Reading this article from Bill Baer on Baseball Daily Digest about how Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik turned the franchise around after a miserable 2008 season reminded me to remain hopeful about the future of the Mets.

Of course, Zduriencik and the Mariners haven’t won anything yet, but in a remarkably short time he’s made Seattle appear primed to become a regular contender, and restored a ton of fan confidence.

And the article reminded me of this, probably my favorite sports blog post of all time, from Tirico Suave: Using the Animal Kingdom To Demonstrate Bill Bavasi’s Tenure With The Mariners.

The video makes me laugh so hard every time I watch it (all due respect to the goat), for a variety of reasons, probably more for what actually happens than the metaphoric value assigned to it by the good folks at Tirico Suave. Anyway, it’s this: