Face Plant

Don't know if you saw the game last night. The Mets lost after the game was called in the 5th for rain (they were down by 2). BUT the big news was this fucking catch. Rowand (Philly CF) ran full blast into the centerfield wall to make an over the shoulder catch that stopped a definite 3 rbi blast by Xavier Nady (bases were loaded when Nady blasted it to the wall). Rowand went in full speed face first and busted his nose/lacerated his face bad enough to need surgery/stitches....and HUNG ON TO THE BALL!!! It was ugly...and an amazing catch.



Here's the other tidbit of NY news. In an equally disgusting (think Joe Montana) play, Hideki Matsui busted his wrist trying to make a sliding grab in the Boston/NYY game. (Be sure to notice position of left hand relative to left forearm--right angle behind it...yuk!) But here's the grabber: both injuries happened in the 1st inning before either player (Rowand or Matsui) had played half an inning. So, officially, neither one of them gets credit for the game. Thus they both went on the DL for injuries sustained in games they didn't play.

I did a 3 today and my 15 yesterday. I am still beat up from the 22 I raced on Sunday. So all runs since Sunday have felt like they've been slogged through quicksand while wearing a pack. C'est la...I got the miles in. Pure sloggage folks.