From WaxPax

With the Mets philosphy of looking from within the organiaztion to field a contender here’s what our 2010 opening day line-up will look like:

CF John from the advance ticket sales office
SS The Ball Boy
1B Joe the loading dock foreman
RF Charles the big Dude who works security
LF The tall guy from the grounds crew
3B Mike the visiting Clubhouse attendant
2B Mr. Met
C The Beer Man
P Tom the back-up score board operator

And the response from metsman77

Joe the loading dock man has a herniated disk and was forced into retirement. The tall guy from the grounds crew pulled hammy the other night well walking up his stairs in his NY city apartment. He then proceeded to fall down the stairs and tore every ligament in his right knee. Reports from the hospital say that he will be in a cast for 2 months.

When asked for confirmation Omar said,

“the tall guy did have a accident at home and is spending the night at the hospital. At this point he is day to day.”

Reporter: But isn’t he in a cast for 2 months?

Omar: Well yes, that’s just a technicality, our trainers declared he is day to day.”

Thanks guys, for making me laugh and putting the season into perspective.

Perez has never shown that he is worth $12 million per year.  He’s been awful this year, as he has been the last three years, yet the Mets think he deserves another shot.  This is after they said that the 2-3-4-5 starting pitchers needed to prove themselves worthy of keeping their starting positions this past week.  The only reason that can be used for keeping him one more start is that Perez has pitched well against the Phillies in his career.

The most boggling thing about this is that the Mets are surprised by Perez’ performance so far this year.  Perez is doing what he’s been doing his whole career.  He is a mediocre pitcher, at best, a disaster, at worst.

Oliver Perez gave up 4+ earned runs in 12 of his last 34 starts in 2008.  Perez is far too inconsistent to have been rewarded with a multi-year contract.  He lacks the basic fundamentals to put together more than one quality start in a row.

The erratic outings of Perez will only hurt the Mets’ bullpen down the stretch.  They will be worn out from trying to save and cover his mistakes all season long.

The Mets made the mistake of keeping Perez, John Maine, and Mike Pelfrey and they are going to pay for it over the course of the season.  Hopefully, the latter two can get their acts together, but Perez is on such thin ice that he just needs to go somewhere, anywhere else except for the pitching mound.

What it comes down to is that, as a pitcher, you are paid to give your team a good chance at winning the game.  The Mets’ 2-3-4-5 pitchers haven’t been doing that.  Perez is singled out partly because of his enormous salary to talent ratio and partly because of his inability to be consistent.

This shot of CC Sabathia shows what appears to be the new Yankee pitcher smuggling small children into the stadium.  Either that, or he had too many donuts before reporting for camp.  I suspect we’ll be hearing stories that he’s not fat, it’s muscle and that he’s really lost weight, just like we did when Mo Vaughn played for the Mets.

Despite the fact that numerous stories have swirled around him, from needing a shrink to choking in the clutch to whether or not he was friends with Derek Jeter, I still thought he was a very good ball player.  Now, I just see him as another cheat, disappointed in the sport that I have loved and defended my entire life.

Jon Heyman, of Sports Illustrated, claims that the baseball player’s union is to blame.  I do not agree.  It is not entirely their fault.  What happens to A-Rod is his own doing.  He chose to take the drugs, regardless of whether the results should have been expunged or not.  By choosing to break the law, he took his career into his own hands.  He alone decided his fate.  The players’ union probably should have destroyed the records, but kept them, for whatever reason.  Alex Rodriguez is going to have to live with that.  If he had never decided to cheat, he wouldn’t have to worry about being, yet another statistic in a league plagued by cheaters.

Really?  I love my Mets.  I really do, but, seriously, the Yankees go this one right, again.