Isaac Newton's first law of motion says that a body in motion continues to stay in motion until acted upon my something. Likewise, it says that a body at rest stays at rest. Ten days ago, the Mets were in motion. They had won 8 of there last 10 games, and had climbed into third in the National League East. Then they were acted upon by the All-Star Break.
Perhaps the most dramatic illustration of the ASB effect (Trademark pending), is on the offense. The Mets, who would probably still be represented in a Home Run Derby by Dave Kingman, had led the league in home runs for nearly a month leading up to the break. Since then, it took nearly 5 games and over 230 plate appearances (thank you broadcast team at SNY) before Lucas Duda gave the Mets a little insurance in Seattle last night. True, d'Arnaud cleared the wall the night before, but Seattle brought that ball back before it could land.
The Major papers will tell you how the Mets seem to approach the break as if it were a brick wall made of Kryptonite. Maybe it is, but the Mets aren't superman and should not be affected by its radiation. Despite the cynical tone to my writing, I am an optimist. Yesterday at this time, the Mets had lost 3 of 4. Today they are 2-3 on a grueling west coast trip.
I'm reminded that an optimist sees the glass as half-full, the pessimist as half-empty, and the engineer sees the glass as twice as big as needed. Let's go Mets.
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