This isn't exactly the way to make a good impression, is it? I mean, here I am trying to talk up the New York Mets, and I'm doing it on the day after so so much went wrong.
Let's see...where to begin...
Well, I suppose the worst news is that Al Leiter's managed to wind up on the disabled list. His shoulder hasn't been all that good, and he didn't feel good, so onto the 15-day DL he goes. Esix Snead replaces him on the roster for the time being, but don't expect him to see a whole bunch of playing time.
Until something else goes wrong, of course.
I thought we were going to lose Todd Zeile there, too, after he got kicked in the head in Wednesday night's loss. Renteria's spikes gave Zeile a nice gash in the ear. According to WFAN's reporters, it's ugly. It might even be worse than the scar I'm going to end up with after having my gall bladder out last month.
But I digress.
Needless to say, yesterday's debacle saw pretty much nothing go right. The Mets left a lot of men on base -- 11, including stranding the bases full in the fourth inning. They couldn't field either. An error each by Piazza, Matsui, and Zeile was less than helpful. To put the cherry on top, David Weathers pitched a godforsaken ninth inning that's better left undescribed. The good news is that the Cardinals only scored 6 times and not any more than that.
What started off as a somewhat hopeful Mets crew -- despite Wednesday's tight 1-0 loss -- quickly degenerated into a game typical of last year. The Mets were going to lose, find an interesting way to do it, and bore a dwindling crowd to tears.
So the Mets go into the weekend's series with the Rockies on what could be a downward spiral. They've lost their best pitcher, and they're playing unsound baseball. On the bright side, though, they face a Rockies team that's on a 2-game losing streak. They're also throwing "Rocket Killer" Matt Ginter against them after his strong performance against the Astros on Sunday afternoon.
For the Mets faithful, keep your fingers crossed.
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