WAS COLLINS WRIGHT?

Terry Collins

David Wright

The New York Mets are making a strong run for a playoff spot as of this writing. They are within range to take over the division lead, and for the most part are in every game.

The game is out of hand, you are down by a lot, you see Carrassco throw at someone, and you know the opposition will throw back. Your best hitter is coming up: you know he is the target, what do you do if you are Terry Collins?

Many ‘experts’ believe that Collins should have let Wright hit. I wonder what they would have said if Collins did, and Wright got hit in the head? I guarantee you the those who wanted him to stay in would have been screaming: ‘How could you leave him in, in a situation like that?’ He is the franchise right now, there is everyone else, after David Wright.

David Wright did a great job of objecting, but I suspect he was very happy not to go up as a target. The show was good for the team, he established himself as the team leader, willing to take one for the team.

Sorry, I can’t buy it.

WHY THE DOUBTS?

Once again no matter what you do you can’t make everyone happy. Take the New York Rangers. They had a 1-0 lead over the Devils and everyone questions if they can still further beat the Devils! For everyone’s concern, they had the second best record in the league, in a very tough division. They are the best team in the 2012 Hockey Season!

WAIT UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY

That is when the first third of the season is over. It is where the teams that are bad start to get worse, the teams that are good get better, and everyone else settles in for the long haul.

They are already writing off the Yankees, only a few games off the pace, The Angels are lost as are the Marlins, and forget Boston. Let’s wait for the Memorial Day weekend and see where we stand with these teams. The Washington Nationals look like they are starting to come down to Earth, the Braves are looking alive and the Mets are surprising. But will they be where they should be on Memorial Day weekend? And how about those Orioles?

That’s all I wrote, folks!