Reality Check

 

All the hoopla over the Mets’ opening day win has settled down. The real season started last night and gave us fans a dose of reality.

• Reality Check #1 – No one expected the Mets to go undefeated.
• Reality Check #2 – John Maine did not pitch 5 strong innings. Four runs in five innings is bad.
• Reality Check #3 – Mejia is not ready for primetime. Spring Training is fun. This is real. The Mets kept him over Figueroa and now Figgy is pitching for a division opponent. Bad move.
• Reality Check #4 – It’s not like the Mets hit their way back into the game. The Marlins walked and balked home runs.
• Reality Check #5 – Just because you have 7 relief pitchers, it doesn’t mean you must use all of them everyday.

They teased us yesterday into thinking that they would somehow win that game only to fall short in the 10th. Just one or two keys hits would have made for a happier recap. Shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Mets fans, can you say ‘long season’.

For what it’s worth, that’s Bubba’s SportsEye View.