True Met

I'm not familiar with the complex formula used to measure a "True Yankee", and frankly I was never good at Math or Science in school so I don't have the patience to figure it out. But I can tell you that Matt Harvey has already earned his place in the Mets Hall of Fame. Here's the simple formula to measure a True Met:

1) Be good …

2) except against the Marlins.

Because if you're a "True Met", there's no way you can have success against the Marlins. Because really, if you can perform well in that ballpark which looks like a spilled bag of Tropical Skittles, then obviously your eyes are performance enhanced, and we're skeptical of you anyway. And we were skeptical as Harvey mowed down the Marlins for five innings, with only the pitcher getting a hit off him. But then, worn down by the inability (or refusal) of his teammates (or Ike Davis) to at least give him a lead, he wore out in the sixth as he raced through the 100 pitch mark and gave up the only three runs anybody saw in Miami on Thursday, perhaps finally convincing the masses that 1973 was 40 years ago, and will remain so.

Next season will be the first season in at least four where there should actually be a little bit of hope present when they start unpacking the bats in Port. St. Lonesome. But this season is purgatory. A three game winning streak which causes some of us to exclaim "we're only ten and a half games back" quickly followed by two losses to the Marlins that has us bemoaning "shit, we're ten and a half games back". There are big things that plagued the Mets against Miami, like Ike Davis leaving five men on base in the first three innings (he's on pace to leave the entire population of Lewisburg, WV stranded on an island off the coast of Alaska which is going to be underwater in ten years), and there are little things that plague the Mets, like Justin Turner having the range of a pudding pop not reaching one hard grounder which turned into the first Marlins run, and a second hard grounder that sent that run home. There are just too many positions and roster spots on this team in need of an upgrade. Three that have already gotten that upgrade are in the outfield. But there are too many more for this team to make up the ground they need to make up this year, and for them to be a serious playoff hopeful next season.

And I'm at peace with that. Because the light at the end of the tunnel is finally visible. Sure the light might be an oncoming train, but it's better than looking back at 2009 and 2010 and seeing … the 2013 Phillies.