Time to the turn the page.  Baseball is done and once again the Mets came in first place but went out otherwise… (Yes, the only team in MLB to be in first place entering each of the last 3 September s)… So it’s time to turn the page…

Goodbye Pedro Martinez, Scott Schoenweiss, Aaron Heilman, Luis Castillo, Marlon Anderson, Orlando Hernandez, Moises Alou (wait, was he on the team?) and Damion Easley … even Carlos Delgado, our MVP.  And I do not say so sarcastically or with bitterness.  The last few years have been fun, but also cruel, so its time to move on and turn the page…  Its finally clear that this team is just one more small tweak or final veteran addition away.

Look forward to seeing more of you soon Jon Niese, Dan Murphy, Bobby Parnell, Eddie Kunz and Nick Evans.  Look forward to a new face at first and second and left… And every time the bullpen door opens… Your time is finally here.  See in March.

Look forward to your continued presence David Wright, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran.  You know what you need to do… See in March as well.

And with that, I hope all of us Mets fan can finally turn the page on the last three years.  We may have cheered and yelled, booed and screamed… but hey, we’re fans.  That’s what we do.  And we’ll be back in March and start reading a new page…

As we count down to the end of the voting, my beloved Mets are staring down the barrel of another choke-fest.  So this week we match up two September traditions that are fondly looked upon by some while unbearable for others…