Just like how the Mets had a good amount of nice surprises this season, they had some disappointments, and some situations that people knew would be bad from the start (looking at you Gary Matthews Jr). Here are some of the perplexing, complicated, frustrating moments of the 2010 Mets season:
1. Oliver Perez
The rest of these will be in no specific order, however Oliver Perez is at the top of this list. After hearing so much about how he was ready to comeback, etc, etc etc, he really wasn't at all and would add to the headache. The problem with Perez was it was almost immediately obvious that he needed some extra work, but he wouldn't take the minor league option (which is his right to refuse). Refusing the option though, led to a backlash against him. There were times when the Mets were still hanging around in the race that we really could have used another pitcher, but we didn't have that thanks to Perez. The Mets front office, for reasons that will probably never be fully clear other than the Mets being concerned over their money, didn't cut Perez so he was so infrequently used. The situation just makes me sick, especially because Team is really what I want to focus on right now.
2. Gary Matthews Jr.
He was the starting CF'er coming out of Spring Training. How? This was stupid. Everyone knew it.
3. Mike Jacobs / Tatis
Starting him was just disappointing. He got the job due to the Murphy injury and then he was put in a platoon with Tatis which just sucked the offense out of 1B. On the positive side, their ineptitude is what brought us Ike Davis.
4. Krod
You already know why.
5. Maine
We all had really high hopes for Maine coming into this season, but it just wasn't meant to be. What is sad is Maine had so much promise at one point in time, and it is vanishing fast. I'm hoping that I'm wrong about Maine, and that he can turn it around, but at this point, I need to see improvement to believe it.
6. The Entire Offense
When it comes down to it, the big problem this season ended up being the opposite of what we thought going into the seaosn. At times this year the offense just looked awful. On paper it was so much better due to Beltran and Bay but both of them not playing to their historic numbers really hurt the Mets. Hopefully things will return to the status quo next season for those players who are returning.
Did I miss anyone? Let me know in comments!
