Back in Dallas after taking in the final two games of the Astros Mets series. I was in attendance for one of the most exciting tension filled games I have ever attended followed by one of the most depressing games I’ve ever attended.

The Game; The Catch
If you were willing to stay awake Saturday night you were treated to a fantastic 17 inning battle. The Mets, though struggling at the plate, were able to hang on and win the game with sharp work from the pen and some overdue timely situational hitting. Beltran’s catch was amazing considering if he cant climb the unnecessary hill, the Mets lose the game.

I still feel, despite the egg laying in the series finally, that this may be the game that changes the season and defines 2007 in general. Losing after a hard fought 17 inning marathon is excusable or at least understandable when the next game is a day game featuring the opponents best pitcher against an emergency starter making his first start back from injury. Is this in fact the game that changes the direction of 2007? Time will tell, it will be a long, steep hill to climb.

Sorry for the cheesy pun.
 

Since my good friend Toasty Joe is preoccupied with his new bride, I thought I would go ahead and name F*cktard of the Week in Joe’s absence.

This weeks F-tard goes to this guy.

You may recall my tips for visiting Minute Maid Park from last week, warning you that anyone wearing either maroon or marked with a logo from Texas A&M University is most certainly a complete idiot. Well Mr. and Mrs. Lonestar Met were able to capture a photographic example of such idiocy. For those of you who don’t know, A&M for whatever unknown reason, disdains the use of hottie cheerleaders and instead uses these guys, notice the unfortunate style of haircuts.

I don’t know if this guy was a Yell-leader or a wannabe Yell-Leader, but he fit the profile and I really doubt he was a Marine (he was wearing an Aggie hat at one point.) So Superfan number 99 here spends between the time the David Wright ties the game through around the 11th inning attempting to scoreboard us (apparently oblivious to the fact that the score is tied), not watching the game, “whooping” and then trying to start the wave with mixed results. I know someone said it before me, but anyone over the age of 12 who participates in the wave during the late innings of a tie ball game, much less an extra inning affair, should be escorted from the premises. I submit that anyone who attempts to start a wave during the late innings of a tie ball game should receive a lifetime ban from the stadium.

Anyway, Astro-superfan leaves in the 12th inning. Way to go there buddy, not only are you not devoted to “your team”, an ignorant baseball “fan” but you are Lonestar Mets (filling in for Toasty Joe’s) F-Tard of the Week. 

The Homerun Derby

As of 2007 I have sworn off the pre-game festivity due to the human ass whip that is Chris Berman. During a homerun derby it is ridiculous to use the worn out catch phrase “BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK” in order to do the play by play of a FREAKING HOME RUN CONTEST. Chris Berman is a microcosm of ESPN, a bloated, catchphrase-spewing, stale annoyance whose time has come and gone 10 years ago. It really is a shame; I used to love the Homerun Derby.

As for the All-Star Game proper, Major League Baseball still has the best form of All-Star Game despite Fox’s best attempts to change that, and I will be watching the Mid-Summer Classic and will be providing a post game recap, and hopefully some reaction to Jose Reyes’ first time actually playing in the game as the starting Shortstop for the National League.

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