Something has to be done: Phillies 2, Mets 0

I e-mailed my dad at 3:33 right when J.C. Romero came out of the game saying this “With Tatis coming up…I’m guaranteeing a double play.”  I also said the game was over after the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning.  It’s not even a bold prediction at this point…that’s how pathetic this team is.

And it’s one thing to suffer through injuries and just lack enough talent to compete, but the Mets are playing like a bunch of morons who don’t give a damn.  Today was my breaking point.  I will not watch this team until something is done.

I don’t care what it is.  Firing Jerry Manuel, firing your pitching and hitting coach, trading away a couple of guys.  They can’t continue to put this team out there.  It’s embarrassing to watch.  I think during next year’s season of 24, Jack Bauer is going to torture people by making them watch the Mets.  I can’t think of anything that would make you suffer more.

And as I’m watching the Mets post game, Bobby Ojeda seems to agree with me if I heard him right.  They need to make a change just for the sake of making a change and telling this overpriced premaddonas that this is unacceptable.

It seems to me like the players have just given up on themselves with all these injuries.  They figure they have no shot with everyone out.

I mean let’s be honest…anyone that has called the Mets resilient over the past few years is fooling themselves.  They choked at the end of the last two seasons and got off to a poor start this year.  To say these guys play with confidence and swagger would be a lie.

So something has to be done.  There is absolutely no way this team can survive the way it’s currently constructed.  And if Omar Minaya doesn’t want to mortgage the future, he needs to come out and say OK, I’m giving up on this season so come back when the calendar turns to 2010.  Maybe if he says something like that, it will motivate the players.  It certainly didn’t hurt when he said they lack an edge.

Tomorrow’s an off day but it could be the biggest day of the season.  If Omar does nothing, I won’t be watching on Tuesday and the results will stay the same.  We’ll see what happens.