M-E-T-S Mets Mets Mets! Terrible loss last night, as Jerry Manuel's squad blew a 7-0 lead on the road in Philly, helping the Phils overtake the NL East lead. For the 22nd time this season the Mets blew a save, further highlighting the mind-boggling decision not to acquire a reliever at the deadline. Ace Johan Santana tries to play stopper tonight.
Meanwhile, the star on New York's other team, Alex Rodriguez, finished 0-5 with seven left on base last night as the Yanks are making clear that they are no longer factors in the AL East. To his credit, the reigning MVP took the blame for the loss to the BoSox. Shocking stat pack of the year: Mr. Madonna is 1-10 with the bases loaded on the season and has 3 RBI in the seventh inning and on. Three!
The Colorado Rockies are at it again. The scrappy ballclub is looking to duplicate their late-season surge of last season, pulling to within six games of division-leading Arizona in the NL West after a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Geez, I still can't believe how bad that division is.
Meanwhile, the dreams of an all-Florida World Series are becoming more unlikely. The Florida Marlins continued to flounder last night with Kevin Gregg imploding in the ninth inning against Atlanta as the club fell six games behind Philadelphia in the NL East. The young pitching staff has not thrown the ball well over the last month.
American League Cy Young award winner Cliff Lee--yeah, I gave it to him already--moved to 5-0 with a 1.86 ERA in August last night in Cleveland's 10-4 win over Detroit.
The Twins lost for the fourth straight game, falling again to Seattle to drop another game to the first-place Chicago White Sox. If it's not a saggy bullpen, it's a lack of offense for the Twinkies.
On the NFL beat, Chargers stud linebacker Shawne Merriman has two torn ligaments in his knee, yet still plans to play through the injury as four doctors have told him that the injury can't get any worse. The leader in sacks over the last three seasons, Merriman was expected to anchor a defense that many feel can help put the Chargers over the top in the AFC.
Finally, did Tim Tebow really contribute in 55 Florida TD's last season? For the Gators to compete for a national title, however, Percy Harvin must be healthy and a featured tailback--Emmanuel Moody?--must emerge.
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