24 hours ago most of us may not have even realized Christian Colon was still on a major league roster. After Saturday’s game he made his horrid presence known again in the minds of Mets fans. He poked a single up the middle to give the Reds a 3-2 lead over the Mets, which would end up being the final score in a crushing Mets loss.
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For those who forgot (probably not many of you), Colon stroked a single in the 12th inning of game five in the 2015 World Series to spark a five run inning, which won the Royals the championship. Colon was even in the Mets minor league system last season. Instead of Addison Reed, Colon ripped out Mets fans hearts against Seth Lugo.
Colon Was Not the Only Foe
The Mets bullpen was the main reason why the Mets have been trying to claw themselves out of the grave since the All-Star break. It was only fitting the combination of Justin Wilson and Seth Lugo lead to their undoing. The two anchors of the bullpen who anchored the team through the second half, simply did not have enough.
It's through a translator, but after the Braves won tonight, Adeiny Hechavarría made this comment ?
"I just want to thank god for the opportunity, removing me from the Mets and putting me on this team" (via @FOXSportsBraves) pic.twitter.com/XqNJL73KfU
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 22, 2019
The loss makes things nearly impossible for the Mets to mount their magical wild card comeback. Thanks to a Brewers 10-1 win over the Pirates, the Mets are now 4.5 games out of the second wild card spot, with eight games left. Even if the Mets went 8-0 to end the season, the Brewers would have to go 3-4 just for them to meet in a one game playoff.
The math says the Mets are not done yet, but this loss had the feeling that the season had come to a disappointing end. Â It did not help the pain either when Raisel Iglesias struck out the side to end the game. In the end, the Mets bullpen costed them way to many times this season and unfortunately, it did them in once again.