Why did El Douchebag have to get injured. Seriously.
What a win though. I think Willie did the right thing by getting Maine in the 4th inning, and giving it to the bullpen so early. You didn't want Maine to lose control of the game, which he could do, by losing his strike location and giving up singles/doubles.
And can anyone tell me WHY Grady Little is STILL managing? He brings out Brad Penny, game 4 starter from the bullpen, a guy, who ever Met player (besides I think Valentin) has a batting average over 310 against, brings him in a tie ball game, and has him pitch?
Interesting article from Ken Rosenthal about the Mets solid bullpen, and Dodgers, really having no idea what they're doing, which echos everything I've said -
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6031886
Tonight Glavine needs to give the Mets about 6-7 good innings, he's well rested, he's played in the post-season before. Try to jump on Hong-Chih Kuo early, if not, get to the Dodgers 'pen, hey they might bring out Penny again.
In other games, I'm really happy for the A's in a really strange way. They're just really fun to watch. More than just Barry Zito, Rich Harden, and Huston Street of course. I try to be serious, really. Interesting thing I heard this morning on the radio, what would happen if Twins won Game 3, would they put Santana out on short rest, for a game 4, or hope somebody else can get you a win that day, and then have him for game 5? I really root for the A's in this situation.
Padres and Cardinals aren't really that interesting to watch really. I expect a Pujols home-run, I expect hours and hours of talking from Boomer and Orel about how Pujols is 'the best player in the league, best player we've ever seen, mvp-king-of-the-world type talk the whole 3 or so hours, so nothing new there. Yankees will win, but I think the Tigers might get a game in there, and that one could be this weekend if Mussina doesn't have a sharp game, and everybody knows how Verlander is. (Am I the only one that feels bad that him and the Tigers had no idea what was going on during the rain delay thing? "I actually heard it from ESPN about the rain..." lol<3