That's Good, No That's Bad

I remember reading a book when I was in grade school called something like, That’s Good, That’s Bad. I think I was in third or fourth grade and the book focused on a boy talking to his friend. Each time the boy would say something, the friend would say, “Oh, that’s good”. Then the boy telling the story would say no it was bad and say why. Then the friend would say, “Oh, that’s bad,” but the boy telling the story would say it was good and explain why.

Picking it up from somewhere in the middle, and it has been years since I read the book, there was a part where the boy ended up jumping out of a plane.

Friend: “Oh, that’s bad.”

Boy: “No, that’s good, I had a parachute.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

“No that’s bad, the parachute didn’t open.”

“Oh, that’s bad.”

“No, that’s good, there was a haystack below.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

“No, that’s bad, there was a pitchfork in the haystack.”

“Oh, that’s bad”

You get the idea. Well as a Met fan watching them play against the Phillies, I feel much the same way. You see, I finally got my cable hooked up at the apartment and could watch Met games.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

“No that’s bad, the Mets were playing the Phillies, who have owned the Mets of late.”

“Oh, that’s bad.”

“No that’s good. Tom Glavine pitched a great game and only walked two batters.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

“No, that’s bad, one of those batters was walked in front of a homerun that Glavine gave up, allowing the Phillies to tie the score.”

You get the idea. I do not understand how the Phillies have become the new Atlanta Braves. Yes, we should finish in first. No, we are not fighting for a playoff spot. Still, the Mets are better than the Phills and we cannot seem to beat them.
On Saturday we had a 3-1 lead and ended up blowing it. How the sharp ground ball hit to Green at first was called on error on the fielder (Green) but the ball misjudged by Beltran that allowed the Phillies to go up 5-3 was called a hit, I don’t know. Still, what I do know is the Mets have to find a way to win the finale.

“The Mets play the Phillies again tomorrow and the Phillies have owned the Mets this season.”

“Oh, that’s bad.”

“No, that’s good. The Mets get a chance for revenge and retribution”.

Let’s hope that is good.

Let’s Go Mets!