Over the past few years the Mets have had many heart-breaking, earth-shattering, faith-shaking losses, and though it lacked the import of some of their late season collapses, last night's loss was right up there when it comes to head-scratching unlikelihood.
Over the course of one inning the Mets made three improbable mistakes -- the kind of mistakes you may not see over the course of an entire season.
And even more amazingly, the Mets could have likely won the game had they committed only two of those mistakes.
First, Ryan Church missed third base while attempting to score the go-ahead run.
The SNY crew never got a clear shot of it, but considering the reaction of everyone involved including the fact that the umpire would make such a call, it must have been the right decision.
Then, Carlos Beltran and Angel Pagan couldn't agree on who would catch a fly ball, so neither of them did.
Finally, with a chance to get out of the inning with an easy double play (or at least restore order by getting the second out), Jeremy Reed threw the ball ten feet wide of home plate.
After a month of finding new ways to lose the Mets finally turned it around and for two weeks played great baseball, hitting with men on base, running like their pants were on fire and getting great work from the revamped bullpen.
Let's hope it is these two games, not those two weeks that prove to be the abberation.
Redding's junk looked impressive after the first innning of course. Church made another base running error two innings early by not sliding back to first when the pitcher check him, he was actually tagged out but the ump called him safe. Player's don't seem to learn unless something bad results from their mistake. I went to sleep after church got called out on the appeal. on the bright side, pagan looks awesome once again, hopefully he stays healthy.
ReplyDeleteI was for resigning Manual, I liked how he managed last year. This year it is a whole different story. For heavens sake already--Bring Back Bobby V!!!
ReplyDeleteSteve Phillips must Die
Joe Morgan is beyond unwatchable
Pagan is horrible; last night was aberration.
ReplyDeleteI don't see this team staying afloat for 3 months without Delgado, having to depend on guys like Sheffield and Tatis and Jeremy Reed.
I cannot stand Daniel Murphy. He KILLS us in the field and he is terribly overrated as a hitter.
ReplyDeleteTrade him and that piece of crap Niese for Nick Johnson......NOW!