A lonely Mets' fan attempts to listen to the home opener...

So I'm sitting in Panera Bread Company attempting to listen to the Mets' home opener against the Phils.  Oliver Perez is pitching against Moyer - you can imagine my anxiety level.  It always seems as if Moyer finds the fountain of youth (i.e. becomes 38 again) whenever he pitches against the Metsies.  I foolishly purchased the mlb.com radio feed but can't manage to get it to work.  And of course, the only online FAQs for mlb.com are for their new super TV feed (subject to blackout -- alright Bud!).  As I sit here on hold, I can see nothing in my mind but Carlos Delgado hitting into double play, after double play, after....well you get the idea.  While I wait on hold, allow me to give you a slight introduction.

A blog.  Gee, great, another one.  Proudly published by two idiots named Matt who quite frankly, are no more qualified to offer foolish opinions than other easily accessed twits: think Rush or Al Franken.  Yet, we hope the name gives you a pretty good idea of what we're all about.  Everyone is always looking for middle relief in the darndest places: the Caribbean World Series, the Baseball America Top 50, calling Tim Belcher for one more go 'round the league.  (Extra points for someone who could tell me all the teams the great Belcher pitched for...and no cheating on baseball-reference.com).  

Isn't Middle Relief what this country needs?  Just someone to come in and bridge a few gaps.  The deeply polemical nature of American politics is not just troubling, it's also souring an entire generation of Americans who believe that "hope" is a valid political doctrine.  Think about Thomas Jefferson suggesting we just needed some more "hope."  Or better yet, think about a successful nation-state which completely ignores conventional wisdom for the sake of bring our version of government and values to other places around the globe.  Hooray Roman Empire!

Get the idea, we're here to be irreverent and obnoxious, to break chops about baseball, basketball and anything else we come across.  

And by the way, I just hung up the phone on mlb.com after being on hold for 15 minutes.  Simply awesome.  

Posted by Jersey Matt