This season has been a disaster but not because of horrible play or bad management. It is simply due to all the injuries we have sustained over this season. I would like to see any team go through this many injuries especially to their star players. It would be simply impossible for a team to contend. This team is relying on players that were either on the bench or in the minor leagues to start this season. The only players who were in the opening day lineup at the start of the season are a pitcher, a catcher who is hitting .182 this season, and a second baseman. To me that speaks volumes about this team.

I am lead to believe that any other team with this many injuries would also be in our current situation. Tell me that the Yankees would be in first place without Texiera, Jeter, Posada, A-Rod, Joba, Damon, and Hughes. I think not. So why are people so upset that the Mets suck right now? The media (especially ESPN), as Jayson Albert pointed out, seems to be utterly baffled by the "demise" of the Mets. Yet every opportunity that they have to make fun of the Mets they take it and run with it.

People may want to blame Jerry Manuel but why? What role does he have in creating this team? Is it his fault he has no players to work with? Others may want to blame Omar Minaya for creating this mess or at least not trying to fix it. But again I ask why? Did we know that 2/5 of the teams starting rotation, all four of our main hitters, our setup man, and half of our reserves were to go on the DL? The answer simply is no.

Now people may ask "Couldn't we have done something in the offseason to prevent this?" And the answer that question is no, but not for the reason many people would think. It was reported that the Wilpons lost some money due to the Madoff scheme, but they managed to keep their funds out of the Mets. But as reports are now saying they lost 3/4 of a BILLION dollars. It is hard to say that is not having an effect on this team also. When you lose that amount of money it is hard not to believe that some of it came from the Mets pockets.

My remedy for this mess, wait it out. When this season finally comes to an end, I believe that we must make a splash. It it unfortunately means the end of the Omar-Jerry era so be it. But if you do that and come up empty prepare for the backlash that will soon follow. A better option would be to make a splash in free agency with the signing of either Matt Holiday or Victor Martinez (if his option is not picked up) Signing either one of them will help regenerate the buzz that has been lacking for most of this season. And hopefully we will not be picked by SI to win the World Series again.