So let me get this straight... Cole Hamels wants to bitch and moan about how Jose Reyes showboats, when his own shortstop Jimmy Rollins began the "real" tension between the Phillies and the Mets by claiming their team as the team to beat. Well how about a taste of your own medicine, it is not showboating. When a player with as much energy as Reyes does something that immediately affects the game, he expresses how he feels as he is going around the bases. The fans of the Mets love it, so all because the Phillie players along with a select handful take offense to it, Reyes is supposed to stop. No, reyes continue doing what you are doing. But please do showboat Twice as much now during Phillie Met games. At Citi Field, I will be watching so give me something besides our newest acquisitions in the bullpen to cheer about.
So the era of Heilman is finally at an end. Sadly, we had to end the era of Smith, a side armer that I had become fond of during clutch games, but we got Putz for it. So we got rid of Carp who had ALOT of trouble hitting lefties, Chavez who will be missed, Smith who will be equally missed, and a couple of let downs in our minor league system. That is perfectly fine with me. To be honest I am happy that we did not get rid of Schoeneweis. I have gotten used to him way too much. He may usually mess up during the first half of the season, but the second half he becomes somewhat of the Johan in the bullpen. So I will take a second half surge over a first half one hit wonder anytime.
What is with the Yankees and Mets? They seem to be comparing a little too much. First the Mets sign K-Rod on the 9th then the Yanks sign CC. Then the Mets sign JJ. Now the Yanks want Mike Cameron, a former Met. Also, they want to resign Pettite where the Mets want to resign Perez and Martinez. My own opinion, let martinez go his way from us. And after being in attendance at the last game of the season last year, I am SICK and TIRED of lefties blowing our season. First, Glavine then Perez. Say what you want about how Perez had an ok start, but I just do not see myself wanting to watch Perez anymore. He has to be the most bipolar pitcher out there. One day he can be like an ace of a team then the next start he seems like Pelfrey during his early days. Something has got to give, and it is definitely not 60 million for 5 years.
Let me conclude by saying this. When Hamels went on the air on the METS' radio station to state that we "were" choke artists, I am fine with that. But he then said that we will continue to be that until we prove him (the Phillies) wrong. OK, I really hope that in the 19 games we play the phillies that they can secure a lead by the 8th inning because K-Rod will be dominating the 9th. And Putz will be a great 1-2 punch to go along with him. But how about this, we now have a 1-2-3 punch in Sean Green, Putz, and K-Rod. Boy, it is beginning to look alot like 06 all over again.
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