Usually I am the one being positive about the Mets. I love their minor league teams and players so I look at the good parts and enforce the fact that things will eventually be okay. Unfortunately right now, I just don't see that future coming soon.
I had more hope before last season. I knew for sure that 2011 was a rebuilding year and that I shouldn't have any expectations for the major league team. I knew to look for success in the minor leagues, not necessarily in the teams as a whole but in certain individual players. Maybe it's just that being a "New York fan" has caught up with me. Maybe it is that I have become impatient and I just don't want to wait for the minor leaguers anymore. I have turned into a fan that wants major league success now and I'm too lazy to look more than a few months into the future.
Whatever it is, I don't like it. I love that I became attached to players such as Zach Lutz, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Josh Satin, Mike Nickeas, and Kai Gronauer. I hate that I can't bear to wait any longer for them all to have a shot to contribute in the majors. And I hate even more that if they do get a shot, they might not actually succeed. I love that I have found the minor leagues as an outlet for baseball and Mets optimism. I hate that everyone else hasn't made the same discovery. I hate that there will always be fans that only see the Mets signing players that are meant to be one year gap-fillers but think the Mets are simply stupid and putting their future in the hands of aging veterans. I love loving the Mets. I hate that some people want everything from this franchise but refuse to have faith in it. I hate those people that only see the surface.
Believe me, I cannot wait for Spring Training to start. It's the fact that I am excited about the seasons of more minor leaguers than major leaguers that has me almost dreading this Mets season. I would rather see Josh Satin and Kirk Nieuwenhuis than Ronny Cedeno and Scott Hairston.
I see the future. I am excited about the future. I want the future to be now.
Let's Go Mets!
I had more hope before last season. I knew for sure that 2011 was a rebuilding year and that I shouldn't have any expectations for the major league team. I knew to look for success in the minor leagues, not necessarily in the teams as a whole but in certain individual players. Maybe it's just that being a "New York fan" has caught up with me. Maybe it is that I have become impatient and I just don't want to wait for the minor leaguers anymore. I have turned into a fan that wants major league success now and I'm too lazy to look more than a few months into the future.
Whatever it is, I don't like it. I love that I became attached to players such as Zach Lutz, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Josh Satin, Mike Nickeas, and Kai Gronauer. I hate that I can't bear to wait any longer for them all to have a shot to contribute in the majors. And I hate even more that if they do get a shot, they might not actually succeed. I love that I have found the minor leagues as an outlet for baseball and Mets optimism. I hate that everyone else hasn't made the same discovery. I hate that there will always be fans that only see the Mets signing players that are meant to be one year gap-fillers but think the Mets are simply stupid and putting their future in the hands of aging veterans. I love loving the Mets. I hate that some people want everything from this franchise but refuse to have faith in it. I hate those people that only see the surface.
Believe me, I cannot wait for Spring Training to start. It's the fact that I am excited about the seasons of more minor leaguers than major leaguers that has me almost dreading this Mets season. I would rather see Josh Satin and Kirk Nieuwenhuis than Ronny Cedeno and Scott Hairston.
I see the future. I am excited about the future. I want the future to be now.
Let's Go Mets!
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