Mets Collapse

Welcome to day number one of Met rehab and I’m here to offer my services and help you fellow fans of the Orange and Blue by telling you it’s not as bad as you think. Sure there’s the sting of being called the greatest chokers in baseball history by blowing a 7-game lead with 17 left to play…although the Phillies collapse in 1964 was really worse as they had a 6 ½ game lead with only 12 games remaining. That’s just semantics and provides little if any consolation as the fact of the matter is we crashed and burned.

The truth is we blew it and there’s no getting around that. Yes the Phillies did play great down the stretch but even their fans know it’s more the Mets giving it away than anything else. Speaking of Philly fans, they do deserve a break once in a while as they are headed to the playoffs for the first time in 14 years and only the 10th time in franchise history. They were right in whopping it up at Citizens Bank Park Sunday as a division title is something special and most of their fans rarely have had baseball interests in the month of October. Plus the Phills success gives the city something to root for because the Eagles at 1-3 are a bust and what relief will come from the 7ers, Flyers and Temple University.

Now back to Met rehab. OK as bad as it is dealing with the Phillies fans (many of whom are coming out of the closet) there are of course the ever-present and obnoxious wearers of pinstripes. Yes the Yankees are headed to the playoffs again after being dead and buried on Memorial Day and as tough as it may be you have to throw kudos their way. However the same fans that called for Joe Torre’s head and were saying the team was too old are now insisting they never gave up and knew at the end the talent (and payroll) would prevail. Look in the mirror because you’re looking at a liar.

With all of this said Met fans you’re wondering when I’m going to offer some help and consolation…well here it is. Do you know how tough it’s going to be for Yankees and Phillies rooters to stay up at night and watch these playoff games? Can you imagine the foul moods they will be in due to lack of sleep, especially after one of those midnight marathons ends in a loss? Remember only one team celebrates at the very end and everyone else is a loser. Meantime we Met fans can DVR our favorite shows, get a good night’s sleep and maybe even start our Christmas shopping with all this extra time. Don’t you feel better now?