New York's Confidence Rapidly Falling

Your long weekend is only hours away and that's only if you are sucker enough to have come into work today. That said, I thought it'd be a good time for some Mets schadenfreude.

The Mets have hit a bit of a rough patch. This happens to most teams in a 162 game season but we would be doing this blog a disservice not to point out when it happens to the Mets. They're losers of four straight and crazy Willie has gotten himself into a bit of a hole with some racial comments. Some are even talking about his job being in jeopardy. Fun stuff.

Anyway, even the infallible David Wright is jumping on the suck train. Wright was doubled up at first base last night to end the game and the Mets fans don't really know what to say.

I’m not picking on Wright.  I mean, every one is entitled to a rough game.  I’m just saying, it’s crazy how finally this team gets a player to say the right things, and then that very player struggles on the night. It’s like, they just can’t get it together, even when they’re trying their hardest.

Also, Johan Santana gave up the most hits in his career (12) last night. Nice.

Now, we know it's barely Memorial Day and the Mets are only 3 games back from the Phils (who are still behind Florida and tied with Atlanta) but it's still worth noticing the Mets struggles. And smiling, of course.

>>Wright's crying [Metsblog]

Comments

[Chamomiles Davis]

I'd like to thank Billy Wagner for turning the Mets clubhouse into a plague pit of infighting, finger-pointing and post-game misery. Awesome.

[billy jean]

mets suck

[How do you spell retard?]

Ahahhahahhhaaaaahahha!

[Zack]

On ESPN they were talking about how scouts have been saying there has been a 2-4 mph drop in Santana's fastball and it was noticeable at the end of last season.

I love how for months all ESPN could talk about was how they now had their ace...and with that one pitcher they were the best team in the NL...and now they are making all these excuses.

"Oh well Moises Alou is hurt"

Moises Alou is always hurt...he's like 42 years old

[Mike]

Cole Hamels > Johan Santana

[Mark D]

No fair... it's not my fault I'm at work. I got laid off last year and started a new job in July. I don't have the vacation to spare right now. Go Phils!

[Mike]

@Mark D...

What's that have to do with anything?

[theKrisheim]

a lotta games between now and july the next time we meet.

be careful what we wish for.

[Loqiel]

Folks, there's a lot of baseball left to be played. The old saw goes "you can only lose the pennant in the first half". That bears mentioning.

Having said that, I am thoroughly loving New York's junior club imploding. I thought we'd miss Billy Wagner, but right now he's our best friend in New York. What a cancer he is.

Scouts and GMs were asked what the difference was between the Phils and the Mets, especially pertaining to last year's collapse. They all basically said the same thing: Utley and Rollins get the Phils to play hard every day, so Uncle Cholly can be laid back. The Mets have no player like that who would lead them and kept them motivated (Reyes disappeared faster than cake in front of a fat kid) besides Wright and he couldn't do it alone, so when Randolph took his typical, relaxed course, the whole team sagged.

It's one-part manager, and one-part clubhouse, and neither look real good for the Mets right now.

[Zack]

@Logiel

i'd still want Wagner on the mound...the guys is an animal...but not in the clubhouse

At the same time, the team he left is completely different than the team the Phillies have now.

[Loqiel]

You can't seperate a player's actions on the field from his impact off the field. They both weigh into his value to the club. Baseball as much as any other sport is about chemistry on the team. It doesn't matter how good this player or that player is if he's a cancer in the clubhouse. There was an article about the Marlins signing Luis Gonzalez to a deal to essentially be a role model and a babysitter in the clubhouse for them this year. Do you think it's coincidence that they're doing so well? The Mets have oodles of talent on that team but are now below the .500 mark. Their clubhouse is fractured. Coincidence? I think not.

I'll take a Brad Lidge over a Billy Wagner any day and twice on Sunday.

[Mark D]

@ Mike...

You must have missed this in Enrico's post:
"Your long weekend is only hours away and that's only if you are sucker enough to have come into work today."
I resent the sucker implication. :-)

[Mike L.]

Someone tell the guy in the picture it could be worse. At least he doesn't have to use the shea escalator after the game. Same could be said for braves fans wherever they play.

[How do you spell retard?]

1 year after B-Wags leaves the Astros: World Series appearance.
2 years after Billy Wagner leaves the Phillies: playoffs.

Billy Wagner is an AIDS in the clubhouse.

[Benjamin]

how bout this - the mets overachieved last year, and september 07 was reality.

I hate ESPN. They're only semi-worth watching during the NFL season.

Ph*ck Billy Wagner. I'd give my 401K to see Burrell go deep on him every time they squared off. How many times do you need to be told to shut the ph*ck up before you listen?

[Mike]

@ Mark...

I didn't miss that part, I just didn't put 2 and 2 together and make the connection between your comment and that sentence in the post...my bad.