57 Is the Loneliest Number
Honestly, last night was a joke. I hope the team feels embarrassed; half the time I'm embarrassed just watching them.
Last night wasn't just one game, it was a microcosm of our entire season. Fernando Martinez tripping and falling in the outfield was just the latest in a string of dropped fly balls (Daniel Murphy in Florida), missed bases (Ryan Church in Los Angeles), failed slides (Carlos Beltran in St. Louis) and dropped pop-ups (you know who against you know who).
Johan Santana must hate this team.
You know what I love about Johan? I love how in the top of the fifth inning, Johan struck out swinging on a ball in the dirt, and he immediately darted out of the box to run to first, eluding a tag attempt from the Brewers' catcher. How many other players on the Mets would have even made the attempt?
It gets me thinking, you know what the worst part of Luis Castillo's dropped pop up in the new Yankee Stadium was? For me it was the near certainty that had the roles been reversed and had a Met been on first base, he would have been jogging around the bases and he wouldn't have scored. That's just the way this team plays the game.
Except one guy: Johan. Johan plays the game the right way. He plays the game like he lives and dies with every pitch, like every moment he's out there is a potential game-changing moment.
No one else on this team plays with that kind of urgency. And that's why they fail season in and season out.
- A.F.O.M.G.
Last night wasn't just one game, it was a microcosm of our entire season. Fernando Martinez tripping and falling in the outfield was just the latest in a string of dropped fly balls (Daniel Murphy in Florida), missed bases (Ryan Church in Los Angeles), failed slides (Carlos Beltran in St. Louis) and dropped pop-ups (you know who against you know who).
Johan Santana must hate this team.
You know what I love about Johan? I love how in the top of the fifth inning, Johan struck out swinging on a ball in the dirt, and he immediately darted out of the box to run to first, eluding a tag attempt from the Brewers' catcher. How many other players on the Mets would have even made the attempt?
It gets me thinking, you know what the worst part of Luis Castillo's dropped pop up in the new Yankee Stadium was? For me it was the near certainty that had the roles been reversed and had a Met been on first base, he would have been jogging around the bases and he wouldn't have scored. That's just the way this team plays the game.
Except one guy: Johan. Johan plays the game the right way. He plays the game like he lives and dies with every pitch, like every moment he's out there is a potential game-changing moment.
No one else on this team plays with that kind of urgency. And that's why they fail season in and season out.
- A.F.O.M.G.
posted by A Friend of Mr. Glass' at 9:51 AM
2 Comments:
Great post. Agree 110% (if anything associated with the Mets can be done 110%)
They all play like something is OWED to them. You are right. Look how everyone goes after fly balls and pop ups with one hand. It has been this way all season. Im not sure if I mentioned it here, but even the ball Castillo dropped 2 weeks back Church should have been there to call him off; Instead of running towards CF with 2 outs. Even old ass Gary Sheff with his 40 yr old, bum knee beat out a ground ball to 3rd last night.
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