Lonestar Mets here, reporting from the silver lining of that rather large cloud hovering over Shea Stadium. After the 4 game home losing streak and sweep at the hands of Philadelphia, a team circling the drain prior to arriving at Willets Point and amidst the growing sentiment that this years team just isn’t as likable as its 2006 version, Lonestar Mets is here to put the Mets fan populace (Mets Nation if you feel Red Soxey) at ease.

I will admit, without a Pedro dominated April, a Delgado monstrous month and our Golden Boy showing he isn’t always golden, and after a heartbreaking loss to far less than superior team in the NLCS, I can certainly understand the hesitation. Losing Endy for a month or so sure doesn’t help either. But let me remind my fellow Met-heads that we are Mets fans for a reason; things aren’t supposed to be easy here. If we wanted to root for a team that wins its division in June, and takes all their playoff series in five or less, we certainly would have bolted for one of those other teams in that other league that seem to be en vogue in the ought’s. Not here; here the reason Mets fans border on fanatical is precisely for the dramatic storylines. Nothing comes easy for this team and rightly so; the Mets aren’t supposed to be boring. No one gives the Mets anything by default.

This is the part of the movie where the hero faces adversity, questions his existence and with a lesson or talk with an old friend strengthens his resolve and finds the medal to proceed on his monumental task, what ever that task may be. (Lonestar Met will humbly play the role of motivating friend here).

I will be the first to admit that this team didn’t really knock anyone’s socks off the first third of the season. Sure, they were the considered the best of the National League, but how hard is that in recent times? My recommendation is to wait, and watch. The Mets are about to embark on a hellacious part of the schedule against the toughest teams the AL has to offer, then those Los Angeles Dodgers, a quick trip back home to fight off the likely inebriated Cardinals and then they get another crack at the team that just wronged them, the Phillies.

Looking for a little character building, struggle up a mountain. Do you feel that things have been too easy for the Mets the first third of 07? Do you doubt the size of the fight in our dogs? Then stay tuned, the fun just started. So Jump on; the Mets are headed to downtown Bagdad Detroit tonight. This team is going to show us just what it’s made of.

I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and filled them with a terrible resolve. -Charlie Manuel