At this point last year the Mets were already 1 - 1 on the regular season and on their way to being 2 - 1 (Mets mashed the fish 13 - 0 and Ollie struck out 8). Today we're still staring 3 more exhibitions in the face.Whatever the results of the next few days may be, we can say this was a great Spring. Subtracting "elbow-gate" from the equation everything was so positive from Port St. Lucie. Luis Castillio looks primed for a rebound season. Daniel Murphy is still hitting at a .300+ clip. Jose Reyes is in mid-season form and demonstrating serious growth both mentally and physically. David Wright, though slumping a little, seems ready to lead us to the promised land. Beltran is in peak physical condition. Delgado, who struggled last season to get his average in Spring Training to the Mendoza line, can't seem to get his average below .500 this year. Schneider is healthy and has a year with the same staff under his belt. Church is on a mission to prove the first half of last season was no fluke. The rotation, despite a few blips on the radar, came together this last week - as it was supposed to.
Maybe it was all the negativity in Yankee camp that made ours seem so positive, but maybe not. The players are buying into Jerry's method and are demonstrating it on the field. They're also still having fun - more so than it seemed they were last year. It's all smiles in St. Lucie and they're on their way to New York. You couldn't ask for anything more.
Who has tickets the exhibition games? Anyone going to the Sunday BP session?
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