Why should these last couple of weeks be easy on the heart?
The Mets lost tonight as you probably already know and the Phillies won. The key thing is when we are a half game back, we are tied in the loss column, when the Phillies are a half game back, they are a full game back in the loss column. With that little fact, the Mets just have to win, because if they keep winning, and the Phillies keep winning, they will end up tied and the Mets have the season advantage against the Phils.
Anyway the runs all fall on Pedro tonight. He gave up 4 runs over 6 innings for an ineffective outing. He also hit a double and his 2 RBI's were the only Mets runs. I'm sure this has happened before in baseball history, but statistically, this is an anomally. There were a few bright spots tonight. First is Mets' prospect Parnell had another good outing, and so did Schowenwies as the bullpen was effective. The other hightlight goes to Wright who hit his 42nd double, which is the third time he has done that in the Majors, which is his season high for that category. His next one this season will set a new season record for him.
The thing that is not getting me down about this loss is that the Mets have more chances ahead of them. Someone pointed out in the form of a comment on Mets Merized Online, the site I simulpost the game previews on, that its more of a “collapse” or a disappointment if the Phils don't make the postseason, since they had a 7.5 game lead on the Mets in July. I would be disappointed if the Mets don't get the division, but things are so close right now that anything can happen.
