Mets make you cry, fall in 13th & into 2nd place.

Last night I got home to catch my Mets up 7 to 1 in the 5th inning as Pedro Martinez who at the time had 8 strike outs and was looking poised for the victory over their ach rivals the Phillies. But as everyone in Mets land would find out later in the evening, the Mets would once again let one get away in dramatic fashion. This was a game where you knew what was possible but didn't want to believe it could happen again, especially to the Phillies who last year around the same time would have all the answers for the Mets in every way shape or form.

The Mets had numerous chances in this one to add to the lead when they where up 7 to 1, but what I witness was 3 double plays that would eventually catch up to the Mets in the end for failing to add the runs that would had put the Phillies away for good.

The bullpen did ok, and it looked all good when Luis Ayala came in to get 1st Pat Burrel and then Ryan Howard to Start the 9th, but then it was Jason Werth who is one of the most clutch hitters, at least whenever he plays the Mets, who got a bleeder to keep things going, leading to pitch hitter Eric Brunlet who came up and deliver a gapper that just seemed to trickle away from both Beltran and Church in the outfield, so perfectly place that it led to the game tying run that led to 4 more innings of baseball.
From their on the Mets gave the ball to none other then Aaron Heilman who would pitch 3 nerve racking innings in where Heilman would be in trouble in all 3, but would some how get out of trouble each time. He made you sweat. But each time the Mets would come up to bat, they would come up 1,2,3 and go down without much of a fight, and you knew deep down inside if your a Met fan, that the Mets would eventually lose this one sooner or later.
It was in the 13th, when Scott Schoenweiss came in to relieve Heilman and quickly gave up a lead off triple to Shane Victorino to start the Mets demises. Jerry Manuel then loaded the bases knowing that the pitcher's spot was up, as Brett Myers came up to the plate and was order by Phillies manager Charlie Manuel to just stand there and not swing the bat, as Myers got to a 3-2 count on Schoenweiss but then took a called strike 3 for the 1st out. But up next was Chris Coste who came in as a pitch hitter in the 8th and who was already 3 for 3 at the time who finally ending the night for the Mets when he delivered the game winning hit over Carlos Beltran who was playing in for the possible play at the plate.

It was a lose that had me having night mares last night, as I tried to get some sleep after all this. Johan Santana gets the ball tonight in a must win for the Mets who could claim back 1st with the victory.