Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

So maybe it’s just the Gary and Ron booth not working for me, maybe it’s the late starts and weekday day games and that I am not in a TV rhythm.   Maybe it’s that the twitter hang isn’t what it once was.

Maybe it’s that I don’t like Pete Alonso and that Francisco Lindor is despicable.

Anyway – despite all the success, and how happy I am that they finally stopped clowning around and brought in a professional manager, I just haven’t been able to get into this team (yet?)

I do find myself liking Scherzer.  Sure it’s easy to like someone who plays well.  Once he admitted he was on the Mets (his social media said Dodgers all winter making me wonder if he wants to be here…)

…but I like that he and the Mrs are trying to help dogs….and he seems like a bulldog throwback ‘give me the ball’ type….so right now he’s who I am focused on.

I was excited about Canha, as I had used him a lot in MLB The Show, but then he went and tweeted a vulgar version of LGM so I totally lost interest in him.  (Thank you Pete for poisoning the culture.  Mets, let me know if I can drive Pete and Lindor to the airport when you trade them.)

All that said, I am finding it really easy to not watch the Mets and I am not missing it.  I don’t miss going to games AT ALL, and now I don’t even miss watching the games.

I don’t expect any of you to agree with this.  I am glad the Mets are winning.  I am glad that they are being properly run.  Hopefully it eventually gets warm and the Mets play at 7pm a lot and I can watch games on the deck.   But right now – I’m just not feeling it baseball.

 

So….some media outlets picked up on this tweet by @TooGooden17….and now Steve has chimed in.

So there you have it.  Steve Cohen says he has never been to St. Louis.  If he has never been to St. Louis then he couldn’t have walked through he clubhouse.

Thank you Steve for clearing up this news story.

That said, I really hope someone homers off Matz so we can have more fun with this.

UPDATE FROM STEVE

Well there’s no way the Mets can win today, isn’t that right Captain Picard?

Steven Matz, one of the Five Aces (pictured below) that led the Mets to multiple championships is the opposing pitcher today.

One of my many many many unpopular opinions that you guys will eventually come around on is the Gary and Ron booth.

Yes we love the Gary KEITH and Ron booth, but when Keith isn’t there, it’s like George hanging out with Eliane.  They seems to have nothing to talk about.  I more often than not wind up turning those games off as they have no excitement – baseball is boring, and you don’t have Keith doing his modern day Rizzuto thing to keep it interesting.

Last night I quickly noticed that Gary and Todd Zeile had way more chemistry.  Gary was almost interviewing Todd, and getting a lot of out him. (and WHERE IS KEITH?)

My guess is – Ron is the steady wife who has been there for ever and Gary has heard every story that Ron has.  Last night it was like Gary was on a date, and he perked up accordingly.

I think SNY needs to recast Gelbs.  When Keith isn’t there they should let Gelbs sit in the booth with Gary and Ron just to bring some energy to the booth – because after a decade and half, the magic is gone with Gary and Ron.

Last night I thought it was odd that Keith skipped St. Louis.

Tonight the booth is Gary and Todd Zelle

I remember there was a game recently, I think it was a week ago Sunday, where someone seemed to be coughing a lot in the booth. Through the process of elimination (you can’t cough while talking) I determined it was not Gary and it was not Ron.

I hope Keith is doing ok.