Lil Bit Special Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/seven/06102008/sports/mets/straw__mets_cant_handle_pressure_of_new__115047.htm Darryl Strawberry knows what it's like to be part of a talented Mets team. New York Mets But the current Mets, loaded with talent and still under .500 after last night's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks, have one big difference between Stawberry's teams of the 1980s. "The bottom line with us [the teams of the '80s] was that we didn't care," Strawberry said yesterday while in New York signing the recently released DVD commemorating the six best games played at Shea Stadium. "We didn't care what was said about us; good, bad or indifferent. I think sometimes [the current team] has trouble dealing with the pressure that comes with playing in New York." Never was that pressure so measurable as it was two weeks ago, when manager Willie Randolph, GM Omar Minaya and principal owner Jeff Wilpon met to discuss the future of the team, 58 games into a 162-game season. Randolph's job was in jeopardy and his skills as a manager were in question. At the time the Mets were 23-25. They now sit at 30-33, 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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