Mlb - New York Mets Fail Again

One of the greatest professional baseball teams, the New York Mets, were not able to qualify for this season's playoffs as the team lost against the Florida Marlins 4-2 at the game which was played on last Sunday.

The fans, franchise and players' disappointment was visibly noticeable on their faces. The New York Mets were hoping for a victory and a nice goodbye to their Shea Stadium, which will close its doors for the next season as will be replaced for a new stadium.

This situation has happened for two consecutive years to the Mets, this time losing 10 games of the 17 remaining of the regular season. The story repeats itself as the team was defeated by the Florida Marlins last year's at the Shea Stadium, losing also a playoff opportunity to win the World Series. There is a slight difference, though, which is that this season was better than the last one.

Last year's season became one of the worst for the Mets; after leading with a total of seven games, somehow the team lost 11 times and this opened a door for the Philadelphia Phillies to tie them with only three games left. During the 2007 season final game the Florida Marlins defeated the Mets 8-1 losing the opportunity to get to the playoffs. Blowing this incredible advantage, made the Mets become a piece in baseball history as no other team had ever had such a disastrous collapse in an overall season.

However, the Mets still hold the record of the most appearances in World Series than any other expansion team in Major League Baseball history.

At the Shea Stadium, the Mets ended with an overall record of 1,859-1,713. Mets players, fans, managers and franchise itself were not able to celebrate in a good way the closing of the Shea Stadium. The ending was unacceptable and it was a total disappointment for all, it was just too sad.

However, general manager Omar Minaya expressed, "It would have been better if we would have won, but I don't think it spoils the celebration. What's going on out there, it's about the history of this building, the history of the players, and the history of this organization."

For the 2008 season the Mets finished 89-73 with a .549 PCT and second in the East National League; indeed the season did not fulfill most of the expectations the team had especially because it is clear they had their ups and downs. Additionally, some key people, such as manager Willie Randolph, pitching Coach Rick Peterson and first base Coach Tom Nieto, were dismissed throughout the season and it had an impact in the team's performance.

We hope this can be left in the past and that now everyone involved with the team focus on achieving next year's goals at the new stadium. The Mets have a great history, a great team with good players and we all hope this will be just another experience from which they will learn before preparing for the 2009 season.