I started writing a post at least 6 times in the last 2 days. I just wasn’t feeling it. I didn’t know what to say. I wasn’t sure how I felt going into the Phillies series. At least I wasn’t sure about anything except my anxiety. Sure we were coming off a pretty good run. That good run that ended with a few sloppy games won and lost. Is that something to be excited about? Sure it was great to see us come from behind (more than once) despite errors on the field and lousy calls by the umps. Yes, the 10 game streak was nice but the last 3 months are hardly forgotten.
Now first place is on the line. We’re playing the Phillies. The A team needs to show up. They did. Three run lead. Three outs left. Easy Peasy… oh unless you’re watching the 2008 Mets. I blame Wagner. This is not because I would have rather seen him pitch in the 9th inning than Sanchez. Wagner could have blown the lead all by himself without the help of Reyes and the rest of the bullpen. I blame him because he just wasn’t available. This team completely chokes when the go-to guy isn’t there. In this case Wagner was the go-to guy. Okay so there were other factors that could have determined the game, too. Honorable mention blame would have to go to third base coach Luis Aguayo.
