ouch.

Game 20: Rockies 11, Mets 5
13-7 for the season

I had tickets to this afternoon game at Shea, but I wasn't able to go. happily, I was able to sell them, so I didn't lose the $10 I'd spent. in the end, I'm not so sad I wasn't there for two reasons: 1, it was school group day, and I'm not sure I would have been able to hack the upper deck with nothing but 10-year-olds around me. 2, the Mets played like they were the Mets of five to seven years ago-- mostly pathetic in offense, defense, and pitching.

I have four more things to say about this game:
1) Mike Pelfrey needs to go back to the minors. He's just not up to speed.
2) Shawn Green scored the first three Mets runs in the 6th on a triple, and Endy Chavez scored two more runs with a single in the 9th. I love both of them for different reasons, and though it sucked to watch the team play so poorly, it was lovely to see both of them shine for a little while, and to have them be the guys who kept the Mets from going scoreless against the freaking Rockies.
3) The uniforms the team wore today are hands down my favorite. I hate the black cap/blue brim look.
4) I wanted to go to all of the mid-week afternoon games, and I missed the second one. I'm kind of disappointed, but what can you do? I've seen or heard live on the radio all or part of all but three games so far. I'm not doing so badly with keeping up.

ok, and one more thing-- though I really try not to delve too deeply into belief in these kinds of "streaks," I wasn't there to see them lose, and I'm not entirely sorry about that.