In Retrospect

Semi rounding up this past week [rather randomly]:

- Baseball is funny. Exhibit A [B, C, D and especially E]: The New York Mets. At this point I really don't know if I should further their embarrassment.. but I'm going to anyway. *Virtual bowdown* to the art form of losing they've developed. First Luis Castillo's epic failure, and now 3 errors in an inning by all infielders but Luis Castillo.. irony at its best.

- I live for interleague play. Because of it, a pitcher did the honor of knocking the other out of a game, the big man became an offensive threat and Mariano, the Sandman, Rivera put on a batting helmet and hit it hard. I'm seriously thinking the Yankee arms could pinch hit in non-interleague games, if necessary.

- Mike Gonzalez is a ginormous weirdo. How does he not get the slow play fine for his windup alone? It's like a minor rain delay every pitch. [And like we haven't had enough of those..]

- A-Rod.. glad to have you back. [And I'm not just talking about your bat.. back to women that don't have biceps bigger than yours is a good sign.]

- It's pretty clear right now that Joe G. is going to play the hot bat to handle the outfield situation. That currently has Swish sitting out.. [for last night at least.] What does the Red Bull Manic do on the bench? Sharpie his bat. Classic Swishness.

- Happy belated to the Capt'n. Don't know if he's in the lineup tonight, but if he isn't.. jeezus, Peña makes a hell of a backup. If he is, the Mets are the perfect opponent to kill the funk.. considering he hasn't driven in a run in two weeks, since last facing the blue & orange. DJ's cologne bottle is just laughing at him. Yeah, double plays aren't fun to ground into, but imagine how fun they are to watch. [Funny how the move to leadoff was supposed to solve that problem huh?] [That didn't quite turn out to be the Happy Birthday I had in mind..]

- Brett The Jet = Beast. Yeah, the kid has legs.. but 5-6, with a homer at Citi? Beware the beast.

Lastly,

Yours truly is officially a high school graduate. [I'm as surprised as you are.]
Now which Yankee wants to sign my yearbook?

P.S. R.I.P to the man that gave the world P.Y.T.

P.P.S. Will live-blog it tomorrow, for the last game in this interleague road trip. Hope all stop by for the ESPN bashing at least.