David Wright had his scheduled off day on Thursday. The Mets had a good day anyway.
I had an unscheduled day off from blogging. It was not a good day (or more accurately, not a good four hours). But thankfully it's over and done with enough for me to make my return.
Josh Edgin and Brandon Lyon should have had Friday off. But Terry Collins brought in Edgin to face Denard Span and he gave up a double. Then Lyon came in and completely imploded, blowing Matt Harvey's three run lead (and latest masterful performance though seven innings) on a Ryan Zimmerman bases clearing double. Then Bobby Parnell gave up two runs in the ninth and the Mets lost a typical Met gut puncher, 6-4.
I don't know exactly if bringing in Edgin after David Aardsma was the right or wrong move, though you could certainly say it in hindsight. Edgin had a job to do, and as a lefty he really has one job to do period. And he blew it. I'm not sure what is worse, the fact that he pulled Aardsma after two were out (and after the announcers were gushing over the job that Aardsma has done which propelled him into more important situations), or whether the lefty that Collins brought in should have been Scott Rice. But in either case, and whether TC is right or wrong, it paved the way for Lyon to come in and do what Lyon does, which is nothing good.
So I asked you all on Twitter who to blame was: Edgin, Collins, Lyon, The Wilpons, or Beltran. Since the answers were hysterical, I'm going to let their responses take you home tonight (and sorry that the "parent tweet" appears on every one … I think Twitter might be drunk):
@Metstradamus Collins
— Eddie Wilkowski (@EWilkowski) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus Collins
— Steph (@whutyearisit) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus B) Collins
— Brian Canell (@bcanell) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus B, why the f do you bring in a lefty against a guy who is hitting .250/.308 and has ZERO HOME RUNS, terry sucks
— Kyle Gautieri (@yyle7) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus B and E
— Eric Garment (@EricGarment) June 29, 2013
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A,B,C RT @Metstradamus: Quick poll: Who gets the blame? A) Edgin B) Collins C) Lyon D) The Wilpons E) Beltran
— Scott (@Pilam76) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus the answer? D D D and D. THE COUPONS are the worst. Throw a little bit of blame on Alderson for designing this horseshit pen
— Jim Hague (@ogsmar) June 29, 2013
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(A) through (D). And Steve Phillips. RT @Metstradamus: Quick poll: Who gets the blame? A) Edgin B) Collins C) Lyon D) The Wilpons E) Beltran
— Mark Ramos (@MRMark5) June 29, 2013
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@jcnyc_ @Metstradamus B for pulling Aardsma, but always E
— TheCatch2006 (@surfingthemets) June 29, 2013
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Beltran! RT @Metstradamus: Quick poll: Who gets the blame? A) Edgin B) Collins C) Lyon D) The Wilpons E) Beltran
— Jason Bornstein (@DyHrdMET) June 29, 2013
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@DyHrdMET @Metstradamus #BlameBullpen
— Ed Leyro (@Studi_Metsimus) June 29, 2013
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@DyHrdMET @Metstradamus Beltran, that's a no brainer.
— Dan Pronti (@DPNJ) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus trick question… It's ALWAYS Beltran. Also, Greg Dobbs.
— Katie (@WeHaveAHarvey) June 29, 2013
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@WeHaveAHarvey @Metstradamus or Gaby Sanchez
— Joe Janish (@metstoday) June 29, 2013
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@WeHaveAHarvey @Metstradamus or Keith Lockhardt
— Matthew Cerrone (@matthewcerrone) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus MDZ and A ROD
— JD (@JAGD94) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus all the above
— Carol Ann (@thelmam) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus F) ALL OF THE ABOVE
— E. (@2reel4you) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus blameDuaner for shitty mets bullpens since 2007
— Jimmy (@Jimmy_2M) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus Harvey … He should have pitched a complete game shutout. Shame on him. #fail
— John Strubel (@johnstrubel) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus Citi Field? Why can't these guys win at home?
— Chris Velardi (@cvelardi) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus F. #ikesfeelings
— that hot guy migs (@migs112084) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus F) Canada
— Nicole Williams (@iunfold) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus M. Donald Grant.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus alderson for hiring collins and signing lyon
— Jeff Ohanian (@jeffMRJK) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus k) Angel Hernandez. Or maybe Ollie.
— Rich Chesney Jr. (@VULaw2003) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus I blame Obama , he gets away with no blame for everything else, so I blame him for this because I can
— Gene Cronin (@EJCII) June 29, 2013
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@Metstradamus Abner Doubleday for inventing this God forsaken sport.
— Ryan Keohane (@ryankobayashi) June 29, 2013
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@ryankobayashi @Metstradamus Nelson Doubleday for getting rooked by Fred #Wilpon #snymets
— Young Ideas (@DickYoungsGhost) June 29, 2013
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