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Do yourself a favor and check out this post from a downright filthy (as in Joba Chamberlain filthy) wordsmith at BugsandCranks.com

Agghhhhhhhhhh...Aghhhhhhhhhh!!!

"Aghhhh……aghhhhhhhh!!!"

Why are we so pissed off? Why are we so angry? I'm dropping this one Kinison style!

We're so angry because:

• The Mets traded one of the greatest right handed pitchers in the history of the game in Tom Seaver - "agghhhhhh"
  
• There wasn’t a Wild Card in the 80’s - "agghhhhhhhh"
  
• of Terry Pendleton - "aghhhhhhhh"
  
• Lasorda brought Hershiser in from the pen to close out Game 4 in ’88 - "aghhhhhhhh"
• We had to watch John Franco blow saves for 14 years! - "aghhhhhhhh"
• We had to watch his successor Armando Benitez for 4 even worse years. - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Kenny Rogers walked in the season-ending run while Rickey and Bobby Bo played cards in the clubhouse - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Timo Perez failed to run hard in Game 1 of the 2000 World Series - "aghhhhhhhh"
• The 2000 World Series Champs seemingly shared the anabolic needle like it was a “j” at Woodstock - "aghhhhhhhh"
• "Who Brought the Dogs Out" was a theme song in 2000 - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Robby Alomar was a bust
  
• Kazmir was traded for the wrong Zambrano - "aghhhhhhhh"
• The Marlins have won two championships in 10 years - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Generation K turned into Generation KO - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Beltran failed to swing - "aghhhhhhhh"
• We could really use Brian Bannister right now - "aghhhhhhhh"
• We have to watch those Giseppe Franco commercials in between every inning - "aghhhhhhhh"
• The organization held a sing a long contest and… - "aghhhhhhhh"
• they played that rick astley song - "aghhhhhhhh" talk about adding salt to the wound and this was our own organization humiliating us - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Tom Glavine puked all over September last season - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Delgdo forgets to cover the bag - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Delgado is hitting under .200 - "aghhhhhhhh"
• Delgado didn't come out for a curtain call - "aghhhhhhhh"
• The team can't hit with men on base - "aghhhhhhhh"
• They lost 13-1 to the lowly Pirates - "aghhhhhhhh"
• They are so freaking inconsistent - "aghhhhhhhh"
• We will forever be humiliated by the ’07 collapse unless a championship is won - "aghhhhhhhh"

That's why we're so angry!

Feel free to add any other reason I may have missed. I know there's plenty more.

There's a Reason Why We Boo Delgado

Dear Mr. Delgado-
I understand you were upset with us as Mets fans this year. We constantly boo you and we're ready to pack you up and ship you to Staten Island at a moment's notice.

I can't blame you. It has to be a tough life. I mean you get booed. You count your money. You get booed. You drive your nice car. You get booed. You sleep in a luxury home. I mean who would want that?

But I can see why you didn't want to take a curtain call. You were trying to teach us a lesson and you weren't feeling the "moment." I personally didn't blame you.

But then you proved to us last night why we boo you.

You went 0 for 5 and your average is currently resting below the Mendoza line. Then to top it all off in the 9th inning you pretty much blew the game for us. You're a first baseman. I don't want to hear about short hops or tough throws. It's your job to catch balls that are thrown in your direction. You made a critical error that should have never been.

I'd cut you some slack if this was the first one. But it looks like you can't hit and you can't field. What good are you to us right now? David Wright is struggling, but when it came time for him to step up, he did.

I was so happy for you in 2006 when you were a beast in the playoffs. Since then you've fallen off the face of the earth. I'm pulling for you. I want you to do well. I hate seeing you like this.

But you deserve every boo thrown your way, regardless of what Chris Russo thinks. Your paycheck says we should be getting more from you, and we're not.

So suck it up and start turning things around.

Forget About Alou

Moises Alou was supposed to be the key to this Mets offense this year. He was not the central focus but more the linchpin that propelled the Mets lineup beyond the rest of the NL East.

I'm here to tell you to forget about Alou.

Just remove him from your memory. The sooner you do, the better. The longer we continue to think that Alou will make a return, the longer you're just fooling yourself.

It was a no brainer to sign Alou for another year and I can't blame the Mets for doing it. I would have done it too. But the guy can't cross the street without breaking a bone. He gets aneurysms from eating hot oatmeal. And the guy can't walk his dog with pulling a groin muscle.

Alou is done. It's time to move on.

His absence leaves a glaring hole of not-so-much power in the middle of the lineup. Ryan Church has closed that gap considerably, but the good news is we have adequate bodies to fill left field. Which is actually pretty surprising considering we lost Gomez & Milledge.

Angel Pagan has filled in nicely. Endy Chavez is possibly the best defensive bench player in all of baseball. We can even through Marlon Anderson out there if we're desperate.

But what about the offense? Here's the key. Our main guys need to produce. Call me a revolutionary but Reyes, Wright, Beltran, and Delgado need to produce. That's why we pay them the big bucks. That's why they're on the All Star teams. That's why they have to produce.

If that happens it won't matter who's in left field because they'll be playing a role and not a central part of our offense.

But in the mean time, just forget about Alou. He's not coming back.

Carlos Delgado Day at Shea

Welcome back Carlos Delgado. It's great to see you again.

Delgado looked like his former self on Sunday as he crushed two home runs including one off Brave ace, John Smoltz. Delgado's swing actually looked like his 2006 swing more so than I've seen of him the last 13 months.

Don't get me wrong he's still got to show me he can consistently produce before I welcome him with open arms.

Also, how about the hefty left, Raul Casanova? Casanova hit a deep homer off Smoltz as well.

How much does David Wright hate facing John Smoltz? Can't say I blame him.

One last stat that will blow your mind: Carlos Delgado has a better on base percentage than Jose Reyes. Ouch. That should keep you up at nights Jose.

Bring in the Pirates although Monday's game will probably be a rain out. Feels good to get two from the Braves especially since it was against Hudson & Smoltz. Glavine is still too scared to show his face at Shea.

Amazing Play by a Pitcher

I can't even comment on this. You have to see it for yourself.

Timely Hitting Finely Shows Up

Saturday afternoon's game can be summed up in two words: timely hitting.

For the first time all season the Mets got some timely hits from Carlos Beltran, and Ryan Church continued his fantastic spring as the Mets got 4 runs early to set the pace against the Braves.

It seems like every time the Mets play a series against the Braves, we have to face Tim Hudson and he always seems to beat us. Not today.

By the way, hat tip to Carlos Delgado for being the ultimate teammate to Aaron Heilman after Heilman came in and gave up a few hits and a run, but got out of the jam. Delgado gave him the slap on the back he needed. Sadly for Delgado, his hitting Aaron Heilman's back side was the closest thing he had to getting to first base.

Both those guys are going to be booed out of town before long.

One more with the Braves tomorrow. A series win would go along way.