Aug 15 2009
It Started Out So Well…Mets Fall
The New York Mets…
What started out to be a pitchers duel, that had both Johan Santana and Matt Cain pitching gems, all came to a crashing halt. First Matt Cain threw a rising 95mph fastball which just happen to strike David Wright in the skull. I do not have video footage of the actual pitch yet, so I found this video which should basically show you Wright’s reaction, after being struck…
When Wright was carted off the field, the fans gave him a loud ovation. David Wright did the customary, “man on the stretcher” thumbs up, as he was wheeled away, but then proceeded to fall off the stretcher when the EMT worker slipped on a bat that Luis Castillo left on the steps.
Wright, who was wrapped in cloth like a mummy, was shown on television getting wheeled into the back of an ambulance about 50 minutes later. The ambulance left the ballpark with a police escort.
Luis Castillo scored later in the inning on Daniel Murphy’s ball sac fly. Fernando Tatis came into the game as a replacement for Wright, who got hit in the noggin.
In the 6th inning, instead of getting retribution for David Wright, Santana decided to give up 32 hits in a row, starting with 3 singles and a double, followed by a single- well you get the idea. Somehow they only managed 3 runs in the inning.
Since all of our relievers suck cock and balls, the Mets actually sent out Santana for more work in the 7th. Apparently pissed about the prior inning, he tried to bean Pablo Sandoval but missed completely, and then he promptly served up a meatball that Sandoval crushed about 970ft. to left center field. Then he got even more pissed off and beaned Bengie Molina before Jerry Manuel finally pulled the plug.
Before the game, Santana was seen sucking down some of this…
In the bottom of the 8th, the Mets actually rallied to tie the score on singles by Anderson Hernandez, Cory Sullivan, and Fernando Tatis. Gary Sheffield tied it up with a ball sac fly to score Luis Castillo, who had 3 hits and a walk.
K-Rod blew it in the 10th, when Bengie Molina, who was seeking revenge, creamed a ball to central park to give San Francisco the 5-4 lead.
What a day, and at the end of it, the Mets still suck moose cock. But at least it was entertaining today. Tomorrow they continue the series with Mike Pelfrey taking the mound.
