What a WEEK!
I thought that the Mets NLDS series with the Dodgers was going to be tough, having to deal with Clayton Kershaw and Zack Grenkie. And it was, but somehow they managed to beat them in 5 games, including twice at Chavez Ravine.
Then I thought that the NLCS with the Cubs would be a drawn out slugfest. An epic battle of great pitching vs great hitting. The Mets arms against the Cubs bats. I never in a million years expected the Mets to sweep that series.
So here we are now, World Series bound against last year's World Series runner-ups, the Kansas City Royals. And I am done trying to predict how this is all going to turn out. Because even the Mets Dodgers series, which I knew would be tough, I sweated through that Game 5.
I mean, if the Mets keep pitching the way they have been pitching, and Daniel Murphy continues his Ruthian like hitting, and Lucas Duda goes on one of his epic tears (following an epic slump), if all that happens, who can stop us?
But it can't be that easy can it? 15 years, I've waited for a return to the Series.... 21 years I've waited for one of my teams to win it all, 29 years I've waited for the Mets to do it. I'm just asking, is this really going to happen?
The Royals as previously mentioned, are back in the Show for the second year in a row. They made it all the way to Game 7, before losing to the San Francisco Giants. You know how hard it is to get all the way back to that spot, and to do that and have a chance to change the ending? You know they are going to come at it full throttle.
I'm sticking to my guns on this though, I'm just going to really enjoy this. The last time we were in the Series, it was against the Yankees, and I'll never forget something a friend of mine who was a Yankee fan said. He said he would have rather lost the ALCS to the Mariners than to have made it to the World Series and lost to the Mets. I thought he was nuts. A week later, I saw his point. It was brutal. It should have been a fun time in New York City, instead it was very edgy and ugly. From the Mets sloppy play in Game 1, to that steroid pumping a$$hat Roger Clemens throwing a bat shard at Mike Piazza, to our Mayor openly rooting for the Yankees, it just was plain ugly. And what could be worse than having a victory parade in your city after your team loses. Yeah, I got what my pal was talking about.
But this time, it seems like the city is united in blue and orange, even most Yankee fans I know are pulling for the Mets. (With some notable exceptions-and you ingrates know who you are)* It's going to be a fun week here, one that we'll remember for a long time.
NEWS ITEM: Joe a No-Go.
Vice President Joe Biden announced this week that he will not toss his hat into the ring to be the Democratic nominee for President, paving the way even smoother for Hillary Clinton to claim the nomination herself. It's a shame, because I feel as though he would have been a good candidate.
President Obama was ridiculed by some for choosing the Delaware Senator as his running mate in 2008, being that Obama was running on a platform of change, and Biden was one of the most tenured members of the Senate. But the knowledge and experience that Biden brought to the ticket would prove invaluable. An article I read about Biden over the summer talked about how in the early days of the Obama administration, world leaders who were getting to know our new President would find the initial meeting easier if Biden was there because "everybody knows Joe." All his years heading the Senate Foreign Relations committee had paid off.
In addition to his wealth of knowledge and his long formed relationships with world leaders, Biden is a fundamentally decent man, a family man who has had to deal with some unimaginable tragedy in his life. Having lost his first wife and a daughter in a car accident, and most recently, lost his son Beau, to cancer. Having had cheated death myself just a few days earlier, watching Beau Biden's funeral was especially poignant for me.
To be sure, I don't agree with all of Biden's positions and policies. He has a tendency to spout off unexpectedly, and at age 74 on inauguration day 2017, his time may have passed. But I can't help but think that he may have been what the doctor ordered for this country. A man with friends on both sides of the aisle, a non-polarizing figure who has the brains and the touch to get things done. I can tell you one thing for sure, looking at this list of candidates still standing, in both parties.
We could do a lot worse. We probably will do a lot worse.
RELIGION: The Gospel according to Timmy:
Timmy started CCD a couple of weeks ago, and he is now learning about the Gospel. Every week, his teacher previews the following weeks gospel. A couple of weeks ago, the gospel told the story of the man who came to Jesus asking what he had to do to follow Him, only to have Jesus tell him to give up all his possessions.
(20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”)Here was Timmy's version of the story
"So this guy came up to Jesus and said "What do I have to do?" And Jesus said "You have to get rid of all your toys and all your stuff, or if you want, bring all your stuff to me, and I'll make sure that it goes to the poor. So the guy said he would do it, but he lied. HE LIED TO JESUS, because he didn't give any of his stuff away. I mean, who lies to Jesus? "
I don't know if a career in the priesthood is in his future (though the older I get, I find that it's a tough job to beat...free housing and food, for working one day a week, with a salary to boot) but I'd rather hear him break it down for us than some of these priests we have now.
I plan on blogging throughout the World Series, even if it means I don't get to bed till 2 AM. As I said, I want to enjoy this and capture it as best I can.
Lets Go Mets!!!
Have a Great Week.
*I'd just like to point out that I rooted for the Yankees in the 2009 World Series.
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