[Full Disclosure: Some of you may be thinking, 'Wait, isn't Dave a Yankee fan?' I am. That has not changed. That said, I am a pro-Mets Yankee fan. I watch a lot of Mets games every year - their broadcast package is excellent - and generally wish the Metropolitan Baseball Club the best. Unless they're playing the Yankees.]
"What? Me worry."
You know things are going poorly for a sports franchise when its ownership is being sued for a billion dollars, and its fans desperately want those owners to lose the lawsuit. Such was the case for the Mets, the Wilpons, and the recently settled lawsuit with the Madoff Trustee. With a week until Opening Day, there is a dearth of optimism in Flushing. Jose Reyes is no longer a Met. Jason Bay still is. Team doctors diagnosed one of the team’s young stars with an affliction that may or may not even exist. The team hasn’t posted at least 80 wins since George W. Bush was still President. As a Yankee fan, I’m able to step back and look at the situation objectively. Things may not be all sunshine and puppy dogs in Mets-Land, but the situation might not be as dire as Mets fans are inclined to think. Continue reading
