The 2009 MLB season is over

Well, that is a wonderful thing to say.

Congratulations are in order for the Yankees. Say what you want about their players, front office, financial advantage, and their fans, but this was their year. Everything was clicking for them this season, and this championship started to become apparent by about July. Personally, I would have loved to see it, but a loss this year would have been heartbreaking for Yankee fans.

I do get a small sense of satisfaction for correctly predicting the Yankees to win in 6 games, but I would have preferred to be wrong.

The main thing I am taking from this World Series result right now is a growing desire to see the Mets win it all. My Facebook feed was flooded with friends' status updates cheering for Mariano Rivera entering the game, counting down the outs, and eventually the full on celebration (note: I hope this is the only time I ever mention Facebook in my blog). I have mentioned before how Yankee fans constantly rub their superiority in the faces of fans of other teams throughout the season, but at this moment, it is pure happiness that their team has won the World Series, and I can't wait for that moment to come for me.

I experienced the pure happiness with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, but I care more deeply for the Mets, and there is more suffering to endure being a Mets fan, and my life as a diehard sports fan will not be complete until I see them celebrating a World Series championship.

Of course, the Mets still have plenty of issues to fix, which I will continue to discuss in the couple weeks before the Hot Stove season officially starts. Unfortunately, I will likely have a pretty pessimistic view through all of it, as I believe the front office thinks the team is better than they actually are and therefore will do a poor job in trying to fix the team. This will then lead to low expectations for the team as the season begins.

But one thing I know for sure is that it cannot possibly get worse than 2009. Right?

Please be right.