Think I'm jumping the gun a little? I don't. Have you looked at the standings lately? With Phillie surging ahead and a 2-5 record against two of the worst teams in the NL, I'd say I'm correct. Unless the Wilpon's do what should have been done weeks ago, this season is history. Until Witless Willie and Omar the Village Idiot are fired, there is little hope of the Mets even finishing with a winning record.
Back in late April-early May, I was screaming that the Mets needed to wake up and play like there was no tomorrow. Everyone on TV, Radio, in the papers, on the blogs, said "it's early, no one's doing any better". Guess what. Howard and Rollins are starting to hit, and Utley hasn't stopped hitting, and the Mets are falling faster and further in the standings. They now sit 7.5 games out of 1st place, and have little chance to catch the Phillies without some drastic changes.
First thing that needs to be done is fire Omar. He built this old, brittle, lazy, team and cost the Mets numerous 1st round draft picks by signing worthless free-agents. He's also stuck by Witless Willie Randumb when he should have been fired last year. I swear the only reason Willie is still in NY is because firing him would prove that Omar was wrong to hire him. Omar never likes to admit his mistakes, and firing Witless Willie would be admitting to a huge mistake in 2005.
Once Omar is gone, then the New GM can hire a manager that actually knows the game of baseball. If Bobby Valentin won't come back as a manager, how about as a GM? He knows baseball talent as well as anyone, and he wouldn't hire a spineless wimp for a manager. He also wouldn't go around the MLB and bring in all his favorite worn out buddies to play critical positions on the team. Alou' is no more than a bench player at this stage of his career. Only Omar and Witless Willie think of him as an everyday player. I bet Bobby V. also wouldn't be jerking Ryan Church in and out of the line-up. Ryan should have been on the DL from day one, and certainly shouldn't be making any cross-country trips. It's just another example of Omar and Willie being clueless. Instead of sitting Ryan and getting him healthy, they continue to hinder his recovery and cost the Mets one of their biggest offensive weapons.
When a new GM and Manager get put into place they can start getting rid of the dead weight on the team. New players from the minors need to come up and get a taste and a try out. Send Heilman to AAA and bring Muniz back. Get rid of Castillo, bench Alou', dump Anderson, bring up Carp or Murphy, platoon Schneider and Delgado, and get Nady back in NY. Those are just a few things that can be done. For all the lack of hitting and defense at second base, why not bring up someone from the minors who can actually get to a ball or two?
No matter what happens the rest of the year, the season is probably already lost. Unless drastic changes are made this week, nothing is going to get this team to 1st place. Granted, Omar getting fired and changing the players on the field probably won't happen, but something needs to be done. Willie has done nothing to deserve he continued employment, and he's the easiest to replace at this time. Once he's gone, then the next steps can be taken to fix the Mets. Until the first step is taken, nothing will change and the Mets will continue to be the laughing stock of the league. I wonder if Beltran wishes to retract his boast yet?
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