Three players who must be mentioned while telling the story of the 2010’s….
Michael Conforto who deserves to be in the starting 9 but was unfairly punished by me for playing three OF positions rather than owning one.
Johan Santana. The man gave up his career so you could have a t-shirt. I still think this franchise would have been better off if Terry hooked him like I was pleading in real time that night on twitter. I know some of you think his shoulder was fine and the reason his career ended was because someone stepped on his foot, but you’re obviously insane. Enjoy your t-shirt, I hope you still have it.
Matt Harvey, the embodiment of everything about Queens from the ballclub to the fans. Immediately called “The Next Seaver” (you now realize how stupid you sounded, right?) by many he was a shooting star if you ever saw one. Started the All Star Game at home…and wound up traded for a scrub catcher. But for five minutes there…made a major impact.
R.A. Dickey. When we needed a hero, a scrubby knuckleballer showed up and somehow won a Cy Young Award while also being into Star Wars and doing good chairity work. There was always some sort of jealousy in the clubhouse, or maybe the Actual Man doesn’t live up to the legend, we will never know, but I will choose to believe the Legend.
