Spring Training starts in.....

Well it has taken me 2 days to be able to process the crap that was the end of the 2007 New York Mets season. And still the pain lingers. Seeing that kid on the front page of the post nearly broke my hear. I've been there kid and I feel your pain.

I think the worst part of this weekend was watching them play on Saturday. That was one of the best games of the season, but there were some things going on below the surface that said a lot about how this season ended. Let's break them down here:

Reyes not running out the ground ball. Ever since he was benched for this in Houston Reyes seems to have been a bit sulky. I didn't see the youthful exuberance from that really was his trademark. I don't know what his deal is but he better get that chip off his shoulder and fast. Now I have been hearing rumblings about packaging Reyes in a trade to land Santana and to this I say:

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR F*&^ING MIND!!! This kid is a GREAT player. And a cheap one. Lets all take one giant step away from the ledge.

Milledge and his lack of hustle/showboating: this is a bad one all around. I get it hes a kid. this was not his first cup of coffee hes been here before and he should know better. I am all for team unity and celebrating BUT if its not the bottom of the ninth inning lets keep in the dugout.

Now I am all out of patience with Milledge. And it seems that he is a BAD influence on Reyes. I would not shed a tear if he was not around next season. While we are at it can we please send Rickey back wherever he came from? Rickey can go be Rickey somewhere else.

I tip my hat to John Maine. He pitched the game of his life just when he had to and he was FANTASTIC. BUT - if all that was wrong with him was that he was tipping his pitches why did it take Rick "the genius in a jacket" Peterson this dam long to figure it out and fix it?

Now I would like to take minute here and talk about 2 things I HATE right now (WARNING foul language ahead)

Tommy "I'm not devastated" Glavine

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The Phildelphia "shitbag" Phillies

What the FUCK was Glavine thinking at that press conference? Ok I get it there are more important things in life. The point is that at that moment for thousands of Met fans there wasn't. So LIE Tommy LIE like a dog and tell the fans you are devastated. And my personal fave "there wasn't anything I'd do differently" REALLY? REALLY there wasn't ONE thing you'd do differently Tommy? REALLY? How bout not throw the ball away into left field? How bout NOT hitting the pitcher to force in a run? HOW BOUT GETTING OUT OF THE FIRST FUCKING INNING??!!! I mean if I were Tom thats what I would have done differently but hey thats just me.

I officially hate all things Philly - the phillies, the eagles, the liberty bell (that shit is broke anyway) cheesesteaks and pretty much anyone named Jimmy.

I am throwing my support behind the cubbies and the red sox for the rest of this postseason.

If I have to endure a Yankees Phillies world series there is no telling what I might do.........