Say It isn’t so, Metsies

The Amazins played yesterday a rubber game versus a good Braves team. So, it could have gone 50-50. Newly acquired Rick Porcello started the game, so, based on how much hype has been going around him, this should be a good game. But, a 2-0 start was rough, so, let’s see the second inning, maybe it was a fluke. No, as it turned out, it wasn’t. By the third inning it was 7-1. When it was all said and done, and there was a whole lot done, it was 14-1. The series went from a commanding win, then a loss, and the third game finished 14-1. Well, without Porcello, it would’ve been 7-1 (theoretically), still no morale boost for the Metsies, but it could have looked better than 14-1. Michael Conforto had a hit, and he’s just always been solid. The two best hits on the Mets were Brandon Nimmo’s double and catcher Tomas Nido’s. I wouldn’t say that Rick Porcello is going to perform like this all season, it’s only a fluke, but, boy, were the Mets amazingly bad yesterday.

The MLB season is back in jeopardy as I noted in my previous blog. The Marlins had a covid outbreak in their organization today, and if that spreads, bye-bye baseball. The truncated season could be canceled if more ballplayers and teams succumb to the virus. I’ll fall back into being desperate for things to write about and the world will go back into a dark place. So hopefully, covid-19 is controlled by the healthcare workers.

Sorry for my silence about the NFL and NBA. Thoughts coming tomorrow.