Balls and Tires

As I looked through some videos on ESPN.com this morning, I came across one that interested me very much. I saw from the headline that Hernandez hit a grand slam in yesterday’s win vs. the Mets in interleague play. Which Hernandez, you say? King Felix. FELIX HERNANDEZ???! Like, the guy who gets 10 at bats a year? Yes, and off of who else, but Cy Young winner Johan Santana!!! Amazing stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d08gfZpnDA4

 What amazed me even more was seeing Mets fans comment about how the Mariner win was a fluke. I read one comment that said that Seattle wouldn’t have won if it weren’t for Hernandez’s grand slam. Now, I’m not a math major, but I’m pretty sure that 5-4 is 1, and all of us could deduct that the 2 runs the Mets put up would trump the 1 that Seattle put up sans Felix’s blast. But how can you make a comment like that??? Let’s say Felix didn’t hit a GS. You never know what could have happened in the rest of the game offensively for Seattle! The grand slam happened in the 2nd inning, too. Having that sort of cushion the whole entire game gives a team a different mindset at the plate. Mets fans, I know you’re having a tough year so far, but so is Seattle. They need wins in a bad way, and it’s not their fault that David Wright bobbled the Willie Bloomquist grounder that would have ended the inning. The Mariners took advantage of a favorable situation, which is what ballclubs are supposed to do. A “W” is a “W”, which is one phrase the worst team in the league, the aforementioned Mariners, would love to keep saying. Unfortunately, Felix got injured in the fifth and didn’t go the distance to get the win. Hats off to you, King Felix, for quieting the Shea crowd all by yourself last night.