Thunder And Lightning

First off, let me apologize to all of you. Because the Mets 10-2 victory over the Cubs could have happened in the requisite three hours. But it took five because it rained. And it rained because I bought tickets. I’ve gotten a string of games lately that have had some sort of angst attached. It started last June when I was at the rain shortened tie game against the Reds and was only allowed to use those tickets for the next day, which I couldn’t make. This year? Opening Day was freezing. The Wednesday win against the Marlins was kinda cold too. The Mets beat the Giants but I along with many other fans never got a Syndergaard gnome. (At least not that day, as somebody was kind enough to trade me one.) Then Syndergaard got ejected. All my fault. I even went to a Phillies game in Philadelphia and it poured rain and the winds were howling. All my fault. Then I buy tickets to Friday’s game about a month ago thinking “what are the odds”?

Well look at the weather this week. Beautiful on Thursday. Beautiful all this coming week. Friday? When we go? Tornado watches. Three rain delays. Game ends at midnight. I don’t know why the baseball gods hate me. I’m a decent husband. I’m kind to animals. I vote. I don’t understand what the problem is. But I can’t go to a baseball game and sit for nine innings in decent weather anymore. Some supreme baseball being is doing all he or she can to make sure this never happens again. I’ve offered to have Syndergaard throw a beanball at me to reverse this curse. I’ll give myself bone spurs. I’ll hand deliver Bobby Bonilla’s check next year. Anything to be able to sit in a ballpark for nine innings and not get rained on or see our starter get ejected. I’m not asking much.

TFW you find out you're pitching on the day of your own Free Shirt Friday. https://t.co/NjPTIx7e2Q #deGrominator pic.twitter.com/mektJyP794

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 1, 2016

On the plus side, they didn’t run out of Jacob deGrom t-shirts. And deGrom, who was the third different pitcher scheduled to pitch on Friday (it’s like they new I was coming and didn’t want to be bothered with it) was brilliant despite having to sit through a rain delay of over an hour. It was a rain delay that came pretty much right after James Loney and Asdrubal Cabrera hit back to back home runs. “Look at Metstradamus! He’s smiling! Let’s try to drown him!!!” But deGrom came back after that delay and remained dominant (deGrominant? Sorry.) outside of a home run by Kris Bryant. James Loney drove in two with a double, Brandon Nimmo put the game away with his first major league home run … a three run shot in fourth (after which he made a scintillating diving catch), Yoenis Cespedes hit a bullet for a home run which I’m sure murdered somebody (he probably thought I was sitting in left field), and then Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three run HR to end Jason Hammel’s night. Yes, this was all off of Jason Hammel.

Sometimes ur the hammer, sometimes ur the nail. Wasn't the hammer tonight, that's for sure. Back to work tomorrow. #keepmovingforward

— Jason Hammel (@HammelTime39) July 2, 2016

The Mets have been the nail a lot lately. But in a reminder to everyone, including me, sometimes you definitely are the hammer … even against the presumptive 2016 World Champions. The Mets have their hammers back right now as the home runs which have deserted the Mets have returned. Some may say that they are a security blanket. If that’s the case, call us Linus because we hope to never let them go. Even if I have to adhere to a restraining order from major league ballparks to make it happen.

Today’s Hate List

1. Ben Revere
2. Tornado Warnings
3. Fernando Rodney
4. Bud Norris
5. Bobby Bonilla