OK gang:
Who would have thought with three games remaining to the regular season, the Yankees would be resting their regulars as they prepare for next week's playoffs, while the Mets are fighting for their lives just to get a ticket to the dance.
It just goes to show just how long the baseball season is.
It seems like only yesterday when the Mets were sitting pretty in the NL East while the Yankees were supposedly dead and buried in the AL East.
I must admit I have a little smile on my face with this turn of events, but not for the reasons you all might think.
I have a lot of friends who are what I would call 'intelligent' Mets fans -- the ones who can root for their team while allowing you to cheer on your own. I feel for those Mets fans because I still believe the Mets are the best team in the NL, but for some reason(s) have really hit the skids.
And I know how painful it is to see your team self-destruct before your eyes.
There are other 'idiot' Mets' fans I know who were more obsessed with watching the Yankees fail than watching the Mets succeed. I know you can say that about anybody's fans, including the Yankees, but from a pinstriped fan's perspective it is funny seeing 'so-called' fans from other teams know more about the Yankees than their own.
For those of you -- and you know who you are -- I can only chuckle.
Maybe the negative karma you have tried to spew over the season toward the Yankees has come back to bite the Mets' in the butt.
All that said, I sit here about half an hour before the Mets begin their final three games of the regular season against the Florida Marlins, and say the Mets will win the East -- and they won't need a one-game playoff to do it.
But for now, it's time for others to do the sweating.
Until next time, take care and God bless.