Postcard From the Ledge

Metsfan, I feel your pain.

110 minutes ago, Scott Hairston gave Trevor Hoffman and the Padres a 2-run lead. Then the only closer in baseball history to record 500 saves gags on a wild-card-clinching inning for the second time in three days, this time to a team without the namesake of your franchise's only Hall of Famer.

Double. Double. Triple. Walk. Sac fly.

Thanks for coming.

And I'm not even going to get into whether or not Matt Holliday touched the plate, because Michael Barrett dropped the ball. Besides, the 80 MPH slop Trevor throws anyway is going to have even less movement in Colorado than anywhere else. Even with 2 outs and a man on first, I like the Rockies chances if Hoffman is still out there. If there were ever a situation tailor-made for sinker-baller Cla Meredith, this is it.

I just wish I could say I (or, better yet, Bud Black) thought that 110 minutes ago.

A team where Greg Maddux is the THIRD starter, the best bullpen in baseball, and a 5 game lead with 12 to go ought to be able to finish, even with 2 starting outfielders out with injuries.

But credit Colorado. 14-1 is 14-1, no matter what anybody else does.