Some called last night’s All Star marathon a great game and an exciting game… whatever… For me it was a star-studded bore… So what else is new for National League fans who have been waiting 12 years for a win.
Of course, as fate would have it, a New York Met figured prominently in the game’s outcome; Billy Wagner. What other expletives can I use to describe Wagner’s performance that I haven’t used a thousand times already this season? In a two words… excruciatingly agonizing.
For all the fans who were outraged that Billy Wagner was chosen to represent the Mets over more worthy candidates like Jose Reyes, Johan Santana and David Wright… your outrage was justified.
Wagner held the National League’s only shot at winning the game and ending their 11 game winless streak, in the palm of his hand… his left hand… the one that blew the one-run lead in the eight inning and launched the game into a 15-inning episode of the Twilight Zone. Ugh…
Wagner pitched just a third of an inning, but quickly allowed two hits and one run to blow the 3-2 lead he was handed. It’s the second straight year he has flopped… last year he served up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez to seal the deal for the American League. His career ERA in All Star games is 10.20.
I firmly believe the Mets will be going to the World Series… and I’m expecting another Mets/Red Sox showdown. You could blame Billy Wagner for allowing the Mets to fly to Boston to play the first two games of the series in October, as well as a game seven if it goes that far.
Wagner definitely blew the save in the Mid Summer Classic, hopefully it doesn’t hurt the Mets in the Fall Classic.
LGM
