Now with the re-signing after trading away a player they traded for, the NY Mets have once again shown themselves (IMO) of little imagination or fortitude. And you could think that the name of this post has something to do with the deal. It does. And it does not.
I have been feeling pretty ambivalent towards the Mets since the regular season ended. I would even say a might disappointed. They basically run a AAA team out on the field in September, then expect Mets fans to be excited for 2018. I (and I think we) am not. The hot stove is pretty cold around here. It's gotten to the point where I have not worn a piece of Mets gear since mid-October. Nothing. These items lay dormant (mostly caps). Waiting for me to come back. But I don't know if I will.
That's hard to say. But it's truthful.
So yesterday I thought back a few years...SoulSlam used to be a HUGE fan of the NY Knicks. Grew up a big fan. Clyde, Earl the Pearl, Bernard King, Willis the Big Man in my youth, Patrick Ewing, The Oak and Anthony Mason (RIP) when I got somewhat older. Then something happened. I don't blame Latrell Sprewell but it was around his time...and the strike of 1999. I just decided I didn't like this team anymore. So I became a basketball fan, not a Knicks fan. I rarely root for the Knicks at all. This season they have some excitement and young'uns that can turn that around, but 19 years later it's a no-go for me.
That's how I'm starting to feel about the NY Mets. The ownership of this team has done so little to renew my faith year after year that I think I'm at the point where I've given all I can give. Spring training will be the key. If that doesn't give my heart a kickstart, then it's "who's on tonight?" time. Stay tuned.
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