Maybe it's my cynacism.
Maybe it's my sense of the possibility of facts should come before a good story.
I don't know.
Last night, Mets fans and baseball fans in general went gaga with the Wilmer Flores game winning home run. In tears about being traded a few days before, he now hits a game winning homer.
Hollywood stuff for most.
Not for me and maybe it is one of the reasons above.
The Mets created the Flores tears. They made public a trade in which they backed out.
In my mind, they had traders remorse in dealing Wheeler and Flores for Carlos Gomez.
Their remorse justified. A crappy trade for them.
They backed out using Gomez hip as an excuse.
They knew right away that they were never going to make the deal.
Flores, never pulled from the game.
Manager never told.
Still, the Mets front office has a zest for wanting Mets fans to believe that they are doing everything possible to better their team.
A transparency that is the opposite when it comes to Mets players state of health.
Flores paid the price for Mets mismanagement, in tears, thinking that the team that he was playing for, did not want him.
Now, the Mets are riding the coattails of the 'feel good' story of Flores winning a game with a home run. It's not right.
I feel good for Flores. I really do.
The Mets put him through an unnecessary Hell on a public stage.
Good for him.
The Mets?
Despicable.
I'm probably the only one that feels this way. So, if you're a Mets fan, continue to bask in your latest victory and the hoopla that accompanied it.
Afterall, I'm just a cynical, grumpy old guy.
