The 2009 Mets and Swagger

Over the last few years, a problem the Mets have had to balance in some weird, almost counter-intuitive way was the amount of swagger, confidence, cockiness that they put out on the baseball diamond. Some say they have too much, some say they don't at all. The Phillies say they the Mets play with it and should be punished for it (Jose Reyes) but then the Phillies turn around and it act it out themselves (this whole Team to Beat Drama). The Mets did in 86 and it worked for them. The Mets didn't do it in 69 and 06 and it worked for them. So what is the resolution?

Well besides the age old, cliche, just be yourself. The Mets are going out there with a little more attitude as it was discussed on Mets Merized Online a few days ago. They now have a sign above their club house door that reads “Through These Doors Pass the Best Players in Baseball. New York Mets.” And of course there is Krod who seems to be saying every day that the Mets are the team to beat in the division.  Is all of this good? Is all of this bad? What should we make of all of this nonsense?

Personally, I am a fan of hte sign but not a fan of Krod's comments. The sign is directed at the players and gets them pumped up. When you play in a clubhouse with that sign, you represent that sign, you become the best players in baseball. The Mets have to go out there every day and practice and play with that mentality. With Jose Reyes, his antics usually gets people upset and people say he should tone it down. Thats how he plays. its the joy and excitement of the game, turn that up. With Krod, saying that once was good, saying it twice is questionable. While you want to say you are the team to beat, there is no reason to say it every time. But please, get the troops riled up. Get the Mets angry, get them together as a team. Its us against the world. Every day is a fight. Thats what the Mets need, thats going to get us into October and beyond.