I’ve been dreading writing a blog about yet another pathetic season by the New York Mets.
But it’s Memorial Day and there is no hiding the truth.
This is, in fact, yet another pathetic season by the New York Mets.
This tweet by owner Steve Cohen was after the fourth loss of a five game losing streak.
I found this tweet more “mind boggling” than the Mets being lousy.
Did Cohen come into this season thinking the Mets would be good?
I thought they’d go 80-82 and that gives the impression of pretty optimistic.
They are currently on pace to go 69-93.
Why did Uncle Stevie think this would be a good team?
They went 75-87 last year and didn’t make any massive improvements to the team.
It wasn’t a fun process but reaped pretty great returns.
The Mets instead did a half-measure, which Mike Ehrmantraut of Breaking Bad warned us against.
As much as it pains me, you might have to burn this house down to find a winner.
The core of Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo isn’t enough.
Alonso can’t get on base enough.
Lindor can’t hit consistently.
I love Nimmo but while he does everything well, he does nothing great.
The pitching staff is filled with guys you’d want as the #4 man in your rotation.
The Mets are facing a fork in the road that is approaching very quickly.
Pete Alonso will be a free agent at the end of the year.
Alonso has been a great Met so I get that it it would be a tough decision.
But who are we fooling?
It’s also the only decision.
How much can we blame Steve Cohen?
He is spending money after all.
The Mets have the highest payroll in all of baseball this year.
That was the case last year too.
That’s not the same as it was when Fred Wilpon was the owner.
Don’t get me wrong.
This current state of affairs is humiliating but it’s a different sort of humiliation.
To call this the “same as the Wilpon Era” is disingenuous.
Martinez on this team by August.
But why fool ourselves?
This isn’t a good team and aren’t close to being one.
The Mets aren’t a piece or two away.
They are half of a full roster away.
They will strip this team at the deadline and they should.
I just have no idea what the next step will be after that.
This team has proven you might’t build a whole roster out of free agency.
It’s a team filled with holes.
This off-season, they’ll need a starting first baseman, third baseman, outfielder and DH.
Oh yeah, three starting pitchers too.
So there you go.
The Mets are walking proof that money doesn’t fix everything.
I haven’t even mentioned Edwin Diaz’s struggles or the simple truth that Carlos Mendoza is the manager.
I can only put so much sadness into one blog.
