MESS NETWORK


They're doing it to me again, getting my hopes up, just so they can be crushed.

The Mets are at .500 again, completing a 3 game sweep of the Phillies last night at the new Citizen Spank Park. The shocker: they did it thanks to aging hipster Todd Zeile. Obviously, if you rely on a 38 year old to carry your team, well, that's not going to last. Hey, I'm happy for them, but it's cautious optimism at best. Give me a call in late July, after they play the Yankees a few times. And remember, they just got swept by the Marlins last weekend, so now this just makes everything even.

Jason Mastaitis of the great Always Amazin' Mets Blog puts it best:

As for the Mets themselves, I really don't know what to make of this team. I'm thrilled that they won and again inched closer to first but I'm starting to get a bit wary of them. They're like that cute girl in the bar, you know the one, that will flirt with you all evening, get your hopes up a bit, then disappear. You never have any expectations going in but she strings you along just enough to get you a little bit excited -- and then she suddenly leaves. That's what I feel like right now, I'm thrilled every time they win, every time they get close, but then they seem to invariably let me down. They tease you a bit with a few wins, get you excited by getting over .500, then drop you hard with a three game sweep (the sweep by the Marlins was their third sweep this season). Of course, it all doesn't really matter because you go home, sleep it off, and flirt with someone else the next day. *sigh*

However, the most disturbing news is that they want to create their own network, a horrible trend started by none other than the Yankees and their YES Network. Damn you, Steinbrenner! Anyway, here's some possible names, starting with the obvious:

MESS: Mets Entertainment and Sports Station
MOB: Mets Official Baseball Network
MetNet: Mets Network.
MOOKIE: Mets Outlet for Officially Kreating Information & Entertainment

Okay, that last one was a stretch.

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