2004 Baseball

Mets 2 Astros 1

Thursday Afternoon
Shea Stadium
Just me

This was my first game back after coming back from Prague. And while I was gone, my adopted team had been sold down the river by management. In fifteen minutes, the organization seemingly set itself back five years with two questionable trades - none more questionable than Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano. But for one day at least, Jim Duquette didn’t look like a big moron. His savior Victor Zambrano pitched brilliantly for seven innings! (This was Zambrano’s next to last start of the year before being shut down when his pre-existing injury acted up.) Who cares if Jeff Kent, Jeff Bagwell, and Craig Biggio weren’t in the starting lineup? Hey, the Mets are creeping up in the wild card standings! Too bad they have to leap over six other teams.