Mets Wars IV: A New Hope

With a new manager at the helm, the Mets, and especially Mets fans, seem to be finding some new hope for this season.

Yeah, it's been only two games. Believe me, I know. But the way Jerry Manuel

is carrying himself and dealing with the team, it's possible they might be turning a new leaf.

The next six games could turn the entire season around for the Mets. Tonight, the team will take on the Colorado Rockies, a rematch of the late May series where the Mets dropped two of three. Currently, the Rox are 31-42 despite winning seven of their last ten.

After the series in Denver, the Mets return home to take on the hapless Seattle Mariners. Also under a newly promoted bench coach, the Mariners are 25-47, the worst team in baseball.

Six games, six very winnable games. The Mets could turn their whole season around with four, five, or even six wins over the next six days.

And for Mets fans, that would be more than enough for a new hope. May the force be with them.