St. Lucie's 1-Hit Attack Not Enough to Stop Yanks

The Mets' goal was a lofty one in yesterday's game - don't get no-hit. And much to the dismay of the New York Yankees, the Mets succeeded in acheiving that goal thanks to Alex Cora's lone single in the sixth inning of a 5-0 Met loss.

Yes, yesterday's game was a moral victory for the St. Lucie (ahem... I mean New York) Mets. The nerve of those Yankees, actually expecting the Mets to lay down with basically a minor league lineup and going out without even one hit. The Mets sure showed them!

Said losing pitcher Tim Redmond, "I knew I had a hit to work with, but as soon as they Yankees scored that first run, everyone knew the game was over anyway. I felt sorry for Jorge Posada for not having a homerun in his last 15 games, so I grooved one in there for him."

And the Met fans in attendance were really confused about the participants in the game to begin with. Seems they all thought Lou Pinella was in the park, voicing their displeasure with constant angry chants of "Lou!!!!... Lou!!!!... Lou!!!" Wake up Met fans, Pinella wasn't even at the game!

But in all seriousness, this is an actual quote from Met manager Jerry Manuel after the game:

"We'll need a break here or there or error, something like that to, you know, amass any type of threat"

Nice to hear that coming from your manager, right? Talk about a confidence booster for your players, huh? Is Manuel for real? Translation: "We don't have the talent to win". Is this some kind of strange motivational technique gone awry? Whether it's true or not, you don't want to hear that from your manager. When Napoleon invaded other countries, he would instruct his men to burn all the ships so retreat wasn't possible - it was win or perish. Can the Mets possibly contend for postseason play with this guy leading the team with that kind of public attitude, even after everyone comes back from the disabled list?

And for that matter, will these hurt players even be back before the year's out? I have my doubts on Maine, Reyes, Putz, and Delgado. When the Mets expert medical staff give out wishy-washy answers as to the progress of each, it makes me think they're even more clueless than I think they are to begin with!

And finally, how 'bout that Mark Derosa, getting traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for next to nothing? Derosa sure would look good in a Met uniform right now. Where was Omar? - Probably the same place he was when the Braves stole the clutch-hitting Nate McClouth from the Pirates: asleep at the wheel. Perhaps these players don't fit the demographics of the team?

By the way, the Yankees' last one-hitter was also against the Mets in 2006 - Nice to be their personal punching bag. In the last 3 Subway Series games, the Mets have scored 1 run in 27 innings (a Gary Sheffield homerun). Disabled list or not, that's pretty pathetic. We've given up hope of actually seeing a win in tonight's nationally televised game on ESPN. Tonight's lofty goal?: Just keep the game close so we Met fans don't have to turn the TV off after the fourth inning.