It is almost a separate blessing to be living in Arizona because my football and baseball teams (NY Jets and NY Mets) are with each passing day, becoming a total joke. The Mets, who had to pay off debts in the Bernie Madoff scam, are losing players left and right to injury. Their center fielder right now is a 24 year old kid who has never played above the Double AA level. David Wright, the one bonafide superstar is nursing a torn rib cage muscle, their ace pitcher is coming back from major shoulder surgery, and every team in their division has gotten stronger and better. What is left is a group of young unknowns who are going to take it on the chin day in and day out in a very competitive division (except for the Mets, that is). So what do we have to look forward to this summer? The trade deadline and how many prospects Johan Santana, Jason Bay and David Wright are going to bring back. I'm going to need a program because I won't know who the heck is on the field come August. The question isn't whether they lose 100+ games, it's will they do it by the All-Star break?
Then there are the Jets...I was genuinely excited by the chance that Peyton Manning might come to the Jets and get us over the hump that is the New England Patriots (and their "hump" of a coach). It would have been a good thing to see which Manning in New York commanded more back pages of the Daily News with the off chance that they could possibly pull off an All-Manning Super Bowl...(although it could happen with the Giants and Broncos). Then the Jets sign Mark Sanchez to a five year deal. Okay, positive reinforcement that he is the franchise quarterback and maybe give him the motivation to take the reins of the team and put them on his back and become the player everyone (except me) thought he would be. Peyton signs with the Broncos and then the Jets pull the ultimate bonehead move and trade for the biggest distraction in sports...Tim Tebow. They give a five year deal to one of the lowest rated qbs in the league and then trade for THE lowest rated qb in the league. WTF? (Sorry, the fan in me slipped out). What are they thinking? A special wildcat package will be added for Tebow. So Sanchez drives them down the field and then goes off the field in the red zone? Tebow takes over and scores the touchdowns? And what happens if Sanchez continues his not so stellar play? Will the fans...(and I hope New York fans are smarter then the yahoos in Denver) start calling for Tebow to take over? What does that do to Sanchez's confidence if that happens? And another thing...Drew Stanton at least had the backbone to demand a trade or release after the Tebow trade. He knew his situation was going to be bench quarterback. He wanted no part of it and he got his wish. Sanchez says nothing... You just signed a five year deal. The team said you were the man and then they go out and trade for Timmy. No comment? This is going to be a circus situation for the Jets and the media frenzy is going to be non-stop. Just what the doctor ordered... more nonsense.
In closing I would just like to say that the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking more and more appealing with every report I hear coming out of Metland... I may have to go back East and slap some sense into those teams...
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