Shoulda! Woulda! Coulda! Mets 2006 World Series Champs?

If you are a one of the many Mets fans who passionately peruses this website every day then I would be shocked if you told me that you didn’t expect the Mets to win Game 7 of the NLCS last year. They shoulda marched right in like my Puerto Rican peoples did in NYC this past weekend. If our expectations were rightfully met, then we woulda been playing in Comerica Park last autumn. Hey it coulda happened.

I will try to demonstrate to you, my beautiful/handsome readers, what would have happened if that one devastating 0-2 curveball didn’t sneak past Carlos Beltran. You know that cliché scene that they have in every time-travel movie (Back to the Future, Butterfly Effect, Déjà vu) where the brainy character draws a straight line on a chalkboard, and then shows the alternative timeline of what would of happened underneath the first line if only one single event that was slightly different occurred? If you don’t know what I am talking about then check out this clip from Family Guy and you’ll understand. It’s too hard to explain without a chalkboard.

Pretend that that 0-2 curveball was smacked into the picnic area and the Mets were in the World Series last year. Here is my prediction of what shoulda, woulda, coulda happened.

Game 1

“The Mets, riding a wave of momentum going into the World Series after Carlos Beltran’s dramatic game 7 grand slam, dubiously fall to a rested Detroit Tiger Squad. Justin Verlander pitches a masterful game capped by a historic bases loaded at-bat against David Wright, where Wright fouls off 8 straight 100 mph fastballs before succumbing to a nasty breaking ball. Steve Trachsel, after having a treacherous NLCS, still things going. He gives up 9 runs in four and a third innings. Placido Polanco scores 3 runs on 3 hits to highlight a tiger onslaught. Final Score: Tigers 15-7.

Game 2

“It’s funny as things can change so quickly as the Tigers Game 2 starter Kenny Rogers, gets thrown out of the game for having a foreign substance on his hand. Jose Valentin informs the home plate umpire of this after in his second at bat after being struck out on 3 pitches in his first at bat. Seemingly giving the Mets a boost of confidence, Jose Reyes hits a 3 run triple in the 6^th inning off Jason Grilli to knock in the only runs of the game. Oliver Perez pitches 8 shutout innings. Billy Wagner strikes out the side to get the save.” Final Score: Mets 3-0.

Game 3

“John Maine continues his postseason dominance allowing 2 earned runs in 7 innings against an exhausted Tiger team fails to show any heart after Jim Leyland gets ejected in the 2^nd inning for picking up home plate and throwing it at the first base umpire. Carlos Delgado hits two solo homeruns in the game, one off Nate Robertson, and one off Joel Zumaya. Zumaya also had two throwing errors in the game.” Final Score Mets 4-2

Game 4

“The Shea Stadium crowd really got to Jeremy Bonderman as yet another Detroit starter failed to give their bullpen a break. The Mets powerful offense sizzled on a typically cold New York October night. Endy Chavez is the first player in major league history in hit a “walk off”, or better yet, “run off”, inside-the-park grand slam in the World Series in the 9^th inning off of Todd Jones. It is also revealed that Todd Jones mustache tested positive for steroids Final Score: Mets 9-8.

Game 5

“Mets fans riot the streets of Queens and Manhattan as the Mets deliver the city of New York its first championship since 1986! David Wright learns from his historic first game at bat has he hits a 2-run home run off Justin Verlander with the 17^th pitch. Verlander, who had a no hitter going into the 7^th, began to tire after walking Delgado, and then throwing 16 straight fastballs to Wright. He also blames his fatigue on Joel Zumaya, saying that Zumaya forced him to play 32 consecutive songs of Guitar Hero until 3:30am the night before. Steve Trachsel finally proves his worth to the Mets organization by pitching a game under 5 hours long and actually earns a win because he pitches well, not because the offense scores 8 runs.

Ya Gotta Believe…Something like that woulda happened.

This is so not me by the way