Flushing Friday: It’s Fun Again

I was having a conversation with a fellow Mets fan the other day ( they are few and far between here in Phillies territory ) and I mentioned how it really is fun to be a Mets fan again. There is, no doubt, still some trepidation about their performance. It seems every time they lose a game, or even play sloppily, I begin to wonder what might happen next. Worse, when they lose two in a row, I start to wonder if this is the beginning of their certain plunge into last place. Aside from that, it is fun to be a Mets fan.

Mets fans, more than fans of most teams it seems, have learned the old baseball adage “there’s always next year.” But this year feels like it could be the year. Do I think our teem is destined for a world championship based on what I’ve seen so far? Of course not, but it’s fun to be a Mets fan again. I’ve enjoyed watching the games, reading the box scores, and once again I feel like there is hope for a winning season.

A few losses this week, a bit of second guessing by the fans, and the “non issue” between David Wright and Terry Collins has made for a week not quite as positive as last week, but the Mets are still performing offensively. If we can keep that up, it should be a good season.