Robert Shatzkin's New York Mets fan blog archive for 05/2008

May 2008

May 19, 2008

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Robert Shatzkin

I can say one thing for sure: this is going to be one crazy effin season.

For us Mets fans just this past week was utter insanity. First we had to endure a horrendus homestand -- capped by a crushing loss to the Nats that sent the majority of us toward the ledge. The mob assembled, ready with pitchforks to run Willy out of town. The chorus for his head was deafening. Then all of a sudden, two tremendous wins against the skank...er Yankees and all of a sudden I'm not sure what we're looking at. I'm way to lazy to do the research but it was several years ago now that Bobby V's Mets went up against the Yanks and got spanked -- hitting rock bottom and leading to the firing of almost all of Bobby's coaching staff. As I recall, the Mets responded to that moment and caught fire -- this was either '99 or 2000 but I remember distinctly that the Subway Series was the turning point. I only wonder if we may have just witnessed another such moment. 

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May 25, 2008

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I wish I never wrote my previous post. It now sounds ridiculous. Something needs to change and it probably will soon. Interestingly, I read somewhere that Willie won't be fired until after he makes his appearance as a coach at the All-Star game. Don't know that for a fact but it definitely sounds like something the Mets would do.

Sheeeesh.

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