Change the backdrop of the game to a splash of orange and blue and last night you have a clone of a game from that fateful final week in September 2007. Being out of the country, I did not know that was Joel Pinero who started that makeup game at Shea. Hell, the only thing I knew about him was the fact that he throws strikes, which is why I picked him up for my fantasy team a few weeks back. The strikeouts were not there, but the sinker was out in full force and the Mets did nothing with it.
The game featured a one-hour rain delay and still ended before most other 7pm starts around the league. Maybe we'll get by tonight without a delay. It has rained in parts of every day this month of June. The Mets have been relatively lucky. This homestand, not so much- we have gotten to know the Citi Field Grounds Crew very well, enough to see them fail to cover the entire field on first attempt last night. That's a tough job.
Elmer Dessens was very efficient in his Met debut, pitching the final two innings as the main guys in the bullpen were able to get a much needed couple of days. That's about the only positive in this one.
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