Baseball, I've long insisted, is humanity's acme of artistic expression. But that's not to say every game is a work of art. Whatever that was that the Mets and Blue Jays foisted on us tonight would definitely not qualify.
The decision immediately imploded as the Mets got a run of bad relief pitching: After recording an out Danny Young hit a guy and gave up a single, which led Carlos Mendoza to signal for Jose Butto.
Megill was taken out with 88 pitches on his odometer and a 1-0 lead. I dislike second guesses, but that counts as a first guess.
Butto fell behind and gave up a hit, leading to a mound visit in which Francisco Alvarez gave him the Full Lasorda, a mix of exhortation and can-do and stern warnings.
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