The 2011 Mets season started with a bang. Despite experts basically predicting them to go 0-162 this year, the Mets took two of their first three at a division rival's home stadium. Beltran and Reyes made it through an entire weekend without getting hurt. Newcomer Willie Harris started molding his statue outside Citi Field.
But even more gratifying than the Mets two wins was their victory over the Yankees off the field.
In case you haven't heard, Yankees GM Brian Cashman complained that the Mets "abused" new Yankee pitcher Pedro Feliciano. Cashman is 100 percent correct. The Mets used Feliciano so much that it's amazing he still even has a left arm. Even Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen admitted as much, saying "That was part of the reason we decided to not re-sign - because we knew we had used him 270-some times in the last three years."
But Cashman being right is not the point. The point is that Cashman should have known what he was getting in Feliciano instead of whining about it afterwards. Does he not get the SNY channel at home? Does he not have a computer on which to check baseball stats? I know the economy is bad, but I'm sure the Yankees could have at least afforded an unpaid intern to look up Feliciano's Wikipedia page.
The Yankees may beat the Mets in the Subway Series, and will probably win more games overall this year. But the Yankees have one "abused" pitcher, while the Mets don't have any now. Chalk up a victory for the New York Mets.
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