As a Mets fan, you can be sure that I am excited that the New
York Mets made the effort and were successful to sign Yoenis Cespedes for four
years. This is as big a signing for the Mets as the signings of Keith
Hernandez and Gary Carter were in the mid-80s and the signing of Mike Piazza in the late 90s.
It
is once a generation that a team can get an impact player, as the Mets did in
the summer of 2015, re-sign him as they did last year, and then keep him, as
they have finally done today.
He was smart in the things
he said today by expressing his
gratitude to the ownership and management, to his teammates and especially to
the fans. He knows the fans love him
and he loves us back. He is a bit of a character, to be sure, and that
also is part of his charm.
He was asked his opinion about the death of Fidel Castro and he deftly pushed away the question by
indicating that today was not the day. That was smart on his
part. Today was about baseball, not politics.
To my friends throughout
the country who thought the Mets were a splash in the pan for the last two
seasons, I suggest you take back all
things you said about the boys in Orange and Blue. They are
here to stay, at least for the next four
years. We have great pitching and,
now great hitting, too. And watch out if your guys want to challenge his
arm. "OUT"
will be the call heard most.
As for me, I always look
at February 15 as the day affectionately known as "Pitchers and Catchers". And as of today, there are 77 days to that day.
Hot
Stove? Not this year. Let the season
begin. It will be, for Mets fans, an exciting one. No doubt in my mind.
And then,
let's see who is playing baseball NEXT
October. Play Ball!
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