Today, opening day, the optimists ruled. The naysayers already have their rebuttals: "You had Santana pitching, you should have won. Now let's see what you've got".
Perhaps they are right. Certainly 2009, nor this most recent Spring Training has given even the most loyal Mets fans some ill conceived notions that this team will win the NL East going away in a wire to wire race.
Regardless if you win or lose on opening day, whether it's a blow out like today's victory over the Florida Marlins or it's a walk off hit, you are always reminded that this is a 162-game season and there's still plenty of games to be played.
Fortunately, the Mets have a pretty solid major league-leading winning percentage on Opening Day despite losing the opener in its first eight seasons. They are ...
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NY Mets: The Hope That Springs Eternal On Opening Day
Posted: 6th April 2010 by Richard Marsh in MLBComments Off on NY Mets: The Hope That Springs Eternal On Opening Day