Ahhhh Mets fans. Never imitated, never duplicated, always delusional. As a Pro Sports Daily regular, I see a lot of ridiculous statements being thrown around by Mets fans. It is my self-appointed job to keep these crazies in check from time to time. The purpose of my post is to warn the loyal PLD readers of the asinine Mets fans that you may encounter. The subject will be the opinion of Mets fans on John Maine.

Clear out Mets fans, it's gonna get ugly.

Flashback to 2006: After the back-of-the-rotation prospect was traded to the Mets for Kris Benson and his wife, John Maine burst onto the scene, boasting a 6-5 record, with a 3.64 ERA, and 1.12 WHIP in 15 starts. Mets fans were poised to go into O.O. mode (Overrating Orgasm). The following posts were taken in a span from Spring 2007 to Spring 2008.

John Maine- 220 IP 3.1 ERA 218 Ks 1.2 WHIP and a record of 21-6

This is getting good…

17-8 3.25 ERA

This was in response to me asking how he was going to replicate his .223 BABIP from 2006. As you can see, he countered with a very sound argument. Moving right along…

Johan Santana-22-4 2.09 265 k’s 230 innings 33 GS
Pedro Martinez-17-8 2.82 210 k’s 190 innings 30 GS
John Maine-17-10 3.10 185 k’s 210 innings 31 GS
Oliver Perez-18-11 3.04 220 k’s 205 innings 32 GS
Orlando Hernandez 10-8 3.30 130 k’s 150 innings 21 GS

ALRIGHT HOLD UP. I realize the Maine focus (see what I did there?) of my post is not Orlando Hernandez, but HOLY HELL! I think it is worth mentioning that El Duque made his final big league appearance on September 30, 2007 (Yes, THAT memorable game), which happened six months before this post. That means he finished JUST 10 wins and 21 starts short of reaching this bold prediction!

Can anything stop our hero from a HoF career? Yes, reality.

Fast Forward to 2010…

Maine go kill yourself

This guy sucks, I hope he gets hit by a car.

You know who’s eating payroll and sucking? John Maine 3.3 million.

Maine is a useless POS headcase. **** him!

And we knew it was coming. We KNEW–you and I, the fans, who aren’t paid to know these things–knew that John Maine had peaked two years ago, and was never going to be a good pitcher. We KNEW it.

EDIT: “You” knew, not “we”. “We” thought that John Maine was going to be a 17-20 game winner with an ERA near 3. And “You” are probably full of shit and thought he would be a 20 game winner as well.

So what happened in this short span? Well besides epic collapses, world fucking champions, and OH MY! John Maine also found out that he was average. Maine is quite simply an acceptable 4th or 5th starter option, as advertised when coming through the minors. When Maine came onto the scene at age 25, it was highly unlikely that any of his secondary pitches turned into a gem. However, tell that to the Mets fan circa 2007 and he will call you a “homer” and a “moron” (I wish I could have posted more clever insults, but alas, the limited vocabulary of a Mets fan).

Here’s the reality Mets fans: John Maine should not be winning 20 games, nor should he be getting hit by a car. He should be planted in the back of the rotation and hope that his injury tendencies subside (and if they don’t, fucking run from the Mets doctors). Until then, I will laugh as you dress him up in a pretty “#2 starter” suit.

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