Nice inning so far. You have to like Jason Bay’s hustle on the triple — and the Marlins show why the team might be the worst fielding squad in the National League (two errors on pickoffs). Met 5, Marlins 1.
Johan Santana so far: 3 innings, 1 single, 1 strikeout, 45 pitches, 2 balls out of the infield. Nice.
We finally had our backyard regraded to address a flooding problem we’ve been dealing with — parts of the yard would become lakes. And while that will be good in the long run, it makes for a bit of a hassle now because it means we can’t let the dogs back there. So, that means we have to walk them and walk them frequently.
With the good weather we’ve had the last few days, that is not a problem — except at midnight when it’s a bit dark and foreboding. In fact, it’s been nice, getting out for the trek around the neighborhood. Today we walked 2.4 miles — a record for the dogs (Rosie, top; Sophie, bottom) — and the pooches are now asleep and likely will be for quite some time.
That should give me some time to get some work done and watch the game (working from home).
One at bat does not a season make, but David Wright smashes a pitch down the right-field line and over the fence. After last year, that had to feel good. Score: 2-0 Mets.
An infield pop-up, a strikeout and an easy flyball — Johan Santana looks good so far. The Mets are going to need to pitch like this every inning of every game to stay in this race.
No score as the Mets come to the plate in the bottom of the first.
