You Want Errors?!?!?! We Got Errors!
There were 6 errors committed in the Mets 3-2 loss to the Dodgers last night. The Mets committed 5 of them and I made the other - actually watching this atrocity from beginning to end. And what a brutal end it was!
The Mets brought back memories of those love able 1962 Mets and the days of marvelous Marv Throneberry. But then again, Marvelous Marv wasn't paid the outrageous salaries current ballplayers make, so fans expect them to at least be in the game mentally.
That wasn't the case with Ryan Church who - get this - actually missed third base in the 11th inning after Angel Pagan's drive to the fence in right-center would have scored him easily. In fact it did score him, at least according to the scoreboard that showed the Mets taking a 3-2 lead. But Church was called out on appeal for not touching the third base bag while rounding third towards home. Can you believe that?!? - A player actually failing to step on a base in this day and age?!? Inexcusable. Ryan Church's a good guy and I hate to say this, but I'm starting to believe his concussions from last season have permanently affected his ability and his potential to play this game well at the major league level. At this point, I'll take the 40 year old Sheffield thank you...
And speaking of Angel Pagan, when a gold glove centerfielder with 11 years Major League experience repeatably calls you off on a fly ball, you let him take it! In the bottom of the 11th, Xavier Paul's flyball fell between the two in a near collision (with Beltran charged with the error on the play!) and set up the next ridiculous Bad News Bear's type play.
Later in the inning with bases loaded and one out, the Mets did the right thing by drawing in their infield, hopeful of a short groundball to perhaps turn two. And they got exactly that, except after cleanly fielding the ball, firstbaseman Jeremy Reed threw wide of home - way wide of Los Angeles for that matter. The throw with all the time in the world wasn't even close - allowing the winning run to score and to mercifully put an end to a horrible night.
Little league. And you thought Pelfrey's balks were embarrassing? Plus add two more Mets to the disabled list (Alex Cora and Carlos Delgado) to join Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, and Brian Schneider. Oh, and did we mention Beltran was 0 for 4 with a walk, ending his road hitting streak at 22 games and leaving him tied with Keith Hernandez for the franchise record?
There's no "E" for effort for this one.
The Mets brought back memories of those love able 1962 Mets and the days of marvelous Marv Throneberry. But then again, Marvelous Marv wasn't paid the outrageous salaries current ballplayers make, so fans expect them to at least be in the game mentally. That wasn't the case with Ryan Church who - get this - actually missed third base in the 11th inning after Angel Pagan's drive to the fence in right-center would have scored him easily. In fact it did score him, at least according to the scoreboard that showed the Mets taking a 3-2 lead. But Church was called out on appeal for not touching the third base bag while rounding third towards home. Can you believe that?!? - A player actually failing to step on a base in this day and age?!? Inexcusable. Ryan Church's a good guy and I hate to say this, but I'm starting to believe his concussions from last season have permanently affected his ability and his potential to play this game well at the major league level. At this point, I'll take the 40 year old Sheffield thank you...
And speaking of Angel Pagan, when a gold glove centerfielder with 11 years Major League experience repeatably calls you off on a fly ball, you let him take it! In the bottom of the 11th, Xavier Paul's flyball fell between the two in a near collision (with Beltran charged with the error on the play!) and set up the next ridiculous Bad News Bear's type play.
Later in the inning with bases loaded and one out, the Mets did the right thing by drawing in their infield, hopeful of a short groundball to perhaps turn two. And they got exactly that, except after cleanly fielding the ball, firstbaseman Jeremy Reed threw wide of home - way wide of Los Angeles for that matter. The throw with all the time in the world wasn't even close - allowing the winning run to score and to mercifully put an end to a horrible night.
Little league. And you thought Pelfrey's balks were embarrassing? Plus add two more Mets to the disabled list (Alex Cora and Carlos Delgado) to join Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, and Brian Schneider. Oh, and did we mention Beltran was 0 for 4 with a walk, ending his road hitting streak at 22 games and leaving him tied with Keith Hernandez for the franchise record?
There's no "E" for effort for this one.
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 4:19 PM
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