I don’t know what else I can say after Thursday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado. All I know is that I saw Terry Collins get tied in knots by Walt Weiss, pinch hitting for Jacob deGrom, who was excellent through seven innings, with Yoenis Cespedes. Problem was, it was second and third and first base was open. So knowing that Cespedes has the mobility of a water buffalo right now, he walks him to load the bases with nobody out, forcing Collins to pinch run for Yoenis with Steven Matz.
Now normally, this wouldn’t be a problem. But the fact that the Mets strand more people than LaGuardia Airport makes it a problem. So of course, Kelly Johnson taps out, Curtis Granderson strikes out, and Wilmer Flores pops out to end the threat. Thankfully, Matz didn’t have the opportunity to hurt himself running hard to score. Maybe Collins knew that and that’s why he put him in. Shrewd.
Then, Collins brings in Addison Reed in the 8th, after saying last night that Jeurys Familia would get the day off and that Reed would probably close. So, what happens? That’s right, Familia comes in for the ninth and extends his new streak of blown saves to two and gets pulled for Hansel Robles, who could have easily pitched the 8th inning to give Familia the rest that Collins actually thought he needed. But Collins let Familia talk him out of it, which is wonderful because letting players make your decisions for you really f*cking worked out well the last time!
On the bright side, a woman in an elevator told me that I had nice hair. Yup, it’s come to that to get me through the day.
Today’s Hate List
- The Twins Scoreboard
- Insane people on Twitter
- Mike Francesa
- Rex Brothers
- Carlos Torres
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