Because I’m in

Cleveland

getting ready for tomorrow’s home opener I was not able to watch the MLB ticket at home. I was however able to watch the Met/Nats game. Here are my random thoughts.

1. Rick Reed is an awful umpire. If you watched this series you know how badly the umps messed up time and time again. Some of those you can defend, but tonight Reed went over the top, way over! He actually tried to bump Frank Robinson. I mean he leaned in and tried to create contact. If and player or manager tries to create contact with an umpire he’d be fined and tossed. I hope the same is done to Reed. It would be better if he had to serve some sort of suspension.  I’m an umpire and I’ve had a few coaches yell at me from time to time but I’ve never done anything that boneheaded.

2. Can someone tell me, how the Mets can hit six Nats batters, one after a supposed warning was issued and no one gets tossed? The Nats hit one guy and get tossed?

3. It was impressive to watch Pedro use every ounce of guile he has to win tonight. He obviously didn’t have his best stuff. The D.C honor Guard has more movement than his fastball did after the first inning but he still found a way to get it done.

4. Or did he? Perhaps, the real story tonight is the Nats lack of consistent pitching. You score five runs you should win.

5. Nick Johnson’s three run shot was absolutely beautiful.  Sweet swing, little controversy directly preceding said shot. You couldn’t ask for more.

6. Did I mention the deplorable umpire’s?

7. Carlos Delgado’s home run was devastating to the Nats will.