Forget this...I'm Going Home!

After a great start to the second series of the year, the Mets have now dropped their last two games and sit at .500.  Is it time to panic?  Is Mike Pelfrey done already?  Who's the real Jon Niese?  Is this a team that's going to commit bonehead plays in the field and not allow themselves to stay in games?  Just like we said "Stay Calm and Carry On" when we won that Phillies game, we need to do the same when we've lost the last two.

The Phillies are the favorite in the National League.  Josh Johnson and Roy Halladay are two of the best pitchers in the NL.  In our other loss, the team showed some fight on the road and came back after a big lead was given up early in the game.  More importantly, we've played all 6 games on the road.  I'm not ready to panic yet.

Home field advantage.  Welcome home.  Home is where the heart is.  Home sweet home. Home run.  Root, root, root for the home team.  Well, there's a lot of little positive quotes and sayings referring to how great home is.  There's a reason for that.

Last season, the Mets were 47-34 at Citi Field and just 32-49 on the road.  Now, I'm not saying I want a repeat of last year, but if this team can play .500 baseball on the road and keep a nice winning record at home, we're going to be in it at the end.  I think the Mets can bounce back nicely this early in the season playing the Nats this weekend opening up Citi Field for 2011. 

There's going to be energy.  There's going to be excitement.  There's going to be..."everybody clap your hands!" (I know you just got the urge to clap your hands).  If you're going out to the ballpark today or at any point this weekend, have a safe, fun, and positive time.  Cheer on our boys and save the boos for later in the season when we hopefully won't need them.  We'll be back on Monday hopefully pouring you some more Koolaid on how the Mets being 6-3 means they are destined for the playoffs.  For now, DRINK IT UP!