Sunday, August 16, 2009

Did the game really matter in the end? Lose, 5-4

Did anyone care about what happened to the game after Wright got hit? Well, I mean we did care, but I think everyone was more concerned about Wright. For those of you who don't know (how do you not know) David Wright got hit in the head in the fourth inning. He left the field under his own power, went to the hospital, the CT scan was negative, but he has a concussion, and stayed at the hospital overnight. Seeing as how the Mets messed up when Ryan Church had a concussion, I have no confidence in this medical staff doing anything right. I would shut Wright down for a week, (if not the rest of the year; what's the point) and then have his head examined by an independent, professional doctor. So yeah. By the way, our chance of getting into the playoffs is .2%, according to coolstandings.com.
So, the game. Well, we went 1 up, but Johan was just not good enough, and gave up 4 in 6.2. Really, Johan you must do better than that. But then, down 4-1, we came back! Sullivan singled in Hernandez with one out, Castillo walked, Tatis singled in Sullivan, moving Castillo to third, and then Sheffield hit a sac fly. Murphy was intentionally walked, but Francoeur flied out. Francisco Rodriguez came in the ninth, and got a 1-2-3 inning. The Mets did nothing in the 9th, and Blow-Rod gave up a homer to Bengie Molina in the 10th. The Mets went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth.
Stupid Decision of the Day: Santana not hitting Sandoval. Because on the next pitch he hit a homer. You drill him, Johan. Come on.
Random Thought of the Day: How the hell do 39,652 still go to the games? What is there to watch? Cory Sullivan, Fernando Tatis and Livan Hernandez take on Adam Dunn, Ryan Zimmerman and JD Martin of the Washington Nationals. I'd rather watch the Nats.
Clutch Play of the Game: Tatis RBI single in the 8th. +.234 WPA (times by a hundred to get the percentage)
Up Next: 3rd game of 4 game set at 1:10 PM
Mike Pelfrey (8-8 4.88 ERA, 4.13 FIP, 4.83 tRA) who looks to hit every Giants batter in the head*. He'll face
Jonathan Sanchez (5-10 4.61 ERA, 4.13 FIP, 4.39 tRA)
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