Mets: Different Expectations By Steve Hirsch

Note: This is NOT my work. This is by Steve Hirsch a Mets blogger for Huffington Post: New York who works as an intern for the E-Mak Show on St. Louis Sports Radio 1380 AM. As an intern for the E-Mak Show on St. Louis Sports Radio 1380 AM, I was asked on Tuesday to defend on air my view that if the Mets stay healthy, they have a shot of winning the Wild Card in 2011. When I stated that I was very surprisingly pleased with the results of Young and Capuano this spring, co-host Cory Mitchell replied, "Are you talking about Chris Young?Chris Capuano?" This was correct. Shocked at how I could have such high confidence in two pitchers who are clearly past their prime, Mitchell, though in a respectful manner, more or less laughed it off and suggested that I am going to have a very tough six months if I think a team can win with the roster it currently has.Yes, it is true that the Mets have a very tough road ahead of them. They play in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, an...