With apologies to Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci and Tommy DeVito:

“But, I’m funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? ”

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Apologies to Nirvana. But when in doubt, why not turn to the king of angst, Kurt Cobain, for, um, perspective:

Gotta find a way, find a way, when I’m there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I’d better wait

The morning reality check needs to remind us all that Jon Niese is really still a rookie and that growing pains occur when developing a major league starter. Unfortunately for the Mets, they are already saddled with a couple of drama queens. Any club, good or bad, could live with starts like last night from a talented and polished kid like Niese. But even Wally Backman on steroids couldn’t make the current situation work.

Keep your head. Make sure nobody is considering the Kurt Cobain final solution.

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This post was written by bobsikes on April 15, 2010

Tags: Apologies, Current Situation, Drama Queens, Final Solution, Growing Pains, Jon Niese, Kurt Cobain, Major League, METS, Nirvana, Perspective, Reality Check, Steroids, Wally Backman, When In Doubt

Yikes. That’s all Omar needs.

Baseball Crank :

Not a terrible move, but symptomatic of Omar Minaya’s defective thought process and lack of imagination.

Buster Olney quotes one team:

Matthews is a player to be avoided. Slow bat. Declining range. And above all else, a player who wants to be a regular and will be an unhappy distraction in your clubhouse when he’s not in the lineup every day.

On, that’s just perfect. All the Mets need is another malcontent that they can’t get rid of.

With apologies to LBJ referencing Walter Cronkite. But when the Mets have lost the Blogfather, they’ve lost significant fan base.

The thing is, that isn’t what concerns me; because, who knows, maybe Matthews is ‘in the best shape of his life,’ which I am sure someone will write this Spring, and maybe he becomes an outstanding fourth outfielder. The move is weird, but I understand how the team justifies it. Nevertheless, he’s not the issue.

The issue, to me, is: how does acquiring Matthews fit in to the overall plan to be better? Actually, come to think of it, what is the overall plan to be better?

I can’t say that I blame any of them and naysayers will turn out to be correct if Matthews cannot contribute in a significant way or becomes a problem.

Justification exists when considering the potential power that Matthews -unlike Cory Sullivan or Jeremy Reed – represents if he is on the roster. Furthermore we must remember that extras Chris Carter and Nick Evan cannot play center field . Mathews can. The oft-injured Fernando Martinez needs to play in Buffalo and should not be looked upon as a back-up to Angel Pagan.

This is the sort of move a club makes if they are planning on contending.

Now go out and get another starter. Or maybe even two.

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I have some WordPress issues.

Although I’m a Seminole, I wanted Florida to win. The SEC became my favorite conference in the seven great years I lived in South Carolina, and the Gamecocks are a favorite team my son, Rob and I share.

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