New York Mets Fans: You Wanted a Fight, You Got One

Apparently, Travis Miller is in the mood for a fight. Well let's go. Round One.

Travis is a Mets fan who says "the Phillies winning the title was the worst possible scenario for baseball."

My first reaction to this went a little something like this: "What the....?"

Honestly? Honestly Travis? Are you serious?

What shocked me the most was the fact you actually didn't really prove to me why the Mets were better besides their K-Rod signing.

But let me break down every one of your statements I found puzzling.

First, you said: "The Phillies? Seriously? The last thing the city of Philadelphia needs is bragging rights. Now they won't shut up for an entire year. They probably won't even shut up after the Mets win the World Series next year."

Hmmm...what made me scratch my head about this was the fact I actually have not heard too much bragging from us Phillies fans.

But, even so...we won. We deserved it. You choked. You didn't deserve to win. So why is it again we are not allowed to talk about our victory? How come we aren't allowed to have fun with our wins?

Next, you said: "Each player on each team is a year older, Chase Utley is out until at least June, and both teams have to figure out what's going on with their starting rotations."

Chase Utley is NOT out until at least June. Do your research. You brag about using baseball-reference.com, so why don't you go back and look at it, eh?

Chase Utley is out 4-6 months, and that was in November. So that means between March and May. The news was completely overblown when it said he was out until June.

That's the absolute worst case scenario.

And if you know Chase Utley, you know he will not be out until June, or even May.

Then, "Onto the K-Rod signing. This doesn't quite solidify the Mets' bullpen next season, but it's a start. Rodriguez blew seven saves last season. To the city of Philadelphia, that's a ton, but to the Mets, that's winning the division by 22 games."

Yeah...um, that's got to be one of the worst statements I've seen on this site.

First, you say it's a start, and at the end contradict yourself by saying you would win the division by 22 games. See, if it was "just a start", I suppose it wouldn't mean he would give you 22 games back.

Plus, you lost the division by three, so if you want to get technical, it would be 19 games, not 22.

And oh, you said that that's a lot to Philadelphia...doesn't that prove their bullpen is superior?

Next, "Here's food for thought—the Mets are more likely to have similar numbers than the Phillies! Phillies fans can get all high and mighty, but I've got a reality check for you. Brad Lidge is going to blow saves next season. It's true. He won't be perfect again. He's going to blow some."

Nice statistics to back you up. I like how you didn't just use opinion, and researched some stats again.

Basically, you just said you think the Mets will have similar play while the Phillies will blow saves.

Well, if it's true, fine. I'll let you choke again and blow 29 saves again. Fine and dandy with me.

Then, "As for the Mets, we don't know what we'll get out of Carlos Delgado, but expectations aren't too high. Same with Luis Castillo. It's almost nice not expecting anything out of the second base position. Any production will be a nice surprise. It's not too much to ask any of the other veterans to have similar seasons to their 2008 campaigns."

Okay, but Delgado did perform this year, so wouldn't that make you worse? Just a thought...

Finally, "Oh, and our ace pitchers? Cole Hamels 2008 vs. NYM: 0-2, 6.00 E.R.A. Johan Santana 2008 vs. PHI: 2-0, 2.97 E.R.A. So, Phillies fans, tell me what important information I left out, proving you're the favorite to win the division next year."

Wait...Santana is better because of two little games in an entire season? Interesting...I guess Hamels' NLCS and World Series MVP's are worthless then.

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