Comments for Optimistic Mets Fan

Comment on Unsuccessful Franchises by MJS

MJS — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:04:34 +0000

So I guess being a Pirate fan is better than being a Phillie fan, as long as you’ve been around following them since the 1800s.

What would the winning percentages be if you looked at the years from 1962-2009, when the Mets existed?

1 NYY .556
2 LAD .536
3 BOS .533
4 STL .526
5 CIN .523
6 BAL .520
7 SFG .516
8 ATL .515
9 OAK .507
10 CHW .506
11 MIN .503
12 PHI .501
13 LAA .499
14 ARI .499
15 HOU .498
16 TOR .496
17 PIT .495
18 DET .493
19 CLE .487
20 KC .483
21 CHC .482
22 NYM .479
23 FLA .478
24 MON .476
25 COL .476
26 MIL .475
27 TEX .471
28 SEA .471
29 SD .462
30 TB .426

Comment on Unsuccessful Franchises by Sunday Night Reading: Mets Notes – A Train Baseball

Sunday Night Reading: Mets Notes – A Train Baseball — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:53:55 +0000

[...] Did you know the Phillies are the only team to have lost 10,000 games? Who’s next? Could be the Braves. [Optimistic Mets Fan] [...]

Comment on Favre and Unwritten Rules by mulhod

mulhod — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:14:16 +0000

I understand what you’re saying in this post, but some have said that the Mets’ sort of taunting nature has led teams like the Marlins to treat end-of-year games that perhaps are not important to them, but are very important to the Mets as though they are playoff games. The Marlins beat the Mets on the last day of the season a couple years in a row (except last season, but that doesn’t matter). Now, I’m not saying that the Marlins would otherwise not care, but at the same time you have to believe that they want payback in situations like that, when they can knock an NL East rival out of the playoffs. What do you think? Also, there’s something fundamentally different between running up the score and celebrating at the expense of the opposing players. You forget to mention that in the NFL you can’t really celebrate in taunting ways without being flagged. (By the way, I’m a Phillies fan and I think that I can attest to a feeling that the Mets celebrated with just a little too much sort of playground playfulness at times. Now, the Phillies have done that too and I can’t say that I care that much as a fan. But, it seems that the players on the field care about that perhaps a lot more than we do.)

Comment on Excited for Spring, Rooting for The Mets by Tom

Tom — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:03:19 +0000

Couldn’t have said it better myself

Comment on Staying Positive on Beltran by Section518

Section518 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:15:52 +0000

I’m with you on the overall spirit of your post, and in particular about Pelfrey. He’s still young and has a pretty high ceiling. If he learns from his mistakes from 2009 and builds on them, he could have a big year.

Comment on Staying Positive on Beltran by Ceetar

Ceetar — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:17:04 +0000

At the very least, it’s better for your mental health. the season hasn’t even started yet.

Comment on Staying Positive on Beltran by LadyMet

LadyMet — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:11:26 +0000

Thanks for the boost. Maybe I’ll try this optimism stuff, sounds intriguing.

Comment on Best Brick Ever by Joe Spencer

Joe Spencer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:35:54 +0000

That’s cool, but if you really want a Met’s Win!!
go to the ” WIN BRICK ”
” STEP right up and Greet the Mets”

it’s right off of the Main parking lot in 1st section -corner

Comment on Does Citi Field Need Some Neon? by I’m Reading: about Neon, Doubles, Dependencies, and Two Cents — NYFSBlogs

I’m Reading: about Neon, Doubles, Dependencies, and Two Cents — NYFSBlogs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:23:45 +0000

[...] Optimistic Mets Fan wonders if Citi Field needs some neon, much like the neon characters that were on the outside of [...]

Comment on Does Citi Field Need Some Neon? by Joe D.

Joe D. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:51:02 +0000

I for one miss the neon. I used to love going to a night game and looking back at the stadium after the game as we walked to our cars. There was something special about how they lit up the night and it really gave Shea so much character.