Somewhere, right now, Johan Santana is talking to his agent trying to find a way to get out of this contract. I can't say I blame him.
Santana came through, giving up only two runs through seven innings. Unfortunately, they play nine innings.
Hey, Duaner Sanchez. You're fired as closer. Forever. That's right. Until the world is turned into dust and no living soul walks the face of this planet, you will never be the Mets closer again. Talk about a choke job.
This is a backbreaker, folks. You went from three outs to feeling really good to just pain beyond all imagination.
The play in the field was horrid. So much for Endy Chavez being the defensive specialist. Reyes botched a potential out. Feliciano had a tailor-made double play ball that resulted in only one.
Why did it take so long to bring in Heilman? I get you're trying to play the righty/lefty game, but as soon as Sanchez folded faster than a Gap employee, you gotta go to your next best pitcher in the pen to stop the bleeding.
This may have been the worst ninth inning I've ever seen. I kept getting flashbacks of that magical eighth inning the Mets had against the Braves back when Piazza played and we scored like nine runs in an inning. Only this time, it was happening to us.
This will be very hard to come back from. Be prepared for plenty of mentions of the collapse tomorrow. Be prepared for Billy Wagner's absence to be bantered about.
Worst of all, be prepared for another loss tomorrow. The Mets are notorious for their inability to come back quickly from the brink.
Good luck John Maine. Hope you have a no-hitter in you.
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2 months ago
OK Take a chill pill buddy. It seems everytime the Mets blow a lead, someone wants to write the Mets off and talk about how its 2007 all over again. The last time this happened was back on July 4th when the Mets wasted a good Johan start against the Phillies and lost 3-2 when Duaner Sanchez gave up a single to Victorino in the bottom of the 9th.
The next day, a lot of the press was talking about how the Phils owned the Mets. Did the Mets collapse? No. They won that day and took the next 2 vs. the Phils as well. They ended up taking 10 in a row after a "back breaking" loss.
Sure, this Mets team has a knack for losing heart-breakers, but they it hasn't seemed to get into their heads yet. Let's see how the team responds on the field before all the apocalypse talk.
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