Nelson, figure it out.

"They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls, if that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. They need to show a little more class and professionalism."

-Nelson Figueroa, after giving up 6 runs in 5 innings to the Nationals.

Nelson Figueroa has been this year's MLB Cinderella story. The way things have been going, it looks like he's the ugly stepsister. Just because he feels baseball should be played by a bunch of robotic players doesn't mean that everyone should abide by his word. As far as I know, Bud Selig has no problem with the Nationals' cheerleading, and neither do I. And that last-place team does have a few things to cheer about. For one, this team, which everyone has tagged as horrible is managing to run with the pack in the NL. Despite a 16-24 record, their pitching has been good, with a 4.71 team ERA. Much better than the garbage Nellie's been putting on the field.

As far as the cheerleading itself is concerned, the Nationals were having some fun. Y'know...fun...the reason baseball was invented. I know, this concept of having a good time and enjoying a victory is a far fetched concept for the Mets, but this fun was had at no one's expense. They didn't bum rush the field when they won, they didn't make catcalls, they only cheered on one of their players. This shows another foreign concept in the Mets' dugout. Unity. These guys like each other as teammates. They want to be on the same team, no matter their record. They don't sit around insulting and calling each other out. The National's go out, play some baseball, and have a good time doing it.

I'm not sitting here trying to defend another team. That's the last thing they need. But this shows just what I talked about in my last post. The Mets are not a tough team overall. They whine, bitch and cry over everything that doesn't go their way. So, Nelson Figueroa, you can sit there and complain about what the Nationals did, and tell their mommies about how mean they were to you. Until you rough them up, and beat them in a few games, they're gonna keep taking your lunch money and feeding you the worms you deserve.