I'm still in chilly LA, sitting in a cramped room with a bunch of other computer geeks, while workers in the next room loudly install cabinets. At least they aren't blasting Tejano music.
I "watched" most of last night's Mets game on my BlackBerry on MLB.com's Live Pitch-By-Pitch service. It was 1-0 Mets when I tuned in in the Nationals half of the 4th, with Johan Santana cruising and two outs. Then Wily Mo Pena and Juan Nieves singled, and pitcher Tim Redding doubled them in. You know something bad happened on Pitch-By-Pitch when it says "Pitch in play, no out(s)".
In the top of the 5th, the Mets tied it off of Redding, who was walking the planet, and then the Nats brought in lefty Ray King to get Ryan Church. That didn't go so well, and by the time the inning was over, the Mets had four runs and led 5-2. The BlackBerry said that Church hit a slow roller to 3rd, and that Carlos Beltran managed to score from first on Ryan Zimmerman's throwing error. I figured that had to be a transcription problem, but I read in the paper this morning and that is precisely what happened. That's what I'd call a bad throw. Santana eventually doubled in the same inning, which also didn't look right on the BlackBerry. The Mets went on to record an easy 7-2 victory, and the Nats continued their slide into the murky abyss of the Anacostia River. Not much changed in the NL East. Florida beat Atlanta again, and the Phillies lost, leaving the Mets deficit at 1-1/2 games.
Alas, I will not be going to Dodger Stadium to watch the Mets. The project I am working on was delayed a week, and the Mets will be elsewhere by the time I get back here. I'm thinking I might head out there tonight on my own. The stands look pretty empty on the highlights.
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