Rehabguy
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Then I think your username is correct.
I've considered changing it to Positiveguy, Realitycheckguy, Theguywhoknowswhathestalkingaboutguy, Theguywhoisalwaysrightguy. Decisions, decisions.
Then I think your username is correct.
I've considered changing it to Positiveguy, Realitycheckguy, Theguywhoknowswhathestalkingaboutguy, Theguywhoisalwaysrightguy. Decisions, decisions.
I sense a bit of sarcasm. But you'll see, YOU'LL SEE! This team is LEGIT!
OP, I know you're a Yankees fan but what you have written about the Islanders goes the same for the Mets. You have those years of promise with a young core 99-00, 06-07, 15-16 and then implosion for a few years.
It doesn't make sense because of the talent that has been collected and the way that the players perform when they bust onto the scene, but then you have to look at the upper level of management. Both team's high levels cannot keep themselves out of the spotlight for things that happen off the field: Wilpons with Madoff, their disconnect about Terry Collins with their GM, and overall spending (see Madoff) and then the Isles with the arena, Garth being Garth at the draft, etc.
Success always trickles down from the top. Like the Spurs for instance, I don't even know the owner/s name/s (Peter Holt apparently)! They have been the most successful team in any sport over the last 20 years and its because they set the standard that its all about winning and doing it as a team. No egos, no flair, just win. I'm sure the NY media circus plays into how much we hear about our beleaguered owners (Dolan, Woody Johnson, Wilpons) but still, its almost as if they can't get out of their own way.
All that being said, I will never stop rooting for my stupid, loser teams because that's what being a fan is all about.
Go JIMs
Good post, there is nothing more disheartening than being a Mets fan, the Mets should have had a dynasty in the 1980's but Davey Johnson was outmanaged a lot by Whitey Herzog and then Jim Leyland, that team was superloaded and it came down to tactics, and lost critical games to St Louis in 1985 and 1987 and then Orel year in 1988 before Pittsburgh had the killer B's...
Mets overhype their prospects more than any other MLB team, we expect a lot from players that never deliver. Too many David West, Billy Beane, Bobby Jones, Stanley Jefferson, Ryan Thompson, Alex Ochoa, Bill Pulsipher, Paul Wilson, Steven Matz, Rey Ordonez, Gregg Jeffries.. hype only to be letdown.
The current Mets team actually can right the ship but if they hire a hitting coach to be the manager and expect David Wright to be the 3rd baseman in 2018, then we are in familiar Mets hell.
Difference between the Mets and Islanders is that the Mets can draw free agents and don't have to deal with salary cap, the Mets are more frustrating than the Isles
THIS IS THE ISLANDERS. Their OWN hitting coach who they are high on because they developed a player's swing for 15 games in the playoffs and is now no longer on the team (Murphy) and counting on a big year from a player that has been in their organization for a long time that they feel they owe.
Read that with the Islanders in mind. While looking for a new coach, they immediately look in their own organization who has shown some success with the team in the past (Doug Weight anyone?) and consistently count on players who are in the organization to make big impacts year after year (Strome, Nelson, Pulock, the list goes on and on).
Yes, the Mets have less off-the-field/ice problems like the free agents, home building and fanbase but holy crap do these teams mirror each other. Not to mention the colors and the reason why the Isles are called the name that they are...I hate them both.
But I can't stay away
I root for the Isles, but really root for all NY teams ---- and an exciting game -- aside from the Rangers. They can go suck it.
I agree somewhat. It's very frustrating to see incompetent management every year. Maddening almost
I haven't been more optimistic as an Islander fan since 1994. This is a good team and it's a great time to be an Isles fan. I loved hearing the cheering crowd in MSG last night when the Isles scored.
Apathy? I don't see it. Waning interest? Not among the Isles fans I know.