Damn the Mets!!!
No, I am not a New York Mets fan. The reason I say this is that the Rockies would have been in MUCH better shape today had the Mets won yesterday. That would have created the "4-way tie" scenario. Instead of us playing against Peavy and the Padres tonight, the Mets would have had a playoff game against the Phillies to determine the NL East champ. The loser of tonight's game would have gone to San Diego to play the Padres tomorrow, with Peavy starting against them. Then, WE would have faced the winner of that game on the road.
We not only would have dodged the bullet of facing Peavy, the two days off would have given much-needed rest to Corpas and Fuentes, the former of which seems to be running on fumes right now. Why Hurdle had to give Corpas and Fuentes "work" in the 11-1 game Saturday night is beyond me. They both are going to be getting PLENTY of work should we be so fortunate as to win tonight, during the playoffs.
The other benefit of a Mets victory yesterday would have been our ability to use Jeff Francis in the tiebreaker game, instead of Fogg. It would have meant our chances of reaching the NLDS are much improved, though our pitching wouldn't be set up ideally for the NLDS. Maybe what happened will work out after all.......if we win tonight, we will have Francis for Game #1 of the NLDS.
Still, I would have preferred it if the Mets won yesterday.