Sweep, Epic Battle, And The Wild Card

Well, the Mets go for a sweep of the Nats this afternoon…still sounds lame.  Looking on the bright side, it is better than trying to avoid a sweep.

My Favorite Quote From Last Night

“I was wondering what the hell we were doing out there..” -Jon Niese

At least he’s honest.  More importantly, he worked through the torrential down poor in the seventh inning even though he was visibly pissed that Bill Miller wouldn’t call the game.  He struggled most certainly, but he got through it.

Battle Of The Midwestropolitans

The tension was extremely high in my region of the country as we were forced to watch two Midwestropolitans battle mano a mano as the game hung in the balance.  With the bases loaded in the aforementioned seventh inning, Brian Bixler from Sandusky, Ohio was called upon to hit against Lima, Ohio native Jon Niese with one out.

Bixler represented the tying run as there were runners on first and second base.  An epic battle ensued with neither backing off in the stinging rain.

Eventually, Bixler grounded sharply to Justin Turner.  However, he turned it into an infield hit as he beat out the throw displaying his blazing speed that was undoubtedly developed during endless running sessions in a cornfield somewhere in Ohio.

Wild Card Update

As you can plainly see,  the gritty Mets still find themselves in contention for the Wild Card.  If they can manage to hover around .500 while their studs get healthy,  there’s still a chance.

National League
	W	L	GB	Left
Florida Marlins	24	17	—	121
St. Louis Cardinals	25	19	0.5	118
Atlanta Braves	25	20	1.0	117
Colorado Rockies	22	19	2.0	121
Milwaukee Brewers	21	22	4.0	119
New York Mets	20	22	4.5	120
Washington Nationals	20	22	4.5	120
Arizona Diamondbacks	19	23	5.5	120
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	24	5.5	118
Pittsburgh Pirates	19	23	5.5	120
Chicago Cubs	18	23	6.0	121
San Diego Padres	18	25	7.0	119
Houston Astros	15	28	10.0	119