sportscasters annoy me

the Mets have had two bad weeks after two good months. we may very well lose first place in the next couple of days, but you'd have to be crazy to think we won't get it back, likely before the All-Star break. yes, it looks bleak right now, 14 days into a month that feels like it's cursed for my team. but seriously-- 15-9 in April, 18-9 in May. and we're STILL without Alou, and playing an injured center fielder, right fielder, and second baseman. they're going to get it back. it's going to be fine, even if it's another week before it starts getting better.

I have to type this out, because if I pay attention just to Gary Cohen and Ron Darling talking, I will be left with the feeling that things are somewhat hopelessly bleak. it's like they've forgotten the part where it's 14 days vs. 61 days that they're comparing, as though the periods of time are remotely comparable. the Mets are likely about to lose their fifth in a row for the first time this season, and make the losing streak 9 of the last 10. and they're still in first place by 2 games after they lose tonight. if anything, that's a testament to how well they've played for the first third of the season. it's certainly more that than an indication of doom and gloom for an insurmountable period of time.

to wit: remember when the Yankees were never going to win another game, according to their own fans?

I hate that kind of commentary. and I think it's beneath Ron Darling. I wonder whether Keith will join in the Doom -and-Gloomatics his colleagues have been partaking in the last few nights, or if he'll talk about how all good clubs have three bad weeks.