I won't say it was shocking to see Frankie Boy surrender that 10th inning lead off homer to Bengie Molina to lead of the 10th last night. Frankie Boy's been slipping so fast it seems inevitable we're going to pick up the paper one of these days and read that he's got some sort of physical ailment that's going to require season-ending surgery. It's just that kind of season and Frankie Boy has been that kind of rubbish since the All Star break and perhaps since the Mets' bottom dropped out. 4.91 ERA in July, 12.79 ERA in August. This is definitely a downward spiral.
And I wouldn't say it was shocking that the last remaining All Star in the Mets every day batting order would get clocked in the skull by a fastball. Wasn't it just a matter of time before something happened to David Wright given how the season has gone?
And how about that nice and classless tip of the cap by assassin Matt Cain as he exited the game last night to a chorus of boos?
Now that Wright has a concussion (thankfully, that's all...)isn't there an away series in Coors Field the Mets can fly Wright to like they did to Ryan Church? Isn't that how Mets management rolls? Lathered in stupidity and incompetence?
Did you realise that Wright has three times as many stolen bases as homeruns? (24-8)?
Of course, all this distracts us from the reality that down to an unexpected comeback by the Mets in the 8th, they had a great chance to win the game an inch another game closer to the Phillies and that unrealistic lead. (thanks to the Braves beating the Phillies bullpen last night...)
Instead, their "star" closer blows the game on one pitch and reminds us all just how bad this season could have been had the Mets been in the running for the NL East or the Wild Card. Our apathy's already set in stone this season. These types of losses are almost painless by now. Just imagine if these games mattered though and how much this would have hurt.
Like Pablo Sandoval blasting one into the stands after Johan threw the retaliatory pitch between Pablo's head in the 7th. And after Johan had already hit Bengie Molina.
Lesson learned? Don't throw at the Giants. They make you pay.
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Tough break for wright, who has been getting it up and in all year. I don't consider him a diver either. A lot of players get themselves hit by diving into the ball to cover the outside half. Cox and LaRussa have been hitting or trying to hit him for years. It really is not a case of pitchers just trying to jam him, although I feel yesterday was an accident. Teams are trying to intimidate him. It wa spretty scary. mets will probably put him on a plane and fly him to see a specialist somewhere.
well, hopefully he'll be ok.
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