The Savior Has Arrived!

Ring the church bells, sound the alarm, dust off the bull horn! The Mets have a closer! Ok, now wait 5 minutes and come back to me.




You back? Good. Now that I have your full and undivided attention, I hope you realize that while K-Rod obviously instantaneously improves the Mets horrid bullpen, he does not give this team the NL East crown.

Lets see what he will do:
-He has had at least 40 saves every season since he became a full time closer in '05.
-He will strike out 3 batters for every 1 he walks.
-He gives the team and more importantly the fans, confidence that if the Mets go into the 9th inning with a lead, they will win.
-He has shown that niether pressure nor the spotlight will effect his performance.
-He will show lotto winning type emotion when saving a 3 run lead against the Nationals.....in Port St. Lucie


But now unfortunately, it's time for Devils Advocate.

Lets take a look at a few things K-Rod won't do:
-He won't be able to drive in Dan Murphy from 3rd base, after a leadoff triple.
-He won't be able to fill the #4 and #5 holes in the rotation.
-He won't be able to cover the ground at 2B that Luis Castillo can't.
-He won't be able to treat Ryan Church after his next concussion.
-He won't blow 29 saves in one season.

So, yes, rejoice my fellow Mets fans! We won't have to be tortured by the likes of Luis Ayala and dare I say Aaron Heilman, trotting out of the bullpen with the game on the line in the 9th inning.
But do not be fooled by this glorious day. This team still has a long way to go.

-Alex