It seems like every time I go to a Met game with Squawker Lisa, the Mets lose. Tonight we were at Citi Field to see the undefeated Mets. The first batter, Ian Desmond, homered. The jinx was on.
One look at the Mets’ lineup and I knew it would be a long evening. No David Wright. No Ike Davis. Ronny Cedeno batting second. Jason Bay hitting cleanup. At least David Wright should be back soon, I thought.
Then I got home and found out that his finger was fractured. Can we blame this on Lisa as well?
It must be the Lisa jinx. How does Daniel Murphy save Monday night’s game in the field and revert to the Murphy who can’t field when Lisa’s in the house?
Bobby Parnell comes in the game, and by the time I finish telling Lisa how he’s turned over a new leaf this year, he’s given up two doubles, another hit and a walk.
Against my better judgment, I bought in to the Mets’ fast start while seeing it on TV. Then you go to a game and find yourself sitting in a mostly empty ballpark where the biggest cheer all night was for a girl who correctly guessed which Met cap on the video board hid the bag of potato chips.
When we left the ballpark, we headed for the platform where the express 7 train left for Manhattan last year, only to find that there were no express trains tonight. Are the crowds too small to bother with express trains now?
Tomorrow will probably be warm and sunny (we could have used blankets tonight). Johan Santana against Stephen Strasburg. There’s a chance things could go well for the Mets – Lisa and I won’t be at the game.
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