For the past six weeks, my heart has been sporadically pounding in my chest as I sit on the couch and do nothing. Honestly, I'm just lounging around, browsing the web, petting my dog, and watching the New York Mets play baseball...
That's it!
The Mets are causing my heart problems! I've been to the doctor, so there's no reason to worry about me, and everything checked out fine, so it's nothing structural with my heart. It must be something mental, something deep down inside me that comes to a head and boils over. That "thing" is my passion for the Mets, and their roller coaster season.
We've all been there: the heart wrenching losses, the jubilant wins, and the anticipation of both. Maybe I need to take time off from the Mets, but if you know me, you already know that is not happening. It takes a lot to pry me away from the television, nad if I'm not at the TV, it's even harder to get me away from the radio. My computer is then next in line, as I grasp that until my knuckles are white, dumbly watching Gameday and waiting for it to refresh with the next pitch.
Last, and definitely least, I text Google on my phone for the score. I hate missing games. I don't know why, but if I miss a game, I just feel so out of the loop.
Anyway, these Mets, who have been harrowing on the edge of "firesale" and now are merely a half game out of first, have taken me on the roller coaster season of my life, and I don't think my heart, or anyones for that matter, was prepared for what has already transpired. So many ups, so many downs. They had been fairly equivalent before July, but this is a new month, a new team, with a new fervor amongst them.
One could only imagine what the rest of the season has in store...
You can afford to ride the Mets roller coaster every day; you're young yet! An old(er) broad like me has learned never to get too up, nor too down, and to just take it as it comes. Of course, that is a lesson hard learned, and not so easy to live, but I try... I have to admit, though, it's been harder than usual with this team. I've often said that the hardest, most difficult team for which to root is a .500 team, because you always think they're this far from breaking out and making it a real season, only to be disappointed time and time again. And the Mets have been nothing this past year if not a .500 team. Frustrating as all get out, and conducive to high blood pressure, overeating, and venting on one's blog :)!
ReplyDeleteYoung, but under the weather!!
ReplyDeleteVery true...but can you imagine being a fan of, say, the Royals. That has to be TOUGH!
Nah, because you have few expectations rooting for that type of team, which isn't actually expected to do anything but finish the season, as opposed to a high-payroll larger market team, where you actually expect a playoff appearance... imagine that! It's those gosh darn expectations; they'll get you, every time!
ReplyDeletecould be lupus. and glad to hear its not hepatitis.
ReplyDeleteA good spot for a live ticker is TheScore.... thescore.ca its free...you just have to go on the internet to check it out
ReplyDeleteDr. House, can you please diagnose me?
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks Superman.