Second Half of Baseball Season
July 12th 2007 14:30
Good morning everyone,
Hope everybody is good today. Today starts the second half of the baseball season. In the next couple of weeks, you're probably going to be seeing a lot of movement and trades with teams jockeying for the postseason. I can only hope one of those teams will be the Mets. The roster as presently constituted, is far lacking what is necessary to make a big run in the playoffs. Too many old parts and a lot of lethargy on the team. They need an infusion of talent badly. Just anything to put some life into this underachieving team. I have this feeling that they will do nothing, or nothing of consequence. I think the last time the Mets made a splash at the trading deadline neared, was 9 years ago when they got Mike Piazza. Before that, who remembers. They usually get me anticipating something good and then do nothing. Actually, I take that back. They did make a splash a few years ago, when they traded away Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano. A trade I still lose sleep over. You may laugh, but to me, that trade was like one of those events in life that you never forget. I still remember where I was when I found out. I'm not kidding, I was in my parent's house having dinner and I ran to the computer to just see if any movement was done at the trade deadline. I came back into the room pale and somber. My family inquired as to my problem and when I told them through choking back tears, they joined me in my depression. I play fantasy baseball, and Victor Zambrano had been one of the worst fantasy pitchers for years. I could have told them not to do this trade, but nobody consulted me. Of course, Zambrano amounted to nothing and has since been released by another team since the Mets did. That is what I am expecting this year. I don't mind if they trade away a top prospect, but only if they get a very good player in return. Not a top prospect for junk or a rental of a player. Somebody who is only signed to the end of the year or somebody that is an average player and they think he might be useful for a run. I don't want the Mark Buehrle's or Jermaine Dyes of the world. Man, do I wish I could make these decisions for just one day. ANyway, that is all for now, I have some writing submissions to make. Hope everybody has a great day.
Later,
Jonathan
Hope everybody is good today. Today starts the second half of the baseball season. In the next couple of weeks, you're probably going to be seeing a lot of movement and trades with teams jockeying for the postseason. I can only hope one of those teams will be the Mets. The roster as presently constituted, is far lacking what is necessary to make a big run in the playoffs. Too many old parts and a lot of lethargy on the team. They need an infusion of talent badly. Just anything to put some life into this underachieving team. I have this feeling that they will do nothing, or nothing of consequence. I think the last time the Mets made a splash at the trading deadline neared, was 9 years ago when they got Mike Piazza. Before that, who remembers. They usually get me anticipating something good and then do nothing. Actually, I take that back. They did make a splash a few years ago, when they traded away Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano. A trade I still lose sleep over. You may laugh, but to me, that trade was like one of those events in life that you never forget. I still remember where I was when I found out. I'm not kidding, I was in my parent's house having dinner and I ran to the computer to just see if any movement was done at the trade deadline. I came back into the room pale and somber. My family inquired as to my problem and when I told them through choking back tears, they joined me in my depression. I play fantasy baseball, and Victor Zambrano had been one of the worst fantasy pitchers for years. I could have told them not to do this trade, but nobody consulted me. Of course, Zambrano amounted to nothing and has since been released by another team since the Mets did. That is what I am expecting this year. I don't mind if they trade away a top prospect, but only if they get a very good player in return. Not a top prospect for junk or a rental of a player. Somebody who is only signed to the end of the year or somebody that is an average player and they think he might be useful for a run. I don't want the Mark Buehrle's or Jermaine Dyes of the world. Man, do I wish I could make these decisions for just one day. ANyway, that is all for now, I have some writing submissions to make. Hope everybody has a great day.
Jonathan
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