National League Standings, July 13, 2014
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 13, 2014 GAME:
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July 17, 2014
This game will go down in the history of western civilization as the game in which the Mets decided to give a day off to their regular second baseman so that he'd be fresh for the All-Star game, to be played two days later. In other words, the Mets, substantially under .500 as a team, did not field their best lineup so that one of the team's stars could participate in an exhibition game.
A bunch of wimps and scoundrels. If it was Collins who made the decision, then Collins should be fired. If it was the GM, then the GM should be fired. If it was the batboy, then the batboy should be fired. And if it was the second baseman, then the second baseman should be traded.
As a postscript, it might be remembered that the aforementioned second baseman, the Mets' only All-Star representative of 2014, is making $5,700,000 for the year.
As a post-postscript, it should be noted that the aforementioned second baseman, in his only All-Star game at-bat, struck out on four pitches with a runner in scoring position.
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