Willie's days are Numbered

I was working during the game this afternoon, and couldn't believe what I was hearing. Pelfrey was pitching like Tom Seaver and the bats were not hitting a lick. The offense once again went on vacation during Big Pelf's start and wasted his excellent effort.

After listening in disbelief to the Mets make another awful pitcher [11.5 ERA] look like Cy Young I couldn't wait to see what the guys on SNY's afternoon shows had to say about another pathetic game by the Mets. I heard NO ONE on Daily News Live, The Wheelhouse, or Loud Mouths say anything good about this home stand or game. They were all livid with the lack of effort and results in these games. The only one who hasn't outraged was Frank Iriso, and even he said this home stand was bad. For the first time all spring, I also heard the beat writers and hosts on these shows say what Guinness and myself have been saying for months. They said that Witless Willie is a major reason for the team's issues. Chris Carlon of Loud Mouths was to the point of having a coronary over Willie's explanation about using Heilman last night. Adam Schien said "you worry about winning the game your playing, not the next game" And NO ONE ON ANY OF THE SHOWS said that Heilman should be used in that situation. It seems more and more people are coming around to the opinion that I and Guinness have been touting. Can the Wilpon's be far behind? They didn't want Willie back this year, and I can't believe they'll sit by and allow this season to go down the drain after last years collapse.

What was also interesting is what happened after the game in the clubhouse. Billy Wagner went off again, and NOT ONE MEDIA PERSONALITY disagreed with him. Here is what he said to the best of my recollection. " Why is all the media here asking the closer about today's game? I didn't even play. Why don't you ask them over there? [pointing to the other side of the locker room] Oh, that's right, they're not there. That figures." He was talking about all the Latin mice on the team. Billy is 1000% correct. Where is Beltran, Delgado, Castillo, Reyes, Castro, and company? Beltran answered a few questions then left, and Reyes did his usual incoherent 2 sentence answers that never change from day to day. There are major issues inside that clubhouse and Willie has no control or respect from the players. When asked, they all spout the company line, but you know the answers are hollow. There is no way that Willie can be in control of that team if there is this kind of infighting going on. His passive approach isn't working, and Wagner is doing and saying more than Willie ever has. Too bad the Mets didn't have 24 other Billy Wagners on the team. Maybe they'd win more than 50% of the games played. Everyone on the shows when asked said that Witless Willie's game time strategy today was stupid, and is a common problem with him. Sounds like one of mine and Guinness's recurring observations doesn't it? Maybe Guinness could be the GM, and Me the Manager. We certainly couldn't do any worse than Omar and Willie.

I don't even no what to expect this weekend. On paper we have the better chance of winning the weekend than the Yankees do. But on paper, the Mets should be blowing away the NL East too. The Yankees are as messed up as the Mets, but it's due more to injuries than effort. The way this season is going, the Yankees will sweep the Mets and go on a winning streak to win the AL EAST. All the while Willie will be saying "it's early in the season", "He's one of my guys", "I'll still keep using him" as he stand on the street corner trying to get a Taxi to pick him up.