Mets Lose Again...Are You to Blame?

Bottom of the ninth inning and the Mets are down 4-2 with the bases loaded and no outs. You are at home with the volume blasting, bucket of chicken almost empty, gripping onto your lucky blanket as if your life depended on it. 

All of a sudden, you see the volume bar start to decrease on your TV.  The pitch is made and before you know it, triple play

Game over.

You look over at your girlfriend who simply says, "I have a headache and the volume is too high.”  

No my friend.  That triple play did not make the Mets lose, your girlfriend did. 

Does this story remind you of other events or people that made you feel that it was their fault that a great night ended in defeat?

Well guess what, it is their fault that the Mets lost that close game.  They should not be invited back for tomorrow night’s game.

Now this is not a “don't let your girlfriend watch the game” kind of article.  It’s far from it; since I'm sure she has done many things to help them win during the close ones as well.

This is more along the lines of a “if the Mets began their 10 game losing streak the day you bought that ‘lucky’ chair, I think it’s time to burn it” type of article.

I am almost certain that if you are reading this article that you will remember the time that your friend insisted you guys eat sushi instead of White Castle, even though the past 5 Pedro starts you ate White Castle and Pedro struck out at least seven in all wins. 

Oh yeah, thanks to your buddy's sushi craving, Pedro lasted 2 1/3 innings while giving up eight earned runs.  Sushi never tasted so bad. 

So next time the Mets cannot pull out a win, please do not blame Jose Reyes' 0-4 night, or Beltran's error, or even Perez walking nine.  No, I think you should blame your friend, who forgot to bring his undefeated jersey to the game.  You could also blame the guy who broke tradition and decided not to barbeque today, because it was a bit cloudy. 

Especially, blame your friend, who decided to do his homework in the middle of a rally, because his paper is due in the morning. 

He had all day to write it. 

So fellow Mets’ fans, I ask you to please not take out your anger on the Mets.  The next time Wagner blows a three run lead, remember it’s not his fault. 

Instead, there is some girl out there making her boyfriend change the channel, because there is no way the Mets are going to lose this game.