Spring's Over Before It Began

I'm not talking about how it's snowing out right now, and will be for the next two days. I'm talking about baseball. Opening Day. And everyone's already counted my team out. I get the Madoff thing, but last time I checked he didn't make the line-up. A billion dollar lawsuit hangs over their head, but it's not like Ike Davis is gonna have to hitchhike down I-95 to Atlanta. Yes, if the season isn't going well by the break we will probably see Reyes pack his bags, but I don't think that's any kinda nail in the coffin. Maybe they could get a decent starting pitcher for him. Or maybe... wanna switch Hank?



Mets need a good makeover. Half the pitching staff is brand new. Interested to see how Capuano & Young work out. A couple new outfielders, like Scoot Hairston who killed everything this spring, ex-Met killer Willie Harris and new guy Lucas Duda, and sparkling new infielders Brad Emaus and Chin-lung Hu. Abbot & Costello loyalists are gonna have a field day with that one.



And then of course there's their opponents. Nothing like going up against a pitching staff that's 80% aces in Philadelphia or the batting lineup on steroids that Atlanta bought out this off season. It's easy to be pessimistic I suppose.



Opening day is today but the Mets don't play until tomorrow night down in Miami. Here we go. I gotta pick up some beer. Good luck everybody.