Amazin’ Anguish And Atrocity Again

The New York Mets placed themselves in a position of playoff peril with the passing of two players. A turning point in the Marlins-Mets game occurred when Florida skipper, Freddy Gonzalez, replaced Mike Jacobs with Wes Helms. The first baseman was shown the bench because pinch-hitter Helms has habitually hit lefties better. The reason Scott Shoeneweis was even brought from the bullpen was because Jerry Manuel liked the match up with Jacobs coming to bat. Obviously Gonzalez’s plate put up proved the right one and Shoeneweis’s appearance backfired. Helms homered as momentum meandered the Marlins’ way. Reliever, Luis Ayala, proceeded to give up the long ball to the subsequent slugger when Dan Uggla hauled a solo shot.
Carlos Beltran did come through with the launching of Scott Olsen pitch, crushing the ball into the seats for the final Mets homerun ever at Shea. At that point, I still had a hunch the Mets would pull out a win. Shaky Oliver Perez pitched well enough through six innings despite absolutely no run support. The scoreboard indicated the Cubs were leading the Brewers, and all the stars were aligned for New York. When the bullpen took over for Perez, they did claim command and limit damage until that fateful eighth inning. Endy Chavez was the Amazin’s star on defense, taking away potential homeruns and base hits on at least two stellar plays in the outfield. But, the Marlins somehow found it within themselves to muster their motivation and beat the Mets. The Wes Helms at-bat was the turning point in my opinion. The Met hitters were dead through the first eight innings, but the team was still somewhat lively down 2-0. After the Marlins homered back-to-back, not only were the bats dead, but so was the Mets season and Shea Stadium.
It is flabbergasting to fathom this team fell again in the same way they fumbled to Florida last season.

Ryan Braun of the Brewers for MVP? If Ryan Howard doesn’t get the award, Braun is a likely candidate.

Not to undermine Favre’s fantastic flings, but how about the Jets’ defense catching interceptions, pressuring Kurt Warner and causing fumbles?

Parting points: I tried getting into the new Beverly Hills, 90210. The show just isn't the same.