A nice pregame ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Mets championship overshadowed a pretty insignificant game. After the pregame festivities, get a Shack burger, taco, or whatever the hell you want to eat, watch a few innings and go home.
It was Tim Redding vs J.A. Happ. What did you expect was going to happen? What we did not expect was Redding pitching great, five innings of one-hit ball, but his start was cut short because he's been in the bullpen. Would he have been pulled if he did not give up that cheap bloop hit to Utley the second time around in the order? Probably not.
Utley's next hit was anything but a cheap bloop. It was still more like a Citizen's Park special, as he once again manages to hit one over the wall in right field. Not quite the Utley's corner special, but a bridge shot it was not. And it was off Pat Misch, fresh up from Buffalo, pulling a Jon Switzer. Apparently any lefty other than Feliciano that the Mets throw at these guys get hammered.
Ah, Philadelphia. So classy, they even replay fights in the stands on their broadcast. Nice job, jerkoffs. I actually just might root for the Yankees if these two meet in the World Series. Perish the thought.
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