Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Metsville – Mighty Carlos has struck out.
But unlike Casey At The Bat, the air was not shattered by the force of Carlos Beltran’s blow. The Mets season of dominance was ended on a called third strike! Insult to injury.
Now to be fair there’s no way I’m going to blame the Mets loss in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Beltran’s one at bat. It was Beltran’s homer that provided all the offense for a Mets win in game one. There were way too many Mets caught looking, and many other blown scoring opportunities. Can anybody say ‘bases loaded with one out’?
I almost always root for the National League – except when it’s the Atlanta Braves. Even despite the NL losing the past three World Series and being winless in the past ten All-Star Games, I just can’t do it this year. Nothing against the Cardinals, but I’m going to have to root for the Detroit Tigers this year.
