If the weather cooperates, this is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Braves pitcher Mike Minor:
Jose Reyes – SS
Justin Turner – 2B
David Wright – 3B
Scott Hairston – RF
Jason Bay – LF
Angel Pagan – CF
Ronny Paulino – C
Nick Evans – 1B
Dillon Gee – P
Note Nick Evans getting a start at 1B against the lefthander, and Slugging Scott Hairston filling the cleanup spot.
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Willie Harris — 2B
Justin “another error” Turner — SS
Welcome back, Nick Evans. Made an error. You are now truly a member of the club.
That’s Murphy, no Hairston at 2B.
Oh vey.
Okay. This is getting silly.
But, it is Gee and Parnell that give up the key runs and Pagan who in effect ends the game, Chipper yet again killing the team. Isn’t this out of Dante’s Inferno or something? It gets mighty repetitive.
Meanwhile, someone once contrasted this team with the Pirates, who gave their fans something to believe in. Note the past tense.