Two Things I’m Sick of Hearing About: NFL Lockout and What Teams Beltran Doesn’t Want to be Traded to

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I for one love NFL football and am a huge fan of the Jets and Giants, paradoxically. I’ve gone to Jet games in the 70’s and 80’s while they played at Shea Stadium and have been to many in the last ten years. I’m completely sick of all the nonsense surrounding the NFL Lockout and just want to hear that it’s over. ESPN TV and Radio have “Expert1” speaking to “Insider2”, spewing all kind of nonsense, based on “sources” of course, with all of it going nowhere. Enough already. A few weeks ago I saw Mike DeVito, defensive lineman for the New York Jets enjoying a cup of yogurt. I asked him what he heard about the Lockout and he said he’s hearing the same thing we’re hearing. DeVito also said it’d be a real shame to not play on September 11th and what that would mean to the fans. I wholeheartedly agreed with him and spoke of my personal experiences that terrible day. Mike was exceedingly polite and open with me. Let’s just get the season going, please!

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A second item I do not want to delve into any longer is what teams Met center fielder Carlos Beltran does not want to be traded to. Beltran’s 7-year contract expires this season and he should definitely be traded before the July 31st deadline. I get it; he wants to stay in the National League where he knows the pitchers and doesn’t want to be an American League designated hitter. The Mets should be trading Beltran to the highest bidder as soon as possible, period. This is the nature of the sport and since the Mets have no intention of signing him to an extension it makes sense to get something in return now. The Mets should get the best pitching prospects available as that is the area of most concern for the team. Unfortunately the Mets will not catch the Atlanta Braves for the Wild Card in the National League so trading Beltran makes sense. Some fans will see this as throwing the rest of the season away. If it returns good pitching prospects I think it’d be well worth it. Let’s Go Mets and let’s get the deal done, just not to the Phillies (aka Phillthies)!