, on their manager, and on their fans.
Being a fan of the Mets since July 8, 2012 has been one of the most miserable fan experiences of my life. Think about these facts.
1) Going into the last game before the All-Star break, which would be a 7-0 loss to the stinky Cubs, the Mets' record was 46-39. And they were right in the middle of the wild card hunt. Since that time, they have gone 20-44! They now have the fifth worst record in the NL, which after this series against Miami, will probably be the fourth-worst.
2) Last night, the Mets failed to exceed three runs for the 16th straight home game, two shy of matching the 1915 Yankees' major league record.
3) In their last 29 home games, the New York Mets boast a record of 4-25
4) The Atlanta Braves have more wins at Citi Field than the Mets do in the second half. One team has played six games there, the other has played 28!
5) In a span of 140 innings at home, they scored more than one run in those innings just one lousy time.
6) The Mets have gone 16 straight home games without scoring more than three runs, which is two games short of the all-time MLB record.
What kind of team loses 16-1 in September? The same outfit that lost 13-0 in August, 11-5 in July, 9-1 in June, 8-0 in May and 18-9 in April. The team where the best players don't lead, the youngsters don't develop, and the manager is helpless to do anything. The result? Our fourth straight irrelevant September, an empty ballpark, and a broken fanbase.
Go Orioles.
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