"Hold On For One More Day"
Television offers Met fans two reasons to live for one more day.
Tonight at 8:00pm eastern time, the MLB Network is broadcasting Baseball’s Seasons: 1986. ” The Year of the Debut: Greg Maddux, Barry Bonds, Will Clark, Bo Jackson, Barry Larkin, Jamie Moyer and Fred McGriff started their careers. Red Sox and Mets wage historic World Series battle.” Trust me, it ends well.
Tonight at 9:30pm eastern time, SNY is broadcasting Mets Yearbook:Â 1971. It doesn’t end quite as well as 1986 (83-79, 3rd place) but is definitely worth watching to catch glimpses of things like manager Gil Hodges’ last year at the Mets’ helm, Tom Seaver winning 20 games while throwing 286 innings, giving up only 210 hits and striking out 289 batters, Tim McGraw’s dad Tug throwing 105 innings of relief en route to winning 11 games, and Ed Kranepool, Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones tying for the team lead in home runs with 14.
So buck up Mets fans, and remember, holding on for one more day is extreme!
EXTREME!
4 comments
metsfan4decades
12/16/2009-12:40pm at 12:40 pm (UTC -4)
Oh, something to look forward to tonight. Couple of new shows on SNY I’ve not seen yet….
stickguy
12/16/2009-1:00pm at 1:00 pm (UTC -4)
Quick thought before I go out for a while (to avoid the brickbats)
I really, really think the doom and gloom crowd has gone way off the deep end. The glass is not even half ful, it got used in a jewish wedding ceremony. Yes, the team has some holes (every team does). Yes, there are some question marks (every team has them too).
But, to be balanced, there are also lot of positives on hand (some pretty darned good players).
So, the balanced, restrained approach can absolutly lead to a playoff contending team (with a normal amount of good health and luck), while still preserving the farm 9which, IMO, has to be a major, major goal this off season).
Bay? Good player, not great, but a nice peice to plug into the line up. lets say (for S&gs) that the off season consists of Bay, Molina (1+1 hopefully), Garland, Harang or sheets, capps or that japanese dude (splurge for the pen)and garko.
Huge sexy names? No. But, should fit in the budget, does not hamstring the team LT, and adds a ton more talent. And only Harang would be a trade, and that is a pure salary dump.
A rotation of Santana/(harang or sheets)/pelfrey/perez/ garland/maine/neise/neive is solid, deep and has the potential (if a couple of the taleneted head cases or rehab guys bust out) to be dominant.
pen of K Rod (scares me)/(capps or toyota)/pedro/ etc.X4, if played right (thanks, Jerry!) could be a strength.
Line up? shold be better than many are giving credit for, with castillo (II am resigned to it), reyes, beltran, wright, bay, molina, frenchy and garko/murphy. Carter and Pagan still around for OF depth say.
Is that the 1929 yankees? Probably not, but they are kind of old by now.
Better than last year’s 2nd half team? Oh yeah. As good as the rockies of 2009? Yup. Good enough to make the palyoffs, and comepte for the division? 100% yes.
THe phils had a very lucky year healthwise, and sometiems that evens out. And while they have some top guys, they aren’t really any deeper than the mets. Helath is always key.
LOok at the Braves. in 2008 they were 70-92 also due to injuries, and they managed to rebound the next year.
CaseStreet
12/16/2009-5:46pm at 5:46 pm (UTC -4)
I’d be content with all of those mentioned. though I wonder if Omar will bring in 2 pitchers. I really don’t think Omar would send Maine to the pen for a guy like Marquis or Garland or a pitcher who has recent injuries like Bedard or Sheets. And I don’t think trading Maine when he’s coming off an injury would be a smart move.
If Omar can bring back Harang or someone who is above average while preserving the farm, I’d be very happy. Like you said, preserving the farm should be a major goal this offseason.
dirtysanchez
12/16/2009-1:54pm at 1:54 pm (UTC -4)
I liked the way MLB Network did the 1986 baseball season…have it DVR’ed