The Mets and Braves lost last night, while the Nationals, Phillies and Marlins won.
To read about last night's loss to the Nationals, check out this post on MetsBlog, as well as beat reports from MLB.com, the Wall Street Journal, Star-Ledger, Bergen Record, Journal News, ESPN New York, Newsday, the Daily News and New York Post.
Matthew Cerrone: There is a problem here, and it's just not about bad bullpens and late-inning losses. Last night, after the game, my Dad sent me the following text message: 'Next time the Mets go to extra innings, they should just concede the game in the 10th and spare us the heartache and embarrassment.' That's the problem, this is like Groundhog Day and it's ruining what had been feeling like it could be a fun and exciting season.
I'm sure Sandy Alderson tried to improve the bullpen before it totally fell apart this past week and a half. I know from people in other markets that he had scouts watching players and at least had talks with the Twins, Padres and Brewers. But, talk is not enough. Instead, he turned back to Triple-A, but it might end up proving to be too little too late. Yes, there is lots of baseball left. But, to win 88 games (which will likely be what it takes to lock up the second Wild Card), the Mets now need to go 41-25 the rest of the way.
I want to believe anything is possible. However, the fact is, when you consider the Mets started the season 6-2, it means (despite the no-hitter and feel-good-vibes of the first half) they've essentially played just .465 baseball since early April.
So, now what? Unfortunately, I am sensing a 'why bother' attitude from other Mets fans, like my Dad, which has got to be this franchise's worst nightmare (considering where attitudes were and where this felt like it was headed just a few weeks ago). The reality is: This year was always about next year and the year after that, as Alderson continued to sit tight, develop talent, let old contracts fade away and keep stocking young talent to build around. Winning in 2012 would have been a bonus. But, for us, fans who had low and realistic expectations to start the year, we feel like we've been jerked around. We got our hopes up, and now feel like fools. There is still time to redeem this, there is still time to compete and get us all back on the same page (even if the Mets fall short of October). But, even that is going to be rather difficult given the road ahead and the bullpen in back.
The Mets continue their series against the Nationals tonight with R.A. Dickey (13-1, 2.84 ERA) taking on Gio Gonzalez (12-5, 3.32 ERA). Game time is 7:10 PM.
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