DO THE METAL METS HAVE THE GRIT TO MAKE IT?

The Metal Mets have been decidedly un-metal lately. They fail in the clutch. They always come up short. They blow big leads like it’s their job to go down on Jimmy Rollins. This team is pathetic, and you have to ask the question; even if they do survive what would otherwise be a monumental collapse, does this team have the grit to make it far in the playoffs?

You can’t blame Willie — he’s working with what he’s got. It’s not his fault that his bullpen sucks a big fat bag of dicks. When he goes to Guillermo “I Suck Balls” Mota, he hasn’t got a choice. Who else is he gonna put in, Scott Schoensuck? Aaron Suckman? Inconsistency has been the only consistent thing on this team of late. That, and Moises Alou. But one 41 year-old outfielder can’t do it all himself.

Now, the Phillies, there’s a team with heart. They come back late in games and never give up. Their bullpen, shaky all year, has somehow managed to find a way and get the job done in September, when it matters most. They don’t give up 30+ runs in a 3-game series and get swept by a last place team, because they know this is it, that they’ve got to do it NOW. And, like good baseball teams do, they get the job done.
With Pedro on the mound tonight we’ve got a shot. The team plays better when Pedro is going. Let’s get a solid 7 out of Pedro and put up some runs, so even our bullpen can’t falter. Ya Gotta Believe.

-VN