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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Hey Strawberry, It's Not Attitude That The Mets Lack
Hello my fellow Mets fans and welcome on back once again! Well, it's that time of year again. Baseball and spring training are approaching rapidly on the horizon. However there is one major hurdle in the sports world that needs to be cleared in order for that time to arrive. Tomorrow is the Super Bowl. And it's one of the few days out of the entire calendar year where the United States of America's entire attention span is diverted to the exact same thing. And if you're not watching it...well come on. Get out from under that rock and turn the sucker on!
And lately with a lot of attention on the National Football League's big day, New York Mets news has been a little on the scarce side. However one thing I read this week did get the cogs inside of my head to turn a little bit. According to a David Lennon report out of Newsday, former Met outfielder Darryl Strawberry said that the Mets lack attitude. Now this sort of thing could either go one of two ways. One, it could just be acknowledged, "OK, Straw said the Mets need some 'tude. Cool." Or, a thinking man like me-self can challenge Strawberry and ask him…why?
Why do the Mets need to have to have attitude? A lot of the fanbase today thinks this, but I don't think the attitude is the issue here. I also don't think if the Mets were to obtain a little more attitude that it would magically make them winners. The 2009 Yankees didn’t seem like an attitude-filled squad. The reason everyone wants the Mets to have more attitude - Strawberry especially - is because of the rebellious attitude that the World Champion 1986 Mets had. I guess people feel if the Mets act like that team did on and off the field, the Mets will overcome all the better teams in the league, and ride down the Canyon of Heroes come October.
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