What the hell is it with this team that whoever becomes the closer gets the tiki placed around their neck by Bobby Brady?
I know, I know. It’s Manny Acosta. It was bound to happen. But just when Manny Acosta turns into a real pitcher, they let him close … boom. Well, not really boom, more like flare and grounder. I’m convinced that Buddha would blow a save if he had a Mets uniform on. There’s no other logical explanation.
Okay either that, or Manny Acosta just isn’t that good. Maybe that’s a little more logical.
But it sure as heck set up the script nicely for a cool little walk off single. It would have been a walk-off ground rule double by Justin Turner, but he was mobbed before he could get to second base. Yeah, sound familiar? The team was just showing off because Robin Ventura was in the building for the game.
Yeah, too bad the ground rule single and Robin Ventura’s prescence actually had nothing to do with each other. Not the most romantic take in the world, but the Mets won despite Manny Acosta’s blown save and a cameo appearance by Mike Pelfrey. Bad teams just don’t respond to that. Mediocre teams that feature Jason Bay during what might be somewhat of a hot streak? Well, sometimes. It happened on Friday.
The quest for .500 continues.
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