| Vilan Trub. 1st June, 2005 - 1:24 pm
 After an unnaturally disappointing Tuesday I had at least expected to watch the Mets/Diamondbacks game in peace and tranquility. Unfortunately my expectations fell short of reality, and it is only the fine employees of Time Warner Cable that can be thanked, although it was everyone that was left in the dark earlier this season it was I personally that was left at first without a cable box and then without Internet, the provider found it best to blame their long time customer for the still ongoing incident.
Finally tuning in I found myself in the bottom of the second. The action had already been missed as the D-Backs led 2-0. Some expectations, it appears, do not all fall short. Pitching for the Diamondbacks was a young Brad Halsey. He seemed overwhelmed by the moderate New York crowd and was receiving the treatment of the former Yankee that he is.
New hope came in the bottom of the third as both Jose Reyes and Miguel Cairo raised their on-base percentage. It was then that our other pricey acquisition took the field. Tension grew as the cowbells roared. After reaching a full count, of course, Carlos Beltran, in traditional Mets fashion struck out. Swing, and of course, a miss.
It did not matter to the fans though, the cowbells continued. It was then that Mike Piazza took the field. It is the first time in many years that the Mets have a lineup without major holes in it. After being walked it was Cliff Floyd who stepped out, the Mets top homerun hitter this season. In another one of the many disappointments in of the night, Floyd did not deliver like only Karl Malone could, and it wasn’t even a Sunday. The Mets went on to lose in a brutal 7 – 0 shutout.
Many, especially myself, can’t understand how one of the best Mets teams since the ’86 champs can’t seem to get more than a few wins above .500 before dumping back down again. Although David Wright is young, he already has 8 homeruns and a batting average on par with the veterans. With the amount of doubles and triples Reyes has hit this season you’d think he would have had more opportunities to score. Maybe it would be better to put him in the two or even three spot, where his hits could actually make a difference, instead of having him follow, although a good pitcher, a fairly struggling batter.
The only solace of the night was flipping the channel and watching the Yankees lose to a less than contender Kansas City Royals. |
