Well, not really, but from a baseball perspective, what more is there to say?
What could be worse than the Yankees meeting the Phillies in the World Series? The Yankees beating the Phillies in the World Series.
Such is life as a Mets fan.
Pessimism abounds. You miss victory. As kind of an about-face to most Met fans mentalities, I'm going to try to recap what has gone right over the past five years in Mets-ville.
And the truth is, it's a heck of a lot.
2004 -2005
-- The Mets hire Willie Randolph and sign star free agents Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez, bringing respect back to a franchise just over a year removed from a 95-loss season.
-- Cliff Floyd has, perhaps the best season in his career, setting personal records with 34 home runs and having his second to best season in terms of walks, games played and RBIs.
-- Mike Piazza, in his last year with the club, spanks 19 home runs in declining playing time.
-- The Mets have one of the best fielding right fielders in baseball, with former Gold Glove winning Mike Cameron manning the post.
-- David Wright hits 27 home runs in his first full season and seems destined for stardom.
--Mike Jacobs makes mincemeat out of Major League pitching in his first exposure to it, swatting 11 home runs in only 100 at bats.
There was more. Check back for more 2005 highlights, and also coming up will be highlights from the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons.
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