New York Mets 101

Baseball is a funny game and teams win and lose for a variety of reasons. For some reasons I believe that as Met fans we have had our fair share of odd loses. I guess the scales can be balanced though. In the first segment I talk about 4 different events that the Mets were part of. Only one resulted in a lose. The other three only a Met fan could believe. 

In the second segment I ask the question what makes a team a buyer or seller at the trade deadline. So before we get to giddy realize that if you want to be a buyer you need to be a .500 club. We also need to ask ourselves this question about the Minnesota series. Did we win or did they lose? 

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The Houston Colt 45 came into existence the same year as The Mets (1962). They soon became The Astros. They were our nemesis throughout the 60's and 70's. The reason; they sought youth while we always looked for big name players in the twilight of their career. The Mets had the last laugh though in 1969 and again in 1986 for sure. Here is a little history on our brothers in the 1962 expansion.

We are looking for a plan Brodie. We won a couple of games are you going to strive for mediocrity or take us to a championship. The cover of Sports Illustrated is waiting for you. 

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The New York Mets were formed in 1962 as The Metropolitan Baseball Club (The Mets). The were affectionately known as lovable losers; and they were 40 wins and 120 loses the first year, but improvements were shown in succeeding years and in 1969 won the World Series. They won the pennant in 1973 and in 2000. At times they were real good or real bad. New York fans love this team, and in a way we need this team. We watch every game and swear we won't watch again when they have a disappointing lose, but we do. The New York Mets are us and just like parents complaining about their children we always hope for the best. 

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