So, sports fans, have you seen enough of the Mets? Are you ready to crown the Kansas City ROYALS the new World Champs? Game 5 will be played out in New York City today and despite losing 3 of 4 already, the Mets may surprise us all. They have talent, experience, and even more potential than has been recently displayed. But after last year's defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants in Game 7, the Royals can taste the trophy and all its rewards.
The Series has not been as popular as some in the past which reflects attitudes jaded by conflicting loyalties among followers of NFL football and NBA basketball, all currently engaged in league competition. Throw in the Rugby World Championships(Australia v. New Zealand), a little golf, The Breeder's Cup and the finale of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, and you have the makings of divided interest and lackluster support.
The Mets player, Dan Murphy, the record breaking home run hitter in the playoffs, has not hit a one in the Series and added a crucial error last night that spelled the doom of the contest in the late innings.
So goes baseball, a sport played at a leisurely pace that harkens back to a different time before statistics were everything and the numbers were king. Maybe one could say before technology took over the game. Reminds me of a recent film by Clint Eastwood, Trouble With the Curve(Warner Bros., 2012). Eastwood played the role of the aging baseball scout whose eyes were failing and the home office began to doubt his decisions. Younger upstarts claimed he no longer could pick future major leaguers, he didn't understand the numbers. Perhaps he didn't, but he still knew the game, and with the help of his daughter, played by Amy Adams, and another scout and ex-pitcher, Justin Timberlake, they helped 'Gus' regain his dignity with a new contract.
So, if this is not the year of the Mets, they will come back next year guided by the GM Sandy Alderson, former Marine combat officer and former GM of the Oakland A's.
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