 Thursday, September 07, 2006
Jooose, Jose, Jose, Joooose, Jose
Joooooooooooooooooose!
Linda, her Mom and I get to the game at Shea and we are in the 3rd row behind the Dodgers on-deck circle. Besides the years I worked at Shea, this is the closest I ever sat at a Mets’ game.
The Mets put runs on the board early. Tom Glavine was putting 0s on the board. I booed Jeff Kent. As the game progressed security kept “shushing” me when I taunted the Dodgers in the on-deck circle or when I taunted the Dodgers ball boy trying to get the Tank a ball. Linda thought Dodgers’ starter Brad Penny was cute (“but in a red neck kind of way”), I did the only thing a good friend can do; I tried to get his digits for her. (Security goons have more issues.) Linda’s Mom suggested I set her up with David Wright since we are on the 3rd base side of home plate. Linda thought the 11 year age difference was too much. I remind her of David’s recent huge contract.
Linda’s mom was keeping score. We argued over if a walk was a W (as indicated in the Mets’ scorecard) or BB. A tigh-ass lawyer in front of us shushed Linda and I since we were talking about Sarbanes-Oxley and my company’s potential WTO lawsuit. Whatever, lighten up dude.
Well he did lighten up. In the bottom of the 6th, David Wright scored a much needed insurance run (hey Tom Glavine is only at his second game back.) Then with 2 on and 2 out my MVP candidate, Jose Reyes hit his 18th home run of the season. But this was no normal home run; it was hit Jose Reyes style. It was an amazing Inside the Park Home Run! He hit the ball 400 feet off the left-center wall and by the time the outfielder picked up the ball, Jose was rounding third-there was not even a play at the plate (he slid anyway).
So Jose Reyes is a legitimate MVP candidate. Batting .300, 18 home runs, a gazillion steals, 71 RBIs and 111 runs scored, this guy is an MVP. If he is not MVP he should be MEP, Most Exciting Player. If the Mets do win the World Series, Jose will be the MVP, mark my words-you read it here first.
Mets win 7-0. Glavine passed Jim Kaat and moved into 32nd place on baseball's career strikeout list with 2,463 while getting his 288th Career Victory. 12 away from 300. Mets Magic Number is down to lucky 7.
Posted By Steve Live From Shea Stadium.
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