Let's get the games started already!!

With spring training beginning on March 4th this year, five days after it's beginning a year ago, it's felt like an eternity watching minor leaguers take swings under the Flordia sun while Citi Field undertakes melting it's own snow for upcoming baseball.

Spring training does this to me every year, and I'm not the only one. Thirty or so practice games is enough, especially when injuries creep in and out-and the Mets have had their share.

A quiet spring training in the past could have meant one of two things: either the Mets simply weren't good enough to make any noise, or the GM has been so embarrassed in the past he set out to take the team out of the media spot light ever chance he got. Finally though, this spring training has been noisy...and for good reason.

We are no longer arguing over who it is in the starting rotation, but where they will be pitching. Bartolo Colon will take the opener, with deGrom and Harvey to follow. Everyone knows, even with the loss of Wheeler, the Mets rotation is beyond stacked, fortified with phenoms in Triple-A.

No longer are we arguing about who it is in the Mets lineup, but where they will be batting. Aside from the general anger of not acquiring a short stop, the Mets lineup is set, with some big names. Terry Collins has recently flirted with the idea of batting Juan Lagares 9th and Matt Harvey 8th. Sure, this is going to stir up some controversy but it's better now that the team matters. 

It's been a long spring, but Harvey will be here, Murphy and Flores will likely be ready for opening day, Granderson, Wright, and Cuddyer are on fire, and the season is still a week and a half away.

In other words, let's hurry this up!