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Mets franchise should get Lost

Many Mets fans feel as if the franchise is Lost.  It seems as if we have been stuck in the middle of nowhere since before the Red Sox won the World series.   Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned.

Jack Shephard: the handsome, charismatic yet reluctant leader.  David Wright.  If anyone is to get us off the island, it will be David.

Sawyer: a cocky wisecracking flawed individual.  We’ll need one of these to get us off the island.  In retrospect it may have been Paul LoDuca.  In the present, it may be the return of Wally Backman.

Hurley: every generation needs a jolly big-man.  Whether it’s Sid Fernandez or Rusty Staub (or on other islands, David Wells), you need one of these.   Current Hurley: none.

Ben Linus: brought here by his father, he has been on the island for a long time.   Ben claims to have our best interest in mind, yet Continue reading “Mets franchise should get Lost”

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Other teams mocking Mets?

Google tracker caught this one:

I just got off the phone with one NL East MLB executive who said in jest, “Gee, I hope they don’t sign John Smoltz, then we’ll really be in trouble.”

This is a sport with no salary cap, where you can simply go out and buy the best team possible, and the NY Mets are in jeopardy of finishing in dead last place in the NL East. I spoke to one scout that actually said he would not be surprised if they have the WORST record in the National league this year.

This team is a mess both on the field and in the front office. This will likely take a few years to clear up. – Blake Kearny

Blake is a retired baseball scout (34 years) from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles.

I know it’s fun to pile on the Mets, I sure do my fair share.  I don’t think the team is awful.  Any franchise would love to start with Santana, K-Rod, Wright, Reyes, Bay and a healthy Beltran….even Francoeur and yes Castillo are nice complimentary players.   The problem is that they seem to hope to get by at first, catcher and 4/5 of the rotation.

Even if an asteroid hits Philadelphia and the Mets sneak into the playoffs, that’s a recipe for a first round exit.  That might be good enough for the Wilpons and the ticket gate, but it’s not good enough for me.

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Meet the Mets (Organ Version)

This takes a few seconds to load, but as we remember Jane Jarvis, treat yourself to this organ version of the song (I do not know if this is a performance by Jane, but this is the vibe.)  Thanks to 5W30 for posting in the comments

http://youngmanhattanite.com/music/MeetTheMets_Organ.mp3

and other versions of the song here.

As I think about the 2010’s I understand that times have changed and the Mets need to bombard us with advertising.  However, it’s a turn off for me to be constantly bombarded with with noise.  Would the world end if they announced “Goofy Inbetween Innings Thing brought to you by Sponsorname” and then had some organmusic play while we watched bloopers or kiss-cam?  Must everything be noise?

When I think of the things I do like about Citi Field, actually watching the nine innings unfortunately is not on the list, and that has nothing to do with injuries or losing.  It just isn’t pleasant.

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Former Mets organist Jane Jarvis has died

This name will mean nothing to many of you, but today all Mets fans shoud grieve the passing of Jane Jarvis.

After eight years playing for the Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee, she was a fixture at Shea Stadium from 1964 to 1979, performing a repertory that mixed jazz staples like Charlie Parker’s “Scrapple From the Apple” with more conventional fare like “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and “Meet the Mets.”

The NY Times has a full obit.

If you never had the pleasure of hearing her work, believe me you would much prefer it to the modern day barrage of sound.  Every now and then the Mets will bust out some organ about an hour before a game and it’s awesome.