As March is well under way, it's time to focus my sporting attention to baseball. 26 Days until Opening Day.
Living walking distance to Minute Maid Park (home of the Houston Astros), my team will always be the New York Mets. Don't get my wrong, I never pass up a chance to attend any sporting event - something about a live crowd and thousands of your closest friends that always interests me. Last year in fact, my wife and I attended about 10 home Astro games. The value compared to New York cannot be beat. Sitting in the luxuary club level seats for 50 bucks a ticket? That is upper deck money at Yankee Stadium or Citi Field.
Being a Mets fan comes with extra baggage - especially the last three years. Losing to the Phillies two years in a row in the last week of competition while holding a lead in the division is tough to swallow. But we do because we have developed rough skin with the Mets. Always hoping for the next year to be better.
Will this year bring the World Series to Flushing? Not sure. I would go out and say well it could not be worse then the injury riddles season of 2009. But the Mets would probably try and up the ante on that one.
Here's to a health 2010 for the boys of Blue and Orange.
No comments:
Post a Comment