Jon loses game, could still have 8 nieces
All good things come to those who wait must come to an end. So it is for the Mets 5 game winning streak. The Colorado Rockies broke out of their slump and beat the New York Mets 4-2 in the 2nd game of a day-night doubleheader. Met starter Jon Niese showed signs he was tiring in the 6th and didn’t survive the 7th, leaving after allowing 2 runs that broke a 1-1 tie and then watching as the baserunner he passed on to reliever Brian Stokes came in to score and make it 4-2 Rockies.
Mark it down, Mets hearts Ripa-ed out
The Mets took the lead when surging Jeff Francoeur hit a sacrifice fly to drive in David Wright in the 4th inning. Wright lead off that inning with a double and was called safe on his attempted steal of third although replays showed not only that the ball clearly beat him to the bag, but that it appeared he was tagged out on the wrist before he touched the bag. But that good fortune did not last til the end of the game for the Mets.
Troy Tulowitzki seems like a nice young man Jessica
In the 6th the Rockies tied it up when Troy Tulowitzki walked and scored on a single by Ryan Spilborghs. Then in the 7th, Rockies starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa led off with a double and one out later Clint Barmes homered to drive him in. The next batter Todd Helton singled driving Niese from the game. Potential future Jessica Simpson boy toy Tulowitzki then tripled driving in Helton.
It wasn't quite that horrible
In the end the Mets took 3 of 4 from the Rockies, 1 of the 7 teams ahead of them in the race to the wild card spot and a post season berth. As of this writing the Mets are now 6 games out of the wild card. Next up is a 4 game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks who are currently 11.5 out. The non-waiver trade deadline is tomorrow at 4:00pm eastern time, and it will be interesting to see if there are any changes to the roster.
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7 comments
dentulous
7/30/2009-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
too bad we could not go for the sweep, but winning series is what counts. Lets take 3/4 from those Dbacks.
metsfan4decades
7/30/2009-11:01pm at 11:01 pm (UTC -4)
Dang. They had me believing….
One batter too many for Niese. Nice effort though.
Time to start another win streak tomorrow.
‘I watched a Wild Hog Eat My Baby’. LOL. Can’t believe people make a living writing this stuff…
gategem
7/31/2009-2:03am at 2:03 am (UTC -4)
The internet is the next generation of the tabloids. It is ripe with fabrications, spin and cherry picked facts that are then expanded to where they become universally accepted truths. It’s the power of induction and not having to check your facts that the flying saucer that landed in your back yard was piloted by an alien that only wanted to use your phone to call home since his cell was out.
CaseStreet
7/30/2009-11:10pm at 11:10 pm (UTC -4)
So it’s true. Tatis is the Whammy! Though he hit a home run. But still he struck out twice. Well, at least he didn’t leave any men on base. Plus, he made a great catch in LF. Okay, Tatis is not a whammy, he just shouldn’t start. I agree.
dirtysanchez
7/30/2009-11:17pm at 11:17 pm (UTC -4)
lol we can chalk this up to mother nature
but tomorrow should be interesting
Joe R
7/30/2009-11:58pm at 11:58 pm (UTC -4)
Damn damn damn. I’m greedy now lol. I feel like we won 24 in a row and we are still 6 back. Ugh. Hey it’s a start I just hope we don’t lose any ground til some guys get back because whether we care to admit it or not this team can easily lose 5 in a row. It’s still the same talent out there. Let’s go mets!!! Hang in there boys!
trs86
7/31/2009-7:59am at 7:59 am (UTC -4)
Agreed, last night was a big blow for me. Had a chance to be only 1 game below .500 which I think would have forced Omar to do something. 3 games below .500 I am not so sure.