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<\/p>\nBaseball is by far my favorite sport.\u00a0 I could never see another day of any other sport and I wouldn\u2019t really miss it, but I\u2019m going through baseball withdrawal by Thanksgiving.\u00a0 So I\u2019ll be watching most of the next 22 Mets games, and even when I change the channel on Sunday\u2019s to the Giants, I\u2019ll probably flip back and forth to watch baseball.<\/p>\n
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However, the games mean absolutely nothing and Jerry Manuel continues to do mind-numbingly stupid things with the roster, so how do I stay interested?\u00a0 I try to take each part of the game and watch it for the game, and the situation, at hand with no care or worry about what it means to the overall season.\u00a0 R.A. Dickey is pitching, so I\u2019ll watch him dazzle with his two knuckleballs.\u00a0 I don\u2019t worry about his double digit win total, his contract status for next year, whether or not this is a one-year wonder or anything like that.\u00a0 There will be months and months of that sort of debate, but for now there are only 22 Mets game left and I\u2019ll enjoy each one for what they are; baseball games.<\/p>\n
Obviously watching some of the rookies getting their shot at the majors is something to look at.\u00a0 Duda and Tejada are two that look mostly overmatched and unready, but Davis is again putting good swings on balls and launching monstrous home runs.\u00a0 Jon Niese may be struggling down the stretch, but it\u2019ll be interesting to see if he can fight through it for a couple more starts to finish off what\u2019s been a terrific rookie campaign.\u00a0 Thole\u2019s looking like a solid catcher option for next year, and we\u2019re going to get more looks at Mejia and Gee as well.<\/p>\n
Career milestones are another avenue to root for.\u00a0 David Wright and Jose Reyes, once he returns from the oblique strain, are reaching territory rarely achieved in Mets history.\u00a0 They\u2019re cementing their places as some of the greatest Mets to wear the uniform.\u00a0 Wright needs two RBI to tie Mike Piazza for second all-time as Met.\u00a0 Three game-winning RBI to tie Piazza for first.\u00a0 He\u2019s second on the career list for runs scored, and Reyes is fourth and only three runs behind him.\u00a0 Reyes is the all-time Mets leader with 329 stolen bases and increases his lead with every swipe.\u00a0 Wright and Reyes are 4th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> respectively in hits.\u00a0 These guys are some of the best Mets to ever play the game and they\u2019re playing right here, right now.<\/p>\n So while the Mets may be inches from elimination, there is still a lot to be excited about while watching these final 22 games.\u00a0 Before you know it the season will be over and you\u2019ll be wishing you could watch Niese drop one last curveball on a unsuspecting hitter, or see David Wright crush one more fastball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baseball is by far my favorite sport.\u00a0 I could never see another day of any other sport and I wouldn\u2019t really miss it, but I\u2019m going through baseball withdrawal by Thanksgiving.\u00a0 So I\u2019ll be watching most of the next 22 Mets games, and even when I change the channel on Sunday\u2019s to the Giants, I\u2019ll … <\/p>\n