{"id":1719,"date":"2012-01-13T08:12:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2012-01-12T22:11:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T03:11:26","slug":"2012-mets-the-big-tease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2012\/01\/13\/2012-mets-the-big-tease\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Mets: The Big Tease"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>How’s that for a slogan? \u00a0This was inspired by the Mets tweeting pictures today of Johan Santana<\/a><\/strong> throwing in Port St. Lucie. \u00a0It was good news in the sense that his arm didn’t fall off, but throwing in January tells us little about what he’ll do in April.<\/p>\n

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It’s still over a month until pitchers and catchers report, and closer to three until the first real game. \u00a0I’m thankful for the Mets sharing these types of things, and love seeing Johan on a baseball field, but ultimately this is a big tease. \u00a0 There’s still plenty of uncertainty with how Santana’s shoulder will hold up to a full Spring Training and following that, the season.<\/p>\n

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In a way the whole \u00a02012 Mets season may be a tease. \u00a0With the finances and roster turnover it very much feels like the Mets are in a holding pattern. \u00a0That’s not to say things won’t ultimately turn out good, but there are plenty of question marks we need answers to and a lot of time before we can start finding them. \u00a02012 may be one long quest to find the answers. \u00a0What do we really have in Lucas Duda<\/a><\/strong>, Josh Thole<\/a><\/strong>, Ruben Tejada<\/a><\/strong> and Ike Davis<\/a><\/strong>? \u00a0To what extent can David Wright<\/a><\/strong> and Jason Bay<\/a><\/strong> rebound? \u00a0Are any of the touted pitching prospects going to be knocking on the rotation door for 2013, or sooner? \u00a0Is second base the anti-matter to Daniel Murphy<\/a><\/strong>‘s matter, causing explosion whenever they come in contact?<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned, because 2012 may be the big tease before we find out where this team is going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How’s that for a slogan? \u00a0This was inspired by the Mets tweeting pictures today of Johan Santana throwing in Port St. Lucie. \u00a0It was good news in the sense that his arm didn’t fall off, but throwing in January tells us little about what he’ll do in April.   It’s still over a month until … <\/p>\n

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