TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD, UNLESS YOU LOSE ANOTHER PITCHER
Eischen Injured In Nationals’ Loss – The Post
Reliever Could Be Sidelined for 12 Weeks: Mets 6, Nationals 3
It turned into an ugly night at RFK, with Joey Eischen breaking his forearm and the bullpen giving up three runs in the ninth.
More from The Wash. Times: Nationals lose game, reliever Eischen
For Nats, What Counts Is Turnstiles – The Post
Although they are averaging 30,000 a game at RFK, the Nats are a little bit below average attendance-wise. Team president Tony Taveres is pleased, having set 2.43 million or 30,000 average, as a benchmark. Given the complete lack of marketing, it seems they are certain to have that, but nothing else. There is good news on that front — pocket schedules will be showing up at McDonald’s shortly, so at least some marketing is beginning. Could promotions be next?
Stadium official criticizes umpires – The Wash. Times
RFK brass is scapegoating the umps for waiting to get a rain delay started, leading Saturday night’s tarp debacle.
Tom Loverro weighs in on performance enhancers and he wants the RFK groundscrew to start using steroids.
More from the Daily News :Mets ask Bud to take ‘W’ from Washington
For Guillen, It’s Hit And Be Hit – The Post
More proof the Mets are dumb — they keep hitting Jose Guillen with pitches. Of all the guys to do that too, he is probably the worst from a “safety” perspective. I suppose Cristian Guzman, who is starting to surge past the Mendoza line (watch out Alvaro Espinoza line!), would be worse from a baseball perspective.